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2024 H1 – UK Gigabit Broadband Coverage Tops 83 Percent
ISPreview’s latest biannual UK summary of fixed broadband coverage for H1 2024 has found that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have grown to reach 67.68% of premises (up from 60.54% in H2 2023) and...
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Possible Broadband Boost as New UK Gov Looks to Unblock Planning UPDATE2
The new UK Government is off to a rapid start this week and has already appointed Peter Kyle (MP) to be the new Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), which...
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Vodafone and Meta Boost UK Mobile Network Efficiency for Videos UPDATE
Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that they’ve worked with Meta (Facebook etc.) to trial and deploy a new mobile broadband (4G, 5G) “network optimisation” for “short-form videos” across the UK and...
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Streetwave Maps Mobile Network Speeds in Caerphilly Using Bin Lorries
Mobile network analyst Streetwave has partnered up with the Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) in Wales to harness local refuse (bin) collection trucks in order to map the local network (mobile...
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Vodafone UK Demo Tested 5G SA Network Slicing at Glastonbury
Mobile operator Vodafone UK conducted another trial of Network Slicing technology on their latest 5G Standalone (SA) powered mobile broadband network at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, which despite...
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Sky Mobile UK Launching First 4G and 5G Unlimited Data Plan
Customers looking to join Sky Mobile (Sky) will, from sometime later this morning, finally be able to take out a 4G and 5G capable mobile plan that includes “unlimited data” (mobile broadband)....
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Broadband ISP JabbaTalk to Launch EE Based UK Mobile Plans
Carnforth-based broadband ISP and communications provider JabbaTalk has today signed a new partnership with BTWholesale, which will enable them to launch a wider range of mobile connectivity plans and...
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Mobile Operators Shun Plan to Expand 4G on Tyne and Wear Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro, which is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system that is operated by Nexus (public body), looks unlikely to see 4G and 5G mobile coverage being expanded...
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City of Bath to Deploy New 5G OpenRAN Mobile Pilot this Summer
The Western O-RAN Deployment (WORD) project, which is supported by £9.9m of public funding from the UK Government (here), is to begin rolling out a new Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) using 5G...
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King’s Speech Reveals Plans for New UK Cyber Security and Planning Reform Laws
The State Opening of Parliament – often referred to as the “King’s Speech” – took place today, which saw the new UK Government set out their agenda for the coming session. The speech included mentions...
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Mobile Operator Lebara UK Offer Cheaper 30 Day SIM Only Plans
Mobile network operator Lebara, which harnesses Vodafone’s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform, has introduced a handful of exclusive 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) supporting SIM-Only Pay...
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Airborne UK 5G Mobile Broadband Network Successfully Trialled
A turboprop Britten-Norman Islander (BN2T-4S) aircraft has helped a group of UK companies, led by Stratospheric Platforms (SPL), to complete trials of a new advanced airborne 5G connectivity system...
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Ofcom Consult on Using Satellites and Aircraft to Deliver UK Mobile
The UK communications and media regulator, Ofcom, has today begun seeking feedback on the potential and demand for satellites, aircraft and other airborne platforms to help improve mobile (4G and 5G)...
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Vodafone UK – Mobile Cover Improved in Northumberland After 3G Closure
The Northumberland County Council (NCC) in Northern England and mobile operator Vodafone UK have revealed that, thanks to the aid of bin lorries, they’ve been able to confirm that their network...
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1p Mobile UK Refreshes 30-Day SIM Only 4G and 5G Mobile Plans UPDATE
Mobile network operator 1p Mobile appears to have recently refreshed their range of SIM Only mobile plans, which now start at £6 per month for a 2GB data (mobile broadband) allowance and rise up to...
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Study Finds No Mobile Operator in Powys Surpasses 50% for Good Coverage
Mobile UK network analyst firm Streetwave has published the first results from their work with the Growing Mid Wales (GMW) programme, which uses bin lorries to map local network (4G, 5G etc.) coverage...
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Ofcom Improve UK Spectrum Sharing for Mobile and Wireless Broadband
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today announced a series of improvements to their spectrum sharing framework, which among other things will “significantly increase the availability of spectrum”...
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BT Group Extend FTTP Broadband Cover to 15 Million UK Premises
Telecoms giant BT Group have today posted a brief trading update to the end of June 2024, which reveals that Openreach added another 1 million premises (unchanged on the previous quarter) to the...
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Vodafone Tops 1.43 Million UK Broadband and 18.57M Mobile Customers
Mobile network operator and UK ISP Vodafone has today published their Q1 FY25 financial results, which reveals that their fixed broadband base grew again to total 1.427 million customers (up by 44k in...
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Virgin Media O2 See UK Broadband Users Fall to 5.71 Million as Nexfibre Ramps...
The latest Q2 2024 results from Virgin Media (O2) have today been published, which reveals that they’re now home to 5,710,700 fixed broadband customers (down by -12.2k in Q2 2024 vs +5.3k in Q1) and...
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