Mark Jackson

England

Owner and Chief Editor at ISPreview

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Articles

Nexfibre Publish Reduced Q1 2025 UK Full Fibre Broadband Build Update

3 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), recently published their latest quarterly (Q1 2025) build update and confirmed that their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network now covers 2.2 million UK premises. But a big chunk of their future build plan for 2025-26 has now vanished. Just to recap.
Welsh Government Quietly Reopens ABC Broadband Voucher Scheme

3 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

The Welsh Government (WG) appears to have quietly reopened their Access Broadband Cymru (ABC) grant scheme during the middle of last week. This is being backed by an investment pot of £1 million (annual budget) and offers funding to help rural homes get a 30Mbps+ broadband service installed in areas of slow connectivity. Just to recap.
VeloxServ Moves to Harness Vorboss' Full Fibre Network in London

4 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Independent wholesale, broadband and data centre connectivity provider VeloxServ has today announced that their UK ISP partners will benefit from their new “collaboration” with London-focused provider Vorboss, which operates a 100Gbps capable full fibre network in the city. Just to recap.
ScotRail Upgrades Highlands Trains with Faster Onboard WiFi

4 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Scottish train operator ScotRail has today announced that they’ve launched a new 6-month trial alongside communications provider Clarus Networks, which will extend their Starlink (satellite) based broadband upgrade of onboard WiFi – this is to include six class 158 trains that travel along their Highlands routes in Scotland.
Fibrus Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Cumbria UK Reaches 12,500 Premises

4 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Infracapital-backed network operator Fibrus has today revealed that their £108m publicly funded Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract in Cumbria (Lot 28), which was awarded to the operator in November 2022 (here), has so far managed to reach “almost” 12,500 more homes and businesses. But many more are due to follow.
Mobile Operator iD Mobile UK Launch New Rewards Scheme - iD Perks

4 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Monday, May 12th, 2025 (10:35 am) - Score 0 Low-cost mobile provider iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses Three UK’s national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (MVNO) partnership, has today moved to help mark its 10th anniversary by launching a new customer rewards platform called ‘iD Perks‘ – offering various discounts from household names like Disney, Booking.com, Morrisons and The AA etc.
Virgin Media O2 UK and Daisy Group Anounce B2B Merger

4 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Monday, May 12th, 2025 (9:50 am) - Score 80 The business division of broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 – VMO2 Business – has this morning announced plans to merge their complementary direct B2B operations with those of the Daisy Group, which aims to “create a major new force in the UK business communications and IT sector” via a new entity.
Mobile Operators Plea with UK Gov to Support 5G Upgrade via Tax Cuts and Planning

4 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Industry trade body Mobile UK, which represents Three UK, EE, O2 and Vodafone, will today publish a new report from Assembly Research that once again calls on the government to “secure the UK’s economic growth goals and maintain its competitive standing” by supporting their wish list of demands to help boost the roll-out and coverage of mobile networks (4G, 5G etc.).
1 Million UK Consumers Have Switched Broadband ISP Since Sept 2024

5 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

The One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which is the industry-led organisation responsible for helping to deliver Ofcom’s solution (One Touch Switching) for easier and quicker UK consumer switching between broadband and phone providers on different networks, has successfully completed 1 million service migrations since its launch on 12th September 2024.
Vodafone UK Quietly Launch New Pro 3 Broadband Plan and WiFi 7 Router

6 days ago | ispreview.co.uk | Mark Jackson

Saturday, May 10th, 2025 (12:01 am) - Score 0 Internet, mobile and phone provider Vodafone UK appears to have quietly introduced a new range of fixed line “Pro 3 Broadband” packages, which feature their “all new” Ultra Hub 7 Fibre router and Super WiFi 7 Booster. The headline change here is reflected in the fact that this kit supports the latest Wi-Fi 7 networking standard for faster speeds. Just to recap.