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Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning announced that new and upgrading customers on their ‘Pay Monthly Plus’ or ‘Ultimate Plan’ (phone, tablet, or SIM only) can make the most of any unused 4G or 5G data (mobile broadband) each month as it will now roll over to their following months’ airtime allowance.
New customers looking to sign-up with Virgin Media (O2) may like to know that the ISP has today refreshed some of their home broadband packages today and is also offering a 9th Gen iPad 64GB in space grey when they purchase an 18-month MegaVolt package online, at least while stocks last.
Network operator CityFibre, which has so far built their 5.5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 4.4 million UK premises (4.2m Ready for Service), has today confirmed the completion of their “primary” £15 million build across the market town of Wokingham in Berkshire (England).
Mobile network operator Vodafone has today launched a new 4G and 5G-ready mobile data (broadband) Travel eSIM service, which now extends to 206 destinations on 700 networks – supported by its GenAI system for customer service. But they’re still just one option in a growing sea of similar services, where standing out is difficult.
The UK communications and media regulator, Ofcom, is reportedly preparing to kick off a new recruitment process – at the government’s (DSIT) behest – to find a replacement for the organisation’s current Chair, Michael Grade (Lord Grade of Yarmouth), who has been in the role since May 2022 and previously held senior positions at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
The specialist consultancy firm for UK utilities and infrastructure, Dalcour Maclaren, has taken the wrappings off its new bespoke fibre planning tool that it hopes will boost the roll-out of full fibre broadband by transforming the wayleave (legal land/property access agreements) and consent process for network operators.
Mobile network operator 1p Mobile this week indicated that the long-awaited introduction of eSIM (Electronic SIM) support to their service – hopefully for both new and existing customers – could finally begin to go live around the end of this month.