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The Fastest 16 UK Cities for Mobile Broadband Speed in H2 2020

April 8, 2021, 2:30 am
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A new report from mobile benchmarking firm RootMetrics has used the data they gathered for their previous H2 2020 study (here) to rank 16 of the United Kingdom’s largest and fastest cities by their average (median) download speed on 4G and 5G networks. Liverpool came top with an aggregate speed of 43.6Mbps. The company typically […]
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VOXI Extends £10 5G Unlimited Voice and Data for Job Seekers

April 8, 2021, 2:53 am
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Contract-free UK mobile operator VOXI, a sibling of Vodafone UK, has extended their special “VOXI For Now” tariff, which offers a 5G (mobile broadband) plan with unlimited data, calls and texts for just £10 a month, for up to 6 months, to anyone who has lost their job as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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Three UK Offers Free Tech Gadgets with Unlimited Data Plans

April 9, 2021, 12:37 am
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Mobile operator Three UK has today kicked off what they’re calling the “Big Tech Giveaway,” which as the name suggests means that new customers taking one of their latest unlimited data (mobile broadband) tariffs and selected handset bundles will also receive a free gadget – ranging from smartwatches to smart speakers etc. At present this […]
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UK Ranks 78 Out of 230 Countries for Price of 1GB Mobile Data

April 9, 2021, 7:28 am
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A new study has analysed 6,148 mobile data (mobile broadband) plans from across 230 countries in order to compare the cost of a 1GB (GigaByte) data allowance, which found that the United Kingdom has seen its position fall from 59th last year to 78th in 2021, with an average price of USD $1.42 per GB […]
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CMA Provisionally Clears Virgin Media UK and O2 to Merge

April 14, 2021, 1:01 am
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The UK Competition and Markets Authority has today “provisionally” cleared the proposed £31bn (total enterprise value) mega merger between broadband provider Virgin Media (Liberty Global) and mobile operator O2 (Telefonica), which will light the fuse on a major £10bn project to extend “full fibre” FTTP and 5G mobile services. The CMA had previously raised some […]
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Ofcom and UK MPs Support IET Call for New Approach to 6G Mobile

April 14, 2021, 9:35 am
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Senior Government MPs and Ofcom have backed a call by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for the development of future 6G based mobile broadband technologies to prioritise societal benefits, instead of the usual focus on delivering “ever higher data [speeds] and ever higher spectrum bands.” It’s traditional for the R&D of a new […]
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Vodafone UK and Ericsson Trial Drones to Aid 5G Network Rollout

April 15, 2021, 3:09 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone and supply partner Ericsson have begun a new trial that uses aerial drones and Lidar-based 3D technology to speed up network planning and site upgrades for new 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) networks, such as by using them to conduct surveys of difficult to reach rural and city centre sites. Normally […]
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New Government Changes to Boost 5G Mobile Cover in England

April 20, 2021, 12:17 am
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The Government has today begun a consultation on their proposed changes to Permitted Development (PD) rights for mobile infrastructure, which seeks to extend 5G and 4G (mobile broadband) coverage in rural areas of England via key changes (e.g. allowing taller masts of up to 30 metres and softening planning permission). At present all the major […]
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Vodafone UK Opens New Lab to Test OpenRAN Mobile Kit

April 21, 2021, 3:29 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone UK has opened a new Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) focused Test and Integration Lab at its Newbury technology campus, which will help to support their future plans for a commercial rollout of the 4G and 5G mobile supporting technology in rural parts of England and Wales. At present if an operator […]
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iD Mobile UK Start Making Ultrafast 5G Available at No Extra Cost

April 22, 2021, 12:24 am
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Mobile operator iD Mobile (Dixons Carphone), which recently extended their existing Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement with Three UK (here), has now begun to make ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband connectivity available to their SIM Only customers at no extra cost. But initially only a very few Smartphones are supported. According to an updated […]
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Broadband and 5G Boost as Network Rail Plan GBP1bn Cable Auction

April 26, 2021, 12:23 am
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Network Rail, which is responsible for running Britain’s railways, has revealed they will auction off 10,000 miles worth of their old trackside cable network (much of this still runs off legacy copper lines and is in need of an upgrade). The £1bn auction could help to support the UK rollout of gigabit broadband and 5G […]
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Broadband and Mobile Policy by Political Party in Wales and Scotland

April 26, 2021, 7:00 am
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Anybody living in Wales or Scotland will be aware that both are currently preparing for parliamentary elections, which are due to take place on 6th May 2021. As such we thought it might be useful to take a quick look at what each of the main parties are promising in terms of broadband and mobile […]
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Ofcom Reveal Final Results of UK 5G Mobile Spectrum Auction

April 26, 2021, 11:51 pm
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The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published the final results from their recent £1.38bn auction of 5G friendly radio spectrum in the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz frequency bands, which includes a few key changes from last month’s principal stage. Better mobile broadband coverage and speeds are expected. The regulator has now auctioned off 80MHz of spectrum […]
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BT Ponders Sale of TV Sport Broadcasting to Aid UK Broadband UPDATE

April 28, 2021, 11:55 pm
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Telecoms giant BT, which is currently doing everything it can to fund Openreach’s planned £12bn rollout of “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband services to 20 million UK premises by the mid to late 2020s, has reportedly appointed investment bank Lazard and held tentative early talks with a view to selling their BTSport broadcasting biz. The addition […]
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EE UK Sees Mobile Internet Traffic for Video Games Jump 31%

April 29, 2021, 4:01 pm
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Mobile operator EE (BT) has today reported that mobile broadband (4G, 5G) usage related to internet video game traffic on their network has increased by 31% over the past six months, while the number of people enjoying mobile gaming also increase by 18% during the COVID-19 lockdown. Interestingly, more women (54%) than men (44%) were […]
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EE Makes eSIM Downloads Possible for UK Mobile Customers

April 30, 2021, 4:01 pm
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Customers of EE’s UK mobile network may be pleased to learn that the operator recently simplified the eSIM installation process, which has finally made it possible for them to properly download, install and activate an eSIM on their chosen device or Smartphone. A traditional SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card contains a chip that authenticates your […]
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Cross Party MPs Examine UK Rural Broadband and Mobile Divide

May 11, 2021, 2:20 am
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The All Party Parliamentary Group for Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse, which is an informal cross-party group formed by UK MPs and members of the House of Lords, has begun a new inquiry that will explore whether the government has “given up” on bridging the digital divide (mobile and broadband connectivity). At the end […]
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Ofcom Preps Strategic Review of UK 4G and 5G Mobile Networks

May 11, 2021, 4:46 am
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Ofcom has today set out the terms of reference for their future UK mobile strategy review, which will examine how the regulator can adjust their approach in order to improve 4G and 5G based mobile (mobile broadband) network connectivity for consumers and businesses over the next 5 to 10 years. At present 82% of the […]
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2021 Queens Speech Touts Online Safety Bill and Broadband Boost

May 11, 2021, 5:38 am
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The Queen has today carried out the first State Opening of Parliament since the pandemic began, which sets out the UK Government’s agenda for the coming session. As expected this included various references to gigabit broadband and mobile connectivity, as well as their plans to publish the controversial Online Safety Bill. As usual the speech […]
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Misguided 5G Vandals Wreck Broadband Service in Rural Somerset

May 11, 2021, 7:12 am
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Rural homes and businesses around the Norwood Park area of Somerset (England), specifically those connected to the local network run by UK ISP Voneus, lost their internet connection over the weekend after a group of “misguided 5G protestors” damaged broadband equipment while mistaking it for a mobile mast. The provider, which generally specialises in bringing […]
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