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Mobile Operator Giffgaff Fixes UK Prices Until the End of 2023

14th September, 2022 (14 Comments)

Earlier this year giffgaff announced that, in order to help ease the burden of rising costs, they would freeze the prices on all of their UK tariffs for the rest of 2022. The good news is that they’ve now made the decision to extend this by freezing their UK prices until the end of 2023.

British Satellite Firm OneWeb to Test 5G Mobile from Space

8th September, 2022 (4 Comments)

British-registered satellite broadband operator OneWeb has joined with the 5G Innovation Centre at the University of Surrey (5GIC) and CGI to launch a new 5G-Pilot Test project, which will trial the ability to harness the firm’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network to communicate with terrestrial 5G mobile devices (phones etc.).

DCF Report Warns Investment Gap May Limit UK 5G Rollout

7th September, 2022 (1 Comment)

A new report from the Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), an industry think-tank, has warned that the UK’s rollout of faster 5G based mobile broadband networks may struggle to achieve some of its much-hyped goals by 2030 because of an investment gap of around £3 billion to £5 billion.

West Berkshire Makes it Harder to Rollout 5G Mobile Networks

7th September, 2022 (16 Comments)

The UK Government’s recent changes to Permitted Development (PD) rights for mobile infrastructure (here), which aimed to help extend 5G and 4G (mobile broadband) coverage in rural areas of England (e.g. allowing taller masts of up to 30 metres), appear to have been rejected in West Berkshire where the council has added new obstacles.

Three UK Zero Rates Data Use for Financial and Guidance Sites

7th September, 2022 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today announced that, as part of their measures to help tackle the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, they’ve enabled it so that customers can access seven financial advice and guidance websites without eating into their mobile broadband data allowance (i.e. zero rating).

EE Extend 5G Mobile Broadband Cover to 14 New UK Areas

7th September, 2022 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced the next phase of its effort to rollout their ultrafast 5G based network across the United Kingdom, which among other changes, will extend its network across 14 further towns and cities. Interestingly, they’re also deploying the existing 2100MHz band for 5G in 14 different locations.

Mobile Operator Tries to Hide UK Mobile Mast.. As a Toilet Brush?

6th September, 2022 (24 Comments)

Sometimes when you try particularly hard to hide something big, you end up making it even more obvious – this seems to be what happened after EE and Three UK attempted to hide a new 25-metre mobile mast in the town of South Queensferry by making it look like a tree. But it ended up looking like a giant toilet brush instead.

Poynting Launch XPOL-24 Antenna to Boost 5G Mobile Broadband

5th September, 2022 (7 Comments)

Some of our readers may be interested to learn that Poynting has recently begun to make their latest external antenna – the XPOL-24 – available to retail, which is specifically designed to get the most out of 4G and 5G based mobile broadband routers that can support a 4×4 MIMO configuration.

Opensignal Show Divide in UK Rural vs Urban Mobile Broadband Speed

31st August, 2022 (10 Comments)

New data from mobile benchmarking firm Opensignal has looked at the mobile broadband network experience in rural and urban areas of the United Kingdom on 4G and 5G based networks, which naturally finds that rural areas suffer slower speeds. But the performance gap on 5G isn’t as big as we expected.

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Virgin Media O2 UK and NEC Extend OpenRAN Mobile to Field Trial

30th August, 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband and mobile giant O2 (VMO2) has today announced that their early tests of Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN or O-RAN) technology – supported by NEC and Rakuten Symphony – are now being extended to the field phase, which will see the activation of the first live sites in VMO2’s commercial mobile network.

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Starlink’s LEO Satellites to Deliver 4G and 5G Mobile from Space

26th August, 2022 (16 Comments)

The boss of SpaceX, Elon Musk, has confirmed that their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based Starlink satellites, which normally deliver ultrafast broadband around the world, will soon also enable 4G and 5G based mobile phones to connect directly with their mega constellation. The pledge.. “No More Cell Phone Dead Zones“.

Top European and UK Vacation Cities for Mobile Broadband Speed

26th August, 2022 (3 Comments)

A recent study by Ookla, which runs the popular Speedtest.net service for benchmarking global internet connection performance, has revealed which of the top big “vacation” cities and towns in the UK and Europe deliver the fastest mobile broadband speeds (4G and 5G). London comes mid-table with a median download of 69.02Mbps.

Mobile Operators Seek More Engagement with UK Councils

24th August, 2022 (9 Comments)

The Mobile UK trade body, which represents Three UK, EE (BT), O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone, has published a new report that highlight how mobile connectivity can help councils overcome the challenges of delivering adult social care. But it’s also pushing for rates relief and easier planning approvals on new masts etc.

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Virgin Media O2 Update on Broadband and 5G Progress in Scotland

17th August, 2022 (4 Comments)

Telecoms giants Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today jointly issued somewhat of a brief progress update on the work they’ve been doing to deploy both gigabit-capable fixed line broadband ISP connectivity and 4G and 5G mobile networks to consumers across Scotland.

EE UK Launch New 4G and 5G Pay Monthly Mobile Plans and WiFi Boost

17th August, 2022 (47 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today launched a refreshed range of Pay Monthly ‘Essentials‘, ‘All Rounder‘ and ‘Full Works‘ mobile plans for SIM-Only, handset bundles and connected device customers, which add various new features (e.g. a WiFi Coverage Boost, the Apple One subscription plan and a Multi-Line SIM discount etc.).

ISP Quickline Open New HQ to Support Ultrafast Broadband Rollout

15th August, 2022 (7 Comments)

Alternative network provider Quickline, which runs a mix of Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based broadband networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire in England, has today opened its new headquarters in East Yorkshire. The move is said to signal the start of a “huge expansion” for the company.

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nPerf Rank EE Top in 2022 Benchmark of UK Mobile Networks

8th August, 2022 (13 Comments)

Benchmarking firm nPerf has today published the results from their latest annual crowdsourced study into UK mobile broadband (4G, 5G) performance for the first half of 2022, which once again crowns EE as the best network operator for internet connectivity. But Three UK is starting to threaten and delivered the fastest download speeds.