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EE UK Launches Unlimited 4G and 5G Mobile Data Plans
Mobile operator EE (BT) appears to have responded to pressure from Three UK and Vodafone’s new “unlimited” data (mobile broadband) plans by launching their own competing products, which they say come...
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Plaid Cymru’s 3 Point Plan to “Eradicate” Broadband Notspots in Wales
The Party of Wales (Plaid Cymru) appears to expecting a general election soon as they’ve recently set out a new – if somewhat familiar – three-point plan, which primarily aims to “eradicate Wales of...
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Councils Object to Planning Changes for Boosting UK Mobile Cover
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has voiced strong opposition to new plans by the UK government, which last month proposed to simplify the planning rules (Permitted Development Rights)...
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Vodafone UK Deploys Ultrafast 5G Mobile to Gatwick Airport
Mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that their new 5G network, which is capable of ultrafast mobile broadband speeds, has just been deployed to cover the South Terminal building at Gatwick...
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Study Shows Benefits of 5G and Full Fibre to UK Local Authorities
A new piece of research from Oxera, which was commissioned by the Broadband Stakeholder Group think-tank, has helped to highlight some of the benefits (better employment, increased economic activity...
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O2 UK Launches Unlimited 4G Mobile Broadband Data Plans
After Three UK led the way, followed by Vodafone, then EE and today mobile operator O2 has become the last of the major UK providers to launch its own “Unlimited Data” (mobile broadband) tariffs for 4G...
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Opensignal Find UK Still Slowest for 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds
Crowd-sourced analyst firm Opensignal has today updated their early real-world benchmarks of 5G based mobile broadband networks across 12 countries (i.e. those that have launched the service), which...
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Government to Water Down 2025 Full Fibre for All UK Target – Become Gigabit
Several industry sources have indicated to ISPreview.co.uk that they now expect the Government to water down Boris Johnson’s (Prime Minister) pledge to cover the United Kingdom in “full fibre” (FTTP)...
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O2 UK Trial 5G Mobile Broadband for “Smart” Ambulances
Mobile operator O2 UK and Samsung have announced that their latest trial of ultrafast mobile broadband connectivity will involve equipping a standard ambulance with simulated 5G connectivity, which...
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Three UK Boast 5G Latency Cred with Call of Duty Game Promo
Mobile operator Three UK are keen to showcase the benefits of their new “ultra-fast” 5G home broadband network (here) and to that end they’ve agreed a new partnership with Activision, which will help...
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UK Ranks 13th out of 34 Countries in New Connectivity Index
The United Kingdom has placed 13th out of 34 countries in a new Connectivity Index from Carphone Warehouse, which ranks sixteen different metrics across each country (transport links, information...
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Three UK Start L-Band Rollout and Recycle 3G Spectrum to 4G
Mobile operator Three UK has today pledged that existing customers can expect “performance improvements” (i.e. faster mobile broadband speeds) of up to 150% as part of a major upgrade, which will see...
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Comparison of Unlimited Mobile Data SIMs from UK Operators
Over the past few months all of the three major UK mobile network operators – EE (BT), Vodafone and O2 – have joined Three UK in offering 4G or 5G pay monthly mobile data (mobile broadband) plans with...
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New Agreement Set to Improve Mobile Coverage in London
As first promised last year, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has finally reached a new standardised wayleaves (land or property access) agreement, which aims to make the process of deploying new...
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Study Claims 23 Million UK People Struggle to Connect to 4G
A new uSwitch.com commissioned Opinium survey of 2,010 UK adults (conducted during July 2019), which has been complemented by data from Opensignal, claims that 23 million consumers (45%) still struggle...
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EE’s 5G Extends to More UK City Centres and Transport Hubs
Mobile operator EE has announced that their new 5G ultrafast mobile broadband network, which started to rollout across London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester in May 2019 (here),...
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Vodafone Start First European Trials of OpenRAN in the UK
After several years of development Vodafone has announced that it will trial ‘Open Radio Access Network‘ (OpenRAN) technology in rural parts of the UK for the first time, which essentially enables...
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Arqiva Sells UK Telecoms Infrastructure for £2bn to Cellnex
Wireless infrastructure firm Arqiva, which among other things builds and manages many of the masts and rooftop sites used to deploy 4G and 5G services by UK mobile operators, has today announced the...
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BT UK Launch HALO Unlimited 5G and Fixed Broadband Plan UPDATE
UK ISP BT is poised to launch a new convergence plan for both home and business customers called “Halo“, which should complement their existing “Plus” packages with a number of new features (e.g....
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Rural Wales Wireless Broadband Trial Hits Near Gigabit Speeds
Good news for residents in the tiny rural Monmouthshire (Wales) village of Llanddewi Rhydderch. Broadway Partners (UK ISP Broadway Broadband) has informed ISPreview.co.uk that all homes within their...
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