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UK Gov Debates Surcharge-Free Mobile Roaming in Iceland and Norway
The government began debating the Draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023 in parliament yesterday, which at present represents an extension of the UK-Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein free trade...
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Virgin Media O2 Bring 1Gb Broadband to 16 Million UK Premises
The latest Q4 2022 results from UK ISP and mobile operator VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has seen their broadband base reach 5.653m customers (up by 22.7k in Q4 vs 19.1k in Q3), while their gigabit...
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Mobile Network Operator Talkmobile Revamps UK 5G SIM Plans
Mobile operator Talkmobile, which runs off Vodafone’s network as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partner, has informed us that they’ve had a “complete revamp” of their available 4G and 5G...
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£6m Boost to Help Develop Future UK Communications Tech
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which forms part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has today secured £6 million of funding to help with the research and development...
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SMARTY UK Offers 60GB Mobile 5G SIM for £10 Per Month
Mobile network operator SMARTY, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s platform, has introduced a new SIM Only deal that gives new customers 60GB of mobile broadband data for...
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Lyca Mobile UK Announce 6 Month Price FREEZE on 4G and 5G Plans
Mobile operator Lyca Mobile, which is powered by an MVNO agreement with O2’s (VMO2) national UK network, has today announced that they’re placing a “freeze on prices” for “at least 6-months” in order...
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NAO Criticise Huge Delays to UK 4G Emergency Services Network
The National Audit Office has today published an assessment of the progress being made by the UK Government’s 4G based Emergency Services Network (ESN), which finds that it continues to be massively...
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EE UK Caps Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband Speeds to 25Mbps
Mobile network operator EE UK has quietly introduced an important change to their 4G based Pay As You Go (PAYG) plans, which means that customers who joined from 1st March 2023 will have their mobile...
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Mobile Network Builder BAI Comms Rebrands to Boldyn Networks
Mobile infrastructure firm BAI Communications (BAI), which has built a bunch of “neutral host” style 4G and 5G mobile networks in the UK (mobile operators buy access to these via wholesale), has today...
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Ofcom UK to Open 26GHz and 40GHz Bands for Faster 5G Mobile
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that they will release a large chunk of millimetre wave (mmWave) radio spectrum frequency across the 26GHz and 40GHz bands for use by ultrafast 5G...
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High Court Blocks Crowdfunded Legal Challenge to UK 5G Rollout
The High Court (King’s Bench Divison) has once again blocked a questionable crowd-funded legal challenge by the Action Against 5G campaign, which had been attempting to disrupt the UK rollout of 5G...
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Gov Commit GBP80m to Help UK Develop Open Mobile Networks
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is inviting applications for up to £80m of funding to support the development of open network solutions, such as 4G and 5G OpenRAN on mobile...
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Spring UK Budget 2023 – Full Expensing May Help FTTP and 5G Rollout UPDATE2
The Chancellor of the UK Government, Jeremy Hunt, has today announced the Spring 2023 Budget, which sadly made no mention of any extra support for gigabit broadband or 5G mobile deployments. But the...
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Three UK Sees Average Mobile Data Usage Per User Hit 25GB
Mobile operator Three UK has published their latest financial results, which reveals that over 4,250 sites (up from 2,200 last year) are now live with 5G – reflecting 60% UK outdoor population...
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The Fastest UK Cities and Regions for 5G Mobile Data Speeds
Mobile benchmarking firm Opensignal has published the results of their latest study, which reveals that the fastest UK city for 5G (mobile broadband) internet download speeds is Birmingham (162.7Mbps),...
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Virgin Media O2 UK Finally Deploys 5G on London Underground
O2 (VMO2) has just become the last of the four primary mobile providers to start deploying their ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) service on the London Underground (tube trains), which have been...
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Mobile Operator O2 UK Refreshes 4G and 5G Pay Monthly Plans
Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) appears to have launched a tariff refresh of their Pay Monthly (SIM-Only and Phone) plans today, which sees some prices rise (others stay the same), tweaks to data...
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West Sussex Council Launch 4G Mobile Broadband Voucher Scheme
The West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in England has launched a new voucher scheme to help local “businesses suffering from the slowest broadband speeds“, which will provide funding to help them...
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Ofcom May Reallocate Unpaired 2100MHz UK Mobile Band
Ofcom has today announced that they may revoke the current mobile operator licences – held by EE (BT), Three UK and O2 (VMO2) – for the unpaired part of the 2100MHz band (1900-1920 MHz), which was...
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Infrastructure Commission Praise UK Gigabit Broadband Progress
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has published their annual infrastructure review, which highlights how the UK is making “rapid” progress in rolling out gigabit-capable broadband ISP...
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