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Vodafone Top 1.61 Million UK Broadband Customers as Mobile Declines

20th May, 2025 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator and UK ISP Vodafone has today published their Q4 FY25 financial results, which confirms that their fixed line broadband base grew by a healthy 61,000 in the last quarter to total 1.61 million customers (down from 72k added in Q3 2024). But their mobile base fell again to total 18.175m (down by -125k in Q4 vs -174k in Q3).

UK ISP Spitfire Criticise Openreach for Lack of PSTN Switch Off Contract Clarity UPDATE

20th May, 2025 (7 Comments)

Business telecommunications and UK broadband ISP Spitfire has today called on Openreach (BT) to provide “much needed clarity” for service providers, and the businesses they support, on new contracts related to the looming switch-off of the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) in favour of IP-based digital phone (VoIP etc.) services.

Broadband and Mobile Traffic Volume Growth Has Slowed to a Crawl

20th May, 2025 (6 Comments)

A new report from analyst firm Enders Analysis, which was recently shared with ISPreview, has revealed that broadband traffic volume growth across most developed countries has “slowed to a relative crawl” to become the “new normal” (i.e. falling from 30%+ for many years and now at 10-15%). The story is similar for mobile (4G, 5G etc.) services (falling to 5-10%).

No Resolution Yet in £120m Dispute Between Vodafone UK and Former Franchisees

19th May, 2025 (0 Comments)

Last year we reported on how broadband and mobile provider Vodafone had been hit with a £120m+ legal claim from over 60 current and former UK franchisees (here). The group, which said they were challenging the “financial, mental, and physical impacts of the retail giant’s “irrational” business decisions“, today reported that their attempt to mediate a solution “has come to an end with no resolution“.

O2 UK Fixes VoLTE Flaw that Exposed User Mobile Location Data

19th May, 2025 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today informed ISPreview that they’ve finally resolved a nasty security issue with their 4G based Voice-over-LTE service (VoLTE or 4G Calling), which effectively made it possible for customers of the operator’s network to have their location tracked by almost anybody with access to their mobile number.

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Clarifying POP Telecom’s Approach to Unwanted Feature Charges on UK Bills

19th May, 2025 (8 Comments)

Several newspaper reports over the weekend have claimed that UK ISP POP Telecom has been adding a “sneaky hidden broadband charge” to customers’ bills for “Router Assurance“, which can add an extra cost of £2.50 per month to the bill. But that’s not the only extra charge to consider, so ISPreview decided to dig a bit deeper.

Grain Puts FTTP Broadband Network Live in Saltburn, North Yorkshire

19th May, 2025 (3 Comments)

Alternative network builder and UK ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has announced that their new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has gone live in the North Yorkshire (England) seaside town of Saltburn (Saltburn-by-the-Sea), which is home to around 6,000 people.

BT in Advanced Talks to Sell 50 Percent Stake in TNT Sports to Warner Bros Discovery

19th May, 2025 (17 Comments)

Telecoms and broadband giant BT is reportedly in “advanced talks” to sell its 50% stake in UK TV broadcaster TNT Sports, which was formerly known as BTSport before the operator retreated from pay TV. Existing partner Warner Bros Discovery would pick up the stake and use it to help support their plans for a new streaming service (yes.. another one, sigh).

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Alternative Broadband Operator FullFibre Cuts Jobs Post Zzoomm Merger

19th May, 2025 (14 Comments)

Alternative UK network operator FullFibre Limited (Fibre Heroes), which in early March 2025 completed its merger with Zzoomm (here), has in the past few weeks begun to notify staff of further redundancies. Most of the cuts appear to be coming from their internal fibre build and supporting teams, and this also extends to some senior leadership levels.

Government to Foster 10 Year UK Infrastructure and R&D Funding

19th May, 2025 (6 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has this morning announced that it plans to introduce long-term, ten-year funding for certain R&D (Research and Development) activities, which could also deliver longer-term funding for infrastructure projects too.

BMW and Viasat Demo “worlds first” Connected Vehicle Over Satellite

18th May, 2025 (0 Comments)

Satellite operator Viasat and German car manufacturer BMW claim to have demonstrated the ability for vehicles to connect over satellite (non-terrestrial networks) for emergency messaging and hazard warnings. This is designed to complement modern terrestrial 4G and 5G mobile network connectivity solutions (many cars already have something akin to the latter).

Openreach Doc Hints at XGS-PON FTTP Plan for 3.3Gbps UK Broadband

17th May, 2025 (59 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) recently published the first edition of a new Suppliers Trial Information Note (STIN) for Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband using 10Gbps capable XGS-PON technology, which interestingly appeared to hint at a series of new speed tiers. This includes symmetric speeds of 2.5Gbps and 3.3Gbps (Gigabits per second).

BT and Avanti Broadband in Legal Dispute Over Rural EE UK Mobile Capacity

17th May, 2025 (12 Comments)

The High Court in London has rejected an application by mobile operator EE (BT) for interim injunctive relief against satellite provider Avanti Broadband, which had “threatened to withdraw” its backhaul services – used to help supply data capacity to some of the remotest rural UK mast sites – unless the mobile operator agreed to pay a “substantially increased rate“.

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Openreach Respond to Altnet Concerns Over Cost of UK Infrastructure Sharing

16th May, 2025 (16 Comments)

The Deputy CEO of broadband network operator Openreach (BT), Katie Milligan, has today responded to some of the “fiery debates” and “noise” that has recently been created by rivals over the regulated solution for sharing their existing cable ducts and poles (PIA – Physical Infrastructure Access), which some have complained is unfairly priced.

Wildanet Expands Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Cornwall UK UPDATE

16th May, 2025 (1 Comment)

The Government’s (DSIT) Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency appears to have published another contract modification notice for UK broadband ISP Wildanet, which will see their £18m state aid funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out across hard-to-reach rural parts of South West and Central Cornwall (Lot 32.02 and 32.03) being extended.

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Openreach Say FTTP Broadband Now Covers 90 Percent of N.Ireland

16th May, 2025 (2 Comments)

Openreach has confirmed that their new 1.8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network has now covered 90% of Northern Ireland, which is up from 87% a year ago. The operator is currently still in the process of investing another £100m to push this figure up to 97% for a total of more than 830,000 homes and businesses (here).

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ASK4 Acquire ClearFibre to Improve Broadband in UK Build-to-Rent Sector

16th May, 2025 (0 Comments)

Managed ISP ASK4, which delivers gigabit-capable broadband to students and residents (renters) in multi-tenant buildings across the UK (inc. parts of Europe), has today announced that they’ve acquired ClearFibre – previously part of Elevate (formerly Telcom) – to help their goal of improving internet connectivity in the UK’s Build-to-Rent (BTR) market.