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CMA Launch Deeper Probe of Three UK Mast Sale to Cellnex

July 28, 2021, 9:09 am
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a deeper Phase 2 investigation to examine any “competition concerns” that may surround the £8.6bn (€10 billion) sale of CK Hutchison Holdings (Three UK) interests in European tower assets and businesses to Spanish company Cellnex. The CMA noted last week that Cellnex, which only recently gobbled up […]
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BT Group Grows FTTP Broadband Coverage to 5.2m UK Premises

July 29, 2021, 12:48 am
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The BT Group has today reported their latest Q1 2021/22 results, which among other things reports that Openreach’s 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network now covers 5.16 million UK premises (up from 4.6m last quarter) and 860,000 of BT’s retail ISP customers have taken the service. As usual, it’s been another busy quarter for […]
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New Inmarsat Network to Integrate GEO, LEO Satellites and 5G

July 29, 2021, 3:34 am
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British satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat has today announced their future communications network, ORCHESTRA, which aims to “seamlessly integrate” their existing fleet of geosynchronous (GEO) platforms with a constellation of up to 175 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and terrestrial 5G (mobile broadband) connectivity. Competition in the satellite communications and broadband connectivity market is fierce and […]
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Judge Blocks Crowdfunded Legal Challenge to UK 5G Rollout

July 30, 2021, 8:50 am
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The High Court has blocked a highly questionable crowd-funded legal challenge by the Action Against 5G campaign, which had been attempting to disrupt the rollout of ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) services over fears that “radio-frequency radiation from masts and wireless devices puts health and life at risk.“ Just to recap, the outbreak of COVID-19 brought […]
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Three UK Sees 5G Mobile Broadband Coverage Reach 29 Percent UPDATE

August 2, 2021, 3:16 am
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Three UK has today revealed that their new 5G (mobile broadband) network has just gone live in another 110 locations across the United Kingdom (300 in total), which they claim has pushed their “outdoor population coverage” (not geographic) to 29%. The current rollout plan aims to reach 2,500 new sites over the next few years. […]
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Ookla Study Names Three UK Fastest for 5G Speeds at 231Mbps

August 3, 2021, 7:38 am
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Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net service, has just published a new Q1-Q2 2021 (H1) study of 5G mobile broadband performance from Three UK, EE, Vodafone and O2 (VMO2), which found that Three delivered the fastest average (median) download speeds of 231.07Mbps. But Vodafone wins on uploads (19.69Mbps). Before we get started, it’s important to […]
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Rootmetrics Names EE Best for UK 5G Mobile Reach and Speeds UPDATE

August 4, 2021, 4:01 pm
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Mobile benchmarking firm RootMetrics will today publish a new biannual H1 2021 report into the performance of 5G (mobile broadband) networks in the United Kingdom, which praises EE (BT) for their “consistent broad availability … fast speeds and reliability.” At the time of writing, we haven’t yet been given access to the report, and so […]
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North of Tyne Gets GBP7m for 5G and Future Connectivity Fund

August 9, 2021, 1:22 am
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The North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA), which represents Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland in England, recently announced that they will put £7 million toward a new 5G and Future Connectivity Fund, which is largely intended to help boost mobile and “full fibre” broadband connectivity in rural areas. The funding, which forms part of a […]
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U Turn as Vodafone UK Reintroduce EU Mobile Roaming Charges

August 9, 2021, 5:09 am
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Well, that was one of the fastest U-turns in history. Mobile operator Vodafone UK, which in June 2021 (here) told ISPreview.co.uk they had “no current plans to change our approach to roaming in the EU” (this after rival EE reintroduced roaming charges), has now decided to introduce such charges after all. Previously, customers of Vodafone […]
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Virgin Media O2 to Create 400 New Jobs Ahead of Network Plans

August 10, 2021, 1:39 am
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Broadband ISP, TV and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today announced that they will recruit a further 400 UK staff (c.300 will be field engineers and 100 will work in retail roles), including 100 apprentices, as part of a £10bn plan to upgrade their fixed line and 5G mobile networks over the […]
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EE UK Add Netflix as Smart Benefit and Full Works Plan for Android

