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ISP News Archives for May 27, 2025

South Western Railways Goes Live with 5G for Superfast Onboard WiFi

27th May 2025 (8 Comments)

A few years have passed since the South Western Railway (SWR) announced that it would deploy a new rail-side 5G mast network (here), which aimed to deliver “superfast” onboard WiFi for people travelling on a 70km long stretch of their Main Line into London (between Basingstoke and Earlsfield). But after some delays, the new network is now live.

Rural Broadband ISP Wildanet to Retire Fixed Wireless Network

27th May 2025 (5 Comments)

Alternative network provider Wildanet, which has spent the past few years deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has announced plans to conduct a “phased retirement” of their legacy Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network.

Ofcom Propose to Boost Starlink’s UK Satellite Broadband with E Band

27th May 2025 (4 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed to grant SpaceX’s Starlink service “temporary authorisation” to harness the E band frequencies for their mega constellation of compact ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The move would expand their backhaul capacity at three gateway earth station sites within the UK.

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NatWest Funding to Help Glide Expand UK High-Speed Wi-Fi Network

27th May 2025 (0 Comments)

Clevedon-based business, student and residential ISP Glide Group, which is separately still busy expanding their full fibre broadband network, has today announced that a recent funding boost from banking giant NatWest has enabled it to start preparing for an “ambitious expansion” of its high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity infrastructure too.

JT 5G Mobile Network Starts to Go Live on the Channel Island of Jersey

27th May 2025 (3 Comments)

State-owned broadband ISP and telecoms operator JT (Jersey Telecom), supported by technology partner Ericsson, have today confirmed that their c. £80 million project to deploy a new 5G based mobile network across Jersey (English Channel Island) has finally started to go live across its first area.

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Business ISP Onecom Signs Deal to Harness AllPoints Fibre’s UK Platform

27th May 2025 (2 Comments)

Broadband operator AllPointsFibre Networks (APFN) has today signed a new deal with UK business ISP Onecom, which enables the internet service provider to provide business-grade Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) connections using APFN’s new aquila wholesale platform (an aggregated network using several operators).

EE UK Boost 5G Mobile Broadband in Central London with 80 Small Cells

27th May 2025 (5 Comments)

Mobile network operator EE (BT) has today announced that they’ve “significantly” boosted the coverage and network capacity (mobile broadband performance) of their 5G network across Westminster (Central London), which has been achieved through the deployment of 80 new small cells via Ontix.

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