Mark Jackson

England

Owner and Chief Editor at ISPreview

Owner and Editor of consumer UK ISP news, telecoms and top broadband info. site - https://t.co/Vqbx0pON1B Note also at: https://t.co/78E0IWyhyU

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The H1 2025 Top Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

» ISP News, Tips and Guides » Saturday, Jun 21st, 2025 (12:01 am) - Score 0 ISPreview has today published our latest biannual study of how the United Kingdom’s broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line ISPs, mobile network operators and Starlink (satellite) services since the end of 2024. But this time we’ve made some changes to the structure of our top lists.
Ofcom Set Final Rules for 5G UK Mobile Auction of 26GHz and 40GHz

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Friday, Jun 20th, 2025 (3:07 pm) - Score 0 The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today set out the final regulations for their plan to auction off a large chunk of millimetre wave (mmW) radio spectrum frequency in the 26GHz and 40GHz bands, which will come into force on 30th June 2025. The spectrum will be used by mobile network operators to deliver faster 5G data (broadband) services.
Openreach Updates on Petrol Leak in Bramley as Altnets Allowed to Build

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Network operator Openreach has issued a progress update on its efforts to help tackle a long-running underground petrol leak in the Surrey (England) village of Bramley. This has revealed, among other things, a new proposal that would allow alternative broadband networks to start building fibre (FTTP) in the area again. Just to recap.
TalkTalk Attempting to Sell UK Consumer and Wholesale Business Again

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Friday, Jun 20th, 2025 (1:12 pm) - Score 0 The heavily indebted TalkTalk Group has reportedly begun the process of hiring City advisers – with both Barclays or Morgan Stanley said to be in the frame – in order to oversee the possible breakup and sale of their consumer broadband arm of the same name, and their PXC wholesale division.
Study Claims UK Broadband Speeds Slow by 27 Percent During Heatwaves

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Friday, Jun 20th, 2025 (9:19 am) - Score 0 A new study of over 380,000 web-based consumer broadband speed tests (recorded over the past 12-months), which was conducted by comparison site Broadband Genie, claims to have identified that broadband download speeds can slow down by up to 8% and uploads by up to 27% on the hottest days of the year (usually heatwaves).
Boost for Broadband and Mobile as UK Sets 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Broadband and Mobile Plans in the Infrastructure StrategyUpgrading telecoms networks and closing the digital divide3.43 The UK is currently undergoing a transformation of its digital infrastructure. 5G is being rolled out across the country and old copper broadband networks are being replaced with new gigabit capable connections.
New Data Use and Access Law to Help UK Utility Maps and ISP Comparisons

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

The UK government has today announced that their Data Use and Access Bill has become law (Royal Assent), which pledges to inject £10bn into the British economy over 10-years by, among other things, supporting personalised market comparisons for utility pricing and putting a new digital map of underground broadband cables and pipes on a “statutory footing“.
Ofcom Warns UK Broadband ISPs NOT to Use Alternative Switching Methods

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Ofcom StatementIn January, we issued a formal information request to each of BT, Sky, Vodafone, TalkTalk, VMO2 and Vodafone following potential issues affecting matching rates between certain providers. It is crucial that customers do not experience obstructions when attempting to switch away from their current provider.
ITS Technology Win Â£3.5 Million Dark Fibre Contract for Carmarthenshire

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

The ITS Technology Group, which has built various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the UK, has today announced that they’ve secured a Â£3.5 million dark fibre network build contract for Carmarthenshire (Southwest Wales) as part of the Swansea Bay City Dealâ€™s Digital Infrastructure Programme.
CVC Capital Partners Target £500m Takeover of Manx Telecom on Isle of Man

1 week ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Thursday, Jun 19th, 2025 (8:33 am) - Score 0 Broadband, phone and mobile operator Manx Telecom (MT), which is the primary network operator serving premises across the remote Isle of Man, could be sold to CVC Capital Partners “within a matter of weeks” as part of a proposed £500m takeover offer that is currently said to be the focus of ongoing talks.