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ISP News Archives for June 18, 2025

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AllPoints Fibre Networks Completes Internal UK Full Fibre Consolidation

18th Jun 2025 (15 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator All Points Fibre Networks (APFN), which is owned by Fern Fibre (Fern Trading), has today announced that their long-running internal consolidation – bringing together their own-built FTTP networks and retail ISPs into a single group (Giganet, Jurassic Fibre, Swish Fibre, the original AllPoints Fibre, and Cuckoo) – has now completed.

Mobile Operator Three UK Suffering Silent Voicemail Problem UPDATE2

18th Jun 2025 (4 Comments)

Some customers of Three UK’s mobile network have, over the past hour, begun reporting to ISPreview (example) that they’re suffering a partial outage of the operator’s Voicemail (123) service. The issue does not appear to affect regular calls and is being reported from users in different parts of the country.

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Linewatch Warn Utility Companies Digging Too Close to UK Fuel Pipelines

18th Jun 2025 (1 Comment)

A new report from pipeline safety organisation Linewatch, which raises awareness of oil and gas pipelines around the UK and encourages safe practices when digging around them, has warned that 19% of workers have been reported for digging too close to underground high-pressure fuel pipelines while carrying out utility works (electricity, water, broadband etc.).

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O2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 3,000 Postcodes in Glasgow

18th Jun 2025 (2 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that – over the past 12-months – they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G mobile services across “over” 3,000 postcodes in the city of Glasgow (Scotland), which should bring “faster” mobile broadband speeds and greater reliability to the area.

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Streetwave Examine 4G and 5G Mobile Cover Inside St Mary’s Hospital, London

18th Jun 2025 (4 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has today shared the results from a recent survey they conducted inside St Mary’s Hospital in London, which examined the signal coverage and data performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks – including EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2.

Government Appoints Lesley Cowley as Chair of Building Digital UK Agency

18th Jun 2025 (2 Comments)

The Government (DSIT) has this morning announced that they’ve appointed Lesley Cowley OBE to be the new Chair of their broadband and mobile centric Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency. The development comes after former Chair, Simon Blagden, resigned from his position back in July 2024 (here) and was replaced by Hazel Hobbs (Interim Chair).

INCA Calls on Ofcom’s Review to Protect UK Broadband Altnets from Openreach

18th Jun 2025 (9 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the United Kingdom’s alternative network operators, has today set out its formal response to Ofcom’s current Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR) and warned that the proposals risk harming altnets in the business market, while also handing Openreach too much power.

Aquiss Launch Freedom Fibre Based UK FTTP Broadband Plans, 8Gbps for Biz

18th Jun 2025 (6 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK broadband ISP Aquiss has announced that they’ve launched an additional range of internet access packages based off Freedom Fibre’s network. This has so far deployed a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 350,000 premises across parts of England and Wales (aspiration to reach 1 million premises by 2030).

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Plusnet Named Best UK ISP in 2025 Broadband Genie Awards

18th Jun 2025 (10 Comments)

The annual Broadband Genie 2025 Awards survey has this morning named UK ISP Plusnet as the “Best Broadband Provider” of the year, while a variety of other internet service providers also scooped various other awards across several different categories.

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