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Three UK Sees Average Mobile Data Usage Per User Hit 25GB

16th March, 2023 (20 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has published their latest financial results, which reveals that over 4,250 sites (up from 2,200 last year) are now live with 5G – reflecting 60% UK outdoor population coverage. The average data (mobile broadband) usage per customer has also reached 25.1 GigaBytes per month (up from 19GB).

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Spring UK Budget 2023 – Full Expensing May Help FTTP and 5G Rollout UPDATE2

15th March, 2023 (12 Comments)

The Chancellor of the UK Government, Jeremy Hunt, has today announced the Spring 2023 Budget, which sadly made no mention of any extra support for gigabit broadband or 5G mobile deployments. But the new “full expensing” measure could help to bring down the cost of some related plant and machinery (capital expenses).

Gov Commit GBP80m to Help UK Develop Open Mobile Networks

14th March, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is inviting applications for up to £80m of funding to support the development of open network solutions, such as 4G and 5G OpenRAN on mobile networks and other technologies that can help to standardise their design, functionality and interoperability.

High Court Blocks Crowdfunded Legal Challenge to UK 5G Rollout

13th March, 2023 (0 Comments)

The High Court (King’s Bench Divison) has once again blocked a questionable crowd-funded legal challenge by the Action Against 5G campaign, which had been attempting to disrupt the UK rollout of 5G (mobile broadband) over fears that the government was being “unlawful” in “failing to protect the public from the health risks from 5G.“

Ofcom UK to Open 26GHz and 40GHz Bands for Faster 5G Mobile

13th March, 2023 (16 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that they will release a large chunk of millimetre wave (mmWave) radio spectrum frequency across the 26GHz and 40GHz bands for use by ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) technology, which could potentially make multi-gigabit mobile data speeds a reality.

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Mobile Network Builder BAI Comms Rebrands to Boldyn Networks

9th March, 2023 (2 Comments)

Mobile infrastructure firm BAI Communications (BAI), which has built a bunch of “neutral host” style 4G and 5G mobile networks in the UK (mobile operators buy access to these via wholesale), has today revealed it will rebrand as Boldyn Networks, bringing together its six companies under one, new brand.

EE UK Caps Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband Speeds to 25Mbps

9th March, 2023 (35 Comments)

Mobile network operator EE UK has quietly introduced an important change to their 4G based Pay As You Go (PAYG) plans, which means that customers who joined from 1st March 2023 will have their mobile broadband speeds capped at just 25Mbps – this is advertised as being “Superfast speeds“.

NAO Criticise Huge Delays to UK 4G Emergency Services Network

8th March, 2023 (7 Comments)

The National Audit Office has today published an assessment of the progress being made by the UK Government’s 4G based Emergency Services Network (ESN), which finds that it continues to be massively over budget and has “fallen further behind schedule“. In fact, not even the Home Office knows when it’ll be ready, but 2029 or later is hinted.

Lyca Mobile UK Announce 6 Month Price FREEZE on 4G and 5G Plans

6th March, 2023 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator Lyca Mobile, which is powered by an MVNO agreement with O2’s (VMO2) national UK network, has today announced that they’re placing a “freeze on prices” for “at least 6-months” in order to help protect their customers from the cost-of-living crisis and to provide a counter to rivals that are hiking their prices.

SMARTY UK Offers 60GB Mobile 5G SIM for £10 Per Month

2nd March, 2023 (0 Comments)

Mobile network operator SMARTY, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s platform, has introduced a new SIM Only deal that gives new customers 60GB of mobile broadband data for just £10 per month “with the guarantee of NO price rises.”

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£6m Boost to Help Develop Future UK Communications Tech

1st March, 2023 (2 Comments)

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which forms part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has today secured £6 million of funding to help with the research and development of future communication systems including 6G (mobile broadband), faster internet access and cloud computing etc.

Mobile Network Operator Talkmobile Revamps UK 5G SIM Plans

24th February, 2023 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Talkmobile, which runs off Vodafone’s network as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partner, has informed us that they’ve had a “complete revamp” of their available 4G and 5G deals. In short, some prices have been reduced, while other plans may benefit from a promotion of “3 months half price“.

Virgin Media O2 Bring 1Gb Broadband to 16 Million UK Premises

23rd February, 2023 (22 Comments)

The latest Q4 2022 results from UK ISP and mobile operator VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has seen their broadband base reach 5.653m customers (up by 22.7k in Q4 vs 19.1k in Q3), while their gigabit coverage added another 188,000 premises in the quarter to total 16.14 million (54% of the UK). Now comes Nexfibre.

UK Gov Debates Surcharge-Free Mobile Roaming in Iceland and Norway

22nd February, 2023 (10 Comments)

The government began debating the Draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023 in parliament yesterday, which at present represents an extension of the UK-Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein free trade agreement that contains provisions for regulating (capping) mobile roaming charges at wholesale (calls, texts and mobile broadband).

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Vodafone Build Portable Private Home 5G Network with Raspberry Pi

20th February, 2023 (15 Comments)

British mobile giant Vodafone has done something special. The operator has combined a credit-card sized Raspberry Pi 4 personal computer with a new mobile (mobile broadband) chip to create a portable prototype device, which could enable small businesses and households to setup their own private 5G networks (MPNs).

EE UK Offers 6 Months Half Price on 5G Unlimited Data Plans

20th February, 2023 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has introduced a “6 Months Half Price” discount on their 4G and 5G SIM Only plans with unlimited calls, texts and data (mobile broadband), when taken with a 24-month minimum contract term. The offer reduces the price down to just £14 per month (£28 after 6 months).

Ookla Warns of Declining UK 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds

15th February, 2023 (41 Comments)

Ookla, which operates the popular internet Speedtest.net service, has warned that median 5G performance (mobile broadband download speeds) are declining in many early launch markets like the United Kingdom, where speeds fell by -38.26Mbps (Megabits per second) year-on-year.