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Vodafone UK Named Fastest for 5G Mobile Broadband in London

September 7, 2020, 1:26 am
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A new study from umlaut (formerly P3), which examined the performance of 5G based mobile broadband networks across London, has found that Vodafone delivered the best overall performance across the capital city. The operator also hit the highest average download of 215.2Mbps, but they were beaten on uploads by EE. We should point out that […]
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O2 UK Expands 5G Mobile to Tyne & Wear, Surrey and Lincoln

September 7, 2020, 2:50 am
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Mobile operator O2, which is working alongside key supplier Ericsson, has today announced that their new ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband network has just been expanded to cover several parts (usually the busiest areas at first) of Tyne & Wear, Surrey and Lincoln. At present the operator, much like some of their rivals, only has […]
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H1 2020 – 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds and Availability by UK City

September 7, 2020, 4:29 am
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A new H1 2020 report from benchmarking firm RootMetrics has revealed how well each UK mobile operator (Three UK, EE, Vodafone and O2) performs in terms of 5G based network availability and mobile broadband speeds across 16 cities. Overall EE offered the best availability, but in terms of performance it’s not so clear cut. The […]
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Quickline Target Faster Broadband for West Yorkshire and York

September 8, 2020, 5:51 am
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UK ISP Quickline, which is part of Bigblu group, has today secured a new £9.11 million contract that will see them deploy “superfast” (30Mbps+) and “ultrafast” (100Mbps+) capable fixed wireless and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband services to 6,700 extra premises across rural West Yorkshire and York. The contract, which includes coverage for 1,700 businesses and […]
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Discounts Trial for Mixed BT Broadband and EE Mobile Customers

September 8, 2020, 6:17 am
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UK ISP BT is sending out invites for a new trial, which will see them “teaming up” with EE to offer a special discount when a customer takes both a BT Broadband and EE Mobile service. Normally both providers, despite being part of the same group, would treat their customers as being separate but that […]
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Automated Wayleaves May Boost Fibre Broadband and 5G Rollout

September 8, 2020, 8:02 am
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Securing legal access agreements (wayleaves) from UK landlords in order to install new gigabit-capable fixed broadband or 5G mobile infrastructure can be a slow and expensive process, but now a new automation technology has been developed that could handle tens of thousands more wayleaves per week. Wayleaves are notoriously complicated and often costly legal agreements, […]
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EE’s Mobile Network Index Reveals Summer Internet Traffic Trends

September 9, 2020, 3:04 am
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Mobile operator EE (BT) has today published their latest UK Mobile Network Index, which among other things reveals that data traffic (mobile broadband) more than doubled to travel and holiday sites, while voice calls returned to near pre-lockdown levels (i.e. they’ve reduced) and 5G users watch more online video than 4G ones. As usual most […]
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VOXI Launch UK 5G Mobile Plans with Endless Video Streaming

September 11, 2020, 1:36 am
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Customers of Vodafone UK’s contract-free mobile operator “youth brand” – VOXI – will soon to able to take their new 4G and 5G based “Endless Video” plans, which provides unlimited data (mobile broadband) to popular streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, My5, TVPlayer and UKTV Play. The new tariffs will also include “Endless […]
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ASDA Mobile UK Swaps MVNO Supplier from EE to Vodafone

September 11, 2020, 8:18 am
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Supermarket giant ASDA has announced that their mobile network division, ASDA Mobile, has taken the big decision to swap their Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) supplier from EE (BT) to Vodafone. The new 5-year deal will see ASDA harness both 4G and ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) connectivity. The move marks yet another blow for EE, […]
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ISP BT Trials New Kit to Make Home Broadband More Reliable

September 12, 2020, 4:01 pm
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UK ISP BT has begun inviting customers to a new “Hub Equipment” trial, which is due to start at the end of September 2020 and proposes to test a “a new piece of kit that works with your BT Home Hub” (or Smart Hub router) and “makes your broadband even more reliable.” The description is […]
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O2 Claims Mobile Protected £205bn of UK Business During Lockdown

