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Draft Strategy for £5bn UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout Published UPDATE

December 21, 2020, 4:01 pm
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The Government has today published the draft procurement strategy for their new £5bn Gigabit Broadband Programme (F20), which is a consultation on their plan to ensure that gigabit-capable networks reach a “minimum” of 85% UK coverage by the end of 2025 (before getting “as close to 100% as possible” thereafter). The Government has initially only […]
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Cross Party UK MPs Criticise 2025 Gigabit Broadband Target UPDATE

December 22, 2020, 12:16 am
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The DCMS Select Committee of cross-party MPs has today published the results of their inquiry into the Government’s £5bn pledge to ensure that 85%+ of the UK can access a “gigabit-capable” broadband service by 2025 and the role of 5G mobile. Unsurprisingly, they found significant concerns with deliverability. At present around 96% of the United […]
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Op-ed by Matt Warman MP – Next Steps for the UK Gigabit Broadband Programme

December 23, 2020, 5:53 am
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The pandemic has led to the migration of vast swathes of our daily lives to the internet, accelerating a process which many forecasters predicted wasn’t coming for another few decades. The £1.8 billion broadband investment from this government over the last few years has been instrumental in preparing the nation for mass digitisation. It made […]
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Three UK Quietly Pauses eSIM Support for Mobile Smartphones

December 31, 2020, 1:05 am
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Mobile operator Three UK appears to have “put a short pause” on eSIM support after first adding it to their network (4G and 5G) for mobile handsets (NOT Smart Watches.. yet) in late September 2020 (here), although the eSIM Support and Activation page on their website does a poor job of communicating this. Just to […]
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BT and EE Gift 20GB Free Mobile Data to Disadvantaged Families

January 5, 2021, 11:28 pm
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BT (EE) has confirmed that, in response to calls for UK mobile broadband operators to help support children’s education during the new COVID-19 lockdown, they too will be joining other operators (here) and the Department of Education by supplying 20GB of free extra mobile data per month to “disadvantaged families.” Available until the end of […]
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PAC Warns UK Gov Failures Mean Rural Gigabit Broadband Delays

January 8, 2021, 12:45 am
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A new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has identified a “litany” of failures in the Government’s (DCMS) £5bn Gigabit Broadband Programme (F20), which it warns will result in “business and homes in rural areas” being “locked out of gigabit broadband for years to come.” The report itself largely re-states much of what we […]
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BT Does U-turn to Offer Unlimited Mobile Data to UK School Kids

January 8, 2021, 6:02 am
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A couple of days ago BT and EE pledged to help support children’s education in the UK during the COVID-19 lockdown by giving 20GB of free mobile data (mobile broadband) per month to “disadvantaged families” (here), but now they’ve decided to boost this to “unlimited” and there’s more.. The additional support is being provided through […]
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O2 UK Expects to Add SMS Support to WiFi Calling in 2021

January 10, 2021, 4:10 pm
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Mobile operator O2 (Telefonica UK) has informed ISPreview.co.uk that, after a long wait, they intend to join the other primary operators by adding the ability to send and receive text (SMS) messages via Wi-Fi Calling, which they’re aiming to introduce “later this year.” All of the major mobile operators currently support Wi-Fi Calling (VoWiFi) which, […]
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Vodafone and O2 Agree Deal to Monetise UK Mobile Mast Sites

January 11, 2021, 12:48 am
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In an unsurprising development, mobile operators O2 (Telefonica) and Vodafone, which have a 50:50 network sharing agreement via Cornerstone (CTIL), have today moved to jointly commercialise their existing UK mast and tower sites as part of a new long-term Master Services Agreement (MSA). The joint venture has been running since 2012 and manages the passive […]
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EE, BT Mobile and Plusnet Mobile to Zero Rate BBC Bitesize Data

January 11, 2021, 2:55 am
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Mobile customers of BT, Plusnet and EE have today been told that the operators will remove mobile data (mobile broadband) charges for BBC Bitesize content by the end of January 2021. The move forms part of BT’s new “Lockdown Learning” scheme (here), which was kicked off last week to help struggling school children. At the […]
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Virgin Media UK Gifts Free Mobile Data and TV Channels to Customers

