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Three UK Quietly Ends Lifetime Free 200MB Mobile Data Reward SIM
Mobile network operator Three UK has finally confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve withdrawn their old ‘Data Reward’ Pay As You Go (PAYG) plan for existing customers, which previously pledged that those...
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Government Appoints Interim Chair of Building Digital UK Agency
The new Labour-led Government (DSIT) has this afternoon announced that they’ve appointed Hazel Hobbs to act as the “interim” chair of their broadband and mobile centric Building Digital UK (BDUK)...
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Streetwave Prep Largest Mobile Network Coverage Survey in UK History
Network analyst firm Streetwave is working with the River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) to conduct what they’re called the “largest mobile coverage survey ever...
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EE UK Quietly Introduce Mobile Plans with 5G Standalone Support
Several members of ISPreview’s forum community have spotted that broadband ISP and mobile network operator EE (BT) appears to have quietly introduced new / revamped UK plans, which include the first...
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Giffgaff Boosts Mobile Broadband Data on UK SIM Only Plans
Mobile provider giffgaff, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on O2’s UK platform, has significantly boosted the included data allowances across three of their SIM Only plans with a...
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UK Tops New G7 Focused Digital Connectivity Readiness Index
Technical consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published their first International Digital Connectivity Readiness Index (IDCRI), which ranks the United Kingdom top against the G7 nations. The index...
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Powys and Ceredigion Locals Get New Mobile Coverage Checker
The Growing Mid Wales (GMW) programme and network analyst firm Streetwave have today launched a “groundbreaking coverage checker” for 3G, 4G and 5G mobile networks in the region, which uses the data...
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Tesco Mobile UK Extends Free EU Roaming Again to 2026
Mobile operator Tesco Mobile has once again extended their Home From Home (HFH) EU roaming offer for another year, until 2026. Customers can thus continue to tap into their UK minutes, texts and data...
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EE UK Launch Wi-Fi 7 Broadband Router and 5G Standalone Plans UPDATE3
Mobile network operator and UK ISP EE (BT) has today officially taken the wrappings off their new next-generation and Qualcomm powered Wi-Fi 7 router (Smart Hub Pro) and booster (Smart WiFi Pro) for...
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Ofcom Sets Guidance to Improve Resilience of UK Broadband and Mobile Networks...
The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today set out how they intend to update their guidance on network resilience in order to give broadband ISPs, mobile operators and other digital network...
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Ofcom Study Benchmarks Speeds of UK 4G and 5G Mobile Networks
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published their 2024 Mobile Matters report, which uses Opensignal’s crowdsourced data (collected between October 2023 and March 2024) to benchmark the...
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Three UK’s Home Broadband Users Suffer Intermittent Connectivity
Some customers of mobile network operator Three UK, specifically those who are taking one of their 4G and 5G powered unlimited Three Home Broadband packages, have – for the best part of a year – been...
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Virgin Media O2 UK Expand Mobile Small Cells to Central Reading
Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today continued with their effort to boost 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) capacity across the UK, not least by expanding their ongoing roll-out of...
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Three UK Launch Outdoor Hub Router for 5G Home Broadband
Mobile operator Three UK has today done something a bit different by introducing a 5G Outdoor Hub option for their Three Home Broadband service, which as the name indicates is a mobile router that you...
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Company Turns Windows into Antenna for 5G Mobile Base Stations
In a fascinating development, researchers in Japan are developing and deploying a way of making 5G mobile (mobile broadband) infrastructure more discreet by creating transparent glass antennas that...
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Guernsey Mobile Operator Cleverly Disguises Tower as a Yacht Mast
Mobile operator and broadband ISP Sure has successfully managed to improve the 4G and 5G signal across the north of Guernsey (English Channel Island) by hiding a new mast in plain sight, which was...
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O2 UK to Withdraw Inbound 2G and 3G Roaming on 1st October 2025
The business division of mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today confirmed that, as part of their plan to switch-off 2G and 3G services across the United Kingdom, they’ll also be...
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Vodafone Claim 5G SA Rollout Across UK Road and Rail Worth £3bn to Economy
Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today claimed, as part of their efforts to build support for a merger with Three UK, that their joint plans for a nationwide roll-out of 5G Standalone (mobile broadband)...
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Opensignal Name the UK Top 4G and 5G Mobile Operators for H2 2024
Crowdsourced benchmarking firm Opensignal has today published their latest Mobile Network Experience Report for H2 2024, which examines the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services of all four primary...
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Northern Ireland Ministers Call for Improvements to Rural Mobile Coverage
The Northern Ireland Assembly yesterday met to debate the need for improvements in rural mobile coverage, which among other things highlighted problems with “major delays in the planning process” for...
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