September 14, 2020, 4:01 pm
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A new O2 commissioned survey of 1,000 adults has claimed that 20% of UK business – reflecting £205bn of economic output – was safeguarded by the power of mobile connectivity during the COVID-19 lockdown between March and September 2020, which it did by enabling many people to work flexibly and remain productive at home. Gross […]
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EU Court Ruling Challenges Mobile Operators Zero Rating Plans

September 15, 2020, 2:07 am
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A new ruling by Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today, for the first time, interpreted the EU regulation enshrining “internet neutrality” (this was also adopted in the UK), which appears to restrict mobile and broadband operators when offering zero rating plans (i.e. unlimited data on certain services). The original EU regulation […]
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Scottish Government Invests £4m to Boost Interest in 5G Mobile

September 16, 2020, 4:01 pm
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The Scottish Government (SG) has today announced a new funding package of £4 million, which will be used to establish a new “national network of hubs” – S5GConnect Hubs – to help accelerate the adoption of ultrafast 5G based mobile (mobile broadband) technology across Scotland. However, this doesn’t reflect some new approach to computer networking, […]
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BT Mobile UK Quietly Removes Ultrafast 5G for New Customers

September 17, 2020, 4:01 pm
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Did you spot it? Many did not. In a surprising move new customers looking to benefit from ultrafast 5G based data speeds (mobile broadband) on the BT Mobile (EE) network can no longer do so and will instead only be able to harness 4G connectivity, which represents a significant change of strategy. Last year broadband […]
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Mobile Operator Three UK Appoint New CIO and Director of RAN

September 22, 2020, 3:55 am
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Mobile operator Three UK has today announced that they’ve appointed Belinda Finch to be their new Chief Information Officer (CIO), responsible for its Digital and ICT strategy. At the same time they’ve also named Peter Gilson as their Director of Radio Access Networks (RAN). Belinda has plenty of experience in the telecommunications and utilities infrastructure […]
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7 West Midlands 5G-Enabled Road and Rail Trials Set to Go Live

September 22, 2020, 8:31 am
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The state aid supported West Midlands 5G (WM5G) programme has today announced 7 UK-based consortiums, which will each share funding of £2.4m to support the development of new 5G (mobile broadband) based products and services to help “transform transport across the region.” The WM5G programme forms part of the UK Government’s 5G Urban Connected Communities […]
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Ex-BT CEO to Help UK Gov Hunt for New Telecoms Suppliers

September 23, 2020, 5:36 am
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that the Ex-BT CEO and former trade minister, Lord Ian Livingston, will lead a new “Telecoms Diversification Task Force” to help diversify the UK’s telecoms (mobile and broadband) supply chain and reduce reliance on high-risk vendors like Huawei. Back in July 2020 the UK […]
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Three UK –£100m to Boost Mobile in 250 UK Towns and Cities

September 24, 2020, 1:49 am
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Mobile operator Three UK has today announced that, as part of their effort to “deliver the UK’s fastest 5G network” and upgrade 4G connectivity (mobile broadband), they have signed a new £100m investment deal with SSE Enterprise Telecoms to upgrade their fibre optic capacity across 250 towns and cities. The deal is technically an extension […]
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Three UK Finally Starts Adding Mobile eSIM Support to Website

September 24, 2020, 11:50 pm
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Good news. Mobile operator Three UK appears to be holding to their September 2020 launch window (here) for eSIM support on their network (4G and 5G) and have now added an eSIM Support and Activation page to their website. But there’s still no firm word on whether or when Apple Watches will be supported. Traditional […]
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BT Predicts Gigabit Broadband for All UK by 2027 with £9bn in Cuts

September 28, 2020, 3:46 am
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The CEO of BT Group, Philip Jansen, has warned MPs that at the current pace it will take until 2033 to achieve universal UK coverage of gigabit-capable broadband, or 2027 if some £9bn worth of cuts in tax (e.g. business rates) and red tape can be found. Considerably later than PM Boris Johnson’s target for […]
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