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Trade Deal Between UK and Switzerland to Bring Free Mobile Roaming

14th July, 2026 (6 Comments)

Yesterday saw the UK Government sign one of its largest services-focused trade deals to date, this time with the beautifully mountainous Central European country of Switzerland, which among other things included an agreement to support surcharge-free international mobile roaming.

Ookla Benchmarks 22 Countries for 5G Mobile Broadband in AI Workloads

7th July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Ookla (Accenture), which operates the popular broadband Speedtest.net benchmarking service, has today published a new report that evaluates metrics like 5G upload capacity, latency under load, and cloud infrastructure pathways across 22 countries in order to identify how well they’ll handle AI workloads.

UK Ranks 2nd for Fixed Broadband Speed vs Countries of Similar Size to Romania

24th June, 2026 (2 Comments)

France-based internet connection benchmarking firm nPerf has this morning published the results from their first biannual (H1) 2026 crowdsourced study into fixed broadband ISP speeds among “countries comparable in size to Romania“, which saw the United Kingdom rank 2nd with an overall score of 126,638 nPoints (just behind Romania on 128,587).

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Opensignal Q1 2026 Study Ranks UK Bottom for 5G Mobile Performance in Europe

18th June, 2026 (12 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Opensignal has this morning published their latest analysis of 5G non-standalone mobile (mobile broadband) and 5G Standalone (5G+) availability and performance across Europe. The results rank the UK last in Europe with average download speeds one-third of Denmark’s and the lowest Excellent Consistent Quality score in the region.

EU Reveals 2026 Gigabit Broadband and 5G Coverage Progress vs UK

18th June, 2026 (2 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has published their annual 2026 study of broadband and mobile network coverage in Europe, which reveals how the EU’s fixed gigabit broadband (FTTP and Hybrid Fibre Coax) and 5G mobile networks compare across all of its 27 countries. We compare this with the United Kingdom below.

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YouGov Survey Claims European Router Manufacturers Attract Trust from UK

12th June, 2026 (11 Comments)

A new YouGov survey of 16,474 people from across 14 European countries, including the United Kingdom, has very unsurprisingly found that only 10% of respondents expressed mistrust towards European router manufacturers. The figure rises to 38% for manufacturers from the USA, 52% for China and 67% for Russia. But many don’t know where their broadband router is built.

Survey Work Starts on New Subsea Fibre Cable Between UK and Denmark

8th June, 2026 (2 Comments)

Long-haul fibre company Midgard Infra (formerly Altibox Carrier) has begun the process of surveying the seabed ahead of deploying a new 630km long high-capacity subsea fibre optic cable – VERENA – to help link the United Kingdom with Denmark, which is expected to boost broadband and network data connectivity with Europe.

Summary of Mobile Travel eSIMs for Cheap Data Roaming Outside UK

9th April, 2026 (10 Comments)

At some point most of us will travel abroad for a holiday or work and during such periods we often need to consider how best to maintain mobile connectivity, particularly mobile data (broadband), while in a different country. The following article looks at some of the options and caveats for those seeking to use a travel eSIM in order to solve this challenge.

Mobile Operator Spusu UK Celebrates Topping 150,000 Subscribers

19th March, 2026 (12 Comments)

The SIM-Only mobile provider Spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement to harness EE’s 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, has today announced that they’ve reached a key milestone by growing to total 150,000 active subscribers in less than three years since launch in the UK.

Mobile UK Travel eSIM Provider easySim Global Launch Unlimited Data

19th March, 2026 (12 Comments)

Mobile service provider easySim.global, which is part of the Stelios-linked easy® family (easyJet, easyCar etc.) and offers low cost travel data (mobile broadband) to use all around the world via eSIM, has this week informed customers that they’ve started offering Unlimited Data eSIMs.

O2 UK Claims to Deploy Europe’s First Pre-Assembled Mobile Network Mast

17th March, 2026 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today worked with Vecta Labs to deploy “Europe’s first pre-assembled mobile mast” at a site in Sandwich, Kent (England) – taking only 4 hours to complete, which compares with the usual 2 days. Such an approach could speed up the roll-out of new mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.) infrastructure, reduce deployment costs and cut downtime.

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FTTH Council Europe Updates on Copper Switch Off Progress by Country

24th February, 2026 (1 Comment)

The FTTH Council Europe has this afternoon published their latest annual (2026) update on the progress being made across 27 EU member states (inc. the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland) in switching off older copper based broadband networks, which forms part of the wider move to adopt gigabit full-fibre (FTTP/H/B) infrastructure.

Mobile Operator Spusu UK Reduce Roaming Data Prices Across 115 Countries

20th February, 2026 (4 Comments)

The SIM-Only mobile operator Spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement to harness EE’s 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, has this week announced that they’ve just reduced roaming data prices across 115 countries – including many popular and long-haul destinations.

Immfly to Bring Eutelsat OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites to Budget Airlines

23rd January, 2026 (8 Comments)

Global technology firm Immfly, inflight WiFi provider GoGo and European satellite operator Eutelsat (OneWeb) have teamed up in an effort to create an integrated ecosystem of entertainment, retail, and connectivity that aims to make it possible for even low-cost and ultra-low-cost aircraft (narrowbody fleets) to deploy onboard broadband for passengers.

Mobile Operator Spusu UK Extend Free EU Roaming to Ukraine and Moldova

13th January, 2026 (5 Comments)

The SIM-Only mobile operator Spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement to harness EE’s 4G and 5G network, has today confirmed that they’ve rolled out their free EU roaming to Ukraine and Moldova from 1st January 2026. Customers in the UK who travel to those countries can now use their plans (calls, text and data) as they would at home — with no extra charges.

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Eutelsat Orders 340 Extra OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites from Airbus

12th January, 2026 (5 Comments)

European satellite operator Eutelsat has announced that they’ve ordered a further 340 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellites for their global OneWeb network from Airbus Defence and Space. This is on top of the planned 100 satellite extension that was previously procured in Dec 2024 (due to for delivery in late 2026); representing a total network expansion of 440 satellites.

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Vodafone Set to Boost Power Backup at Key Mobile Mast Sites

28th November, 2025 (6 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has revealed that they’ve started a new “Enhanced Power” initiative, which will work to boost resilience and extend power backup time at around 10,000 key mobile sites across Europe and Africa using a mix of AI and other technologies. This is also likely to benefit the UK, although specific country details aren’t yet available.