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Vodafone UK Kicks Off 2026 Summer Home Broadband and Mobile Sale

25th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

Telecoms provider Vodafone has this morning informed ISPreview that they’ve today started their 2026 Summer Sale, which will run until 22nd July 2026 (23:59) and includes various discounts across their 4G to 5G SIM mobile plans, Smartphones (including airtime bundles) and fixed broadband packages.

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GSMA Publish Satellite Regulatory Playbook for Mobile and Broadband Services

25th June, 2026 (1 Comment)

The GSMA, which represents over a thousand mobile operators and related businesses in the UK and across the world, has published its new Satellite Regulatory Playbook, which is said to be a practical guide designed to help policymakers develop “clear, consistent and future-ready” policies for the rapidly evolving satellite connectivity sector (especially when used for 4G / 5G mobile broadband).

Broadband and Mobile Networks Strained by UK Heatwave – No Major Blackouts Expected

24th June, 2026 (6 Comments)

A few years have passed since we had a national heatwave that, across a large swathe of the country, pushed daytime temperatures to around the 40c level. Today and tomorrow will see similar temperatures and that’s going to cause some broadband and mobile infrastructure to struggle, albeit almost certainly without major national blackouts.

O2 UK Set to Start 2G Mobile Network Switch Off in Summer 2029

23rd June, 2026 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning revealed that they will start switching off their “decades-old” 2G network starting in Summer 2029. The move follows their “successful” 3G switch off programme, which was completed at the end of 2025. But removing 2G is a slower and more complex process due to the many services that still depend upon it.

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Streetwave UK Reveals Quality of Mobile Network Coverage in Neath Port Talbot

20th June, 2026 (5 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has published the partial results from a new study, which compared real-world mobile network (4G, 5G) coverage and mobile broadband performance across the Neath Port Talbot Council (NPTC) area in Wales, which sits just next to Swansea and is home to around 145,000 people.

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140 Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Now Live Across UK

19th June, 2026 (11 Comments)

The UK Government has confirmed that a total of 140 publicly-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across the United Kingdom (up from 100 at the end of 2025), which includes new sites in England, Wales and Scotland as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. But more are set to follow before 2027.

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Virgin Media O2 Satellite UK Mobile Service Extended to Google Pixel Users

18th June, 2026 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that their Direct-to-Device (D2D) based O2 Satellite service (here), which for £3 extra per month enables normal Smartphones to connect to their mobile network via Starlink’s cell-focused broadband satellites, now also works on Google Pixel devices (phones).

EU Reveals 2026 Gigabit Broadband and 5G Coverage Progress vs UK

18th June, 2026 (2 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has published their annual 2026 study of broadband and mobile network coverage in Europe, which reveals how the EU’s fixed gigabit broadband (FTTP and Hybrid Fibre Coax) and 5G mobile networks compare across all of its 27 countries. We compare this with the United Kingdom below.

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Ofcom Update Guidance on Power Backup and Resilience in UK Mobile Networks

16th June, 2026 (8 Comments)

The UK telecoms and internet content regulator, Ofcom, has published a revised guidance document on network resilience, which was first published in 2024 (here) to give broadband, mobile and other digital network providers greater clarity on how they can “reduce the risk of network outages“. The new update clarifies their stance on power backup for mobile cell / mast sites.

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Ofcom Sets Out UK Plan for Using 2GHz Band with Mobile Satellite Services

16th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today proposed to give other operators access to harness the 2GHz radio spectrum band for Mobile Satellite Services (MMS), such as to support Direct-to-Device (DtD) solutions for connecting 4G and 5G Smartphones. Separately, they’ve also proposed to make more spectrum available for Earth Station in Motion (ESIM) satellite terminals on ships and aircraft.

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MP Blames Poor London Mobile Signals on “near-monopoly” of O2, EE and Vodafone

16th June, 2026 (21 Comments)

The Conservative MP for Tonbridge, Tom Tugendhat, has accused mobile and broadband operators EE, O2 and Vodafone (Vodafone and Three UK) of delivering mobile signals in parts of London that are “worse” than he got in Kabul ten years ago and of operating a “near monopoly“, which he said meant they had “no incentive to improve“.

O2 UK and Cellnex Deal to Tackle 5G Mobile Not-Spots on Brighton Main Line UPDATE

15th June, 2026 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and wireless infrastructure firm Cellnex UK have today signed a 5-year agreement to join the Brighton Main Line (BML) connectivity project, which aims to expand “highspeed” 5G mobile (mobile broadband) connectivity and tackle mobile signal “not-spots” across the route.

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Spusu UK Gifts 5GB of Free Mobile Data to Celebrate Third Birthday

15th June, 2026 (3 Comments)

The SIM-Only mobile operator Spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement to harness EE’s 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, has today celebrated their third birthday since launch in the UK by gifting existing customers an extra 5GB (GigaBytes) of data for free until 30th June 2026.

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H1 2026 Study Names Top UK Fastest Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs

15th June, 2026 (3 Comments)

We’ve today published ISPreview’s first biannual study of the United Kingdom’s broadband download and upload speeds for 2026, which covers the first half of the year. The report reveals how the performance of the fastest fixed line internet providers, mobile network operators and Starlink (satellite) services has changed since the end of 2025

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London Underground Set to Complete 4G and 5G Mobile Build by End of 2026

12th June, 2026 (9 Comments)

Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks have published a progress update for their roll-out of 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage on the London Underground, which reveals that more sections of the Bakerloo, Metropolitan and Circle line are now live. The project is currently on target to complete by the end of 2026.

BT Business Launch Prioritised 4G and 5G Access for Mission-Critical Sectors

11th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today announced the launch of a new “prioritisation capability” delivered over EE’s commercial mobile network. The new feature, called Mission Boost ™, enables organisations in “critical sectors” to access prioritised 4G and 5G connectivity during periods of congestion or high demand.

Ofcom Set to Auction Upper 1.4GHz Band for UK 4G and 5G Mobile in 2027

11th June, 2026 (2 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today set out their plan to auction off a 25MHz (frequency) slice of the 1.4GHz radio spectrum band (i.e. the “Upper Block” of 1492 to 1517MHz) to mobile operators (EE, O2, Vodafone / Three UK) for use in their 4G and 5G based mobile broadband services, which will take place during the first half of 2027.