O2 to Start UK 3G Mobile Switch Off in City of Durham in April 2025
Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning revealed that they’ll begin the withdrawal of their older 3G mobile (broadband) services across the United Kingdom – the last major operator...
View ArticleStudy Reveals Mobile Data Performance on Manchester to Cardiff Train
Network analyst firm Streetwave has today shared the results from a new survey they conducted, which examined the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks for people travelling...
View ArticleBT’s First Real-World UK Deployment of 5G Standalone Network Slicing
Telecoms giant BT has today said they recently conducted their “first real-world deployment” of a 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile broadband network using network slicing technology, which formed part of a...
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Three UK Picks Ericsson to Build New Cloud Native Core Network
Mobile operator Three UK has this morning announced that they’ve selected Ericsson to build their new cloud-native core network, which it claims will be the “largest in Europe” and one that will end up...
View ArticleOfcom Propose to Make More Wireless Devices Licence Exempt
Ofcom has today launched a new consultation that proposes to exempt lots of additional devices (equipment) from needing a wireless telegraphy licence, such as 5G handsets and dongles on an aircraft or...
View ArticleUK Still Trails Most of EU with Poor Level of 5G Mobile Availability
New data from Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net internet connection benchmarking service, has revealed that the United Kingdom still places near the bottom of the table in Europe for 5G...
View ArticleNew Report Makes the Case for Global and UK Telco Sector to Adopt AI
A new report from consultancy firm EY and European broadband operator Liberty Global, which alongside Telefonica is also a parent of the merged Virgin Media and O2 UK, has today argued for the...
View ArticleVirgin Media O2 and Ontix Expand 4G Mobile Small Cells in Birmingham
Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has continued with their effort to boost 4G mobile (mobile broadband) capacity across the UK, which today sees them working with Ontix to expand their roll-out...
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FarrPoint Find UK Councils Prioritise Gigabit Broadband, Ignore Data Centres
Consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published their third annual (2025) survey of digital leaders at councils across England, Scotland and Wales. The results reveal that expanding the coverage of...
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EE Miles Ahead of O2, Three UK and Vodafone for 5G Mobile Availability
Network benchmarking provider Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net internet connection testing service, has kindly furnished ISPreview with some additional data that reveals the past and...
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nPerf Name EE as the UK Fastest Mobile Network in 2025 Benchmark
Internet connection benchmarking firm nPerf has this morning published the results from their annual 2025 crowdsourced study into UK mobile broadband (4G, 5G) performance, which sees EE being named as...
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Data Suggests Storm Eowyn Caused Severe Decline in UK Mobile Connectivity
New data from Ookla, which runs the popular Speedtest.net broadband connection benchmarking service, has revealed that Storm Éowyn (pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’) triggered a “rapid, severe and sustained...
View ArticleFreshwave Deploy 4G Mobile to Firms in London Skyscraper 8 Bishopsgate
Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave has teamed-up with Electracom Projects to deliver a 4G mobile signal – from all four mobile network operators (MNOs) – to the 50-storey ‘8 Bishopsgate’...
View ArticleVodafone UK Beat Starlink with First Mobile to Mobile Video Call via Satellite
Mobile operator Vodafone UK today claims to have “beaten Elon Musk in the space race” by making the first mobile-to-mobile video call using a normal (unmodified) Smartphone and special satellites in...
View ArticleBT Group Report Loss of 208,000 Total Openreach UK Broadband Lines
Telecoms giant BT Group has today published a brief trading update to the end of 2024, which reveals that Openreach added another 1 million premises in the last quarter (unchanged) to the coverage of...
View Article30 Government Funded 4G Mobile UK Mast Upgrades Now Live
The boss of Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), which represents the four major mobile operators (EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK), has today confirmed that a total of 30 government-funded rural 4G...
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UK Remains Top of G7 Focused Digital Connectivity Readiness Index
Consultancy firm FarrPoint has published the first 2025 edition of their Digital Connectivity Readiness Index (DCRI), which ranks the G7 countries by the quality and coverage of their digital...
View ArticleNew West of England Digital Office Looks to Boost Broadband Investment
The West of England Combined Authority, which is led by Mayor Dan Norris and represents the local authorities of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset (BNES), has today...
View ArticleVodafone UK Surge to 1.55 Million Broadband Users as Mobile Falls to 18.3M
Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has today published their Q3 FY25 financial results, which confirms that their fixed line broadband base grew by a new record to total 1.549 million customers (up by...
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RootMetrics Test Names EE as BEST UK Mobile Network for H2 2024
Mobile benchmarking firm RootMetrics (Ookla) has today published their H2 2024 study of UK mobile networks (calls, texts etc.) and mobile broadband performance, which once again sees EE (BT) continuing...
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