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Three UK and SSE Sign Deal to Upgrade Network for 4G and 5G Mobile
Mobile operator Three UK has today announced a new contract with SSE Enterprise Telecoms, which will initially see the latter facilitating fibre optic connections to 20 of the mobile operator’s core...
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Over 50 Cross Party UK MPs Call for Better Rural 4G Mobile Coverage
More than 50 MPs have signed a letter by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Rural Services that calls on the government’s digital secretary, Matt Hancock, to ensure that 95% of the UK’s...
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BT and EE Aim for UK Launch of Commercial 5G Mobile in 2019
The next generation of ultrafast 5G based Mobile Broadband technology might launch sooner than expected in the United Kingdom after the CEO of BT Group, Gavin Patterson, said that their mobile division...
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O2 Criticism – EE Defends Plan to Launch UK 5G Mobile in 2019
Mobile operator EE has today rejected criticism from rival O2, which claimed that their plan to become the first in the UK to launch a commercial 5G mobile network would only result in a “lite” version...
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EE Prepare First Live UK Trial of 5G Wireless Broadband in London
Mobile operator EE has today announced that it will switch on the “UK’s first” live trial of their new prototype 5G based ultrafast wireless broadband network at 10 sites around London’s Tech City area...
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Ofcom Set Ambition for 5G Spectrum and Possibly 6GHz Wi-Fi
The UK telecoms regulator has today published a new consultation document on their proposals for the crucial World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), which amongst other things highlights the...
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London Mayor Details Plan to Grow 5G, WiFi and Full Fibre Broadband
The Mayor of London UK, Sadiq Khan, has published a new roadmap that aims to build the “smartest city in the world” and to improve its digital connectivity. The measures will grow public WiFi hotspots,...
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Wireless ISPs Call on Ofcom to Fix Broken UK Spectrum Auctions
The UK Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (UKWISPA), which is the official trade body for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband providers, has called on Ofcom to “modernise the way it...
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O2 UK Delivers Worst Level of Satisfaction for Mobile Data Speed
A new online RootMetrics survey of 1000 mobile customers has found that EE and Three UK have the highest levels of satisfaction with Mobile Broadband speeds (57% and 58% respectively), while O2 is...
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Vodafone – 7 UK Cities to Test Gigabit 5G Mobile Broadband in 2018 UPDATE
Mobile operator Vodafone has countered EE’s announcement of a 5G trial in London (here) by confirming that they too will be testing the future 1Gbps capable mobile technology between October and...
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Ofcom CEO – The £6bn Cost of Truly Universal UK Mobile Coverage
The CEO of Ofcom, Sharon White, yesterday told the Connected Britain event in London that to provide good mobile network (4G etc.) coverage across virtually all of the UK landmass would cost up to...
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CLA Call on Ofcom to Force UK Mobile Networks to Fix Rural Not-Spots UPDATE
The Country Land and Business Association, which represents thousands of landowners (farmers and businesses) in England and Wales, has once again called on Ofcom to pull rural parts of the UK out of...
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Ofcom Publish 5 Year Plan for UK Fixed Wireless Spectrum
Fixed wireless networks are used across the UK for supplying broadband ISP connections to homes, providing backhaul capacity for mobile networks, distributing TV and so forth. As such Ofcom’s review of...
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough UK Launch £5.6m Digital Strategy
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has put £5.6m toward supporting the launch of their new ‘Delivering Digital Connectivity Strategy’, which aims to “significantly improve mobile,...
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Local Policy Changes Needed to Boost 5G and Full Fibre in UK Cities
The Centre for Cities think tank, which is supported by O2, has published a new report that recommends what cities across the United Kingdom need to do in order to facilitate the rollout of next...
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BSG Report Identifies Key Barriers to UK 5G Mobile Deployment
The Broadband Stakeholder Group think-tank, which advises the UK Government, has today published new research from Analysys Mason that identifies 13 specific barriers (reflecting practical challenges...
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Gov Detail BIG Changes to Boost UK Full Fibre Broadband and 5G UPDATE5
The UK government has today set out a range of new proposals (copper switch-off, regulatory reforms etc.) as part of their Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), which seeks to help boost...
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ISP Sky Broadband Prep New Router and Future 5G Mobile Launch
Sky (Sky Broadband) has released their latest results to the end of June 2018 (financial Q4 17/18), which reveals that “Fibre” (FTTC) penetration has risen to 38% (up from 33% six months ago) of their...
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Three UK Prep 5G Trial as Mobile Data Use Rises to 7.6GB in H1 2018
Mobile operator Three UK has published their H1 2018 results, which among other things revealed that monthly Mobile Broadband (3G / 4G) data usage per customer grew by 10% during the first six months...
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Government Seeks Suppliers for 5G Trial on Trans Pennine Route
The UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has today issued a new ‘Call for Expressions of Interest‘ in their proposed £35m trial of 5G based mobile broadband and...
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