Ofcom UK Set Timetable for 5G Mobile Auction of 26GHz and 40GHz
The UK telecoms regulator has today set out their expected timetable for the long-in-gestation plan to auction off a large chunk of millimetre wave (mmW) radio spectrum frequency in the 26GHz and 40GHz...
View ArticleFootball Streaming Pushes BT to Record UK Broadband Traffic of 33.7Tbps
Broadband and telecoms giant BT (EE) has used a mix of UK network stats and a consumer survey of 2,000 adults to reveal how the “British public are engaging with the biggest cultural moments of the...
View ArticleOfcom UK Propose Tweak to 3.9GHz Band for Mobile and Wireless Broadband
The UK telecoms regulator has proposed an additional tweak to its existing licence for the 3.9GHz (3925 – 4009MHz) radio spectrum band, which would change the authorised frequency from 3925-4009 MHz...
View ArticleEutelsat Tap Airbus to Build Next Gen OneWeb Broadband Satellites
European satellite operator Eutelsat has announced that they’ve selected Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) to build the first batch of 100 next generation (GEN2) broadband satellites for their global...
View ArticleVodafone UK and Google Boost 5G Upload Speeds for Pixel Users via MIMO and ULCA
Vodafone UK has announced that they’ve worked with Google to bring MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) support to their Pixel 8 Pro and new Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, and 9 Fold phones when on the...
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Ookla Examine New Year’s Eve 23-24 City 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds
Network testing firm Ookla (i.e. Speedtest.net, Downdetector.co.uk) has used its crowdsourced data to examine how 5G mobile (mobile broadband) networks performed across a selection of major world...
View ArticleNorth Yorkshire UK Seeks Faster Broadband Fix for 11,000 Premises
The North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has called on the UK government to help it find funding and solutions for the remaining 11,000 properties in the county that, once existing roll-outs of...
View ArticleTop Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs for H2 2024
Once again, as we reach the end of 2024, it’s time for ISPreview to take our usual biannual look back to see how the broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally...
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