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EE UK Launches Unlimited 4G and 5G Mobile Data Plans

August 28, 2019, 1:39 am
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Mobile operator EE (BT) appears to have responded to pressure from Three UK and Vodafone’s new “unlimited” data (mobile broadband) plans by launching their own competing products, which they say come with “no speed restrictions” and are available today for 4G and 5G SIM-only and Smartphone plan customers starting at £34 per month. At this […]
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Plaid Cymru’s 3 Point Plan to “Eradicate” Broadband Notspots in Wales

September 6, 2019, 3:08 am
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The Party of Wales (Plaid Cymru) appears to expecting a general election soon as they’ve recently set out a new – if somewhat familiar – three-point plan, which primarily aims to “eradicate Wales of broadband not-spots by 2025.” Sadly they neglect to define what “broadband” means, in terms of either speed or technology. At present […]
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Councils Object to Planning Changes for Boosting UK Mobile Cover

September 6, 2019, 6:10 am
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The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has voiced strong opposition to new plans by the UK government, which last month proposed to simplify the planning rules (Permitted Development Rights) for new mobile infrastructure (4G / 5G masts etc.) in order to improve rural network coverage across England. At present Ofcom’s official data (January 2019) […]
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Vodafone UK Deploys Ultrafast 5G Mobile to Gatwick Airport

September 12, 2019, 12:58 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that their new 5G network, which is capable of ultrafast mobile broadband speeds, has just been deployed to cover the South Terminal building at Gatwick Airport. The North Terminal is set to follow by early 2020. Passengers will also be able to use 5G on Vodafone’s network at no […]
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Study Shows Benefits of 5G and Full Fibre to UK Local Authorities

September 13, 2019, 12:01 am
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A new piece of research from Oxera, which was commissioned by the Broadband Stakeholder Group think-tank, has helped to highlight some of the benefits (better employment, increased economic activity etc.) that UK Local Authorities could expect if they help to rollout 5G mobile and “full fibre” broadband. At present it’s quite well known that the […]
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O2 UK Launches Unlimited 4G Mobile Broadband Data Plans

September 13, 2019, 12:26 am
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After Three UK led the way, followed by Vodafone, then EE and today mobile operator O2 has become the last of the major UK providers to launch its own “Unlimited Data” (mobile broadband) tariffs for 4G and future 5G customers, which are available on both their Custom Plans and SIM-only contracts from £33 a month. […]
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Opensignal Find UK Still Slowest for 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds

September 13, 2019, 1:46 am
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Crowd-sourced analyst firm Opensignal has today updated their early real-world benchmarks of 5G based mobile broadband networks across 12 countries (i.e. those that have launched the service), which reveals that the United Kingdom remains the slowest of the early adopter countries (599Mbps UK vs 1815Mbps USA). Opensignal’s original study in July was only based on […]
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Government to Water Down 2025 Full Fibre for All UK Target – Become Gigabit

September 13, 2019, 11:19 pm
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Several industry sources have indicated to ISPreview.co.uk that they now expect the Government to water down Boris Johnson’s (Prime Minister) pledge to cover the United Kingdom in “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband by 2025, which will instead be replaced by “gigabit” or “gigafast” terminology (i.e. delivery by more than just full fibre). Privately the government appears […]
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O2 UK Trial 5G Mobile Broadband for “Smart” Ambulances

September 16, 2019, 5:15 am
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Mobile operator O2 UK and Samsung have announced that their latest trial of ultrafast mobile broadband connectivity will involve equipping a standard ambulance with simulated 5G connectivity, which they say could transform such emergency vehicles into a unique remote consultation room. The trial, which is taking place this month as part of the on-going AutoAir […]
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Three UK Boast 5G Latency Cred with Call of Duty Game Promo

September 18, 2019, 2:08 am
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Mobile operator Three UK are keen to showcase the benefits of their new “ultra-fast” 5G home broadband network (here) and to that end they’ve agreed a new partnership with Activision, which will help to promote the remaster of the publisher’ popular Call of Duty: Modern Warefare multiplayer video game. According to Three UK, “5G will […]
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UK Ranks 13th out of 34 Countries in New Connectivity Index

