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EE UK Claims First to Test “pre-standard” 5G Mobile Backhaul Capability

12th June, 2017 (2 Comments)

EE (BT) claims to have become the “first UK mobile operator” to showcase a “pre-standard” 5G backhaul (network capacity) capability within their network, which is based off their 4G “Air Mast” technology and harnesses the 26GHz radio spectrum band for faster speeds and lower latency.

EE Start Roll-out of 400Mbps 4G+ Mobile Broadband to Big UK Cities

6th June, 2017 (21 Comments)

Forget about future 5G for today. Mobile operator EE has begun the process of deploying their latest 4G+ (LTE-Advanced) network upgrade to several cities across the United Kingdom, which have already demonstrated live download speeds of up to 429Mbps (66.4Mbps upload).

Which? H1 2017 UK Mobile Network Survey Ranks EE and Vodafone Bottom

30th May, 2017 (6 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has published the outcome from their first 2017 consumer survey of Mobile Network Operators (MNO), which ranked Giffgaff top with a customer score of 81%. Sadly Vodafone and EE could both be found languishing at the bottom of the table on 50% (tied).

VIDEO Ericsson and Verizon Hit 6.4Gbps in 5G Test on Moving Car at 60MPH

23rd May, 2017 (0 Comments)

Ericsson has teamed up with mobile network operator Verizon (USA) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indy 500) to demo how their future 5G Mobile technology can deliver downlink data speeds of up to 6.4Gbps (Gigabits per second) and “extremely low latency“, all in a car travelling at 60MPH.

Ofcom Makes it Easier to Switch UK Mobile Network Operators

19th May, 2017 (9 Comments)

Switching mobile operators in the UK will shortly become as easy as sending a text message. Ofcom has proposed changes to the mobile switching process that will introduce a new “text-to-switch” system, which is expect to cost the industry £44 million to implement over 10 years.

UK Businesses Go Grumpy Over Poor 4G Mobile Reception and “Not Spots”

12th May, 2017 (7 Comments)

A new survey of 1,465 UK businesses by the British Chambers of Commerce has found that 70% of firms have suffered Mobile “not spots” (no signal) or “partial not-spots” (basic cover via only some networks), while 91% of those who suffered such issues are rural based (falls to 56% for urban firms).

O2 UK Launches EU Mobile Roaming “at no extra cost”

9th May, 2017 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 has today become the latest to confirm that existing subscribers will, effective from 15th June 2017, be able to use their 2G, 3G or 4G Pay Monthly, Pay As You Go and Business tariff’s inclusive calls, texts and data bundles while travelling around Europe “at no extra cost.”

Ofcom – TV Interference Not a Big Problem for Mobile Broadband at 700MHz

9th May, 2017 (7 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today said that only a “small number of households [up to 36,000] may be affected by interference” when they shift UK Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) services out of the 700MHz spectrum band (TV will go to 600MHz) and replace it with Mobile Broadband (4G, 5G).

EE UK Launches EU Mobile Roaming for All Customers “at no extra cost”

4th May, 2017 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today stolen a march on the EU’s forthcoming removal of roaming charges next month by announcing that all existing Pay Monthly and pre-paid Pay As You Go (PAYG) subscribers will soon enjoy roaming to 47 European destinations “at no extra charge“.

UPDATE The Top 20 Largest British Cities for 4G Mobile Speed and Availability

3rd May, 2017 (0 Comments)

Crowed-sourced data firm OpenSignal has today published a bit of extra information from last month’s ‘State of Mobile Networks‘ report, which reveals that Middlesbrough / Teesside delivered the best 4G coverage (82.7%) and Stoke-on-Trent is top for Mobile Broadband speed (26.6Mbps).

Three UK Moot Ultrafast Fixed Wireless Broadband for 40% of Population

2nd May, 2017 (10 Comments)

Sources close to mobile operator Three UK are reported to have hinted that the provider is planning to compete with fixed line home broadband services by using their recent £250m acquisition of UK Broadband Ltd (here) to power an ultrafast fixed wireless network, covering 40% of people in UK cities.

Power Fail Kills Vodafone UK’s Indoor Mobile Boosting Sure Signal v3 Kit

24th April, 2017 (5 Comments)

Owners of Vodafone’s older £69 Sure Signal v3 devices, which use femtocell technology to boost indoor 3G mobile signals around your home, may be able to request a replacement after some customers reported that their kit “exploded” and “stopped with a loud band and smell of electrical burning.”

OpenSignal – EE Best for UK 4G and 3G Mobile Speed, Availability and Latency

21st April, 2017 (0 Comments)

The latest April 2017 report from OpenSignal, which harnessed crowd-sourced data from 30,793 Smartphone users (535 million tests) to reveal how 4G and 3G based Mobile network availability and data speeds vary across the United Kingdom, has seen EE come top in almost every category.

Ofcom Make it Easier for Aircraft to Support In-Flight 2G, 3G and 4G Mobile

11th April, 2017 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has proposed to introduce a small but important change that would make it easier and cheaper for aircraft to support the use of on-board mobile devices (e.g. handsets, tablets, laptops) in the 2G, 3G and 4G radio spectrum bands.

RootMetrics Reveals 4G Mobile Coverage by Operator in the UK’s Biggest Cities

6th April, 2017 (12 Comments)

RootMetrics has today published the results from their latest study, which reveals the 4G (LTE) network coverage of the United Kingdom’s four primary mobile operators, across 14 of the biggest cities. Unsurprisingly EE does the best in 13 of the 14 metro areas tested.

Ofcom to Boost Indoor 2G, 3G and 4G Mobile Cover by Legalising Repeaters

5th April, 2017 (7 Comments)

At present it’s unlawful (unless approved by a Mobile Network Operator) for consumers to use repeaters that boost and retransmit UK mobile signals, which can help indoor coverage but may also cause interference or other adverse effects for nearby customers. Ofcom now proposes to change this.

techUK Plugs 5 Recommendations for Helping the UK to Deliver 5G Mobile

7th March, 2017 (5 Comments)

A new report from techUK, which is an industry group for many of the United Kingdom’s key technology companies, has proposed five recommendations that Ofcom and the Government should adopt in order to make the upgrade to future ultrafast 5G Mobile technology a success.