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Vodafone and O2 Extend UK Network Sharing to 5G Mobile and Fibre

January 22, 2019, 11:44 pm
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Mobile operators Vodafone and O2 have today announced a tentative agreement that will see their current UK network sharing deal being extended to include future 5G (mobile broadband) services. On top of that they’re also exploring the prospect of delivering a “shared, future proof fibre” (fibre optic) transmission network. At present both operators already have […]
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Assembly Warn Wales Risks Falling Behind in Race to Rollout 5G Mobile

January 24, 2019, 1:21 am
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The Welsh Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee has warned that Mobile coverage in Wales “consistently lags behind the rest of the UK,” which could hamper the roll-out of future Gigabit capable 5G services unless changes are made (e.g. allowing 30m tall masts, stricter coverage requirements and more engagement). Wales has long had a problem with […]
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Government Scraps 5G Mobile Trial on Trans Pennine Rail Route

January 31, 2019, 3:15 am
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The UK Government has abandoned part of their £35m trial of 5G based mobile broadband and fibre optic technology on the Trans Pennine rail (train) route between Manchester and York, which is a joint effort between Network Rail, the Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) and 5G Testbeds & Trials (5GTT) projects. The Trans Pennine Initiative […]
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Trial of 1Gbps 5G Mobile Network for UK Autonomous Vehicles to Start

February 4, 2019, 6:10 am
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The AutoAir project, which is supported by a £4.1m Government grant, has confirmed that the UK’s first independent 5G enabled trial of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) will go live this month at the Millbrook Proving Ground (Bedfordshire). Mobile broadband speeds of up to 1Gbps are expected. At present it’s well known that fast travel […]
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Vodafone UK Start Testing Early Mock 5G Smartphone in Newbury

February 7, 2019, 3:31 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone has today announced that they’ve this week joined with Qualcomm and Ericsson to conduct “over the air” tests of their future 5G network with an early Smartphone prototype, which uses the latest Gigabit broadband speed capable Snapdragon™ X50 modem. Qualcomm has previously boasted that their X50 modem “can replace” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) based […]
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CBI Warn Brexit Sucking the Life Out of UK Broadband and Mobile

February 7, 2019, 5:32 am
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The Confederation of British Industry has warned that Brexit is “sucking the oxygen out of priorities” like deploying “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband and 5G. Instead the business group wants the Government to “take practical steps this year” in order to close the Digital Divide between London and the rest of the UK. At present the […]
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The Top UK Train Operators Ranked by Internet Reliability for 2019

February 8, 2019, 12:47 am
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The latest survey of 27,000 UK train passengers from Transport Focus (TF) has revealed that just 33% of commuters are satisfied with the reliability of their on-board internet connection (up from 30% last year) and 36% were satisfied with the availability of WiFi. Heathrow Express came top with 74% satisfied. Achieving a reliable and stable […]
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Driverless Cars Hampered in UK by Poor 4G Mobile Broadband

February 12, 2019, 2:51 am
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The latest KPMG report into the readiness of countries for the adoption of driverless cars (autonomous vehicles) has seen the United Kingdom fall two places to be ranked 7th overall, which is just behind Sweden and Finland. Apparently we’re being hampered by poor infrastructure, particularly 4G mobile coverage and road quality. The 2019 Autonomous Vehicles […]
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First British 5G Mobile Smart Factory Trials Go Live in Worcestershire

February 12, 2019, 4:01 pm
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A consortium of organisations in Worcestershire (England) have today switched-on Britain’s first factory trial of future 5G mobile technology, which is being funded by a grant of £4.8m from the UK government and will examine how the technology can help “smart factories” to become more productive. The Worcestershire 5G Consortium, led by the Worcestershire Local […]
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Government Sets Out Strategic Priorities for UK Broadband and Mobile

February 15, 2019, 4:13 am
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The Government has today set out its first ever Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for UK mobile and broadband services, which requires Ofcom to reflect in their work the need to build “world-class digital infrastructure“, look at mobile roaming in rural areas and tackle the so-called “loyalty penalty” etc. The new SSP, which is a […]
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NIC Open Future of Regulation Study into UK Telecoms and Utilities

