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ISP News Archives for May 15, 2025

ITS Technology Claims First Live UK Biz Customer Trial of 50Gbps PON

15th May 2025 (10 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which has built various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs, today claims to have “become the first UK provider” to successfully trial the delivery of dedicated internet access services over 50G PON broadband tech (both in the lab and via a live business environment).

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BT Group to Shift Remaining International Business into New Unit

15th May 2025 (3 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT Group has reportedly taken the decision to shift its remaining international business into a new standalone division, which is expected to comprise over 8,000 staff and will report separately from the company’s UK business.

AllPoints Fibre Denies Talk of UK FTTP Network Sale to CityFibre

15th May 2025 (10 Comments)

A new newspaper report claims that CityFibre is allegedly engaged in “discussions” with Fern Trading, a subsidiary of Octopus Investments, over the potential acquisition of the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network built by All Points Fibre Networks (APFN) – itself reflecting an earlier consolidation of Jurassic Fibre, Swish Fibre and Giganet.

Freely Considers Launch of Streaming Box for UK Broadband TV Service

15th May 2025 (47 Comments)

Broadband-based live TV streaming service Freely, which is supported by major UK TV broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 etc.) and is designed to be an evolution of the existing Freeview service (inc. Freeview Play and Freesat), has confirmed that they’re finally “considering” the development of a streaming media device.

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BT Sign £9.8m Contract to Deploy Full Fibre Broadband in Swansea Bay City Region

15th May 2025 (5 Comments)

The Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme has awarded a £9.8m contract to BT under their Better Broadband Infill Project, which will see Openreach being tasked with rolling out a “full fibre broadband” (FTTP) ISP network to nearly 1,800 hard-to-reach sites across the Swansea Bay City Region.

Virgin Media UK and Telecare Cardiff Trial to Support Digital Phone Switchover

15th May 2025 (1 Comment)

Broadband and phone provider Virgin Media (O2) has today launched another trial to support their Digital Landline Switchover (DLS) programme (i.e. migrating old analogue landline phones to IP-based services), which this time focuses on giving support to telecare users in Cardiff (Wales) in order to help them make the switch.

MS3 Networks Back Online After Suffering Major Broadband Outage

15th May 2025 (1 Comment)

Hull-based alternative UK network operator MS3, which has deployed their full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network across 234,000 premises (207k RFS) in the North of England and connected 18,000 customers (mostly in the Hull and Humber region), appears to have returned to life after suffering a major service outage yesterday. But some users may need to reboot their routers.

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SpaceX Proposes Starlink Can Deliver Sat Nav to Complement GPS

15th May 2025 (3 Comments)

SpaceX has proposed that its Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds to the UK and beyond via a mega constellation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), can offer Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions to complement GPS. This would meet the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) desire for an alternative to GPS.

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