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Ofcom Revises Huge UK 3G and 4G Mobile Operator Licence Fee Hike

1st August, 2014 (1 Comment)

The UK telecoms and media regulator has, following concerns from some of the major Mobile Network Operators, today launched another consultation on their controversial and Government-backed plans for a massive hike in annual licence fees for the 900MHz and 1800MHz radio spectrum bands. But the revised fees are still high.

EE Extends 4G Mobile Broadband Network to 21 Additional UK Towns

31st July, 2014 (9 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has today announced that their LTE based “superfast” 4G network has reached another 21 towns, which takes the total to 250 towns and cities (including 2,500 villages and small towns) or 73% of the UK population. Saltash, a town of 15,000 people in Cornwall, is one of the latest additions.

EE UK Sees Home Broadband Surge to 775000 Users and 4G Tops 4.2m

25th July, 2014 (0 Comments)

Mobile and Internet provider EE UK has reported that their fixed line home broadband ISP subscribers grew by an impressive +30k in Q2-2014 (calendar) to total 775,000 customers, which is up from the +19k added during Q1-2014 and also better than the +12k in Q4-2013. Meanwhile their 4G (LTE) users grew +1.3m in the quarter to top 4.183m (way up from the +889k added in Q1).

Three UK Named Fastest Mobile Broadband Operator in Road Trip Test

10th July, 2014 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has come top in a new Road Trip 2014 study of Mobile Broadband performance, which among other things found that the provider delivered both the fastest average 3G (4.48Mbps DOWN and 1.4Mbps UP) and 4G (6.19Mbps DOWN and 1.54Mbps UP) based mobile Internet speeds. Meanwhile EE was a close second.

UK Post Office Confirms Launch of New Mobile Network

8th July, 2014 (0 Comments)

In an unsurprising move the Post Office has confirmed that their existing fixed line broadband and phone services, which are now predominantly supplied by TalkTalk’s platform after last year’s traumatic move away from BT (here), will soon be complement by a mobile product thanks to their new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) deal with EE.

EE Delay UK 300Mbps 4G LTE-A Mobile Broadband Service Launch to 2015

30th June, 2014 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has informed ISPreview.co.uk that they “don’t expect” to be making their new 300Mbps 4G (LTE-Advanced) based Mobile Broadband service commercially available in 2014 as originally planned, although a good amount of central London will be covered as part of the on-going trials and download speeds of “well over” 100Mbps are being recorded.

Ofcom Reports Sharp Rise in EE Home Broadband Complaints for Q1 2014

27th June, 2014 (2 Comments)

Ofcom’s quarterly consumer complaints report for Q1 2014 reveals that gripes about “service faults, billing and issues with changing provider” have triggered a sudden surge in complaints against EE’s fixed line home broadband packages, which means they’ve overtaken BT to become the most complained about of all the largest ISPs. Meanwhile TalkTalk continued to be the worst for fixed phone lines.

EE Bring 4G Mobile Broadband to 73% of UK – 229 Large Towns and Cities

26th June, 2014 (2 Comments)

EE has deployed their “superfast” 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband network to another 14 large towns (total of 229 large towns / cities and more than 2,500 villages / small towns), which raises their overall network coverage to 73% of the United Kingdom (population). But they’ll need to go a lot faster to hit the 98% target.

UPDATE UK Moots National Mobile Phone Network Sharing to Boost Coverage

23rd June, 2014 (8 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that they’re discussing a proposal with Mobile Network Operators (e.g. Three UK, Vodafone, EE and O2) to boost mobile broadband (3G, 4G) and general mobile service reception by encouraging greater sharing of masts and a national roaming policy.

EE to Conduct LIVE UK Trials of Voice Calls over WiFi and 4G Mobile

20th June, 2014 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has announced, as part of their 2014 investment of £275m to improve phone calls, that it will soon conduct one of the United Kingdom’s first trials of Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE / 4G) tech using the 800MHz band (this will also benefit rural areas) and a similar trial using WiFi (native SMS/TXT services will also available through WiFi).

EE Introduce Cheaper UK Home Broadband and FTTC Packages for All

12th June, 2014 (2 Comments)

As expected EE has today dropped the -£10 discount for existing mobile customers from their fixed line Home Broadband packages and instead lowered the prices for everybody. In addition, Home Broadband subscribers will also now benefit from the 2 for 1 cinema tickets and 241 pizza express (2 for 1 pizza, every Wednesday) promotions.

EE Boost UK Customer Service Quality with 300 New Jobs in Derby

11th June, 2014 (3 Comments)

Mobile and broadband provider EE (Everything Everywhere) has announced the creation of 300 new customer-facing jobs in Derby, which forms part of their on-going effort to put the troubled past behind them and potentially become “number one for customer service in the telecoms sector“.

EE UK Owners Set to Moot Post-Summer 2014 Stock Market Launch

6th June, 2014 (0 Comments)

Mobile and Internet provider EE (Everything Everywhere) could move from being a private to public company in the United Kingdom through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), which is to be considered by the joint venture owners Orange (France Telecom) and Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) after the summer break.

EE UK to Bring Mobile-Only Benefits with Cheaper Home Broadband for All

5th June, 2014 (4 Comments)

Internet and mobile operator EE will next week move to make their standard fixed-line Unlimited Home Broadband and Superfast Fibre Broadband (FTTC) services even more attractive by standardising their prices and removing the -£10 discount, which had previously only been available to existing mobile users. But that won’t be the only big change.

The Fastest UK Mobile Broadband Operators in London – 2014 vs 2013

2nd June, 2014 (3 Comments)

RootMetrics has published its latest biannual study of Mobile Broadband (3G and 4G) performance across the city of London (England), which conducted 88,670 tests during March 2014 to reveal that EE still deliver the fastest download (17.8Mbps) and upload (9.3Mbps) speeds. But rivals O2, Three UK and Vodafone are improving.

EE Bring 4G to 2588 UK Rural Villages and Small Towns and Boosts Speeds

21st May, 2014 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has announced that their “superfast” 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based Mobile Broadband network will soon be expanded to cover 2,588 villages and small towns with populations under 10,000. At the same time the operator also plans to extend the footprint of its “double speed” (150Mbps) network to 40 towns and cities by the end of 2014 and there’s more..

UPDATE ASA UK Ban EE “Most Reliable Broadband” Claim After BT Moan

21st May, 2014 (24 Comments)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a direct mailing advert for EE’s Home Broadband service after rival ISP BT complained that the promotions claim to offer “Britain’s most reliable broadband for staying connected” was misleading. But BT had less luck getting a promo for the ISPs BrightBox2 router taken down.