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EE Mobile UK Sim Cards

5th May, 2023 (23 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator EE (BT) may be pleased to learn that they’ll be zero-rating data (free usage) across their entire mobile network for the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th May 2023, “as the nation unites to celebrate the crowning of His Majesty” (yeah.. ok).

VMO2-Starlink-Wavemobile-Trial-in-Rural-Wales

5th May, 2023 (15 Comments)

O2 UK (VMO2) has completed a unique trial in an extremely remote part of Wales, which successfully worked with Starlink’s network of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Wavemobile to deploy a mobile broadband capable 4G signal to the area around the South Stack Lighthouse in Holyhead, Anglesey.

ee_uk_mobile_video_gamer_picture

3rd May, 2023 (4 Comments)

Mobile network operator EE (BT) has today launched a new console (video gaming) trade-in service that offers cashback for old gaming hardware. On top of that, they’ve also launched a new range of PC gaming packages featuring premium laptops, which are designed to complement their 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) plans.

scotland_rural_5g_mast_Scottish_government

3rd May, 2023 (1 Comment)

The first UK government-funded rural 4G mobile mast upgrade has today been completed in the Lockerbie area in Scotland, which forms part (£75m) of their industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project with EE (BT), Vodafone, Three UK and O2 (Virgin Media). A further 120+ masts in Scotland are also set for upgrades.

Mobile-Signal-Notspots-on-London-to-Edinburgh-Train

2nd May, 2023 (17 Comments)

Mobile network analysts at Streetwave have published the results of a new survey, which examined the mobile signal quality on the London (England) to Edinburgh (Scotland) train route. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the route was found to suffer from various “not-spots“, while EE’s network performed the best for mobile broadband.

10Mbps broadband uk uso usc

2nd May, 2023 (7 Comments)

UK ISP BT has published their latest biannual (April 2023) update on the progress they’ve made in delivering the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband, which reveals that they’ve so far built a USO connection to over 7,000 premises (up from 5,900 in Oct 2022), with 800 further builds in progress (down from 2,000).

ee mobile tower mast uk

26th April, 2023 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator EE has successfully deployed two new 4G (mobile broadband) mobile masts at Rackwick (Hoy) and Stronsay on Orkney, one of north Scotland’s most remote island communities, as part of the Scottish Government’s £28.75m 4G Infill Programme (S4GI).

AST SpaceMobile BlueWalker 3 Satellite with Earth

25th April, 2023 (2 Comments)

AST SpaceMobile, which is backed by Vodafone and several other global mobile network operators, has successfully completed the “first-ever two-way voice calls” between their prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and a regular 4G and 5G capable Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone on Earth.

Fastershire_logo

25th April, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) in England appears to be making progress on their plans to introduce a series of new digital and broadband grant schemes across the county, which will aim to help connect those who live in areas that currently lack access to “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) connectivity.

Superdrug Mobile

20th April, 2023 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Superdrug Mobile, which is a virtual operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s national network, has just confirmed a continued price freeze across all of its plans. The operator says they’ve not raised their costs in over 4 years and are opting again to buck the current trend, which has seen some rivals hike prices by up to 17.3%.

o2_uk_rural_mast

20th April, 2023 (20 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile giant Virgin Media (VM O2) have reportedly started the process that could lead to them selling off all or part of their stake in the UK’s largest mobile tower network, which could fetch around £750m (half its stake). The funding would then be used to help fuel their full fibre (XGS-PON) and 5G mobile rollout.

EE-Rural-UK-Mast-with-Engineers

19th April, 2023 (7 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator EE (BT) has today revealed that, as part of their commitment under the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, they’ve expanded (built or upgraded) their “fast and reliable” 4G mobile network to over 1,500 remote sites across the United Kingdom (up from 500 in Dec 2022).

Honest-Mobile-UK-Handset-App

18th April, 2023 (38 Comments)

A crowdfunded mobile operator called Honest Mobile, which has some very interesting features (e.g. bills that go down), are preparing to launch a new ‘Smart Signal SIM‘ that will enable users to do something we haven’t seen before – the ability to boost coverage by harnessing all of Three UK, EE (BT), Vodafone and O2 (VMO2).

mobile mast vector

17th April, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant O2 (VMO2) has today chosen Mavenir to supply its UK rollout of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technology. The supplier will also act as the prime integrator, providing its Open virtualised Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) solution for sites on VMO2’s mobile network.

farming rural broadband mobile and cows

13th April, 2023 (4 Comments)

A report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – ‘The Growth Belt: Supporting Rural Small Businesses’ – has today highlighted the way rural businesses are struggling against a backdrop of mounting energy costs, poor transport links, and “unreliable broadband“.

sky_mobile_5g_uk

11th April, 2023 (7 Comments)

Sky Mobile, which is an O2 (VMO2) powered mobile operator (MVNO), is adding cellular laptops to its range of available devices from just £11 a month (includes mobile broadband plan). Customers who take one of these will benefit from Sky’s data rollover feature (i.e. any unused data each month gets rolled into a Piggybank which can be used later – either for a data boost, to share with other SIMs on their plan or to purchase accessories).

o2 uk mobile sim

6th April, 2023 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) will later this morning be introducing some new offers on their Pay As You Go (PAYG) plans, which will see double data across all their ‘Big Bundle’ and selected ‘Rolling Plan’ tariffs for both new and existing customers. But this will only last for up to 3 months.

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