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ISP News Archives for September 25, 2025

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Ofcom Warn UK People to Watch for Scammers Impersonating the Regulator

25th Sep 2025 (4 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has warned consumers that fraudsters are attempting to impersonate them. In short, some people have received calls from scammers, which claim that services (e.g. broadband, phone etc.) have been fraudulently taken out in their name, when this is not the case.

Comms Council UK Name Winners of Best 2025 VoIP Provider Awards

25th Sep 2025 (0 Comments)

The Comms Council UK, which represents the United Kingdom’s national Unified Communications and Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) phone industry, has today announced the winners of their 17th annual 2025 awards event at a ceremony at The IET in London. Some of the winners include bOnline, 8×8, and Yealink.

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Full Fibre Provider ITS Technology Launch Enterprise-Grade Security for Every Business

25th Sep 2025 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which has deployed various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the United Kingdom, has today announced the launch of its new Cisco-powered ‘ITS SecureEdge’ product. The new value-added service is designed to “protect businesses of all sizes” from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

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Virgin Media UK Deploys New TV 360 and STREAM OS Software Update

25th Sep 2025 (7 Comments)

As first hinted at last month (here), broadband and TV provider Virgin Media (O2) has now begun the process of rolling out the latest firmware update (v5.21) for their TV 360 and STREAM platforms (set-top-boxes). The change introduces a new search feature and some smaller changes / fixes, but nothing major.

ISP Zen Internet Signs Deal to Harness MS3’s UK Full Fibre Network UPDATE

25th Sep 2025 (10 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet has today announced that MS3 have become the latest alternative network to sign a wholesale partnership deal. The move means that Zen’s customers will soon be able to order packages via the new FTTP network and no doubt the altnet will also join their Fibre Hub (network aggregation platform for use by other ISPs).

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Launch “Better Way to Wi-Fi” via New U Product UPDATE

25th Sep 2025 (12 Comments)

Internet provider TalkTalk has today unveiled the “next step in our Wi-Fi transformation” with the launch of “U“, which as well as being a letter in the alphabet also seems to be both a new class of UK broadband product and order process that aims to deliver a “tailored setup for each customer’s home, with speed that flexes as they need it, all for one price“.

BT Study Claims UK Digital Network Upgrades to Deliver £3bn in Economic Benefits

25th Sep 2025 (6 Comments)

Broadband, mobile and telecoms giant BT has today published a new economic modelling study from Assembly Research, which examines how the ongoing migration from legacy networks (PSTN/WLR, 2G mobile etc.) to All-IP (Internet Protocol) services could “deliver billions in benefits” (£3bn) to the UK’s critical national infrastructure sectors.

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Ofcom Fines UK VoIP Provider Vonage £700k Over 999 Access Failure UPDATE

25th Sep 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today hit internet phone (VoIP) provider Vonage with a £700,000 fine after an investigation that started in March 2024 (here). The penalty follows an incident that resulted in disruption for its business customers to emergency calling (999) services between 23rd October and 3rd November 2023.

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Citizens Advice Reveal “murky practice” of Hidden UK Broadband and Mobile Deals

25th Sep 2025 (10 Comments)

The Citizens Advice agency has warned that broadband ISPs and mobile operators are making it difficult for people trying to negotiate for a better renewal, which it’s estimated could save UK consumers more than £325 a year for both services combined. The charity has called on Ofcom to take action in order to ensure greater pricing transparency.

Connected Britain Names 2025 UK Broadband Award Winners

25th Sep 2025 (1 Comment)

The annual Connected Britain Awards 2025 (Total Telecom) took place this week, which among other things saw alternative full fibre ISP Lightning Fibre scoop the coveted “Broadband Provider of the Year” award, while Openreach won the “Access Innovation Award” and Fibrus was handed the “Project Rollout Award“.

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