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EU Confirms Goal of UNIVERSAL 100Mbps Broadband for All by 2025

14th September, 2016 (17 Comments)

The European Commission has officially unveiled its future Connectivity proposals, which among other things include a new target for “all European households” to get a minimum Internet download speed of 100Mbps+ by 2025, with businesses and the public sector being told to expect 1Gbps+.

EE’s Legacy T-Mobile UK PAYG Customers Hit by Data Booster Price Hike

13th September, 2016 (3 Comments)

Wait.. T-Mobile, aren’t they dead? Apparently not because EE has started informing some of their legacy pay-as-you-go using T-Mobile customers that the price of a 30 days, 30 days rolling or 6 month Internet data booster add-on will double in price from 10th October 2016.

The Top 16 UK Cities for Mobile Broadband Speeds Ranked – H1 2016

13th September, 2016 (1 Comment)

RootMetrics have today published their latest report into the Mobile Broadband (3G and 4G) performance of network operators EE, Three UK, O2 and Vodafone across 16 of the United Kingdom’s primary cities. Overall Liverpool came top of the table, while Hull is still stuck at the bottom.

Surprise as EU Withdraw Fair Use Plan for FREE Mobile Roaming

12th September, 2016 (2 Comments)

The European Union’s plan to end mobile roaming charges from 15th June 2017 (i.e. any call, text or data allowances will come from your domestic plan), which will also apply to the UK until we leave in a few years’ time, has been thrown into confusion after a key part of the policy was withdrawn.

4G Mobile Upgrade Finally Coming to Virgin Media in October 2016

8th September, 2016 (10 Comments)

After a long wait Virgin Media has finally confirmed that their EE powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform, Virgin Mobile, will finally be fully upgraded to support the latest 4G (LTE) technology from next month.

Spectrum Starved Three UK Asks Ofcom to Tackle BT / EE’s Mobile Power

6th September, 2016 (13 Comments)

The CEO of mobile operator Three UK, David Dyson, has once again called on Ofcom to level the market by limiting BT’s (EE) ability to bid on new radio spectrum in the forthcoming auction of airwaves for the higher frequency 2.3GHz (2350 – 2390MHz) and 3.4GHz (3410 – 3600MHz) bands.

EE UK Deploys 4G Mobile Speed Boost with 450Mbps Cat 9 LTE Tech

6th September, 2016 (23 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has announced that their 4G+ based Mobile Broadband network is being upgraded to support the latest Cat 9 LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology, which can theoretically support Internet speeds of up to 450Mbps by combining multiple spectrum bands.

EE UK Lose Court Battle Over 900MHz and 1800MHz Licence Fee Hike

31st August, 2016 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has suffered a blow after the High Court rejected their challenge against Ofcom’s proposed hike to annual licence fees for the 900MHz and 1800MHz radio spectrum bands. The outcome could result in price rises and threaten the Government’s £5bn deal to extend geographic mobile coverage to 90%.

Scientists Demo MegaMIMO 2.0 for 3 x Faster WiFi and Mobile Broadband

25th August, 2016 (0 Comments)

Researchers working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a more efficient way of coordinating multiple wireless broadband routers at the same time by using their new MegaMIMO 2.0 technology, which could deliver three times faster WiFi speeds and double the range.

EE Mobile Seek Licence Variation for UK 4G Use at 2100MHz

19th August, 2016 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has called on Ofcom to grant a variation of its spectrum access licence in the 2100MHz band, which would allow them to use it for rolling out 4G (LTE) services via the unpaired frequencies of 1899.9 – 1909.9MHz. At present the band is only used for older 3G technology.

BT and Nokia Collaborate on UK 5G Mobile Broadband Trials and Research

18th August, 2016 (3 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT (EE) has today signed a new deal with Nokia, which will see the two working together in order to both research, trial and develop the next generation of 5G based Mobile Broadband technology at the UK operator’s Adastral Park Labs facility in Ipswich (Suffolk, England).

EE Launch New 4G Max Tariffs with Included EU Roaming and More Data

17th August, 2016 (17 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has launched a new range of pay monthly 4GEE Max plans, which promise subscribers the “fastest” 4G based Mobile Broadband speeds, inclusive access to the BT Sport TV App, bigger data caps (up to 40GB) and the ability to use their allowances to “roam like home” when abroad in the EU.

Three UK’s 800MHz Roll-out Boosts Indoor 4G Mobile Coverage to 92%

13th August, 2016 (6 Comments)

Three UK has announced that indoor mobile coverage on their 4G (LTE) network has increased from 80% in June 2013 to 92% now, which is largely thanks to the boost from their on-going roll-out of the lower frequency 800MHz band. Elsewhere 42 new roaming destinations have also been added.

Ofcom – UK Superfast Broadband Uptake Hits 37% as 4G Cover Nears 98%

4th August, 2016 (1 Comment)

The national telecoms regulator has released their 2016 Communications Market Report (CMR), which reveals the latest information about the take-up and usage of Broadband, Mobile, Phone, TV and Radio services across the United Kingdom (split by England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland).

ASA Ban Three UK’s Misleading Mobile “all-you-can-eat data” Adverts

27th July, 2016 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK’s long standing promotions of “all-you-can-eat data” on their top 4G tariffs have been branded “misleading” by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after two people complained that restrictions were applied to their use (e.g. Tethering cap).

UPDATE5 Ofcom in Huge Shake-up of Openreach and UK Broadband, if BT Agree

26th July, 2016 (78 Comments)

A framework for the next decade of UK telecoms and broadband regulation has today been set out by Ofcom, which will see Openreach improve service quality, become more independent and give rival ISPs more access to their cable ducts. But the regulator has yet to reach a solid agreement with BT and a split is still on the table.

Revealed – The Fastest Mobile Broadband Operators for Top UK Venues

22nd July, 2016 (3 Comments)

Have you ever wondered which UK Mobile Network Operator (MNO) delivers the fastest Mobile Broadband (3G and 4G) data speeds at the O2 Arena, Wembley Stadium and Chelsea FC’s home of Stamford Bridge? Probably not, but RootMetric’s has the answer for you and it’s a fight between EE and Vodafone.