Virgin Media O2 Switches On New UK Converged Interconnect Network
Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today announced that they’ve switched on their new “next generation” Converged Interconnect Network (CIN), which brings together its...
View ArticleEE UK to Refresh Mobile Roaming Plans and Scraps Old Products UPDATE
Mobile operator EE (BT) has begun to inform their UK customers, specifically those with inclusive roaming, that their “current roaming products will be removed” from 25th December 2024. The plan is to...
View ArticleMultiboost Gain Ofcom UK Approval for Indoor Mobile Signal Boosters
Consumers may like to know that Ofcom’s earlier move to soften their requirements for licence exempt indoor or in-vehicle “mobile phone repeaters” (here) is starting to bear fruit. Multiboost has just...
View ArticleNew Small Cells in Chester to Boost Mobile Connections, O2 UK First to Adopt
Residents, visitors and businesses in the Cathedral City of Chester (Cheshire, England) may be pleased to learn that local 4G and possibly 5G mobile (mobile broadband) connections are set for a boost...
View ArticleVodafone UK Launch Black Friday SIM Only Mobile Discounts
New customers looking to join UK mobile operator Vodafone should note that they’ve today launched a range of new Black Friday discounts across their regular Pay Monthly SIM Only plans and their Basics...
View ArticleOfcom Prep Proposals to Authorise Using Satellites to Deliver UK Mobile
The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has revealed that they’re moving ahead with plans to consult on specific proposals that would authorise Direct to Device (D2D) satellite services to work in UK mobile...
View ArticleO2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 1,500 Postcodes in Derby
Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G based mobile services across “over” 1,500 postcodes in the city...
View Article384,890 Customers Take Utility Warehouse’s UK Broadband Services
Energy and communications provider Telecom Plus, which trades as Utility Warehouse (UW), has today published their latest Half Year Results (H1 2025) to 30th Sept 2024 and revealed that their broadband...
View ArticleGov Launch £3.5m UK Rural Broadband Trials of Hybrid Networks
The UK Government (DSIT, UK Space Agency) has today announced the launch of a new £3.5m “Very Hard to Reach Programme“, which will conduct three projects that seek to use hybrid networks (e.g. a mix of...
View ArticleEE UK Boosts 4G and 5G Mobile by Refarming More 3G Spectrum
Mobile operator EE (BT) has confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve “started the work” to repurpose more of their old 3G radio spectrum for use by modern 4G and 5G based mobile networks, which is said to...
View Article5G DRIVE and O2 Project Bring Mobile Signals to 31 Rural UK Notspots
Mobile giant O2 (Virgin Media) has announced that, while working alongside the government-backed 5G DRIVE project, they’ve been able to deliver reliable mobile network coverage to 31 “iconic tourist...
View ArticleVOXI UK Offers 4x and 5x Mobile Data Boosts in Black Friday Deals
Contract-free mobile provider VOXI, which is the virtual network operator (MVNO) sibling of Vodafone, has today launched a series of Black Friday discounts across their Pay Monthly SIM Only 4G and 5G...
View ArticleBT and EE Extend Gov’s 4G Emergency Services Network for 7 Years
The UK Government has signed a new £1.29bn deal with BT (EE) to extend their operation of the 4G based Emergency Services Network (ESN) for another 7-years. But after years of delays and disputes, only...
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Ofcom Enhance Spectrum Sharing for UK Mobile and Wireless Broadband
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today introduced changes that are designed to improve their spectrum sharing framework, which among other things have been designed to add more flexibility,...
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EE Named Best UK Mobile Operator in New 2024 Network Test Study
Mobile operator EE (BT) has come top in umlaut and Connect’s latest annual 2024 UK Mobile Network Test, which used a range of different benchmarks to test 4G (voice and data / broadband) and 5G...
View ArticleBin Lorries to Survey Mobile Coverage Across Glasgow City Region
Network analyst firm Streetwave has been contracted to conduct a huge survey of mobile broadband network (4G, 5G) coverage, using bin lorries, which will this time focus on 8 council areas within...
View ArticleO2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 600 Postcodes in Aberdeen
Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G based mobile services across “over” 600 postcodes in the port...
View ArticleTfL Complete 4G Mobile Rollout for the Elizabeth Line in London
The latest update from Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks has today revealed that they’ve completed the work to bring 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage to the entire Elizabeth...
View ArticleStudy Finds Patchy Mobile Coverage on the East Coast Mainline
Network analyst firm Streetwave has surveyed UK mobile coverage (4G, 5G etc.) and mobile broadband speeds along the East Coast Mainline – as operated by the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), which...
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Ofcom – UK Gigabit Broadband Cover Rises to 84% as 5G Hits 90-95%
Ofcom has published their annual Connection Nations 2024 digital infrastructure report, which among many other things finds that residential gigabit-capable broadband ISP networks now cover 84% of the...
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