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National Assembly for Wales Proposes Plan to Improve Broadband and Mobile

20th September, 2017 - 11:36 am (1 Comment)

A National Assembly Committee has published a report that makes 12 recommendations for how Wales (UK) could bring faster broadband to poorly served premises and improve Mobile (4G etc.) connectivity, such as making future subsidies for landowners conditional on them allowing mobile masts.

EE UK Starts Legal Challenge to Stop Cap on 3.4GHz 5G Mobile Spectrum

19th September, 2017 - 4:39 pm (9 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has formally lodged a legal appeal against the matter of Ofcom’s forthcoming 4G / 5G radio spectrum auction in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands. The aim is to stop Three UK’s own challenge from imposing a cap on their ability to bid for a slice of 3.4GHz band.

Vodafone Spot 50+ Digital Super Towns Ripe for “Full Fibre” and 4G Investment

13th September, 2017 - 1:22 pm (9 Comments)

Mobile and broadband provider Vodafone has published a new study that claims to have identified 50+ towns and cities across England that have “digital potential just waiting to be unlocked,” provided they can fully exploit their digital resources to drive economic growth.

Sky Mobile UK Introduces 4G Mobile Plan with a 10GB Data Allowance

12th September, 2017 - 12:11 pm (9 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has today introduced a new Sky Mobile 4G plan with a bigger 10GB data allowance for £20 per month. On top of that they’ve also reduced the price of their 5GB plan from £20 to £15 per month and removed the old 3GB plan entirely (existing customers can upgrade).

EE UK to Boost 4G Speeds by Refarming 10MHz of 1800MHz Spectrum from 2G

11th September, 2017 - 11:38 am (18 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that they intend to further boost the top speeds and reliability of their “superfast” 4G based mobile data network by converting (“refarming“) another 10MHz of radio spectrum in the 1800MHz band from older 2G services.

UK Consumers Suffer Meagre 4G Mobile Broadband Data Allowances vs EU

6th September, 2017 - 2:30 pm (7 Comments)

A new report from Point Topic has revealed significant variations in 4G based (Mobile Broadband) pricing and usage caps across Europe, with consumers in the United Kingdom paying less for their monthly tariffs but often receiving fairly meagre data allowances in return.

Three UK Formally File for a Judicial Review of Ofcom’s Spectrum Auction

5th September, 2017 - 3:55 pm (20 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has this week carried out their threat to pursue a Judicial Review of Ofcom’s forthcoming 4G and 5G radio spectrum auction in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands, which will seek to impose a tougher spectrum cap that could stop EE (BT) from bidding.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Ponders Plan to Scale Back its UK Mobile Service

5th September, 2017 - 9:39 am (0 Comments)

Internet and telecoms provider TalkTalk has confirmed that they’re in “advanced discussions” with a number of potential partners about the possibility of scaling back their existing Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) arrangement in order to focus on fixed line broadband.

EE UK Offers New 4G+ Home Router and 200GB Plan for Mobile Broadband

4th September, 2017 - 10:42 am (24 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has today launched a new LTE-Advanced Category 7 capable 4G+ Home Router, which can theoretically handle Mobile Broadband speeds of up to 300Mbps and it can be taken with a huge monthly data allowance of up to 200GB per month. But the top allowance doesn’t come cheap.

Three UK Launches New “Advanced” 100GB Data 4G Mobile Plan

25th August, 2017 - 7:05 am (37 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has quietly introduced a new “Advanced” plan with a 100GB data cap, as well as “all-you-can-eat” minutes and calls, which seems designed to sit in-between their current 30GB capped tariff and the top “all-you-can-eat” data tier. But there’s a catch.. of course.

Arqiva to Harness 15,000 Lampposts for 4G and Wi-Fi in Kingston-Upon-Thames

23rd August, 2017 - 11:30 am (8 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure developer Arqiva has won a new 10 year concession contract in the Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames (London), which will enable them to improve 4G and future 5G mobile coverage by installing Small Cell (radio access nodes) telecoms infrastructure.

Boosty Launch 4G Smartphone Failover for UK Business Broadband Connections

21st August, 2017 - 4:26 pm (4 Comments)

Boosty, which is a subsidiary of Sharedband, appears to be taking a second stab at the hybrid UK fixed line and mobile connectivity market by launching a business broadband resilience service, which can seamlessly failover to a Smartphone based 3G/4G data connection when your main line fails.

EE Launch UK Legal Challenge to Ofcom’s 5G Mobile Spectrum Auction

21st August, 2017 - 9:38 am (5 Comments)

Last month Three UK threatened Ofcom with a Judicial Review unless they changed the rules of their 4G and 5G radio spectrum auction in order to aggressively curb EE’s (BT) dominance (here). Now EE has issued its own letter before action in order to defend against such measures.

Signal Problems – Brits Prefer 4G Mobile Broadband to Wi-Fi on Trains

17th August, 2017 - 10:00 am (7 Comments)

A new survey from YouGov, which was commissioned by Cobham Wireless, has revealed that British adults would rather connect to the internet on trains via a 3G or 4G mobile data network (51%) than public WiFi (36%), yet only 33% of passengers felt that the mobile signal was good enough.

techUK Calls for 90% UK Coverage of Ultrafast Broadband by 2025

14th August, 2017 - 11:27 am (5 Comments)

A new report from techUK, which represents 950 companies in the United Kingdom’s technology sector, has called for “near universal” coverage of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) by 2020 and 90% coverage of “ultrafast broadband” (100Mbps+) to become a reality by 2025.

Three UK in Formal Legal Threat to Delay Ofcom’s 4G – 5G Spectrum Auction

9th August, 2017 - 10:09 am (17 Comments)

Here we go again. Mobile operator Three UK has issued a formal letter before action to Ofcom, which threatens the regulator with a Judicial Review unless they change the rules of their forthcoming 4G and 5G radio spectrum auction in order to more aggressively curb EE’s (BT) dominance.

15,000 Lampposts to Help Boost 4G and 5G Mobile Coverage in Lambeth

8th August, 2017 - 10:26 am (1 Comment)

Wireless infrastructure builder Arqiva has signed their 12th London Borough street furniture concession contract, which gives them exclusive access rights to street furniture across Lambeth. As a result around 15,000 lampposts can now be used to improve 4G Mobile network coverage.