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UK vows to protect undersea networks amid rising threats from Russia and China

by Harry Baldock | Nov 21, 2025

News In a statement to the House of Commons, Minister Al Carns declared that the United Kingdom is...

Zoom to open UK data centre as part of AI-focused expansion

by Total Telecom Staff | Nov 4, 2025

Zoom has announced plans to open a UK data centre in early 2026, aiming to meet local data residency requirements and broaden its appeal to regulated sectors including the public sector, healthcare and financial services.

CityFibre secures £2.3bn in funding to fuel broadband network expansion

by Harry Baldock | Jul 14, 2025

CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has reached agreement with its shareholders and existing lenders on a major £2.3bn financing round, accelerating its next phase of growth.

Data (Use and Access) Bill becomes law, redefining UK data sharing

by Harry Baldock | Jun 19, 2025

British people will benefit from new laws which will make their day-to-day lives easier – from slashing grocery bills and cutting traffic jams to speeding up NHS diagnoses – as the Government delivers on manifesto commitments.

Data centres, hospitals, and energy companies targeted by new cybersecurity laws

by Georgia Sweeting | Apr 1, 2025

The UK government has announced the full scope of its upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which aims to strengthen the country’s digital defences and reduce the growing risks posed by cyber threats.

UK space race heats up as Amazon wins UK MoD satellite contract

by Georgia Sweeting | Feb 13, 2025

The consultancy deal will see Amazon study the potential use of “translator” satellites to facilitate communications between military, government, and private satellites as well as between allied nations.

Vitrifi’s cloud technology transforms M&A in the global fibre broadband market

by Harry Baldock | Feb 11, 2025

Vitrifi, an autonomic networking company, is changing how mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are managed in the fibre broadband industry.

A ‘vulnerable soft underbelly’: UK joint committee explores subsea cable security

by Harry Baldock | Jan 28, 2025

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) is set to explore the security credentials of the UK’s submarine cable ecosystem as part of a new industry enquiry.

UK govt scraps Tory’s £1.3bn AI investment

by Georgia Sweeting | Aug 5, 2024

The newly formed Labour government has scrapped the £1.3 billion AI investment pledged by the Conservatives, despite newly appointed Science Secretary Peter Kyle promising to put “AI at the heart of the government’s agenda to boost growth and improve our public services” just last week.

New UK govt boosts tech security ties with India

by Harry Baldock | Jul 25, 2024

News The UK–India Technology Security Initiative will focus on everything from telecoms equipment...

UK ‘at a crossroads’ with fibre regulation, says nexfibre CEO

by Harry Baldock | Jun 25, 2024

There is so much to celebrate in our industry. The significant investment made in deploying full fibre networks over the past few years has given the nation’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout the shot in the arm it needed, creating a dynamism and competitive frisson that has been absent from the sector for a decade or more.

CMA launches Phase 2 investigation of Vodafone–Three merger

by Harry Baldock | Apr 4, 2024

Today, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it will launch a Phase 2 investigation into the £15 billion merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK, a move that would shrink the number of mobile players in the market from four to three.

VMO2 prepares to spin off fixed network business

by Harry Baldock | Feb 19, 2024

VMO2 is preparing to spin off its fixed broadband network into a fully owned wholesale subsidiary NetCo.

The move will open up VMO2’s broadband networks, which currently provide cable and fibre broadband services to 16 million homes, to wholesale for the first time, giving ISPs looking for scale an additional option beyond Openreach.

Dealing with today’s FTTH material shortages in the UK

by Total Telecom Staff | Feb 14, 2024

VIEWPOINT A variety of product supply issues are having a marked effect on fibre rollouts in the...

Gigaclear secures £1.5bn in fresh financing

by Harry Baldock | Dec 15, 2023

Today, UK altnet Gigaclear has announced it has agreed £1.5 billion in new debt financing, with the funds coming from multiple sources, including ABN Amro Bank NV, Credit Industriel et Commercial SA, HSBC Holdings Plc, Lloyds Banking Group Plc, and NatWest Group Plc.