September 18, 2019, 4:01 pm
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The United Kingdom has placed 13th out of 34 countries in a new Connectivity Index from Carphone Warehouse, which ranks sixteen different metrics across each country (transport links, information sharing, mobile broadband speeds, tourism and immigration etc.) in order to determine which are the most connected. The 16 metrics include no. of air passengers and […]
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Three UK Start L-Band Rollout and Recycle 3G Spectrum to 4G

September 19, 2019, 2:09 am
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Mobile operator Three UK has today pledged that existing customers can expect “performance improvements” (i.e. faster mobile broadband speeds) of up to 150% as part of a major upgrade, which will see them both rollout L-Band (1.4GHz) technology to boost 4G and switch some of their 3G spectrum to 4G. The operator first talked about […]
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Comparison of Unlimited Mobile Data SIMs from UK Operators

September 23, 2019, 11:37 pm
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Over the past few months all of the three major UK mobile network operators – EE (BT), Vodafone and O2 – have joined Three UK in offering 4G or 5G pay monthly mobile data (mobile broadband) plans with “unlimited” allowances. We take a quick look at what you can get (SIM-Only) for your money and […]
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New Agreement Set to Improve Mobile Coverage in London

September 27, 2019, 11:32 pm
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As first promised last year, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has finally reached a new standardised wayleaves (land or property access) agreement, which aims to make the process of deploying new rooftop base stations (cell sites) for UK mobile network operators both easier and faster so as to improve 4G and 5G coverage. The […]
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Study Claims 23 Million UK People Struggle to Connect to 4G

October 2, 2019, 4:01 pm
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A new uSwitch.com commissioned Opinium survey of 2,010 UK adults (conducted during July 2019), which has been complemented by data from Opensignal, claims that 23 million consumers (45%) still struggle to connect to 4G, while 5G “looks unlikely” to fix this since it will only be available to 28% of the country by the end […]
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EE’s 5G Extends to More UK City Centres and Transport Hubs

October 4, 2019, 2:23 am
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Mobile operator EE has announced that their new 5G ultrafast mobile broadband network, which started to rollout across London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester in May 2019 (here), has now been switched-on in even more of the UK’s “busiest transport hubs and city centre destinations.” As the first operator to start their rollout, it […]
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Vodafone Start First European Trials of OpenRAN in the UK

October 6, 2019, 11:58 pm
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After several years of development Vodafone has announced that it will trial ‘Open Radio Access Network‘ (OpenRAN) technology in rural parts of the UK for the first time, which essentially enables mobile operators to cut the cost of building 3G, 4G or 5G networks by standardising the design and functionality of the hardware and software. […]
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Arqiva Sells UK Telecoms Infrastructure for £2bn to Cellnex

October 8, 2019, 5:13 am
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Wireless infrastructure firm Arqiva, which among other things builds and manages many of the masts and rooftop sites used to deploy 4G and 5G services by UK mobile operators, has today announced the £2bn sale of their telecoms business to rival pan-European tower operator Cellnex (Spain). The deal is said to comprise around 7,400 of […]
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BT UK Launch HALO Unlimited 5G and Fixed Broadband Plan UPDATE

October 8, 2019, 4:01 pm
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UK ISP BT is poised to launch a new convergence plan for both home and business customers called “Halo“, which should complement their existing “Plus” packages with a number of new features (e.g. ultrafast 5G and unlimited usage for both mobile and broadband). Free upgrades for ADSL users to “superfast” plans are also coming. At […]
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Rural Wales Wireless Broadband Trial Hits Near Gigabit Speeds

October 11, 2019, 1:08 am
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Good news for residents in the tiny rural Monmouthshire (Wales) village of Llanddewi Rhydderch. Broadway Partners (UK ISP Broadway Broadband) has informed ISPreview.co.uk that all homes within their local pilot network coverage should now be able to take a true 1Gbps capable ultrafast broadband connection. The trial (here), which formed part of the Government’s wider […]
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