January 12, 2021, 1:05 am
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Some customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media are being offered a set of freebies to help keep them connected and entertained during the latest COVID-19 lockdown, which covers a range of things from the addition of extra Pay TV and on-demand content (at no extra cost) to free mobile data, minutes and texts. In terms […]
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9 New 5G Tech and OpenRAN Trials Secure £28m of UK Funding

January 12, 2021, 4:01 pm
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The Government has unveiled an additional nine UK technology trials under the 5G Create scheme, which reflects a total investment of £28.3m to help test various new 5G based broadband and wireless technologies and use cases. The biggest winner this time around seems to be Open Radio Access Networks (OpenRAN). All of this forms part […]
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Australia Sets New Distance Record for 1Gbps Speed via 5G mmW

January 13, 2021, 1:44 am
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The nbn™ Fixed Wireless network in Australia has just set what appears to be a new “world record” after it reached a broadband speed of “close” to 1Gbps (1000Mbps) via 5G mobile technology in a millimetre-wave (mmWave) band, using about 400MHz of spectrum bandwidth, over a distance of 7.3km. The previous record was set only […]
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O2’s 5G Network Now Live in Over 150 UK Towns and Cities

January 13, 2021, 4:01 pm
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Mobile operator O2 UK has today announced that their new ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband network has now gone live across a total of over 150 UK towns and cities (up from 108 in October and 60 in June 2020), which includes new locations like Bournemouth, Cheltenham, Doncaster and Southampton. Unlike other operators, which were […]
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EE Starts Deploying Ultrafast 5G in 13 More UK Towns and Cities

January 14, 2021, 1:51 am
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Mobile operator EE (BT) has today confirmed that their new 5G ultrafast mobile broadband network has now started to go live in the busiest parts of a further 13 towns and cities across the United Kingdom, which includes locations such as Halifax, Leamington Spa and St Albans. The development means that their 5G network is […]
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EE Mobile UK Extend Free Unlimited Data Offer for NHS Again

January 15, 2021, 12:15 am
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Mobile operator EE (BT) has announced that their offer of free unlimited data (mobile broadband) to customers who work for the National Health Service (NHS), which was due to expire on 31st January 2021, is to be extended again until June 2021 due to the on-going COVID-19 crisis. Since launching on 9th April 2020, the […]
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Mobile Operators Reject Call to Stop 5G Rollout Over Health Fears UPDATE

January 19, 2021, 5:29 am
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The trade association for UK mobile operators, Mobile UK, has warned that calls for the 5G rollout to be delayed on health grounds are “without merit“. The commentary comes after Professor John William Frank (University of Edinburgh) alleged that the transmitter density required for 5G may be “potentially harmful to health.” At present the only […]
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Vodafone UK Says it’s Unable to Offer Free BBC Bitesize Access

January 20, 2021, 8:28 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone has said that they won’t be following EE’s (inc. Plusnet and BT) lead by offering free data (mobile broadband) access to BBC Bitesize (education) content during the latest COVID-19 lockdown because it is “not possible,” at least not without applying the same rule to the whole of the BBC’s UK website. Part […]
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Giffgaff UK Boost 5G Mobile Data Allowances, Hikes PAYG Price

January 21, 2021, 12:06 am
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Mobile operator giffgaff has announced that they will soon be boosting the data (mobile broadband) allowances on some of their plans and as part of that they’ll also launch two new 5G ready “golden goodybag” plans. But it’s not all good news as the operator is doubling the price of data usage on their Pay […]
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CMA Probe Fears Higher Prices After O2 and Virgin Media Merger

January 21, 2021, 7:38 am
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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an ‘issues statement‘ on the proposed £31bn merger between mobile operator O2 and broadband ISP (inc. TV, phone) Virgin Media, which highlights the authority’s two main concerns – the risk of higher consumer prices and worse 5G connectivity for rivals. The deal, which was first announced […]
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