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Starlink’s Direct to Cell 4G Mobile via Satellite Service Achieves Global Cover UPDATE

26th November, 2024 (9 Comments)

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced that Starlink have now launched enough Direct to Cell (DtC) capable broadband satellites to be able to deliver “robust” global coverage of their new 4G mobile roaming service. But the first commercial products won’t be able to launch until final regulatory approval is gained.

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Ofcom Prep Proposals to Authorise Using Satellites to Deliver UK Mobile

22nd November, 2024 (3 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has revealed that they’re moving ahead with plans to consult on specific proposals that would authorise Direct to Device (D2D) satellite services to work in UK mobile bands (inc. MSS – Mobile-Satellite Services), which could be used to help improve mobile (4G and 5G) coverage. The proposals are planned to surface during “early 2025“.

Vodafone UK Launch Black Friday SIM Only Mobile Discounts

22nd November, 2024 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to join UK mobile operator Vodafone should note that they’ve today launched a range of new Black Friday discounts across their regular Pay Monthly SIM Only plans and their Basics SIM Only plans, which reflects a varied combination of price cuts and extra data allowances.

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New Small Cells in Chester to Boost Mobile Connections, O2 UK First to Adopt

21st November, 2024 (5 Comments)

Residents, visitors and businesses in the Cathedral City of Chester (Cheshire, England) may be pleased to learn that local 4G and possibly 5G mobile (mobile broadband) connections are set for a boost with the deployment of a new small cell network from Ontix, which follows a recent survey of local coverage by consultancy FarrPoint.

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Multiboost Gain Ofcom UK Approval for Indoor Mobile Signal Boosters

21st November, 2024 (4 Comments)

Consumers may like to know that Ofcom’s earlier move to soften their requirements for licence exempt indoor or in-vehicle “mobile phone repeaters” (here) is starting to bear fruit. Multiboost has just announced that their ‘PRO’ kit is now fully compliant with the regulator’s standards, which means more choice for homes and businesses.

EE UK to Refresh Mobile Roaming Plans and Scraps Old Products UPDATE

21st November, 2024 (45 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has begun to inform their UK customers, specifically those with inclusive roaming, that their “current roaming products will be removed” from 25th December 2024. The plan is to replace them with new roaming plans, due for launch on 4th Dec 2024, but this has left some existing customers confused about the impact.

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Virgin Media O2 Switches On New UK Converged Interconnect Network

20th November, 2024 (17 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today announced that they’ve switched on their new “next generation” Converged Interconnect Network (CIN), which brings together its fixed line (FTTP, DOCSIS) and mobile networks (4G, 5G etc.) in a way that will make them more efficient, resilient, scalable and flexible.

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Streetwave to Conduct County-Wide Mobile Coverage Study of Argyll and Bute

19th November, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Argyll and Bute Council (ABC) in Scotland has joined forces with network analyst firm Streetwave and the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) to conduct the “first county-wide mobile coverage survey” in Scotland, which will mirror similar studies that are already being conducted across other parts of the UK.

iD Mobile Doubles Data on UK Mobile Plans for Black Friday

19th November, 2024 (0 Comments)

Low-cost mobile network operator iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses Three UK’s national 4G and 5G platform under a virtual operator (MVNO) partnership, has launched a range of Black Friday promotions for new customers that doubles the included data (mobile broadband) allowances across all of their 1, 12 and 24-month SIM Only mobile plans.

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O2 UK Boost 4G and 5G Network Capacity for 850 Wolverhampton Postcodes

19th November, 2024 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve completed a project to improve their 4G and 5G based mobile (mobile broadband) network in the West Midlands city of Wolverhampton, which since the start of 2024 has seen network capacity upgraded in 850 postcodes across the area.

O2 UK Confirm End Date for PAYG Mobile Broadband and iPad SIMs

16th November, 2024 (8 Comments)

A couple of weeks ago ISPreview reported on how mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) had withdrawn their Pay As You Go (PAYG) Data and iPad SIMs (mobile broadband) from sale to new customers (here). But the big change this week is that they’ve now informing existing customers of their plan to close the service by 31st January 2025.

Seven More 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Go Live Across Rural Wales

14th November, 2024 (6 Comments)

The UK government (DSIT) has this morning announced that seven more 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have gone live across North, South West and West Wales as part of the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. The work will benefit parts of Bontddu, Llanelltyd, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Penmaenpool, Tabor, Snowdonia National Park and Bontgoch.

Ycorp Launch New Data-only eSIM Driven UK Mobile Operator Ymobile

13th November, 2024 (20 Comments)

A new UK mobile operator called Ymobile (Ycorp) has officially launched today and claims to be the United Kingdom’s “first data-led, eSIM MVNO“, all while claiming to offer users a “simpler, more streamlined and environmentally friendly” alternative to traditional mobile networks.

Mobile Operator Smarty Launches UK Black Friday Discounts

12th November, 2024 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to join Smarty, which is a virtual mobile operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s national network, may like to know that they’ve kicked off their Black Friday deals, such as by doubling the data on their £10 per month 40GB plan to 80GB and offering 15GB for £7 per month (an extra 7GB).

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O2 Switch On First Publicly Funded UK 4G Mobile Mast for Total Not Spot Areas

12th November, 2024 (9 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today marked an important milestone by switching on the UK’s first publicly funded “Total Not Spot” (TNS) 4G (mobile broadband) mast site on South Uist in Scotland, which forms part of the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme and its efforts to extend mobile coverage into remote rural areas.

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Vodafone UK Tops 1.48 Million Broadband and 18.47M Mobile Users

12th November, 2024 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has today published their Q2 FY25 financial results, which reveals that their fixed line broadband base grew again to total 1.477 million customers (up by 50k in Q2 vs 44k in Q1) and their mobile base fell again to total 18.474 million (down by -93k in Q2 vs -71k in Q1).

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Google Pixel Owners Suffer UK Mobile Calling Problems on Spusu

11th November, 2024 (16 Comments)

Some customers of SIM-Only mobile operator spusu, specifically those that own various particular models of Google’s popular Pixel Smartphones, have been complaining that they often struggle to make or receive calls on the operator’s network when connected via 4G (VoLTE). But efforts are underway to resolve the problem.