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NPL and Vodafone UK Trial Terrestrial Fibre-based Alternative to GPS Timing

28th April, 2026 (3 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone has joined with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to successfully complete a set of trials using the NPLTime® service, which is a new terrestrial, fibre optic-based alternative to satellite-based GPS timing signals to help keep the UK’s critical digital and 5G / 6G mobile network infrastructure resilient and secure.

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Boldyn to Deliver 4G Mobile for Emergency Services Network on London Underground

28th April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Digital infrastructure firm Boldyn Networks has, perhaps unsurprisingly, today been selected to deliver 4G mobile network (mobile broadband) infrastructure to enable the Emergency Services Network (ESN) across the London Underground. The deal reflects a collaboration with EE (BT), Transport for London (TfL) and the UK’s Home Office.

EE Upgrade Mobile Capacity and Expands 5G Standalone to 15 More UK Areas

28th April, 2026 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced a series of upgrades to boost the mobile broadband capacity of their 4G and 5G network (e.g. re-farming 2.1GHz spectrum) ahead of the summer. Since the start of 2026, the provider has also extended their 5G Standalone (5G+) network to cover more than 50 million people across more than 610 towns and cities.

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Streetwave UK Find Peak Time Gaps in Southwark’s Mobile Broadband Capacity

24th April, 2026 (4 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has today shared the results from a recent study they conducted, which tested the mobile broadband coverage and speed of 4G and 5G networks (EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2) in the Central London district of Southwark. The results found performance drops significantly at high footfall locations during peak times.

Mobile and Broadband Providers May Ration UK Network Use to Cut Energy Costs UPDATE2

22nd April, 2026 (34 Comments)

Mobile network operators, such as EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree), have reportedly warned the government that, in a worst-case scenario, the current energy crisis and rising costs may force some of them to ration access to their network or slow mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speeds in order to reduce energy usage.

Mobile Operators Adopt Freshwave’s New Indoor UK 5G Mobile Solution

22nd April, 2026 (1 Comment)

Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave has today announced that they’ve worked with UK mobile operators EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) to start rolling out the next “evolution” of their indoor focused small cell Omni Network, which could initially only harness 4G but has now been upgraded to handle 5G (mobile broadband).

Telecoms Operators Accused of New Tactic to Reduce Rents on UK Mast Sites UPDATE

22nd April, 2026 (2 Comments)

A new report has claimed that telecoms infrastructure providers in the UK’s mobile network sector are using “new tactics” to secure more favourable lease renewals on mast sites. The tactic is said to be enticing landowners to negotiate without professional representation (i.e. risking agreements that reduce rents or overlook key protections).

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Setback for Vodafone UK and AST Space Mobile Plan as Satellite Launch Fails

20th April, 2026 (4 Comments)

The joint plan by Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile (aka – Satellite Connect Europe) to launch a space-based 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) service – that will connect with regular Smartphones – has suffered a setback, which occurred after Sunday’s orbital launch of a BlueBird 7 spacecraft on the New Glenn rocket ended up placing the satellite into the wrong orbit.

Three UK Suddenly Introduces Mobile Broadband Speed Caps UPDATE

20th April, 2026 (81 Comments)

Customers of mobile network operator Three UK (VodafoneThree) were given quite the surprise yesterday afternoon after the provider suddenly notified them, without any prior warning, that they would be introducing mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speed caps of between 25Mbps and 100Mbps (Megabits per second) across various plans from the same date.

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Which? Awards the Best and Worst UK Mobile Networks for 2026

18th April, 2026 (15 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has published the results from their latest UK mobile network satisfaction survey, which questioned 5,137 adult customers in January 2026 about their chosen UK mobile phone operator (mix of Which? Connect panel and members of the public). Overall, Talkmobile topped the table with a customer satisfaction score of 83%, while Three UK placed last on just 65%.

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The Frustrating 4 Month Case of a Vanishing UK Mobile Phone Mast UPDATE

18th April, 2026 (20 Comments)

At the start of January 2026 a mobile phone mast in the Pembrokeshire (Wales) seaside town of Tenby suddenly disappeared, leaving locals to suffer extremely poor service quality no matter what network they used (some areas even have no signal at all). At the same time some mobile operators continued to deny there was even a problem, until very recently.

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Amazon Leo to Power Satellite Services for iPhone and Apple Watch with Globalstar

16th April, 2026 (3 Comments)

The Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) service, which is slowly building a new mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and globally, has announced an agreement to power satellite services for iPhone and Apple Watches, including Emergency SOS via satellite.

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Vodafone Launch UK’s First Commercial 5G Network Slicing Service

16th April, 2026 (3 Comments)

Mobile and broadband operator Vodafone Business (VodafoneThree) has today launched the “UK’s first commercial 5G network slicing” service (5G+ Local Slicing), which aims to offer guaranteed mobile network performance across a defined site or local area up to 5km2 – from stadiums and logistics hubs to university campuses and construction sites etc.

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Ofcom Approve VodafoneThree to Launch Satellite Based UK Mobile Service

15th April, 2026 (7 Comments)

The telecoms regulator Ofcom has today approved a second licence variation to enable mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) to provide Direct-to-Device (D2D) services using its licensed spectrum in the 900MHz band (i.e. using satellites to connect with regular 4G and 5G Smartphones – bringing mobile broadband, calls and text connectivity to the remotest areas).

Study Finds Mobile Coverage in Caerphilly Boosted by VodafoneThree Merger

14th April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has published the results from a recent survey they conducted into mobile network coverage and mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speed across Caerphilly in Wales, which involved two surveys over an 18-month period and revealed a strong post-merger boost for Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree). On the flip side, O2 actually suffered a decline.

Ofcom Define High Density Areas for Sharing Upper 6GHz Band with UK Mobile and WiFi

13th April, 2026 (7 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has this morning launched an additional technical consultation to support their recent decision to allow low power indoor WiFi signals and outdoor mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.) networks to “share” access to the Upper 6GHz radio spectrum band (6425 to 7125MHz). The key focus this time is on how they’ll define “high density areas” for mobile licences.

Supermarket Chain Lidl Tipped to Launch UK SIM-Only 5G Mobile Plans

13th April, 2026 (15 Comments)

German supermarket giant Lidl (Schwarz Group) has reportedly announced plans to launch its own mobile (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) service in a number of other markets later this year, which could eventually reach up to 30 countries including the UK, US, France and Spain etc.