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Three UK and SSE Sign Deal to Upgrade Network for 4G and 5G Mobile

May 1, 2018, 2:00 am
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Mobile operator Three UK has today announced a new contract with SSE Enterprise Telecoms, which will initially see the latter facilitating fibre optic connections to 20 of the mobile operator’s core data centres. The deal helps to enhance capacity for their existing 4G network and prepare it for 5G. The first 5G based Mobile Broadband […]
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Over 50 Cross Party UK MPs Call for Better Rural 4G Mobile Coverage

May 13, 2018, 10:58 am
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More than 50 MPs have signed a letter by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Rural Services that calls on the government’s digital secretary, Matt Hancock, to ensure that 95% of the UK’s landmass can access a mobile service from all operators (Three UK, Vodafone, EE and O2) by the end of 2022. At present […]
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BT and EE Aim for UK Launch of Commercial 5G Mobile in 2019

May 15, 2018, 8:06 am
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The next generation of ultrafast 5G based Mobile Broadband technology might launch sooner than expected in the United Kingdom after the CEO of BT Group, Gavin Patterson, said that their mobile division (EE) could have a “commercial product launched in the next 18 months.” At present most people, including telecoms regulator Ofcom, have been expecting […]
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O2 Criticism – EE Defends Plan to Launch UK 5G Mobile in 2019

May 30, 2018, 5:07 am
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Mobile operator EE has today rejected criticism from rival O2, which claimed that their plan to become the first in the UK to launch a commercial 5G mobile network would only result in a “lite” version of the future ultrafast mobile broadband technology (i.e. missing key features). The situation began earlier this month after the […]
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EE Prepare First Live UK Trial of 5G Wireless Broadband in London

June 5, 2018, 4:01 pm
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Mobile operator EE has today announced that it will switch on the “UK’s first” live trial of their new prototype 5G based ultrafast wireless broadband network at 10 sites around London’s Tech City area during October 2018, including five small businesses and five homes. Gigabit speeds are predicted. Apparently some of the local areas that […]
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Ofcom Set Ambition for 5G Spectrum and Possibly 6GHz Wi-Fi

June 7, 2018, 6:43 am
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The UK telecoms regulator has today published a new consultation document on their proposals for the crucial World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), which amongst other things highlights the bands they’d like to see used for 5G and the possibility of adopting 6GHz for use in future WiFi networks. The WRC event is held approximately every […]
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London Mayor Details Plan to Grow 5G, WiFi and Full Fibre Broadband

June 13, 2018, 12:35 am
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The Mayor of London UK, Sadiq Khan, has published a new roadmap that aims to build the “smartest city in the world” and to improve its digital connectivity. The measures will grow public WiFi hotspots, support 5G Mobile networks and make “full fibre” (FTTH/P) ultrafast broadband available to all new build homes. At present around […]
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Wireless ISPs Call on Ofcom to Fix Broken UK Spectrum Auctions

June 17, 2018, 11:26 am
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The UK Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (UKWISPA), which is the official trade body for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband providers, has called on Ofcom to “modernise the way it allocates spectrum resources” because they claim that the current approach of national auctions is “no longer fit for purpose“. The organisation notes that “huge chunks […]
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O2 UK Delivers Worst Level of Satisfaction for Mobile Data Speed

June 18, 2018, 5:42 am
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A new online RootMetrics survey of 1000 mobile customers has found that EE and Three UK have the highest levels of satisfaction with Mobile Broadband speeds (57% and 58% respectively), while O2 is bottom. Overall 79% would be willing to pay “marginally” more for something faster and more reliable (like 5G). The mobile analytics firm […]
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Vodafone – 7 UK Cities to Test Gigabit 5G Mobile Broadband in 2018 UPDATE

June 20, 2018, 1:42 am
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Mobile operator Vodafone has countered EE’s announcement of a 5G trial in London (here) by confirming that they too will be testing the future 1Gbps capable mobile technology between October and December 2018, albeit in 7 UK cities: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester. Sadly at the time of writing Vodafone hasn’t told […]
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Ofcom CEO – The £6bn Cost of Truly Universal UK Mobile Coverage

