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Vodafone UK Grows to 667,000 Fixed Broadband Users as 5G Expands
Mobile giant and UK ISP Vodafone has today published their latest quarterly results to the end of September (Q2 FY20), which revealed that they managed to add an impressive 61,000 new fixed broadband...
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Some Three UK Customers Get Working IPv6 Internet Addresses UPDATE
A number of data (mobile broadband) connected users on Three UK’s 4G mobile network have now reported that their connection has been assigned an IPv6 internet address, as well as the usual IPv4. At...
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GWS Benchmarks UK 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds in London
A new report from Global Wireless Solutions has benchmarked the 5G mobile performance of EE, Vodafone and O2 UK’s networks in London, which overall found that they were delivering download throughputs...
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RootMetrics Show UK 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds in London UPDATE
RootMetrics has just published their third report into the tentative early availability and mobile broadband performance of UK 5G Mobile networks, which this time focuses upon the UK capital city of...
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450% Faster – Ookla Reveals UK 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds
New data from internet speed testing giant Ookla (Speedtest.net) has shown how well early 5G mobile networks – including EE (BT), Vodafone and O2 – are performing across England, Scotland, Wales and...
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EE Switch-On Ultrafast 5G Mobile in 14 New UK Cities and Towns
Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that their new 5G ultrafast mobile broadband network, which started its rollout in May 2019 (here), has now gone live in a further 14 UK cities and towns....
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Three UK Coughs to “slightly” Delayed Rollout of 5G Mobile
Mobile operator Three UK (Hutchison 3G UK) has today revealed that the rollout of their new 5G mobile network is running “slightly behind” their original plan, which they suggest is due to some issues...
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2019 Conservative Manifesto Reiterates £5bn Gigabit Broadband Plan
The UK Conservative Party has today published their own Manifesto for the 12th December 2019 General Election, which naturally repeats their existing pledges to cover the whole of the UK with...
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O2 Welcomes Prime Ministers Push to Boost UK Rural Mobile Cover
Mobile operator O2 (Telefonica) has welcomed expectations that the current UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will today announce plans to prioritise mobile coverage, particularly in rural areas. The...
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Wales Considers Spending More on Mobile than Fixed Broadband
The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) has issued a call for evidence on its priorities for 2020 as it develops a future infrastructure plan for Wales, which among other things...
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SaT5G Project Finally Demonstrates 5G Data over Satellite
Back in 2017 the Satellite and Terrestrial Network for 5G (SaT5G) project, supported by 16 operators like BT, Avanti, SES and €8.3m via the EU’s Horizon 2020 5G Research & Innovation contract,...
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ISP Vodafone UK Gifts a Google Nest Hub Max with Broadband
Mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone have launched a bunch of Black Friday offers this week, which among other things includes bundling in a ‘Google Nest Hub Max’ (usually c.£190) smart speaker device...
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Three UK Prepares to Trial eSIM Support on Mobile Network
Three UK has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that the long wait for eSIM support on their 3G, 4G and 5G network may finally be coming to an end. The mobile operator plans to launch customer trials “within...
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Half of Small UK Businesses Say 5G Mobile is Overhyped
A new Consumer Intelligence survey of 1,068 UK SMEs, which was commissioned by broadband ISP Onecom and conducted between May and July 2019, has found that 51% of small and medium sized businesses feel...
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Virgin Trains UK Trials 5G Fuelled Wi-Fi on West Coast Mainline
Virgin Trains has worked with mobile operator Vodafone UK and McLaren Applied to trial a new ultrafast 5G powered onboard WiFi network for commuters travelling via their trains on the West Coast...
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Small UK Firms Invited to Setup Own Local Wireless Networks
Ofcom has today begun inviting applications for their new Shared Spectrum Licences, which enables small businesses to create their own local wireless networks in radio spectrum bands (ranging from...
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Three UK Discounts 4G and 5G Unlimited Data SIM Plan to £10
Mobile operator Three UK has this week discounted their 4G and future 5G based unlimited calls, texts and data (mobile broadband) SIM-Only plan for new customers to just £10 per month for the first 6...
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Broadband ISPs Respond to the 2019 UK General Election Result
Yesterday saw the Conservative party return to power after securing a large majority in the 2019 UK General Election. In response broadband ISPs have politely welcomed the “new” government but have...
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ISP Fidelity Broadband Target 30000 UK Premises for FTTH UPDATE
A few months ago a new ISP called Fidelity Broadband unveiled their plan to deploy a 1Gbps Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network to cover over 1 million UK premises “on-demand” (here). Now the same...
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EE’s Ultrafast 5G Mobile Network Goes Live in 6 New UK Cities
Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that their new 5G ultrafast mobile broadband network, which began its rollout across the United Kingdom in May 2019 (here), has today switched-on a further...
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