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Ofcom Looks to Improve Spectrum Sharing for 5G and Other Services
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today begun fielding industry views on how it could improve Shared Spectrum Licences, which enable small businesses to create their own local wireless broadband...
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Digital Catapult and Ofcom Launch UK Open RAN Testing Facilities – SONIC Labs
Digital Catapult and Ofcom have today opened a new testing facility for Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) technology, which is funded by the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology...
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Mobile Operator VOXI UK Offers Double Data at No Extra Cost
Contract-free mobile operator VOXI, which is the virtual operator sibling of Vodafone UK, has doubled the data on their two entry-level plans for customers who order between now and 4th May 2023. As a...
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Three UK Launch £300k Grant Scheme to Help Businesses Get 5G
Mobile operator Three UK, specifically its business division, has today launched £300,000 worth of “free connectivity grants” for small businesses (SME) in Manchester and Birmingham, which follows new...
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Three UK and EE Unshackle Mast Upgrades to Boost 5G Rollout
Mobile operators Three UK and EE (BT) have agreed to stop jointly upgrading sites through the Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL) organisation, which runs their joint network sharing venture. The...
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Vodafone UK Reintroduced Public WiFi to London Underground
Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve “reintroduced” a WiFi service for their customers travelling on the London Underground, which comes after they scrapped their...
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Giffgaff to Launch Cheaper 18 Month UK Mobile Contracts
Mobile network operator giffgaff, which normally only offers Pay As You Go (PAYG) and 30-day (monthly) style contract plans, has announced that they’re planning to introduce a new set of mobile plans...
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Opensignal Reveal UK Best 4G and 5G Mobile Networks for Q1 2023
Benchmarking firm Opensignal has their latest Mobile Network Experience Report for Q1 2023, which examines the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services of all four primary network operators – EE,...
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O2 UK Mobile Offers Double Data on Pay As You Go Plans
Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) will later this morning be introducing some new offers on their Pay As You Go (PAYG) plans, which will see double data across all their ‘Big Bundle’ and selected...
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UK Set Ambition to Deliver Standalone 5G to All Populated Areas by 2030
The UK government (DSIT) has today announced that, as part of the new Wireless Infrastructure Strategy (WIS), they have set out an ambition to “blanket the country with the fastest, most reliable...
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Sky Mobile UK Adds Cellular Laptops to Devices from £11 a Month
Sky Mobile, which is an O2 (VMO2) powered mobile operator (MVNO), is adding cellular laptops to its range of available devices from just £11 a month (includes mobile broadband plan). Customers who take...
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FSB Warn Unreliable UK Broadband Hurts Small Rural Businesses
A report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – ‘The Growth Belt: Supporting Rural Small Businesses’ – has today highlighted the way rural businesses are struggling against a backdrop of...
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Virgin Media O2 Pick Mavenir for its UK Open RAN Mobile Rollout
Broadband and mobile giant O2 (VMO2) has today chosen Mavenir to supply its UK rollout of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technology. The supplier will also act as the prime integrator, providing...
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Honest Mobile SIM to Work Across ALL UK Network Operators UPDATE
A crowdfunded mobile operator called Honest Mobile, which has some very interesting features (e.g. bills that go down), are preparing to launch a new ‘Smart Signal SIM‘ that will enable users to do...
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Virgin Media O2 to Boost UK Fibre and 5G Rollout via Mast Sale
Broadband ISP and mobile giant Virgin Media (VM O2) have reportedly started the process that could lead to them selling off all or part of their stake in the UK’s largest mobile tower network, which...
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BT Win Scotland Wide Area Network Contract Worth up to £350m
The Scottish Government (SG) and NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) have today awarded BT (EE) with a contract worth up to £350m over the next 6-years, which will see the UK telecoms giant become the...
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Vodafone Backed AST Space Mobile Make First Two-Way Voice Call
AST SpaceMobile, which is backed by Vodafone and several other global mobile network operators, has successfully completed the “first-ever two-way voice calls” between their prototype BlueWalker 3...
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Vodafone UK Launch 5G Standalone for Mobile Private Networks
Mobile operator Vodafone has launched a Mobile Private Network (MPN) solution for businesses and other organisations, which supports the latest 5G Standalone (SA) technology. This means that those who...
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Three UK Continues to Deliver Fastest 5G Download Speeds
The latest data from Ookla, which runs the popular Speedtest.net service, has revealed that mobile network operator (MNO) Three UK is still beating rivals at Vodafone, O2 (VMO2) and EE (BT) for average...
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Analysts Find Gaps in Mobile Signal on London to Edinburgh Train
Mobile network analysts at Streetwave have published the results of a new survey, which examined the mobile signal quality on the London (England) to Edinburgh (Scotland) train route. Perhaps...
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