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Vodafone UK Named Fastest for 5G Mobile Broadband in London
A new study from umlaut (formerly P3), which examined the performance of 5G based mobile broadband networks across London, has found that Vodafone delivered the best overall performance across the...
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O2 UK Expands 5G Mobile to Tyne & Wear, Surrey and Lincoln
Mobile operator O2, which is working alongside key supplier Ericsson, has today announced that their new ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband network has just been expanded to cover several parts...
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H1 2020 – 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds and Availability by UK City
A new H1 2020 report from benchmarking firm RootMetrics has revealed how well each UK mobile operator (Three UK, EE, Vodafone and O2) performs in terms of 5G based network availability and mobile...
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Quickline Target Faster Broadband for West Yorkshire and York
UK ISP Quickline, which is part of Bigblu group, has today secured a new £9.11 million contract that will see them deploy “superfast” (30Mbps+) and “ultrafast” (100Mbps+) capable fixed wireless and...
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Discounts Trial for Mixed BT Broadband and EE Mobile Customers
UK ISP BT is sending out invites for a new trial, which will see them “teaming up” with EE to offer a special discount when a customer takes both a BT Broadband and EE Mobile service. Normally both...
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Automated Wayleaves May Boost Fibre Broadband and 5G Rollout
Securing legal access agreements (wayleaves) from UK landlords in order to install new gigabit-capable fixed broadband or 5G mobile infrastructure can be a slow and expensive process, but now a new...
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EE’s Mobile Network Index Reveals Summer Internet Traffic Trends
Mobile operator EE (BT) has today published their latest UK Mobile Network Index, which among other things reveals that data traffic (mobile broadband) more than doubled to travel and holiday sites,...
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VOXI Launch UK 5G Mobile Plans with Endless Video Streaming
Customers of Vodafone UK’s contract-free mobile operator “youth brand” – VOXI – will soon to able to take their new 4G and 5G based “Endless Video” plans, which provides unlimited data (mobile...
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ASDA Mobile UK Swaps MVNO Supplier from EE to Vodafone
Supermarket giant ASDA has announced that their mobile network division, ASDA Mobile, has taken the big decision to swap their Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) supplier from EE (BT) to Vodafone....
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ISP BT Trials New Kit to Make Home Broadband More Reliable
UK ISP BT has begun inviting customers to a new “Hub Equipment” trial, which is due to start at the end of September 2020 and proposes to test a “a new piece of kit that works with your BT Home Hub”...
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O2 Claims Mobile Protected £205bn of UK Business During Lockdown
A new O2 commissioned survey of 1,000 adults has claimed that 20% of UK business – reflecting £205bn of economic output – was safeguarded by the power of mobile connectivity during the COVID-19...
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EU Court Ruling Challenges Mobile Operators Zero Rating Plans
A new ruling by Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today, for the first time, interpreted the EU regulation enshrining “internet neutrality” (this was also adopted in the UK), which...
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Scottish Government Invests £4m to Boost Interest in 5G Mobile
The Scottish Government (SG) has today announced a new funding package of £4 million, which will be used to establish a new “national network of hubs” – S5GConnect Hubs – to help accelerate the...
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BT Mobile UK Quietly Removes Ultrafast 5G for New Customers
Did you spot it? Many did not. In a surprising move new customers looking to benefit from ultrafast 5G based data speeds (mobile broadband) on the BT Mobile (EE) network can no longer do so and will...
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Mobile Operator Three UK Appoint New CIO and Director of RAN
Mobile operator Three UK has today announced that they’ve appointed Belinda Finch to be their new Chief Information Officer (CIO), responsible for its Digital and ICT strategy. At the same time they’ve...
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7 West Midlands 5G-Enabled Road and Rail Trials Set to Go Live
The state aid supported West Midlands 5G (WM5G) programme has today announced 7 UK-based consortiums, which will each share funding of £2.4m to support the development of new 5G (mobile broadband)...
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Ex-BT CEO to Help UK Gov Hunt for New Telecoms Suppliers
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that the Ex-BT CEO and former trade minister, Lord Ian Livingston, will lead a new “Telecoms Diversification Task Force” to...
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Three UK –£100m to Boost Mobile in 250 UK Towns and Cities
Mobile operator Three UK has today announced that, as part of their effort to “deliver the UK’s fastest 5G network” and upgrade 4G connectivity (mobile broadband), they have signed a new £100m...
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Three UK Finally Starts Adding Mobile eSIM Support to Website
Good news. Mobile operator Three UK appears to be holding to their September 2020 launch window (here) for eSIM support on their network (4G and 5G) and have now added an eSIM Support and Activation...
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BT Predicts Gigabit Broadband for All UK by 2027 with £9bn in Cuts
The CEO of BT Group, Philip Jansen, has warned MPs that at the current pace it will take until 2033 to achieve universal UK coverage of gigabit-capable broadband, or 2027 if some £9bn worth of cuts in...
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