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Vodafone UK Launch New Flexible 5G EVO Mobile Phone Plans

June 15, 2021, 3:39 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today launched what it calls an “evolution in mobile phone plans” with their new 4G and 5G supporting EVO packages, which aim to give consumers and sole trader business customers more flexibility over payments, contract lengths, smartphone upgrades and the ability to trade in old handsets. The EVO plans are […]
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Vodafone UK and Ericsson Deploy Cloud-Native Dual-Mode 5G Core

June 17, 2021, 12:53 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone has today announced that they’re working with strategic supplier Ericsson to deploy a new cloud-native dual-mode (Single Packet) core for their new 5G Standalone (SA) network in the United Kingdom. Until now, the technology had only been deployed on the campus of Coventry University in July 2020. Most of the early commercial […]
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Rupert Murdoch’s News UK Sniffs Possible BT TV Partnership UPDATE

June 22, 2021, 1:30 am
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Rupert Murdoch’s News UK (News Corp), which publishes the Sun and the Times newspapers, has reportedly expressed an interest in a partnership with BT’s Pay TV business. The telecoms giant is currently known to be considering a sale of BTSport in order to help fund their £15bn rollout of full fibre broadband. At present the […]
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GBP55m Fibre and 5G Boost Approved for Swansea Bay City Deal

June 23, 2021, 1:32 am
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The UK and Welsh Governments have given their approval for a £55m digital infrastructure investment under the £1.3bn Swansea Bay City Region project, which will expand full fibre broadband and 5G mobile connectivity to benefit residents and businesses across Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Swansea. At the time of writing, we still have very […]
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Clarifying O2 UK’s Tougher Excess Data Charges for EU Roaming

June 23, 2021, 11:36 pm
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Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) appears set to introduce a tougher Fair Usage Policy (FUP) for data (mobile broadband) usage when roaming around the EU. From 2nd August 2021, Pay Monthly customers will now be charged £3.50 for every GigaByte of data used over a cap of 25GB. But this is not a new approach. According […]
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Vodafone UK Pilot 5G Standalone in London, Manchester and Cardiff

June 24, 2021, 12:51 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone has today confirmed that their first pilots of ultrafast 5G Standalone (SA) network technology, which is being supported by kit from Ericsson (here), have finally gone live in parts of London, Manchester and Cardiff. The move follows last year’s trial at Coventry University in summer 2020. The commercial pilot will focus on […]
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Mobile Operator EE UK to Reintroduce EU Roaming Charges

June 24, 2021, 5:25 am
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EE (BT) has followed this morning’s confusion over O2’s tougher excess data charges for EU roaming (here) by revealing that they will be reintroducing EU roaming charges for new or upgrading customers from 7th July 2021. In short, you’ll be charged £2 a day to use your allowances across 47 European countries from January 2022. […]
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O2, Vodafone and Three UK Respond to EU Roaming Concerns

June 24, 2021, 7:11 am
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The controversial decision today by UK mobile operator EE to reintroduce EU roaming charges for new and upgrading customers (here) has resulted in some concern that other operators would follow suit. In response, we asked O2, Vodafone and Three UK to clarify whether they’re planning to do something similar. First up we have Three UK, […]
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5G Mobile Users Gobble up to 2.7 Times More Data Than 4G

June 24, 2021, 4:01 pm
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Opensignal, which uses crowd-sourced data to benchmark mobile networks, has found that 5G connected users in 20 of the leading markets for the new mobile broadband tech see much greater mobile data usage than 4G users. The biggest increase was in Japan (2.7x), while the UK scores 2.0x and Ireland came last on 1.2x. The […]
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Giffgaff UK Boost Mobile Data Allowances for Existing Plans

June 25, 2021, 2:47 am
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Mobile operator giffgaff has announced that they’re boosting the data (mobile broadband) allowances on some of their existing 4G and ultrafast 5G plans, which will apply to both new and existing customers. For example, their £12 per month “goodybag” will grow from 10GB to 12GB at no extra cost. Typically, all of giffgaff’s Pay Monthly […]
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BT Sign OneWeb Deal to Tackle UK Rural Broadband Slow Spots

