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UK ISP BT Goes Live with New Ultrafast 5G Mobile Plans on EE
BT has today – as promised earlier this week (here) – taken the wraps off their new EE-based UK 5G mobile plans with bigger data (mobile broadband) allowances of up to 200GB. But their new “unlimited...
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Church of England Helps O2 and Vodafone to Boost Mobile Cover
The Church of England has reached a new agreement with the network sharing division of Vodafone UK and O2 – Cornerstone – to help boost 4G and future 5G mobile network coverage into poorly served areas...
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2019 Queen’s Speech Sets Out UK Gigabit Broadband Plans UPDATE
The Queen has today carried out the annual State Opening of Parliament, which as per usual included a list of policy plans that the Government intends to put forward over the coming years. As expected...
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Guernsey ISP Sure Prep 300Gbps Upgrade of Subsea Fibre Network
The incumbent broadband, 4G mobile and phone provider on the English Channel Island of Guernsey, Sure, has announced a major 5-year plan to invest several million pounds in order to upgrade their...
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O2 UK’s Unlimited 5G Mobile Network Goes Live At No Extra Cost
O2 (Telefonica) has today become the last of the four primary UK operators to switch-on a commercial ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband network, which is initially live across several key hubs in busy...
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Culture Secretary Confirms 2025 UK Gigabit Broadband for All Aim
The Culture Secretary, Nicky Morgan MP, has confirmed that the Government is still focused upon delivering “gigabit-capable” broadband to all by the end of 2025. The target appeared to be cast into...
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Wales in £4m Boost to Support 5G, WiFi and Fibre Research
The Welsh Government has confirmed £4 million to support the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Centre of Excellence at Bangor University, which among other things will look at ways to harness existing...
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O2 UK Offer 4G and 5G Mobile Plans from Inside Clothing Stores
Mobile firm O2 (Telefonica UK) has today announced a curious new partnership with high street fashion chain NEXT, which will see the operator trial pop-up stores (Shop-in-Shop) in four of NEXT’s...
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Government in £1bn Deal for 95% Geographic UK 4G Mobile by 2025
The Government has today announced a new £1bn deal with Three UK, Vodafone, O2 and EE (BT) to establish a new Shared Rural Network (SRN), which will see the mobile operators working cooperatively...
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RootMetrics Benchmarks 5G Mobile Speeds in Birmingham UK
RootMetrics has today published their first tentative report into the initial availability and mobile broadband performance of 5G Mobile networks in the West Midlands city of Birmingham, which sees EE...
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Ofcom’s New 5G Mobile Auction Plan for 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz
The UK telecoms regulator has today confirmed that they will proceed to auction of the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz radio spectrum bands in spring 2020 to boost new 5G networks to potentially Gigabit-capable...
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Three UK Fire Mast Monopoly Concern at Arqiva Sale to Cellnex
Mobile operator Three UK has warned that investment in future 5G based ultrafast mobile broadband networks could be hurt by Arqiva’s recently agreed £2bn sale of their UK masts and rooftop sites to...
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Mobile Operators Face Huge Fines if they Fail UK Coverage Target
The Government’s Culture Secretary, Nicky Morgan MP, has revealed that Mobile Network Operators (Three UK, Vodafone, O2 and EE / BT) could face huge fines – worth up to 10% of their annual turnover –...
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VOXI Goes Live with Unlimited UK 5G Data At No Extra Cost
Mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that customers of their sibling contract-free “youth brand” – VOXI – can now also access the new ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) network, which will be offered...
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Gov Finalise Strategic Priorities for UK Broadband and Mobile
The UK Government has this week formally adopted a Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for UK mobile and broadband services, which broadly requires Ofcom to improve protection for consumers in the...
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RootMetrics Reveals 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds in Cardiff UPDATE
RootMetrics has today published their second report into the tentative initial availability and mobile broadband performance of 5G Mobile networks, albeit this time focused upon the city of Cardiff in...
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EE UK Spot Impact of 2019 Rugby World Cup in 4G Mobile Traffic
Mobile operator EE (BT) has revealed the impact that the 2019 Rugby World Cup tournament has had on their mobile broadband (mostly 4G) network traffic, which for example delivered a 20% surge in data...
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Virgin Media UK Says Goodbye to BT, Signs Vodafone for Mobile UPDATE
Cable TV and broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (Liberty Global) has today made the surprise announcement that their long-running Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement with BT (EE) will be coming...
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O2 UK Replaces Classic Pay-As-You-Go Plans with New Bundles
Mobile operator O2 UK appears to have scrapped their Classic Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) plans for new customers in favour of a refreshed range of Big Bundles, which include unlimited calls and texts as...
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BT Halo is Live – Converged Unlimited 5G and Fixed Broadband
Customers of UK ISP BT (EE) can from today adopt the provider’s new converged “Halo” and “No Limits” plans, which aims to seamlessly bring together both their 5G mobile and fixed line home broadband...
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