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First Residential UK Broadband Customers Change ISP via New Switching System
The industry-led One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which holds responsibility for implementing Ofcom’s heavily delayed One Touch Switch (OTS) migration system for faster consumer switching between...
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Cellnex, Vodafone and O2 Extend Existing UK Mast Sharing Partnership
Wireless infrastructure firm Cellnex has today extended their existing partnership with UK mobile providers Vodafone and O2 (Virgin Media), which will ensure that both operators continue to have access...
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Study Claims Poor Broadband and Mobile Drives People Out of UK Rural Areas
A new Strand Partners survey of 4,000 members of the UK public, which was commissioned by broadband and mobile providers Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2), has claimed that over a third of rural residents (or...
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Tax Tribunal Backs HMRC Over £51m Lyca Mobile UK VAT Dispute
Mobile network operator Lyca Mobile, which is a virtual operator (MVNO) on EE’s platform in the UK, is facing a significant financial hit after a Tax Tribunal ruled in HMRC’s favour over a £51m dispute...
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Business ISP Commsworld Win £35m Glasgow City Network Contract
Edinburgh-based UK business ISP Commsworld has this morning announced that they’ve secured a new contract worth £35m+ over 5-years to provide network services to Glasgow City Council (GCC) in Scotland,...
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Three UK Discounts 5G Home Broadband to £22 with First 6 Months at £11
New customers looking to take one of Three UK’s unlimited 5G or 4G based Home Broadband packages may like to know that the operator has just discounted them from £24 to £22 per month on a 24-month...
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RootMetrics Benchmark Names EE BEST UK Mobile Network for H1 2024
Mobile benchmarking firm RootMetrics (Ookla) has today published their H1 2024 study of UK mobile networks (calls, texts etc.) and mobile broadband performance, which once again sees EE (BT) come top...
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Three UK Expand Free Community 5G Broadband and Tablets Scheme
Mobile operator Three UK has expanded their Connected Communities programme, which offers “free high-speed broadband, smart tablets and digital training sessions“, to include the Carrbridge Youth...
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UK Broadband and Mobile Providers Balk at Ofcom’s Call for Battery Backup
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has published some of the responses they’ve received from fixed broadband ISPs and mobile operators to their consultation on enhancing network resilience in order to...
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Vodafone UK Extend 5G Ultra Service to Enterprise and SMB Customers
Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that their 5G Ultra service, which uses 5G Standalone (SA) technology to deliver faster mobile broadband speeds and better performance in other areas, has now...
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HS2 Claims HS2 Could Boost UK Mobile and Rural Broadband
New analysis published by High Speed 2 Ltd, which is a non-departmental public body that is wholly funded by the UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT), has claimed that the HS2 rail project...
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Three UK Named Fastest for 5G Broadband in Ookla H1 2024 Study
Network testing firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular Speedtest.net platform, has published their latest Q1-Q2 2024 (H1) study into the speed of 5G based mobile broadband...
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EE UK Trial of 5G Small Cells Hits Broadband Speeds of up to 600Mbps
Mobile network operator EE (BT) has today announced that they’ve now deployed over 1,000 small cells (mini radio masts) across the UK, marking 400 new deployments over the last 12 months. But this now...
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Mobile Operator Lyca Mobile UK Handed Winding Up Petition by HMRC UPDATE
Troubled mobile operator Lyca Mobile, which is a virtual network operator (MVNO) on EE’s platform in the UK, appears to have suffered a blow this week after the tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs...
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Three UK Extends 5G Mobile Coverage to 62% of Population
Mobile operator Three UK has today published their latest results to 30th June 2024, which among other things reveals that 4,900 sites (up from 4,700 six months ago) across 656 towns and cities are now...
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O2 UK Launch Cheaper Mobile Social Tariff for People on State Benefits
Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today launched a new 4G and 5G mobile plan to support UK people on low incomes, which is a low-cost data (mobile broadband), calls and texts (SMS) plan...
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Opensignal Study Warns Three UK at Risk if Vodafone Merger Fails
Network benchmarking firm Opensignal has published new analysis of the “competitive headwinds” facing Three UK in the mobile market, which finds that the operator’s struggles are “driven by a low...
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Honest Mobile Launches New Family Plan for UK Customers
Crowdfunded mobile network operator Honest Mobile, which harnesses Three UK’s network via a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement, has today announced the launch of a new ‘Family Plan’ that...
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Study Reveals State of Mobile Broadband Coverage in Ceredigion, Wales
Mobile network analyst firm Streetwave has revealed that only EE (BT) and Vodafone UK were able to provide “Good Coverage” across more than 50% of Ceredigion’s road network in Wales. The data reflects...
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Telecoms Industry Commands 39% of Searches for UK Digging Work
The LSBUD (Line Search Before You Dig) organisation, which offers an online asset search facility to UK civil engineering firms for underground pipes and cables, has published their annual Digging Up...
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