Virgin Media O2 Boosts 1,000 UK Mobile Sites with 10Gbps Fibre Backhaul
Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today announced that the recent introduction (here) of their new “next generation” Converged Interconnect Network (CIN) has already...
View ArticleAST Space Mobile and Vodafone Sign Long Term 5G Satellite Deal
Satellite operator AST SpaceMobile has today signed a “definitive” long-term commercial agreement that will allow Vodafone to harness their new network of cellular broadband satellites in Low Earth...
View ArticleSupplier Picked to Deliver Oxfordshire and Bucks 5G Rail and Broadband Project
The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and England’s Connected Heartland (ECH) have this morning announced that they’ve picked AWTG, a 5G mobile private network supplier, to enhance broadband and mobile...
View ArticleViasat Demos Working Direct-to-Device Messaging from its Satellites
Satellite communications firm Viasat appears to be following Starlink and AST SpaceMobile by successfully demonstrating their own Direct-to-Device (D2D) connectivity, which could allow their broadband...
View ArticleStreetwave Make Maps of UK Mobile Coverage and Performance Available
Network analyst firm Streetwave, which is currently conducting various UK surveys to study the coverage and speed of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks across the UK using bin lorries and private...
View ArticleOfcom UK Propose to Cut Mobile Licence Fees for 900MHz and 1800MHz by GBP40m
The UK telecoms regulator has today proposed, following evidence submitted by BT (EE), to reduce the total amount paid by the mobile network operators to use the 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz radio...
View ArticleConfusion as New UK Mobile Operator Ymobile Suddenly “Pauses” Service
Some customers of new UK mobile operator, Ymobile (Ycorp), which only launched one month ago while pledging to offer a “simpler, more streamlined and environmentally friendly” alternative to...
View ArticleOfcom UK Set Timetable for 5G Mobile Auction of 26GHz and 40GHz
The UK telecoms regulator has today set out their expected timetable for the long-in-gestation plan to auction off a large chunk of millimetre wave (mmW) radio spectrum frequency in the 26GHz and 40GHz...
View ArticleFootball Streaming Pushes BT to Record UK Broadband Traffic of 33.7Tbps
Broadband and telecoms giant BT (EE) has used a mix of UK network stats and a consumer survey of 2,000 adults to reveal how the “British public are engaging with the biggest cultural moments of the...
View ArticleOfcom UK Propose Tweak to 3.9GHz Band for Mobile and Wireless Broadband
The UK telecoms regulator has proposed an additional tweak to its existing licence for the 3.9GHz (3925 – 4009MHz) radio spectrum band, which would change the authorised frequency from 3925-4009 MHz...
View ArticleEutelsat Tap Airbus to Build Next Gen OneWeb Broadband Satellites
European satellite operator Eutelsat has announced that they’ve selected Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) to build the first batch of 100 next generation (GEN2) broadband satellites for their global...
View ArticleVodafone UK and Google Boost 5G Upload Speeds for Pixel Users via MIMO and ULCA
Vodafone UK has announced that they’ve worked with Google to bring MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) support to their Pixel 8 Pro and new Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, and 9 Fold phones when on the...
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Ookla Examine New Year’s Eve 23-24 City 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds
Network testing firm Ookla (i.e. Speedtest.net, Downdetector.co.uk) has used its crowdsourced data to examine how 5G mobile (mobile broadband) networks performed across a selection of major world...
View ArticleNorth Yorkshire UK Seeks Faster Broadband Fix for 11,000 Premises
The North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has called on the UK government to help it find funding and solutions for the remaining 11,000 properties in the county that, once existing roll-outs of...
View ArticleTop Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs for H2 2024
Once again, as we reach the end of 2024, it’s time for ISPreview to take our usual biannual look back to see how the broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally...
View ArticleThe Cheapest UK 4G and 5G Unlimited Mobile Data Plans for 2024 vs 2022
ISPreview has today taken a quick look back across the UK’s market for mobile network operators in order to identify both the cheapest unlimited 4G and 5G data (broadband) plans and examine how their...
View Article2024 H2 – UK Coverage of Gigabit Broadband Nears 86 Percent
ISPreview has today published our biannual UK summary of fixed broadband coverage for H2 2024, which found that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have grown to reach 73.53% of premises (up from 67.68%...
View ArticleO2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 1500 Postcodes in Nottingham
Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G mobile services across “over” 1,500 postcodes in the East...
View ArticleThree UK Discounts Unlimited 5G Home Broadband Service to £19
Mobile operator Three UK has introduced a new discount this week that cuts the monthly price of their 5G powered unlimited Three Home Broadband package to just £19 per month on a 24-month minimum term,...
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Three UK Still Fastest for 5G Mobile Broadband in Ookla H2 2024 Study
Network testing giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular Speedtest.net service, has published their Q3-Q4 2024 (H1) study into the speed of 5G based mobile broadband networks...
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