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Competition Authority Probes Motorola’s Role in UK 4G ESN

8th July, 2021 (7 Comments)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that they intend to look at the role of Motorola’s existing Airwave network in delivery of the new 4G based Emergency Services Network (ESN) contract, which could result in the launch of a formal market investigation into the company.

Some Smarty UK Customers Start Seeing 5G Mobile Connectivity

8th July, 2021 (25 Comments)

A number of customers on mobile operator Smarty have this week reported being able to connect via an ultrafast 5G mobile (mobile broadband) signal for the first time, which started on Tuesday night and suggests that the operator is close to going live with the new service. But officially, they’re not quite ready yet.

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Virgin Media O2 Boost 4G and 5G at Major UK Holiday Sites

8th July, 2021 (7 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator O2 (VMO2) may like to know that they’ve upgraded the capacity of their 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network at almost 600 UK cell sites, which is part of their preparations for a “record staycation summer” (i.e. the sites are popular tourist destinations and seaside areas, such as Bognor Regis, Bath and Stirling).

Testing 5G Speeds in Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle

7th July, 2021 (10 Comments)

Mobile benchmark firm RootMetrics has just published a new summary of their latest 5G based UK mobile broadband speed and availability testing across the four primary network operators – EE (BT), O2 (VMO2), Vodafone and Three UK – in the cities of Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle.

Vodafone UK Gift Pay Monthly Customers 6 Months Discovery+

6th July, 2021 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today announced that “all pay-monthly” customers on their 4G and 5G plans can now enjoy Discovery+ TV content (video streaming) for 6 months at no extra cost, which also includes access to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 via 55 live event feeds and 2,000 hours of on-demand action.

EE UK’s New Service Makes Capped Mobile Data Plans Unlimited

6th July, 2021 (23 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today soft launched a new ‘Stay Connected‘ feature for Pay Monthly customers, which means that 4G and 5G plans with a capped data allowance (mobile broadband) will be able to continue using the internet “at no extra cost” even when their monthly allowance runs out. Obviously, there’s a catch.

Three UK Launch New 4G Home Broadband Router, Declines to Identify it

6th July, 2021 (18 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has quietly begun to ship a new router (hub) alongside orders for their mobile-based unlimited 4G Home Broadband service, although unusually they’ve chosen not to share the exact specifications and model number because this is said to be “commercially sensitive“. But it looks like a ZTE.

Three UK Boost 4G and 5G Mobile Data on Pay As You Go Packs

2nd July, 2021 (25 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has launched a new offer for their Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers, which doubles the mobile broadband data (4G or 5G) on their cheapest £10 data pack from 6GB (GigaBytes) to 12GB, while their £15 pack jumps from 20GB to 30GB. The packs, which last for 1 month, also add unlimited minutes and calls.

Gov Commits GBP30m to Help UK Develop 4G and 5G OpenRAN

2nd July, 2021 (1 Comment)

The UK Government has today committed £30m to support the launch of their Future RAN Competition (FRANC), which will aim to fund “innovative R&D projects” that could help to speed up the adoption of a new breed of wireless Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) based 4G and 5G mobile networks.

Gov Updates on UK 4G Shared Rural Network Rollout Progress

29th June, 2021 (6 Comments)

The UK Government has today published somewhat of a progress update on their £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which reveals that Scotland, Wales and North East England will benefit most from the expansion of 4G based mobile network (mobile broadband) coverage into rural areas.

Vodafone UK Signs New MNO Deal with Dixons Carphone UPDATE

28th June, 2021 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve signed a new multi-year Mobile Network Operator (MNO) partnership deal with Dixons Carphone, which separately runs the MVNO provider iD Mobile and will thus see new packages launch “later in the year.”

H1 2021 – Fastest National UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs

26th June, 2021 (9 Comments)

We’re nearly six months into 2021 and that means it’s time to take a quick look back to see how the UK’s average broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line ISPs and mobile network operators. The good news is there’s been a good increase from most providers.

Giffgaff UK Boost Mobile Data Allowances for Existing Plans

25th June, 2021 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator giffgaff has announced that they’re boosting the data (mobile broadband) allowances on some of their existing 4G and ultrafast 5G plans, which will apply to both new and existing customers. For example, their £12 per month “goodybag” will grow from 10GB to 12GB at no extra cost.

5G Mobile Users Gobble up to 2.7 Times More Data Than 4G

25th June, 2021 (5 Comments)

Opensignal, which uses crowd-sourced data to benchmark mobile networks, has found that 5G connected users in 20 of the leading markets for the new mobile broadband tech see much greater mobile data usage than 4G users. The biggest increase was in Japan (2.7x), while the UK scores 2.0x and Ireland came last on 1.2x.

O2, Vodafone and Three UK Respond to EU Roaming Concerns

24th June, 2021 (31 Comments)

The controversial decision today by UK mobile operator EE to reintroduce EU roaming charges for new and upgrading customers (here) has resulted in some concern that other operators would follow suit. In response, we asked O2, Vodafone and Three UK to clarify whether they’re planning to do something similar.

Mobile Operator EE UK to Reintroduce EU Roaming Charges UPDATE

24th June, 2021 (43 Comments)

EE (BT) has followed this morning’s confusion over O2’s tougher excess data charges for EU roaming (here) by revealing that they will be reintroducing EU roaming charges for new or upgrading customers from 7th July 2021. In short, you’ll be charged £2 a day to use your allowances across 47 European countries from January 2022.

Clarifying O2 UK’s Tougher Excess Data Charges for EU Roaming

24th June, 2021 (23 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) appears set to introduce a tougher Fair Usage Policy (FUP) for data (mobile broadband) usage when roaming around the EU. From 2nd August 2021, Pay Monthly customers will now be charged £3.50 for every GigaByte of data used over a cap of 25GB. But this is not a new approach.