February 18, 2019, 3:34 am
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The Government’s National Infrastructure Commission has today announced the launch of yet another study, which is seeking evidence on what “future changes” may be required to ensure regulation of the energy, telecoms (broadband and mobile) and water industries supports investment and innovation. At this point some of our readers might be forgiven for getting a […]
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Vodafone UK Test Ultrafast 5G Fuelled WiFi at Manchester Airport

February 19, 2019, 1:18 am
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Download speeds of up to 200Mbps have been seen after Vodafone UK added Manchester Airport to their public test sites for future 5G based Mobile Broadband technology. As a result travellers have been able to try ultrafast broadband speeds by connecting to the new network via WiFi. At present a lot of the early UK […]
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London Wireless Broadband ISP Relish Rebrands to Three UK

February 19, 2019, 5:37 am
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The inevitable has happened. Fixed wireless broadband ISP Relish, which use to be part of UK Broadband Ltd. until the latter was gobbled up in 2017 by mobile operator Three UK for £250m (here), is being re-branded from 1st April 2019 to reflect the name of its parent – Three Broadband – and their future […]
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Three UK Test New “world first” Fully Cloud-Based Core Network

February 19, 2019, 8:55 am
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Mobile operator Three UK has announced that they’ve begun working with Nokia to test a new software-based cloud core network, which they say is a “world first“. This will be used to support the forthcoming roll-out of their next generation 5G services (mobile broadband and fixed wireless). Apparently this new core network has already been […]
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Countries Ranked by 4G Download Speed at Different Times of Day

February 19, 2019, 9:00 pm
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Crowd-sourced data analyst firm OpenSignal has today published a new report that examines how future 5G based Mobile Broadband networks could solve the congestion problems of current 4G networks, which includes a ranking of 77 countries by average download speed experienced at different times of day. The new report stems from app-based crowd-sourced data that […]
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O2 Name First UK Cities to Benefit from 5G Mobile Rollout in 2019

February 21, 2019, 5:56 am
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Mobile operator O2 (Telefonica), which is currently home to a UK customer base of 32.6 million, has today announced that they will commence the roll-out of their next generation ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) network during 2019. The first cities to benefit will be Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. At present the details are wafer thin, […]
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Trial Connects Monmouthshire Village to 1Gbps Wireless Broadband

February 21, 2019, 8:39 am
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Several homes in the tiny rural Monmouthshire (Wales) village of Llanddewi Rhydderch can now access broadband speeds of up to 1Gbps thanks to a new 5G style trial, which has been supported by funding from the UK Government alongside solutions from Broadway Partners and Cambridge Communication Systems. Until now residents of the village have had […]
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NIC Calls Out UK Gov for Foot Dragging Over Digital Infrastructure

February 21, 2019, 4:01 pm
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A new report from the National Infrastructure Commission warns the UK Government not to “take their eye off the ball,” particularly after it identified that a large number of previously accepted recommendations (some related to mobile and “full fibre” FTTP broadband ISP connectivity) had yet to be implemented. The NIC’s Annual Monitoring Report is an […]
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EE UK Prep Huawei 5G CPE Pro Router for Home Mobile Broadband

February 24, 2019, 8:18 am
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Mobile operator EE (BT) has revealed that they intend to offer the Huawei 5G CPE Pro device as a “home router” alongside their future mobile broadband service for UK homes, which can in theory deliver peak speeds of “up to” 4.6Gbps in the sub-6GHz radio spectrum bands or up to 6.5Gbps using mmWave spectrum. The […]
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FirstGroup and Blu Wireless to Upgrade UK Trains with 5G Broadband

February 26, 2019, 7:12 am
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A new partnership between Blu Wireless, Network Rail, the Department for Transport, DCMS and FirstGroup has been announced that could see Gigabit capable 5G Fixed Wireless Broadband being installed on-board trains for South Western Railway, Great Western Railway, the TransPennine Express and Hull Trains. The new 5G based “track-to-train infrastructure” will harness millimetre wave (mmWave) […]
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