Truphone finally gets new owners
UK-based eSIM specialist Truphone has been acquired by investors at the end of a lengthy and fraught process.
UK-based eSIM specialist Truphone has been acquired by investors at the end of a lengthy and fraught process.
UK incumbent BT is ramping up its war on scammers, as Ofcom preps new rules that will hold telcos to a higher standard.
UK comms regulator Ofcom thinks BT subsidiaries EE and Plusnet may be falling short in their obligations to provide ‘clear and simple’ contract information.
The availability of full fibre broadband in the UK has grown rapidly over the past year, but convincing consumers to sign up remains a challenge, one that Ofcom has now taken up.
One of the more intriguing recipients of this week’s UK government telecoms spending spree was Bristol University’s REASON initiative.
Openreach was never going to please everyone in the UK telecoms industry with its new pricing scheme for wholesale access to its fibre network, which presents a challenge for regulator Ofcom.
The UK government is ploughing cash into three universities and the UK Telecoms Lab announced in October in an effort to accelerate progress in 6G and 5G R&D.
BT’s network arm Openreach has gone on the offensive to prove that its fibre rollout is on track.
UK telco watchdog Ofcom intends to keep an even more watchful eye on operators’ network performance and availability.
The Financial Services and Markets Bill currently passing through parliament doesn’t do enough to protect users from arbitrary punishment, according to the Free Speech Union.
UK operator Vodafone has deployed Open RAN tech on some live masts in urban environments, claiming a European first in so doing.
Mountain rescue, historic monks, and a scout camp are among the beneficiaries of the UK government’s new satellite broadband trials.
UK comms regulator Ofcom has anticipated the passing of the controversial Online Safety Bill by creating a new division to police online content.
If it wasn’t already obvious that UK consumers are in for a bleak winter, the government this week called on CSPs to spread the word about their social tariffs.
Vodafone UK wants to show the people of Manchester what can be done with multi-access edge computing (MEC).
The UK government has once more tweaked its controversial Online Safety Bill in a bid to strike the right balance between safety and free speech.
CityFibre is seeing early success with a new process designed to make it easier to hook up customers with fibre, something that bodes well for the UK fibre market as a whole.
Fibre broadband services in the UK are getting faster, but overbuild is starting to become more common in certain areas.
UK comms regulator Ofcom is worried that US tech giants have too much control over the news consumption of British voters.
UK ISP Hypertropic says ‘big broadband providers’ are taking advantage of inflation rates to boost their revenues, and that is eroding trust in the industry.
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