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RootMetrics – EE Remains the Best Mobile Network Operator for London

20th October, 2017 - 9:31 am (0 Comments)

The latest H2 2017 study of 3G and 4G mobile network performance in London by RootMetrics has once again awarded the best operator crown to EE, although rivals from O2, Vodafone and Three UK are catching up and the latter did at least manage to beat EE for “Call Performance“.

Impact Study Praises Failed £150m UK Mobile Infrastructure Project

11th October, 2017 - 4:17 pm (12 Comments)

The Government’s £150 million Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP), which was originally set-up in 2011/12 to improve mobile network (2G, 3G and 4G) coverage in rural “not spot” areas, has today won some praise for what it achieved, despite only being able to build 75 of the promised 575 masts.

UPDATE UK Outage Strikes EE’s Mobile Network, Albeit Mostly Voice Calls

10th October, 2017 - 1:59 pm (10 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator EE (BT) and its MVNO partners (e.g. Virgin Media) are reporting that they are unable to make voice calls after a major outage struck the network. The incident, which is cropping up across the United Kingdom, appears to have started just after 10am today and is on-going.

Mobile Operator EE UK Goes Green with nPower Renewable Electricity Deal

6th October, 2017 - 11:00 am (3 Comments)

Telecoms operator EE has signed a new deal that will see nPower supply the mobile giant with 680 GigaWatts of renewable electricity from green sources, such as wind farms and solar plants. The deal should also help BT to reach its target of purchasing 100% renewable electricity by 2020.

Ofcom Praise Sky and Virgin Media in Q2 2017 UK Consumer Complaints Study

27th September, 2017 - 11:15 am (7 Comments)

Broadband providers Virgin Media and Sky Broadband have today been praised by Ofcom’s Q2 2017 UK consumer complaints report after they received fewer gripes than any other ISP for their service. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for BT and TalkTalk, which attracted the most complaints.

EE UK Launch Enhanced HD Voice Calling on their 4G Network and WiFi

22nd September, 2017 - 10:50 am (13 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has today announced that their UK network now supports the new ‘Enhanced HD Voice‘ (EVS) calling technology, which further enhances the sound quality of phone calls when made over the operator’s existing 4G Calling (VoLTE) network or via their WiFi Calling service.

TalkTalk Rated the Worst ISP by 2017 Which? Consumer Broadband Survey

22nd September, 2017 - 8:22 am (10 Comments)

The latest biannual survey of UK phone and broadband providers by consumer magazine Which? has once again named Zen Internet as the best overall ISP (85% for customer satisfaction), but the same could not be said for TalkTalk that continues to languish at the bottom on a score of 40%.

EE UK Starts Legal Challenge to Stop Cap on 3.4GHz 5G Mobile Spectrum

19th September, 2017 - 4:39 pm (9 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has formally lodged a legal appeal against the matter of Ofcom’s forthcoming 4G / 5G radio spectrum auction in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands. The aim is to stop Three UK’s own challenge from imposing a cap on their ability to bid for a slice of 3.4GHz band.

EE UK to Boost 4G Speeds by Refarming 10MHz of 1800MHz Spectrum from 2G

11th September, 2017 - 11:38 am (18 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that they intend to further boost the top speeds and reliability of their “superfast” 4G based mobile data network by converting (“refarming“) another 10MHz of radio spectrum in the 1800MHz band from older 2G services.

UK Consumers Suffer Meagre 4G Mobile Broadband Data Allowances vs EU

6th September, 2017 - 2:30 pm (7 Comments)

A new report from Point Topic has revealed significant variations in 4G based (Mobile Broadband) pricing and usage caps across Europe, with consumers in the United Kingdom paying less for their monthly tariffs but often receiving fairly meagre data allowances in return.

Three UK Formally File for a Judicial Review of Ofcom’s Spectrum Auction

5th September, 2017 - 3:55 pm (20 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has this week carried out their threat to pursue a Judicial Review of Ofcom’s forthcoming 4G and 5G radio spectrum auction in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands, which will seek to impose a tougher spectrum cap that could stop EE (BT) from bidding.

EE UK Offers New 4G+ Home Router and 200GB Plan for Mobile Broadband

4th September, 2017 - 10:42 am (24 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has today launched a new LTE-Advanced Category 7 capable 4G+ Home Router, which can theoretically handle Mobile Broadband speeds of up to 300Mbps and it can be taken with a huge monthly data allowance of up to 200GB per month. But the top allowance doesn’t come cheap.

EE Launch UK Legal Challenge to Ofcom’s 5G Mobile Spectrum Auction

21st August, 2017 - 9:38 am (5 Comments)

Last month Three UK threatened Ofcom with a Judicial Review unless they changed the rules of their 4G and 5G radio spectrum auction in order to aggressively curb EE’s (BT) dominance (here). Now EE has issued its own letter before action in order to defend against such measures.

techUK Calls for 90% UK Coverage of Ultrafast Broadband by 2025

14th August, 2017 - 11:27 am (5 Comments)

A new report from techUK, which represents 950 companies in the United Kingdom’s technology sector, has called for “near universal” coverage of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) by 2020 and 90% coverage of “ultrafast broadband” (100Mbps+) to become a reality by 2025.

EE UK Reduces Home “Fibre” Broadband and Phone Bundle Prices

14th August, 2017 - 12:01 am (0 Comments)

New customers who join EE’s fixed line home broadband and phone services should note that the provider has cut their prices a little for the first 18 months of service (available until 21st August 2017). Existing 4G Mobile customers will also benefit from an extra 5GB on their data allowance.

Three UK in Formal Legal Threat to Delay Ofcom’s 4G – 5G Spectrum Auction

9th August, 2017 - 10:09 am (17 Comments)

Here we go again. Mobile operator Three UK has issued a formal letter before action to Ofcom, which threatens the regulator with a Judicial Review unless they change the rules of their forthcoming 4G and 5G radio spectrum auction in order to more aggressively curb EE’s (BT) dominance.

EE Come Top for UK 4G Network Availability and Speed in New Report

27th July, 2017 - 10:02 am (2 Comments)

The latest H1 2017 report from RootMetrics has revealed the 4G mobile performance and availability of O2, Three UK, Vodafone and EE across England, Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland. Overall EE takes the crown for Mobile Broadband speed and coverage, while Three UK won for reliability and calls.