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EE Name First 16 UK Cities for 2019 Commercial 5G Mobile Rollout
Mobile operator EE (BT) has today named the first UK cities to benefit from their commercial roll-out of ultrafast multi-Gigabit capable 5G mobile and wireless home broadband technology, which is due...
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Three UK Study – 5G to do 100Mbps Broadband, Replace Fixed Lines
Ovum has today published a new report, commissioned by mobile operator Three UK, which claims future 5G technology will deliver home broadband speeds of 80-100Mbps. Furthermore they predict that it...
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Three UK and Huawei Demo 3-4Gbps 5G Wireless Broadband Link
Mobile operator Three UK and Huawei have teamed-up in London to demonstrate a multi-site 5G network, which was able to deliver peak wireless broadband speeds of up to 3-4Gbps (Gigabits per second) via...
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EE UK Test Live 5G Broadcast from Wembley Stadium with BT Sport
Mobile operator EE has moved to defuse some of Three UK’s recent promotional efforts by announcing their own demo of the new 5G wireless broadband technology, which in this case showcased BT Sport’s...
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JT Picks ZTE to Deploy 5G Mobile on the British Channel Islands
The stated-owned telecoms operator JT (Jersey Telecom) has decided to shun recent security concerns by partnering with Chinese state-owned enterprise ZTE, which will help them to build a new 5G...
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5G Mobile Trial in Japan Delivers Broadband Speeds of 27Gbps
A joint outdoor field trial by Mitsubishi and NTT DOCOMO in Japan appears to have achieved a “world’s first” by pushing the future 5G mobile network technology to deliver maximum throughput speeds of...
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O2 UK Lays Groundwork for 5G with London Trial of Massive MIMO
Mobile operator O2 UK has today announced that they’ve begun a new pilot with Nokia in parts of London (i.e. Kings Cross and Marble Arch), which will test Massive MIMO (multiple input, multiple output)...
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£6.85bn for UK Broadband and 5G Infrastructure Upgrades by 2021
The Government has today published their ‘National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline’ report, which reveals the scale of public and private investment that is underway or expected to be put...
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By 2024 Smartphones Will Consume 21GB+ of Mobile Data on Average
The latest biannual mobility report from Ericsson has revealed that the world is home to a total of 7.9 billion mobile subscriptions and this will hit 8.9 billion by 2024. Over the same period the...
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Ofcom to Target Better UK Mobile and Broadband Cover in 2019-20
Ofcom has today launched a new consultation on their annual plan for 2019/20, which summarises all of the major work they intend to do next year (e.g. improving mobile coverage, new consumer...
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Cityfibre Pilot Full Fibre to Connect Arqiva 5G Small Cells in London
Fibre optic broadband building Cityfibre has today joined forces with wireless infrastructure company Arqiva to construct the UK’s “largest” multi-million pound pilot of a new wholesale, 5G ready Small...
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Security – BT and EE to Remove Huawei Kit from UK Mobile Network
Telecoms giant BT (EE) has confirmed that they will remove Huawei’s kit from their core 3G and 4G network within the next 2 years. On top of that they will also exclude the Chinese company from bidding...
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EE UK Aim to be First in the World to Offer a OnePlus 5G Phone in 2019
Mobile operator EE has this evening announced that they are aiming to “become the first operator in the world” to range the future OnePlus 5G Smartphone in 2019, which will stem from a new R&D...
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Vodafone Improves UK 4G and 5G Mobile Coverage via Manholes
Most of the time when a mobile operator wants to improve their network coverage then they install new base stations or small cells in high locations, such as on top of a building, mast or street light....
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CBI Demands Urgent Action to Fast Track UK Gigabit Broadband
A new report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that the UK Government must take “urgent action” and “fast track [new] laws” in order to ensure the delivery of its aspiration...
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Three UK Secure Key Change to Boost 5G Wireless Broadband Plans
Ofcom has granted a small but controversial change to the part of the 3.6GHz band owned by mobile operator Three UK (H3G, UK Broadband Ltd.), which will give them access to a 100MHz block of contiguous...
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Ofcom Consult on UK Mobile Spectrum Sharing and 5G Auctions
The UK telecoms regulator has moved to improve 4G and future 5G mobile coverage by setting out their plans for “spectrum sharing” in the 1800MHz, 2300MHz and 3.8-4.2GHz bands, as well as finalising new...
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Broadband and Telecoms are a Bigger Worry than Brexit in Somerset
A new survey of 92 businesses in the UK county of Somerset, which was conducted by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce (SCC), has revealed that local firms are more concerned about issues around education...
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Farmers Bemoan Poor UK Rural Mobile and Broadband Connectivity
The National Farmers Union has published the results from its latest online and telephone based survey of 812 members, which found that just 16% of farmers had access to “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+)...
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Vodafone UK Hopes to Make Future Broadband Networks Invisible
Vodafone has said that ISPs need to “look beyond speed” and “make the network invisible so users don’t even know it is there“. The operator was speaking at the launch of a new project – Broadband...
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