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Gov Prep New Statement of Strategic Priorities for UK Broadband and Mobile

21st July, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK government has today proposed a new Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for UK mobile and broadband services. This broadly requires Ofcom to deliver on existing targets, ensure a smooth copper to fibre network migration, monitor take-up of gigabit-capable broadband, distribute radio spectrum fairly and facilitate infrastructure sharing etc.

Ofcom UK Reviews 2GHz Band for Use by Mobile Satellite Services

21st July, 2025 (2 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today launched a new ‘Call for Input‘ to help it decide on the future of the 2GHz radio spectrum band (1980-2010MHz and 2170-2200MHz), which could potentially open it up to wider use for providing broadband connectivity to aircraft and drones, direct-to-device services (4G/5G mobile), and or IoT etc.

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Geemarc Produce Clever 4G Adapter for Old Analogue UK Home Phones

21st July, 2025 (12 Comments)

Geemarc Telecom, which specialises in the manufacture and sale of products that help hearing-impaired and visually impaired users, has produced an interesting new twist on the humble Analogue Terminal Adapter (ATA) that allows people to plug their old home phone handsets directly to a 4G mobile broadband network. But that isn’t its only trick.

NFU Farmers Survey Highlights Weaknesses in UK Broadband and Mobile

19th July, 2025 (12 Comments)

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has published the results from their annual digital access survey of 661 members (conducted between February and March 2025), which found that just 33% of farmers had access to “fibre broadband” speeds and nearly one out of ten respondents have no 4G or 5G mobile access.

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Ofcom Cuts UK Mobile Licence Fees for 900MHz and 1800MHz by GBP60m

18th July, 2025 (0 Comments)

After much debate, the UK telecoms regulator has today agreed to reduce the total amount paid by the primary mobile network operators – EE, O2 and Vodafone / Three UK – to use the 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz radio spectrum bands by around £60m per year. The bands support the use of 2G and 4G mobile (mobile broadband) services.

Ofcom Study Examines UK Speed and Coverage of 4G and 5G Mobile Networks

17th July, 2025 (6 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today published their 2025 Mobile Matters report, which uses Opensignal’s crowdsourced data (collected between October 2024 and March 2025) to benchmark the performance of UK mobile broadband networks by both technology (2G to 5G), nation and operator choice – including Three UK, O2, Vodafone and EE.

30 Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Now Live Across Wales

17th July, 2025 (2 Comments)

The UK Government has this morning revealed that a total of 30 publicly-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across Wales as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which recently succeeded (here) in extending geographic 4G coverage from at least one operator to 95% of the UK (aggregate).

Virgin Media O2 Connect 1,000 Residents in Newcastle to Free Internet

17th July, 2025 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and UK tech charity Jangala have worked with the Newcastle City Council (NCC) to connect more than 1,000 local residents living in housing plus schemes at 30 different locations to a “free internet” service, which harnesses their special GetBoxes (a type of portable WiFi broadband router that uses mobile data).

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O2 UK Boost 4G and 5G Mobile at 2,000 Postcodes in Coventry

16th July, 2025 (0 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that over the last 12-months they’ve upgraded the network capacity and coverage of their 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) services at a total of over 2,000 postcodes across the West Midlands (England) city of Coventry.

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EE UK Upgrades Indoor 4G Mobile Network at Manchester Airport

14th July, 2025 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has today announced that they’ve worked with the Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) to deliver “enhanced connectivity” across all three terminals at Manchester Airport. The upgrade involved the deployment of a new Distributed Antenna System (DAS) to boost indoor coverage and capacity.

BT Study Claims UK Makes it Too Hard to Install New 5G Mobile Masts – Missing £230bn Boost

14th July, 2025 (19 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT (EE) has published a new report from Assembly Research, which suggests that the UK is one of the hardest countries for building new mobile broadband infrastructure and has called for more reform of the planning rules (e.g. allowing taller masts). The prize, claims the report, could be to unlock up to £230bn in economic benefits by 2035.

Faulty Three UK Mast Disrupts Mobile Connectivity in Handforth for 6 Weeks

13th July, 2025 (25 Comments)

Customers of mobile network operator Three UK (VodafoneThree) in the Cheshire (England) town of Handforth, which is home to nearly 7,000 people, have complained to ISPreview that they’ve been suffering from disruption to their calls and data (mobile broadband) connectivity for over a month after the local mast developed a fault.

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UKHSA Publish New Study Assessing Exposures to 5G Mobile Radio Waves

11th July, 2025 (0 Comments)

The issue of mobile broadband networks and human health just cropped up again after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published the outcome from its “extensive programme of research” to assess exposures from 5G Base Stations. The study found exposure to radio waves from 5G remain “well below the guidelines” and is “generally lower or similar” to 4G EMF exposure.

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4G and 5G Mobile Coverage Extends to More of London Underground

10th July, 2025 (7 Comments)

The latest progress update from Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks has revealed that they’ve now extended 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage on the London Underground and Central London to include further sections of the Piccadilly, Northern and Victoria lines. This can be harnessed by all the major mobile operators.

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Vodafone UK Named Best Mobile Network in Central London

10th July, 2025 (5 Comments)

A new study from SignalTracker, which operates a popular Android-based mobile app for monitoring and examining mobile phone reception and performance (not available on Apple’s iOS), has named Vodafone as the best mobile operator in Central London for its balance of 4G / 5G coverage and mobile broadband speeds.

Heathrow Ranks Poorly in Study of WiFi and Mobile Broadband at 48 Airports

8th July, 2025 (3 Comments)

New research from network testing firm Ookla, which operates the popular online Speedtest.net service for broadband users, has revealed that London Heathrow (LHR) in the UK ranks poorly for mobile broadband (4G/5G) and WiFi performance when compared with 48 major airports worldwide.

Cornwall UK Police Warn Teenagers NOT to Climb Mobile Masts – Obviously

7th July, 2025 (2 Comments)

The Falmouth and Helston Police (FHP) in Cornwall yesterday had to deal with another contender for the Darwin Awards after they warned that several teenagers had been spotted scaling to the top of a mobile network mast at Breageside, Porthleven – nearly becoming an example of natural selection at work.