Home » UK ISP News Archive » Article Tag: 4G (2289 Posts)

Articles for Category Tag - 4G

Vodafone Upgrade 4G and 5G Mobile at UK Holiday Parks and Nearby Communities

29th October, 2024 (2 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has today announced that they’ve teamed-up with wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave to provide “improved high-speed” 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) connectivity at Haven’s many holiday parks across Yorkshire, Norfolk and Kent in England, as well as Scotland, North Wales and various coastal communities.

O2 UK Clarify Contradictory Claim of 5G Support on PAYG Plans

29th October, 2024 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has clarified to ISPreview that their Pay As You Go (PAYG) SIM plans still do NOT currently support their latest 5G (mobile broadband) network, which is despite the main product page for those plans being changed to state that customers will be able to “enjoy super-fast 4G and 5G with our Pay As You Go SIM cards.”

October 2024 Progress Update on BT’s 10Mbps UK Broadband USO

29th October, 2024 (10 Comments)

UK ISP BT has published the final biannual progress update for 2024 on their delivery of Ofcom’s somewhat maligned 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband. The ISP has so far helped to build a USO connection to over 8,248 premises (up from 7,954 in April 2024), with 215 further builds in-progress (down from 265).

Virgin Media O2 UK Has Distributed 1,000 Free WiFi Delivering 4G Get Boxes

29th October, 2024 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and UK tech charity Jangala have this morning announced that, over the past year, they’ve provided more than 1,000 internet-enabling “Get Boxes” to charities and local authorities across the country, which are providing free WiFi hotspots to help thousands of people affected by “data poverty” to get online.

Vodafone UK Boost 4G Data on £8 SIM Only Basics Plan to 40GB

26th October, 2024 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has increased the bundled 4G data allowance (mobile broadband) on their £8 per month SIM Only Basics plan from 30GB (GigaBytes) to 40GB. The operator’s Basics plans also come with unlimited UK minutes and texts on 12-month term.

Opensignal Compare Vodafone’s UK and Pan European Mobile Performance

24th October, 2024 (12 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Opensignal, which uses crowdsourced data from its app to test broadband and mobile networks, has published a new report that shows how Vodafone’s mobile network performance compares across the UK and nine other European countries in which it operates. The Netherlands ends up being the Group Winner, with the UK placing 7th.

BT Group and EE UK Switch-On First Self-Powered 5G Mobile Site

23rd October, 2024 (16 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today become the latest network operator to switch-on a self-powered 4G and 5G (broadband) mobile site, which uses a mix of solar power and a wind turbine to help support its operation in a remote rural area of the Shropshire Hills (England). The deployment represents a trial, but more could follow.

Ofcom Survey Finds Growth in Unlimited UK Mobile Data Tariffs

22nd October, 2024 (9 Comments)

Ofcom has published the results from a new survey that is intended to help monitor how well the UK mobile market is functioning and whether it continues to deliver good outcomes. For example, the work reveals that unlimited data (broadband) tariffs accounted for 13% of mobile plans in 2023 (up from 5% in 2019), but plans with smaller allowances are now less common.

Smartphone-with-finger-touching-wifi-signal-showing-on-display-Copilot-for-MJ-on-100524

Wi-Fi Calling and VoLTE Now Available to All Giffgaff UK Customers

7th October, 2024 (16 Comments)

Mobile network provider giffgaff, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on O2’s platform in the United Kingdom, has announced the completion of their effort to deploy two long awaited new service features – Wi-Fi Calling and 4G Calling (VoLTE). This process originally began during the spring (here).

Rural-mobile-mast-side-on-hill-123RF-98872692

Poor Mobile Signal and Notspots Mapped in Nottinghamshire UK

4th October, 2024 (11 Comments)

The Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) in England has published some of the initial results from a project it undertook with Birmingham City University (BCU) and other local authorities, which mapped 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage in the County – helping to reveal areas of both poor and no signal.

telecommunication tower a falling signal on the city 123rf

Study Shows Impact of Tourism on Mobile Broadband Speeds in Ceredigion

4th October, 2024 (1 Comment)

The Growing Mid Wales programme and network analyst firm Streetwave have used their ongoing mobile connectivity study in Ceredigion (Wales) to reveal what sort of impact tourism has on mobile broadband performance in seaside towns (there’s a “major” drop in data speeds) and thus where EE, Vodafone, Three UK and O2 may need to upgrade.

EE UK Expand Freshwave’s Small Cell 5G Network in Central London

1st October, 2024 (8 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave has revealed that EE UK have begun to expand their original trial deployment of a new small cell based outdoor 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) network in the central City of London area, which has since added 25 new sites to its coverage.

Northern Ireland Ministers Call for Improvements to Rural Mobile Coverage

25th September, 2024 (1 Comment)

The Northern Ireland Assembly yesterday met to debate the need for improvements in rural mobile coverage, which among other things highlighted problems with “major delays in the planning process” for approving new 4G / 5G masts, the need for greater infrastructure sharing and question marks over what impact the barrier busting task force has actually had.

Opensignal Name the UK Top 4G and 5G Mobile Operators for H2 2024

25th September, 2024 (7 Comments)

Crowdsourced benchmarking firm Opensignal has today published their latest Mobile Network Experience Report for H2 2024, which examines the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services of all four primary networks – EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK – to find which delivers the best performance. Overall, EE scooped 10 out of 14 awards.

O2-Mobile-Engineers-on-Stirling-Mast-PR-100424

O2 UK to Withdraw Inbound 2G and 3G Roaming on 1st October 2025

23rd September, 2024 (13 Comments)

The business division of mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today confirmed that, as part of their plan to switch-off 2G and 3G services across the United Kingdom, they’ll also be withdrawing inbound roaming services on both of those older mobile networks from 1st October 2025.

Guernsey Mobile Operator Cleverly Disguises Tower as a Yacht Mast

23rd September, 2024 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Sure has successfully managed to improve the 4G and 5G signal across the north of Guernsey (English Channel Island) by hiding a new mast in plain sight, which was achieved by deploying the new infrastructure in a marina and making it look like a tall white yacht mast.

mobile network masts four uk 4g 5g by 123rf

Ofcom Finds Three UK Misses First Rural 4G Mobile Coverage Target

12th September, 2024 (5 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published its first report on the progress of the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network project (i.e. extending 4G mobile (broadband) to cover 95% of the UK by the end of 2025), which confirms that Three UK is the only mobile operator to miss the first coverage target for Partial Not-Spot (PNS) areas.