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ISP News Archives for April 10, 2025

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Universities Demo UK’s First Long-Distance Quantum-Secured Fibre Network

10th Apr 2025 (12 Comments)

Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge claim to have demonstrated the UK’s “first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network” using “standard [single-mode] fibre optic infrastructure“. The test successfully transmitted a live quantum-secured video call over a distance of 410km (between Bristol and Cambridge).

O2 UK See Significant Inbound 2G and 3G Roaming Traffic as Switch-Off Looms

10th Apr 2025 (19 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today warned that they’re still seeing “significant inbound roaming traffic” on their legacy 2G and 3G networks in the UK. This comes ahead of their rapidly approaching plan to withdraw the service from 1st October 2025.

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MLL Telecom Secure Six Lots on UK Public Sector YPO Framework

10th Apr 2025 (0 Comments)

Business internet and managed service provider MLL Telecom has announced that they’ve been awarded a place on the latest YPO (The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation) public sector procurement service. The decision gives them a place on six LOTS for the new framework.

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Virgin Media O2 and Mutual Energy Make UK Streetworks Safer by Joining LSBUD

10th Apr 2025 (4 Comments)

The LSBUD (Line Search Before You Dig) organisation, which offers an online asset search facility to UK civil engineering firms for underground pipes and cables, has said that Northern Ireland’s underground pipes and cables will be “safer than ever before” after Virgin Media (O2) and Mutual Energy joined their platform.

BT Corrects Embarrassing Error on UK Social Broadband Tariffs Page UPDATE3

10th Apr 2025 (7 Comments)

This morning we reported on how ISP BT (EE) had updated their website to change their low-cost home broadband social tariffs for those on state benefits (Home Essentials). The changes saw the removal of their £15 per month 36Mbps “fibre” plan for those with “no income” on 1st May 2025 and some price rises. But BT has now reversed this, saying they were “changed in error“.

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Fibrus Launch 2025 Broadband Community Fund with Pot of £120,000

10th Apr 2025 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed broadband operator and UK ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has this week re-launched their Community Fund for 2025 with a pot of £120,000 to invest across a variety of rural community groups within the operator’s network patch.

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Vodafone Update on Harnessing UK Mobile Network to Measure Rain

10th Apr 2025 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone has revealed more details about how they’re harnessing their UK mobile network to provide more accurate rain “nowcasting” (i.e. short-term forecast of rainfall – from a few minutes to a few hours ahead). This is supported by the River Severn Partnership’s Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) and Wireless DNA.

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