June 26, 2021, 11:24 pm
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UK ISP BT and satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK government, have reached an agreement that will see the two working together to bring ultrafast low-latency broadband speeds to some of the hardest to reach rural parts of the country, where even their £5bn Project Gigabit programme would struggle to go. […]
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Vodafone UK Signs New MNO Deal with Dixons Carphone

June 28, 2021, 2:48 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve signed a new multi-year Mobile Network Operator (MNO) partnership deal with Dixons Carphone, which separately runs the MVNO provider iD Mobile and will thus see new packages launch “later in the year.” For those still living under a rock, Dixons Carphone is the business behind Currys […]
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Gov Commits GBP30m to Help UK Develop 4G and 5G OpenRAN

July 1, 2021, 4:01 pm
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The UK Government has today committed £30m to support the launch of their Future RAN Competition (FRANC), which will aim to fund “innovative R&D projects” that could help to speed up the adoption of a new breed of wireless Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) based 4G and 5G mobile networks. At present, most UK […]
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Three UK Boost 4G and 5G Mobile Data on Pay As You Go Packs

July 2, 2021, 3:32 am
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Mobile operator Three UK has launched a new offer for their Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers, which doubles the mobile broadband data (4G or 5G) on their cheapest £10 data pack from 6GB (GigaBytes) to 12GB, while their £15 pack jumps from 20GB to 30GB. The packs, which last for 1 month, also add […]
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EE UK’s New Service Makes Capped Mobile Data Plans Unlimited

July 6, 2021, 2:10 am
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Mobile operator EE (BT) has today soft launched a new ‘Stay Connected‘ feature for Pay Monthly customers, which means that 4G and 5G plans with a capped data allowance (mobile broadband) will be able to continue using the internet “at no extra cost” even when their monthly allowance runs out. Obviously, there’s a catch. The […]
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Vodafone UK Gift Pay Monthly Customers 6 Months Discovery+

July 6, 2021, 2:50 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today announced that “all pay-monthly” customers on their 4G and 5G plans can now enjoy Discovery+ TV content (video streaming) for 6 months at no extra cost, which also includes access to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 via 55 live event feeds and 2,000 hours of on-demand action. Customers who […]
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First In-Field 700MHz UK Standalone Private 5G Network Goes Live

July 6, 2021, 3:47 am
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The 5G RuralDorset (5GRD) project, which is testing a mix of 5G based mobile technologies alongside existing fibre optic infrastructure, has announced the successful installation and testing of the “world’s first” in-field 700MHz based Standalone (SA) private 5G network to serve rural parts of the Jurassic Coast. But not for consumers. The 700MHz band has […]
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Testing 5G Speeds in Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle

July 7, 2021, 1:05 am
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Mobile benchmark firm RootMetrics has just published a new summary of their latest 5G based UK mobile broadband speed and availability testing across the four primary network operators – EE (BT), O2 (VMO2), Vodafone and Three UK – in the cities of Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle. RootMetrics typically employs a team of testers to […]
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Virgin Media O2 Boost 4G and 5G at Major UK Holiday Sites

July 7, 2021, 4:01 pm
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Customers of mobile operator O2 (VMO2) may like to know that they’ve upgraded the capacity of their 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network at almost 600 UK cell sites, which is part of their preparations for a “record staycation summer” (i.e. the sites are popular tourist destinations and seaside areas, such as Bognor Regis, Bath […]
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Some Smarty UK Customers Start Seeing 5G Mobile Connectivity

July 7, 2021, 4:01 pm
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A number of customers on mobile operator Smarty have this week reported being able to connect via an ultrafast 5G mobile (mobile broadband) signal for the first time, which started on Tuesday night and suggests that the operator is close to going live with the new service. But officially, they’re not quite ready yet. Smarty, […]
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