June 20, 2018, 2:11 am
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The CEO of Ofcom, Sharon White, yesterday told the Connected Britain event in London that to provide good mobile network (4G etc.) coverage across virtually all of the UK landmass would cost up to around £6 billion and is likely to require some form of cross subsidy. As previously reported, next year will see the […]
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CLA Call on Ofcom to Force UK Mobile Networks to Fix Rural Not-Spots UPDATE

June 26, 2018, 2:45 am
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The Country Land and Business Association, which represents thousands of landowners (farmers and businesses) in England and Wales, has once again called on Ofcom to pull rural parts of the UK out of the “digital dark age” by forcing Mobile operators to make 4G “available for all businesses and communities.” The CLA’s on-going #4GForAll campaign […]
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Ofcom Publish 5 Year Plan for UK Fixed Wireless Spectrum

July 5, 2018, 3:43 am
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Fixed wireless networks are used across the UK for supplying broadband ISP connections to homes, providing backhaul capacity for mobile networks, distributing TV and so forth. As such Ofcom’s review of related services, which sets out their key decisions and a 5 year plan for the spectrum, is very important. In the United Kingdom, the […]
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough UK Launch £5.6m Digital Strategy

July 10, 2018, 12:17 am
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The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has put £5.6m toward supporting the launch of their new ‘Delivering Digital Connectivity Strategy’, which aims to “significantly improve mobile, broadband and public WiFi coverage, whilst securing future proof full fibre [FTTP] and 5G networks.” At present the local Connecting Cambridgeshire project is already working alongside Openreach (BT) to […]
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Local Policy Changes Needed to Boost 5G and Full Fibre in UK Cities

July 14, 2018, 12:09 am
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The Centre for Cities think tank, which is supported by O2, has published a new report that recommends what cities across the United Kingdom need to do in order to facilitate the rollout of next generation “full fibre” (FTTP/H) ultrafast broadband ISP technologies and future 5G Mobile networks. On top of that the report highlights […]
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BSG Report Identifies Key Barriers to UK 5G Mobile Deployment

July 19, 2018, 4:01 pm
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The Broadband Stakeholder Group think-tank, which advises the UK Government, has today published new research from Analysys Mason that identifies 13 specific barriers (reflecting practical challenges in planning and roll-out) to deployment of future 5G mobile infrastructure. Some 21 recommendations are made. At the time of writing 5G has yet to finalise all of its […]
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Gov Detail BIG Changes to Boost UK Full Fibre Broadband and 5G UPDATE5

July 23, 2018, 12:07 am
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The UK government has today set out a range of new proposals (copper switch-off, regulatory reforms etc.) as part of their Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), which seeks to help boost investment and support for future 5G mobile and “full fibre” (FTTH/P) ultrafast broadband. But there are caveats. At present a combination of new regulation […]
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ISP Sky Broadband Prep New Router and Future 5G Mobile Launch

July 26, 2018, 12:10 am
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Sky (Sky Broadband) has released their latest results to the end of June 2018 (financial Q4 17/18), which reveals that “Fibre” (FTTC) penetration has risen to 38% (up from 33% six months ago) of their UK broadband base. Plus they’re planning an early Sky Mobile launch of 5G and have a new broadband router coming. […]
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Three UK Prep 5G Trial as Mobile Data Use Rises to 7.6GB in H1 2018

August 2, 2018, 3:20 am
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Mobile operator Three UK has published their H1 2018 results, which among other things revealed that monthly Mobile Broadband (3G / 4G) data usage per customer grew by 10% during the first six months of the year to total 7.6GB (GigaBytes) and that’s compared with a rise of +7% for the whole of 2017. By […]
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Government Seeks Suppliers for 5G Trial on Trans Pennine Route

August 17, 2018, 7:56 am
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The UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has today issued a new ‘Call for Expressions of Interest‘ in their proposed £35m trial of 5G based mobile broadband and fibre optic technology on the Trans Pennine rail (trains) route between Manchester and York in England. The Trans Pennine Initiative (TPI), which was […]
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