August 11, 2021, 2:00 am
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Customers of mobile operator EE (BT) can now add Netflix’s video streaming service as an inclusive benefit on their “Smart” plans. The provider has also made their “Full Works” plan available on Android devices (previously it was only for iPhones), allowing users to choose Netflix, Apple Music and BT Sport plus “full speed unlimited data.” […]
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BSG Study Examines Gigabit Broadband for Remote UK Rural Areas

August 16, 2021, 4:01 am
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The Broadband Stakeholder Group, which is a think-tank that advises the UK Government, has today published new research from Analysys Mason that examines some of the commercial and technical practicalities of providing faster broadband coverage to areas in the UK that are hardest to reach. Just to recap. The Government’s new £5bn Project Gigabit programme, which […]
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EE UK Extends Stay Connected Unlimited Data to More Plans

August 18, 2021, 4:31 am
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Mobile operator EE has announced that their “Stay Connected” feature, which effectively enables unlimited mobile broadband use on even 4G or 5G Pay Monthly plans with capped data allowances, has been extended to work with ‘Essential’ and ‘Smart’ plans on tablets, laptops and mobile WiFi router devices, as well as data SIMs. Just to recap. […]
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Snapshot of EE UK Data Traffic During UEFA Euros and British F1

August 18, 2021, 5:10 am
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Mobile operator EE (BT) has today published a very brief snapshot of how mobile broadband (data) traffic, via 4G and 5G connectivity, was impacted during the recent UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament and the British F1 (GP) race at Silverstone this summer. The data provided by EE below is extremely basic, and thus we aren’t […]
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Vodafone Offer Free 20GB Data SIMs to Charities Across the UK

August 25, 2021, 3:53 am
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Vodafone UK has today launched a new initiative that offers SIMs packed with 20GB of free data (mobile broadband), as well as free calls and texts every month for 6-months, to charities across the country. The hope is that this may help some of the 1.5m households – approximately 6% of the population – who […]
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Back to Schools Campaign Offers GBP75 Grant for UK Broadband

August 25, 2021, 10:55 pm
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The UK Government has today launched its “back to school and college campaign” to set out the experience that students can expect from September 2021, which among other things includes support for remote education when young people test positive for COVID-19 and need to isolate. A £75 broadband grant forms part of this. The announcement […]
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Freshwave Expands Open Access 4G Mobile Cells in Croydon

August 26, 2021, 2:03 am
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Network builder Freshwave, which specialises in deploying 4G and 5G mobile cells that can often be harnessed by other operators, has announced that over 40 new cell sites will be added to their existing coverage in the Croydon area of South London. The same approach will also pave the way for 5G adoption in the […]
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Giffgaff UK Launch Special Mobile Data Goodybag for Students

September 1, 2021, 1:25 am
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Mobile operator giffgaff has recently announced that they’re launching a brand-new golden goodybag (mobile plan), just for students. Students will be able to access a special £10 goodybag, which provides 13GB of data (3GB more data than giffgaff’s regular £10 golden goodybag), as well as unlimited UK calls and texts and EU roaming. Students who […]
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Opensignal Examine the Impact of 4G Spectrum on UK 5G Speeds

September 1, 2021, 5:48 am
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A new study from crowd-sourced mobile benchmarking firm Opensignal has highlighted how mobile broadband users in Germany, Italy and the UK saw “significantly faster” 5G average download speeds when they were also connected to additional amounts of 4G spectrum, through older 4G technology. At present, existing 5G deployments in the UK are using Non-Standalone (NSA) […]
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Vodafone UK 5G Trial Cuts Energy Use and Refarms 900MHz to 4G

September 2, 2021, 3:21 am
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Vodafone UK has teamed up with network supplier Ericsson to conduct a new trial in Central London, which demonstrated an impressive 43% reduction in the energy consumption of their 5G mobile broadband network (reaching up to 55% at off-peak times). The operator has also re-farmed some of their 900MHz band to boost 4G. The kit […]
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