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BT Mobile UK Has Finally Launched Wi-Fi and 4G Calling

3rd April, 2018 (14 Comments)

Customers of the BTMobile service may be pleased to know that they too can now access a proper Wi-Fi Calling service, which means you can make calls over your home broadband or public WiFi network, even if there’s no mobile signal. The operator has also added 4G Calling (better known as Voice over LTE).

Government Detail Final 10Mbps For All UK Broadband USO Design UPDATE

28th March, 2018 (28 Comments)

As promised the Government has today set out their chosen design for the new Universal Service Obligation (USO), which pledges to give everybody in the United Kingdom the “legal right” to request a 10Mbps+ capable “high speed broadband” connection from 2020, but challenges remain.

Cambridgeshire UK Tout £5.5m to Boost FTTP Broadband and Mobile

21st March, 2018 (2 Comments)

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority in England has today proposed to invest a further £5.5 million into helping expand the availability of 300Mbps capable FTTP “full fibre” broadband, as well as improving Mobile (4G and 5G) and public WiFi coverage over the next 4 years.

Fastest 3G and 4G Mobile Operators for England, Scotland and Wales

20th March, 2018 (6 Comments)

A new crowd-sourced study of 3G and 4G based Mobile Broadband performance from Tutela has revealed how Three UK, O2, Vodafone and EE (BT) perform across England, Wales and Scotland, as well as generally for the whole of the United Kingdom. As usual EE retains the overall top spot.

EE UK Fills 12000km2 of UK Notspots for Mobile Network Coverage

19th March, 2018 (22 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has announced that they’ve “filled in” 12,000 square kilometres of mobile not-spots in the last 12 months, which forms part of their aim to extend geographic (landmass) 4G network coverage to 95% of the UK by the end of December 2020 (currently 90%).

Three UK Sees Mobile Broadband Data Use Per Customer Hit 6.8GB

16th March, 2018 (17 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today published their full year results for 2017, which among other things revealed that monthly Mobile Broadband (3G / 4G) data usage per customer grew by 7% during 2017 to 6.8GB (GigaBytes) and indoor population coverage is now 98.5% (up from 95% last year).

Fixed Wireless ISP Connexin Drops Out of UK Spectrum Auction

16th March, 2018 (0 Comments)

Fixed wireless access ISP Connexin, which operates broadband networks in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has this morning suddenly dropped out of next week’s UK auction for the 4G friendly 2.3GHz mobile spectrum band and the 5G friendly 3.4GHz band.

Scotland Unveil £25m Mobile Infill Project to Boost 4G Coverage

12th March, 2018 (6 Comments)

The Scottish Government has today announced a new investment of £25 million that will be used to fund the 4G Infill Programme, which aims to help build new mobile network masts in locations with no existing 4G coverage in order to improve local connectivity.

Ofcom to Begin UK 4G and 5G Mobile Spectrum Auction Next Week

12th March, 2018 (4 Comments)

The national telecoms regulator has today confirmed that their auction of 4G and 5G friendly Mobile spectrum, which will see 40MHz of frequency in the 2.3GHz band (2350-2390MHz) and 150MHz in the 3.4GHz band (3410-3480MHz and 3500-3580MHz) being distributed, will begin on Tuesday 20th March.

Ofcom Consult on UK Rural 5G Mobile Coverage Obligation at 700MHz

9th March, 2018 (5 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today launched a new consultation, which seeks to establish what sort of future 4G or 5G based coverage obligation will be attached to the 700MHz band of radio spectrum for mobile network operators (due to be auctioned off during late 2019).

EE UK’s New PAYG 4G Mobile Broadband Plans and Data Rollover

7th March, 2018 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has refreshed their range of 4G based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) Mobile Broadband plans in order to improve their flexibility (e.g. data roll-over for any unused allowance) and value. Customers who pick a plan of 6GB or above can also get up to 3GB of free data.

Ofcom Probe Three UK and Vodafone Over Net Neutrality Concern

6th March, 2018 (7 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today opened a new investigation to examine whether some of the new 4G mobile plans and add-ons being offered by Three UK and Vodafone are compliant with the EU’s new Net Neutrality rules, which are designed to protect the open internet from abuse.

Ofcom Clears 6 UK Mobile Operators to Bid on 4G and 5G Spectrum

27th February, 2018 (2 Comments)

The national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today approved six telecoms operators’ to take part in the forthcoming auction of 4G and 5G friendly radio spectrum, which will see 40MHz of frequency in the 2.3GHz band and 150MHz in the 3.4GHz band being distributed.

iD Mobile Becomes First UK MVNO to Launch Wi-Fi Calling

22nd February, 2018 (5 Comments)

iD Mobile (Dixons Carphone) today claims to have become the first Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in the United Kingdom to introduce Wi-Fi Calling, which allows customers with no 3G or 4G data connection to make or receive calls (and send texts) via WiFi.

Virgin Media UK Revamp 4G Mobile Tariffs with Bigger Allowances

22nd February, 2018 (5 Comments)

The mobile division of cable ISP Virgin Media (Virgin Mobile) will later today unveil a major refresh of their monthly 4G SIM-Only and handset plans, which boosts allowances and also introduces an “unlimited” data tariff (only available to existing home broadband customers).

Uncertainty Grips Wireless Broadband Project in Swindon AGAIN

20th February, 2018 (4 Comments)

The Swindon Borough Council‘s £1.9m contract with UKB Networks, which has been building an LTE (4G) based Fixed Wireless Access network that can bring “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) to 19,500 premises (99.4% total coverage), is facing a fresh challenge over changes to its deployment.

New H2 2017 Mobile Network Study Ranks EE and Three UK Top

20th February, 2018 (14 Comments)

RootMetrics has today released their H2 2017 study of 4G mobile network performance across 16 of the United Kingdom’s most populated metropolitan markets (cities), which predictably scored EE as the best overall network operator and they’re followed in second place by Three UK.