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Gov Look to Boost EE’s 4G Based UK Emergency Services Network via Satellite

5th January, 2026 (6 Comments)

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has reportedly invited interested suppliers, such as Starlink, to engage on the possibility of harnessing Direct to Device (DtD) based signals from broadband satellites to help resolve coverage gaps in the Government’s massively late and over-budget 4G based Emergency Service Network (ESN); currently being delivered by EE (BT).

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

23rd December, 2025 (18 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has tonight revealed that a total of 100 government-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across England (28 masts), Wales (44) and Scotland (33) as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. But more are set to follow by 2027.

EE UK Finally Brings 5G Support to Pay As You Go Mobile Plans UPDATE

22nd December, 2025 (16 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has recently begun to inform existing customers on their Pay As You Go (PAYG) mobile plans that both they and new subscribers can finally access their 5G (mobile broadband) network, which wasn’t previously available to the plans (i.e. the best you could get was 4G, until earlier this month).

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Opensignal 2025 Study Ranks Big UK Broadband ISPs by Quality and Speed

17th December, 2025 (5 Comments)

Internet connection testing firm Opensignal has today published their 2025 Fixed Broadband Experience report, which gauges the performance of major ISPs across the UK including BT (inc. EE), Sky Broadband, TalkTalk, Three UK, Virgin Media and Vodafone. Overall, Virgin Media scored wins in every single national connectivity category.

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Top 15 Fastest and Slowest UK Local Authorities for Mobile Broadband in 2025

17th December, 2025 (5 Comments)

Network testing firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband Speedtest.net service, has this morning published a new analysis of mobile 4G and 5G network data performance across UK local authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK-wide median mobile download speed rose 15% to 63.03Mbps in 2025, but big gaps remain.

Ofcom Probe BT and Three UK Over Outages of Mobile Calling and 999 UPDATE2

15th December, 2025 (8 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has this morning launched fresh investigations into mobile network operators EE (BT) and Three UK following network outages in the summer that resulted in UK-wide disruption to mobile call services, including to emergency services (e.g. 999 for police, fire, ambulance etc.).

EE UK Bring WiFi 7 to All Broadband Plans, Launch New Router and Trial 8.5Gbps

12th December, 2025 (56 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP EE (BT) has today announced a major refresh of their UK full fibre (FTTP) packages, which makes WiFi 7 “standard across all of its … plans” – supported by the launch of their new slimmed down Smart Hub 7 Plus router and WiFi Extender 7 Plus mesh kit. The provider has also confirmed plans to trial download speeds of up to 8.5Gbps.

Utility Warehouse Starts Adding eSIM Support to UK Mobile Service

11th December, 2025 (2 Comments)

Consumer energy, broadband, mobile and insurance provider UW (Utility Warehouse), which is ultimately controlled by Telecom Plus, has recently become the latest virtual mobile network operator (mvno) to start introducing eSIM (Embedded SIM) support to their service.

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EE Named Best UK Mobile Operator in New 2026 Network Test Study

9th December, 2025 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has once again come top in the annual 2026 umlaut connect UK Mobile Network Test, which deployed a range of different benchmarks to test 4G and 5G performance (voice and broadband) across 16 cities, 24 smaller towns and along 10,170km of major roads. On the flip side, O2 (Virgin Media) continued to be ranked at the bottom.

1p Mobile UK Finally Spotted Starting to Deploy eSIM Support UPDATE

8th December, 2025 (15 Comments)

Mobile network operator 1p Mobile appears as if it may finally be introducing eSIM (Embedded SIM) support to their service, which follows months of waiting after previous promises evaporated (example). Several customers spotted the feature today, but the launch currently appears to be suffering from a few teething issues.

Slice Mobile Introduces Network-Wide UK Data Gifting During December

3rd December, 2025 (4 Comments)

Virtual mobile operator (mvno) Slice Mobile, which harnesses EE’s national UK 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, has this week attempted to set itself apart from the rising crowd of eSIM focused providers by rolling out network-wide data gifting throughout December (i.e. you can optionally share your data allowance with any other users on the network).

Streetwave Surveys Mobile Network Speeds at the Royal Welsh Show

26th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave, in collaboration with Growing Mid Wales and the Welsh Government (WG), has shared the results from a recent survey they conducted, which tested the mobile broadband coverage and performance of 4G and 5G networks – including EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2 – around the recently held Royal Welsh Show.

Utility Warehouse Prep UK VoIP Phone Service as 561,086 Take Broadband

25th November, 2025 (4 Comments)

Energy and communications provider Telecom Plus, which trades as Utility Warehouse (UW), has just published their latest H1 FY26 Results to the end of September 2025 and revealed that their broadband ISP grew its total UK customer base to 561,086 (up by 176,196 in the year) and their mobile base grew to 698,054 (up by 171,887).

EE Expand 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Cover to 20 New UK Locations

24th November, 2025 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has this morning announced that they’ve just expanded the coverage of their latest 5G Standalone (5GSA / 5G+) mobile network to reach 20 new UK locations – reflecting a total additional population reach of more than 1.6 million people.

Broadband ISP BT Ponders Possible £50 Charge for Missed UK Appointments

22nd November, 2025 (24 Comments)

Information allegedly leaked from inside broadband ISP BT (inc. EE and Plusnet) suggests that customers may in the future have to face a charge of £50 for a missed appointment, such as when the engineer turns up on time to find that the customer is not present. But the provider doesn’t currently plan to enforce this.

Competition Tribunal Allows UK Mobile Handset Overcharging Case to Proceed

18th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has allowed a class action claim – originally worth “at least” £3.285bn – against EE (BT), Vodafone (Three UK) and O2 (Virgin Media) to move forward, albeit with limitations. The case, brought by Justin Gutmann and law firm Charles Lyndon, accuses the operators of overcharging for mobile handsets beyond the end of their contractual term.

Streetwave Publish Map of South Yorkshire 4G and 5G Mobile Cover and Data Speed

14th November, 2025 (5 Comments)

A few months ago we reported that the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) in England and network analyst firm Streetwave had begun a new project to map 4G and 5G mobile broadband coverage and speed across the region using bin lorries (here). The data from this has now been made available to the public via a new interactive map.