Home » UK ISP News Archive » Article Tag: Mobile Broadband (2514 Posts)

Articles for Category Tag - Mobile Broadband

Virgin Media UK Unveils New 4G Mobile Plans and Prices

7th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

After a slightly longer than expected wait Virgin Media will today take the wraps off a new 4G (LTE) powered Virgin Mobile service, which is fuelled by their Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement with EE.

EE UK Launch New 4G SIM Only, 4GEE WiFi and 4GEE Tablet Price Plans

4th November, 2016 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today unveiled a new range of 4G (4GEE) SIM-Only, 4GEE WiFi and 4GEE Tablet price plans, which are apparently “designed to offer customers increased choice and flexibility” in how they access the network. But some of the changes also reflect a small price increase.

Virgin Media Boosts FTTP Rollout and Tops 4.87 Million Broadband Users

4th November, 2016 (17 Comments)

Cable Internet and TV provider Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has published their latest quarterly results (calendar Q3 2016), which saw growth in their broadband base improve to total 4,867,900 customers (up by +59.9K vs +42.7K added in Q2). On top of that around 2 million premises will now benefit from ultrafast FTTP broadband.

Land Owners in Scotland Criticise Bill to Boost Mobile and Broadband

2nd November, 2016 (8 Comments)

The Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) group, which claims to be a “unified voice” for all those who own land and rural businesses in Scotland, has criticised the UK Government’s proposals for making it easier and cheaper to build new fixed line broadband and mobile infrastructure on their property.

90 Cross-Party MPs Call for Better UK Mobile Cover and National Roaming

29th October, 2016 (26 Comments)

A new report from the British Infrastructure Group (BIG), which was setup by Grant Shapps (Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield), has brought together 90 cross-party Members of Parliament in order to demand better UK mobile coverage and a limited national roaming agreement.

BT Mobile UK Launch New Family Tariff – 5 Cheaper SIMs on 1 Contract

20th October, 2016 (0 Comments)

Customers of BTMobile (EE) may like to know that the operator has launched a unique new Family SIM service for mobiles and tablets, which offers families up to five SIMs on a single contract and the value of discount applied increases with the number of SIMs taken.

There’s No Standard for 5G Mobile Yet, But Qualcomm Has a Modem

18th October, 2016 (3 Comments)

We don’t yet have a solid standard for the future 5G based Mobile Broadband tech and nor do we know precisely what radio spectrum it will use, but that hasn’t stopped Qualcomm Technologies from launching one of the first ever 5G modems (Snapdragon X50). Speeds of up to 5Gbps are promised.

Ofcom to Open 700MHz Digital TV Band for Mobile Broadband by Q2 2020

17th October, 2016 (5 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s telecoms regulator has today confirmed that the 700MHz (694-790MHz) radio spectrum band, which is currently used for Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV) services, will be re-purposed for Mobile Broadband (4G / 5G) operators to use by Q2 2020; 18 months earlier than originally planned.

Ofcom Consults on Use of 3.6GHz and 3.8GHz for 5G Mobile Broadband

6th October, 2016 (0 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today opened a new consultation to examine whether the existing radio spectrum bands between 3.6GHz and 3.8GHz could be opened up for future ultra-fast 5G based Mobile Broadband or similar services in the United Kingdom.

New Study of UK 4G Mobile Cover Finds London is Best and Wales Fails

5th October, 2016 (8 Comments)

A new study from Which? and OpenSignal has used crowd-sourced data gathered from more than 28,841 Smartphone users (503 million tests) to reveal how 4G based Mobile Broadband availability and speeds vary across the United Kingdom, as well as between different network operators.

Fixed Line ISPs and Three UK Call for Spectrum Cap on EE and Vodafone

4th October, 2016 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today roped in Cityfibre, TalkTalk, Relish Wireless and the Federation of Communication Services (FCS) in order to press Ofcom for a 30% cap on the total amount of mobile spectrum that any one company can own, which is largely targeted at EE (BT) and Vodafone.

Ofcom Allow UK ISP TalkTalk to Tweak 1800MHz Guard Band for 4G

29th September, 2016 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has approved a request by TalkTalk to vary its licence for 3.3MHz of radio spectrum in the 1800MHz “DECT guard band” (1781.7-1785MHz paired with the 1876.7-1880MHz block), which supports the ISP’s plan to add small cell / femtocell based 4G (LTE) Mobile into its broadband routers. The regulator also hopes to open the band up more generally to other uses.

Average UK Internet Speeds Hit 15Mbps as World Rank Falls to 20th

29th September, 2016 (0 Comments)

Akamai has published its Q2-2016 State of the Internet report, which reveals that the United Kingdom’s average fixed line broadband download speed is now 15Mbps (up from 14.9Mbps in Q1) vs a global score of 6.1Mbps (down from 6.3Mbps). Sadly the UK’s world rank has once again fallen from 19th to 20th.

UPD Ofcom Asks UK People to Help Map Mobile and WiFi Network Quality

27th September, 2016 (7 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today launched its first “crowdsourced research project“, which asks owners of Android Smartphones’ to download its new Ofcom Mobile Research app, which will help them to build up a more accurate picture of Mobile and WiFi network performance across the United Kingdom.

EE Brings 4G Mobile to the Remote Island of Coll in Scotland

22nd September, 2016 (3 Comments)

EE has announced that they’ve switched-on their 4G Mobile network for premises on the remote Inner Hebrides Isle of Coll, which is home to just a couple of hundred people. Mind you they weren’t the first to do this (Vodafone has had a community supported 4G service on the island since 2015).

EU Publishes Revised Fair Use Policy for FREE Mobile Roaming

21st September, 2016 (3 Comments)

The European Commission has today proposed a revised Fair Use Policy (FUP) for their plan to end EU mobile roaming charges from 15th June 2017 (i.e. any call, text or data allowances will come from your domestic plan), which replaces the one that was withdrawn almost as soon as it was announced.

New Powers Allow Ofcom to Fine Mobile Operators for Poor Coverage

17th September, 2016 (3 Comments)

Tucked deep within the new Digital Economy Bill 2016-17 is a measure that will give Ofcom enough power to impose a financial penalty (worth up to 10% of a company’s gross revenue) on Mobile Network Operators’ (MNO) or Fixed Wireless ISPs that fail to deliver on a coverage obligation.