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Giffgaff UK Slash Mobile Data Allowance on Free EU Roaming
Mobile operator giffgaff has today followed Tesco Mobile’s recent, if controversial, decision (here) to end free EU roaming for UK customers by announcing a huge 75% reduction in inclusive data roaming...
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Court Ruling Brings Clarity to UK Telecoms Disputes Over Rents and Wayleaves
The UK Supreme Court has today handed down three judgements related to the contentious issue of land ownership and rent reductions on mobile masts, such as those that may occur when mobile and fixed...
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Mobile Operator EE Suffers Sporadic UK Network Outage UPDATE
Mobile operator EE (BT) has this afternoon been hit by a sporadic network outage, which started at around 1pm and primarily seems to be affecting mobile broadband connectivity via 4G and 5G services...
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Vodafone Gift All UK Customers 24 Hours of Free Unlimited Data
Mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that all of their consumer customers (including those on Pay As You Go, Pay Monthly and even VOXI plans) will be able to benefit from 24 hours of free...
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Top Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs for H1 2022
We’ve today taken our biannual (H1 2022) look back to see how the UK’s average broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line ISPs and mobile...
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Three UK Survey Claims SMEs Losing £18.77bn Due to Poor Connectivity
A new survey of over 1,000 British Micro and SME businesses, which was commissioned by Three UK, has warned that such firms (i.e. those who provide their employees with work phones) are losing out on...
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Vodafone Claims 5G May Boost UK Economy by £7bn Per Year
Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today published a new Digital Ambition 2030 study, which among other things claims that investment in 5G could be worth up to £7bn per year to the UK economy by 2030 and...
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BT Seek Delay to UK Deadline for Removal of Huawei’s Telecoms Kit
The Chief Technology Officer for UK telecoms giant BT (EE), Howard Watson, has revealed that the operator is seeking more time from the Government for it to remove Huawei’s kit from the sensitive core...
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Virgin Media O2 UK to Expand 4G and 5G Small Cells Outside London
Broadband and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has revealed that they’ve deployed more than 1,300 live 4G and 5G capable Small Cell sites across London, which are often used to boost mobile...
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Broadband ISP BT Sees UK Network Traffic Peak at 28Tbps
Telecoms giant BT has posted a new update on their current network plans and performance, which among other things reveals that data and internet traffic over their fixed network (broadband and...
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Battle Lines Drawn Over New 5G Mast in Rural Northumberland UK
Politicians in rural Northumberland (England) have criticised a plan by Clarke Telecom, which represents Cornerstone (O2 and Vodafone), to deploy a new 25-metre-high mobile mast on land behind...
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Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 Put 4G and 5G on London Underground
Mobile and broadband providers Vodafone and O2 (VMO2) have today become the last two major UK network operators to reach a special deal with infrastructure firm BAI Communications (BAI), which will...
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Three UK Discounts 5G Unlimited Home Broadband to £20
Mobile operator Three UK has informed us that they’ve slightly lowered the standard charge on their 5G based unlimited Home Broadband packages from £21 to £20 per month on a 24-month term. But on the...
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Three UK Tops Ookla’s 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds Study – H1 2022
Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net service, has published their latest Q1-Q2 2022 (H1) study of 5G based mobile broadband performance from Three UK, EE (BT), Vodafone and O2 (VMO2), which...
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5G Mobile via LEO Broadband Satellites Moves a Step Closer
The idea of being able to offer consumers a 5G based mobile handset that gets its service from orbiting broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), as well as a terrestrial mast, is nothing new. But...
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Three UK Introduce 1-Month Term on 5G Home Broadband Plans
Last week we reported that Three UK had cut the standard charge on their 5G unlimited Three Home Broadband packages and also introduced the more expensive ‘option‘ of a 1-month minimum contract term....
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New Exploit Attacks UK Routers and Runs Up Mobile Data Bills
Some customers of business-focused UK mobile data (broadband) operator Anvil Mobile have been hit by a new exploit, which hijacks end-user routers and then proceeds to spew out cyber-attacks. The...
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Three UK’s Ultrafast 5G Mobile Goes Live in 86 New Locations
Mobile operator Three UK has revealed that their ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband network has gone live in 86 new locations since the start of this year, including rural and coastal “staycation”...
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O2 and Virgin Mobile UK Zero Rate Mobile Data on More Websites
Mobile operators O2 and Virgin Mobile (VMO2) have today announced that, as part of their measures to help tackle the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, they’ve expanded the number of websites and internet...
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Vodafone UK Sees 1.07 Million Customers Take Fixed Broadband
Vodafone UK has just published their latest Q1 FY23 results, which reveals that their fixed broadband base grew again to total 1,072,000 customers (up by 22k in the quarter vs 59k in Q4 FY22) and their...
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