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EE UK Claims First to Test “pre-standard” 5G Mobile Backhaul Capability
EE (BT) claims to have become the “first UK mobile operator” to showcase a “pre-standard” 5G backhaul (network capacity) capability within their network, which is based off their 4G “Air Mast”...
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Digital Minister Matt Hancock Recommits to “Full Fibre” Broadband Policy
The Government’s returning Digital Minister, Matthew Hancock MP, has today told the Connected Britain event in London that he will recommit to the current policy of fostering “full fibre” broadband and...
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SaT5G Consortium Starts Work to Integrate Satellite and 5G Mobile
The Satellite and Terrestrial Network for 5G (SaT5G) project, which is supported by 16 major operators like BT, Avanti, SES etc. and £7.3 million (€8.3m) via the EU’s Horizon 2020 5G Research &...
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Arqiva Bag 5G Mobile Spectrum from Luminet for Ultrafast London Broadband
Wireless infrastructure giant Arqiva has acquired a key slice of 28GHz radio spectrum from business ISP Luminet, which reflects a Region A licence for 2 x 112MHz that covers Central and Greater London....
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UK Gov Hands £16m to Universities for 2018 Test of 5G Mobile Tech
The Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has awarded £16 million to three Universities (King’s College London and the Universities of Surrey and Bristol) in order to...
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UPD Ofcom Set 4G / 5G Spectrum Caps for 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz Mobile Auction
After various delays and a bizarre campaign (here), Ofcom has today set out the final rules and caps for their auction of radio spectrum in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands, which will help mobile operators...
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NFU Survey Finds UK Farmers Still Suffering Poor Mobile and Broadband
A new survey conducted by the National Farmers Union with 800 farmers across the United Kingdom has found that just 6% have access to “superfast” broadband download speeds and 85% have an “unreliable”...
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Arqiva and Samsung’s 5G UK Fixed Wireless Trial Goes LIVE in London
Wireless infrastructure builder Arqiva and Samsung have confirmed that London’s first trial of an ultrafast 5G based Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband network, which uses the 28GHz millimetre wave...
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Ofcom Consults on UK Use of 26GHz and 3.6-3.8GHz for Future 5G Mobile
The UK telecoms regulator has launched a Call for Inputs that seeks feedback on their proposal to harness the 26GHz radio spectrum band for future 5G based fixed wireless and Mobile Broadband...
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Three UK in Formal Legal Threat to Delay Ofcom’s 4G – 5G Spectrum Auction
Here we go again. Mobile operator Three UK has issued a formal letter before action to Ofcom, which threatens the regulator with a Judicial Review unless they change the rules of their forthcoming 4G...
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15,000 Lampposts to Help Boost 4G and 5G Mobile Coverage in Lambeth
Wireless infrastructure builder Arqiva has signed their 12th London Borough street furniture concession contract, which gives them exclusive access rights to street furniture across Lambeth. As a...
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EE Launch UK Legal Challenge to Ofcom’s 5G Mobile Spectrum Auction
Last month Three UK threatened Ofcom with a Judicial Review unless they changed the rules of their 4G and 5G radio spectrum auction in order to aggressively curb EE’s (BT) dominance (here). Now EE has...
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Arqiva to Harness 15,000 Lampposts for 4G and Wi-Fi in Kingston-Upon-Thames
Wireless infrastructure developer Arqiva has won a new 10 year concession contract in the Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames (London), which will enable them to improve 4G and future 5G mobile...
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Three UK Formally File for a Judicial Review of Ofcom’s Spectrum Auction
Mobile operator Three UK has this week carried out their threat to pursue a Judicial Review of Ofcom’s forthcoming 4G and 5G radio spectrum auction in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands, which will seek to...
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London Mayor Seeks Increased Funding for UK Broadband and 5G Mobile
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has warned that the city and other parts of the United Kingdom might be at risk of “grinding to a halt” unless the Government puts more investment towards faster...
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Vodafone Spot 50+ UK Digital Super Towns Ripe for “Full Fibre” and 4G Investment
Mobile and broadband provider Vodafone has published a new study that claims to have identified 50+ towns and cities across the United Kingdom that have “digital potential just waiting to be unlocked,”...
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London Scientists Prep 10Gbps Home Wireless Network Using Li-Fi and 5G
A team working out of Brunel University London has secured £720,000 of funding from Europe’s Horizon 2020 programme in order to help them develop a 10Gbps capable home wireless network using hybrid...
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EE UK Starts Legal Challenge to Stop Cap on 3.4GHz 5G Mobile Spectrum
Mobile operator EE (BT) has formally lodged a legal appeal against the matter of Ofcom’s forthcoming 4G / 5G radio spectrum auction in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands. The aim is to stop Three UK’s own...
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UPD Mobile Operators Moan Over Lack of Access to Openreach’s Cable Ducts
Mobile operators O2, Three UK and Vodafone have warned that a recent decision by Ofcom, which prevented them from accessing Openreach’s (BT) existing cable ducts and telegraph poles in order to build...
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ADTRAN – 5G Mobile is an Argument for More FTTH Ultrafast Broadband
A new whitepaper from total telecom and ADTRAN has suggested that the roll-out of future ultrafast 5G mobile services and Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband networks will create a “symbiotic...
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