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ISP News Archives for July 21, 2025

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OneWeb Broadband Satellites to Deliver UK Gov Services Worldwide

21st Jul 2025 (1 Comment)

In a not particularly surprising development, the UK government has today chosen Eutelsat’s global network of OneWeb ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to help provide “resilient, high-speed, low-latency connectivity” to their global operations – delivered through distribution partner NSSLGlobal.

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Gov Prep New Statement of Strategic Priorities for UK Broadband and Mobile

21st Jul 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK government has today proposed a new Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for UK mobile and broadband services. This broadly requires Ofcom to deliver on existing targets, ensure a smooth copper to fibre network migration, monitor take-up of gigabit-capable broadband, distribute radio spectrum fairly and facilitate infrastructure sharing etc.

Ofcom UK Reviews 2GHz Band for Use by Mobile Satellite Services

21st Jul 2025 (2 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today launched a new ‘Call for Input‘ to help it decide on the future of the 2GHz radio spectrum band (1980-2010MHz and 2170-2200MHz), which could potentially open it up to wider use for providing broadband connectivity to aircraft and drones, direct-to-device services (4G/5G mobile), and or IoT etc.

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Ofcom Tell BBC, ITV, Channel 4, C5, STV and S4C to Improve TV Content on YouTube

21st Jul 2025 (37 Comments)

Ofcom has today warned that “traditional public-service TV is endangered” as more UK broadband users turn to online streaming platforms like YouTube. The regulator has thus published a new six-point action plan to tackle this, which includes urging broadcasters to make their content “easy to find and discover” on third-party platforms.

Netgem TV Offers 250 FAST Channels to UK via Supporting Broadband ISPs

21st Jul 2025 (6 Comments)

Digital entertainment platform Netgem TV has this morning announced that their IPTV box and service, which is usually bundled by broadband ISPs like Brsk, TalkTalk, CommunityFibre, Wightfibre and others, has expanded its range of FAST Channels to total 250 across the UK, France, Switzerland and Gibraltar.

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Ofcom UK to Restrict Number Spoofing to Tackle Mobile Scam Calls from Abroad

21st Jul 2025 (15 Comments)

The UK internet content and telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed changes that will require phone providers to withhold the Caller ID (CLI) of calls that appear to come from a UK mobile roaming abroad unless they can verify its validity. The goal is to tackle scam calls by cracking down on number “spoofing“.

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Geemarc Produce Clever 4G Adapter for Old Analogue UK Home Phones

21st Jul 2025 (12 Comments)

Geemarc Telecom, which specialises in the manufacture and sale of products that help hearing-impaired and visually impaired users, has produced an interesting new twist on the humble Analogue Terminal Adapter (ATA) that allows people to plug their old home phone handsets directly to a 4G mobile broadband network. But that isn’t its only trick.

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London Full Fibre ISP Vorboss Acquires Optimity, 40fi and Invests in Layer8

21st Jul 2025 (2 Comments)

London-focused network operator and ISP Vorboss, which runs a 100Gbps speed full fibre network in the UK’s capital city, has today announced the expansion of their managed service and cybersecurity offerings via two strategic acquisitions – Optimity (managed services) and 40fi (cybersecurity), and an investment in Layer8 (network management for commercial real estate).

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