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ICNIRP Impose New Limits on Radiation from 5G Mobile Handsets
The International Commission on Non‐Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) has completed a review of recent scientific evidence and imposed some new limits for the protection of humans exposed to radio...
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EE Switch-On Ultrafast 5G Mobile Network in 21 New UK Cities
Mobile operator EE (BT) has today switched-on their new 5G ultrafast mobile broadband network in a further 21 new cities and large towns across the United Kingdom, including locations such as Bath,...
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Ofcom UK Publish 5G Auction Rules for 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz
The UK telecoms regulator has today finalised their rules for this year’s forthcoming auction of the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz radio spectrum bands, which hopes to boost new 5G mobile network coverage and...
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O2 Becomes Exclusive UK Mobile Network Distributor of Disney+
Mobile operator O2 has today signed a new deal that will make them the “exclusive UK mobile [network] distributor” of the Disney+ video streaming service, which is due to launch this side of the pond...
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Ofcom’s Plan to Measure the 4G UK Mobile Coverage Obligation
The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today revealed some more details about the new £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN), which aims to extend UK geographic 4G mobile coverage to 95% by the end of 2025, and...
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Three UK Advert Banned for Misleading “Real 5G” Mobile Claim
Complaints by BT (EE) and Vodafone have today prompted the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to ban two adverts for Three UK’s new ultrafast 5G based mobile (mobile broadband) network, which they...
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COVID-19 – O2 UK Zero Rates Data Usage on Help Websites
Customers of mobile operator O2 may be pleased to know that they’re zero rating access to key websites that are providing financial, health, emotional guidance and other support during the COVID-19...
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O2 UK Consortium Secures Big West Midlands 5G Project Contract
West Midlands 5G, which is one of the groups responsible for helping to deliver the UK’s first government-backed 5G testbed, has awarded a major contract to a consortium led by O2. Under this deal the...
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GWS Ranks 33 UK Cities for Business Based Mobile Network Use
A new study by Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) has examined mobile network (mobile broadband) performance for business connectivity across 33 UK cities, which among other things attempts to identify...
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Q1 2020 Opensignal Study Names EE as Best UK Mobile Network
Mobile operator EE (BT) has predictably topped the latest Q1 2020 report from Opensignal, which analysed crowd-sourced data over a 90 day period (starting 1st December 2019) to identify operators with...
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COVID-19 – UK Government Gets Tough on Criminal 5G Vandals
Over the past couple of weeks the increasingly absurd anti-5G campaign has taken a chilling turn. Videos have emerged of arson against several UK mobile masts and engineers being abused while doing...
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Three UK Launch 4G Home Broadband Plan with 1 Month Term
Mobile operator Three UK has, as part of its response to the COVID-19 crisis, launched a new “unlimited” 4G or 5G “Home Broadband” plan with a monthly rolling contract option (intended to complement...
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The Hidden Catch to Zero Rated UK Mobile Data on NHS Sites
Over the past few weeks all of the major UK mobile operators (O2, Vodafone, etc.) have responded to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis by, among other things, zero rating (no charge) data usage on...
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EE UK Adverts Banned for “UNBEATABLE” No.1 Network Claims
A complaint by rival mobile operator Three UK has prompted the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to ban a string of adverts for EE’s 4G and 5G network, which were all found to have made...
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How to Choose an External 4G or 5G Mobile Broadband Antenna
Most of us are lucky enough to live within reach of a fairly strong UK mobile broadband (3G, 4G or 5G) network signal but that isn’t true everywhere, particularly in some remote rural areas. Sometimes...
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39 BT Engineers Assaulted by “Mindless Idiot” 5G Conspiracy Theorists UPDATE
The CEO of broadband and mobile giant BT, Philip Jansen, has revealed that 39 engineers have been verbally or physically assaulted – including threats to kill – over the completely bonkers conspiracy...
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BT Adopts Ericsson’s Dual-Mode Cloud 5G Core for UK Network
Telecoms and broadband giant BT (EE) is currently busy building their next generation UK 5G Core mobile network and as part of that they’ve just signed a new deal to harness Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G...
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Samsung Test Pushes 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds to 8.5Gbps
A new lab test conducted by Samsung has used 800MHz of spectrum bandwidth in the mmWave band and MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output) technology to push 5G mobile broadband speeds up...
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Three UK Launch “Supercharged” PAYG with £20 Unlimited Data
Mobile operator Three UK will today launch a new “Supercharged” Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) SIM plan with an Unlimited Data Pack, which it claims will give “customers endless data, calls and texts” for just...
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Ofcom Updates UK Study of 5G Emissions – Yeah, it’s Still SAFE
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has just completed another round of testing that took measurements of the electromagnetic field (EMF) emissions at various 5G mobile sites, which once again found no...
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