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nPerf Names Three UK Fastest Mobile Network in 2024 Benchmark
Benchmarking firm nPerf has today published the results from their annual 2024 crowdsourced study into UK mobile broadband (4G, 5G) performance, which once again sees Three UK being named as the...
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Virgin Media O2 and Nexfibre Build FTTP to 300,000 Extra UK Premises UPDATE
Broadband ISP and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has today published their Q4 2023 results, which suggests that their full fibre (FTTP) coverage via nexfibre has grown to add another c.299,000...
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Nokia Takes Energy Saving on Mobile Networks to a New Level
Finnish technology firm Nokia, which supplies network kit to a number of UK broadband and mobile operators (EE, O2 etc.), has launched a new power saving mode called “extreme deep sleep” that it...
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Vodafone UK Deploy NEC Massive MIMO Tech to Live 5G OpenRAN Site
Mobile operator Vodafone UK, which last year began work to deploy Open Radio Access Network kit to 2,500 sites across mostly rural parts of Wales and the South West England by 2027 (here), has...
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Superdrug Mobile Relaunches UK 4G and 5G SIM Only Plans
Mobile operator Superdrug Mobile, which is a virtual operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s national network, has today announced the re-launch of their “competitive” 4G and 5G SIM Only plans, starting from £10...
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O2 Launch Faster 5G Standalone UK Mobile Network in 14 Cities
O2 (Virgin Media / VMO2) has today become the second major UK mobile operator, after Vodafone, to switch-on a commercial 5G Standalone (SA) network in the UK, which will deliver faster mobile broadband...
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EE Switches Off Final 3G Mobile Network Site in the UK
Mobile network operator EE (BT) has today published a short progress update on their national work to switch-off the old 3G data (mobile broadband) network, which reveals that the last of 18,000 sites...
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Boldyn Networks Gobbles Cellnex’s Private Networks Business
Digital infrastructure firm Boldyn Networks (formerly BAI Comms), which is perhaps best known in the UK for helping to build a number of open access mobile and fibre networks, has officially closed its...
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BT and EE Hint at UK 5G Standalone Mobile Rollout for H2 2024
The Chief Security and Networks Officer of BT, Howard Watson, has hinted that EE may be in a position to begin their commercial deployment of 5G standalone (5G SA) mobile network technology during the...
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Mobile Operators Plea for More Support Ahead of UK Budget 2024
Trade body Mobile UK, which represents Three UK, EE (BT), O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone, has made a last minute plea for the government to use this week’s Spring Budget to introduce changes that would foster...
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CTG Bemoans Lack of Broadband Support in UK Budget 2024
The CCO of the Complete Technology Group (CTG), Kevin Monaghan, has criticised today’s Spring Budget 2024 announcement for both failing to “crackdown” on broadband ISPs “inflicting substantial...
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Broadband Operators Call on UK Gov to Help STOP Physical Network Attacks
A group of full fibre broadband operators, which are being led by alternative network providers Ogi and Vorboss, have today called on the UK Government and Ofcom to urgently help tackle a recent rise...
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Gov Ponders Action to Tackle Broadband Pole and 5G Mast Complaints
The UK Government’s Digital Infrastructure Minister, Julia Lopez, has revealed that she will next week hold a roundtable with colleagues, as well as Ofcom, to discuss rising community complaints...
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London Full Fibre ISP G.Network Signs Boldyn Networks Partnership
Network builder and broadband ISP G.Network, which recently resumed rolling out their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in London (here), has announced that they’ve signed a...
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Virgin Media O2 UK Trial Mobile Small Cells Next to Broadband Cabinets
Broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media (O2) have today hailed the results of a new trial – delivered in collaboration with shareholder Liberty Global, which is said to have “successfully” deployed...
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c2c and Streetwave Map Mobile Coverage on Essex Thameside Railway
Mobile network analyst firm Streetwave and train operator c2c have today published the results of a new real-world benchmark, which examined the mobile network (2G to 5G) performance of EE (BT), O2...
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GWS Study Claims UK Mobile Users Satisfied with 1-5Mbps Speeds
A new study from Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) claims to have found that the UK’s major mobile operators are currently delivering mobile broadband (4G and 5G) speeds that “satisfy the majority of...
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DCF Report Examines Future UK Broadband Needs and Take-up
The Digital Connectivity Forum, which is an industry think-tank for the UK Government, has published a new “advanced connectivity” report that analyses “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband and 5G mobile...
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Vodafone UK Set 5G Standalone Coverage Target for Scotland
Vodafone has reaffirmed its commitment to providing 5G Standalone (5GSA) tech to nearly 90% of Scotland’s landmass by 2034 as a result of its proposed merger with Three UK. The operator also commits to...
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Three UK Sees Average Mobile Data Usage Per User Hit 30GB
Mobile operator Three UK has this morning published their annual financial results, which reveals that over 4,700 sites (up from 4,250 last year) across 650 towns and cities are now live with 5G and...
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