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EE Extends its 3G and 4G Mobile Broadband Speed Lead in London UK

31st October, 2013 (0 Comments)

The final RootMetrics study of Mobile Broadband speeds in London, which conducted more than 86,000 tests across the city, has confirmed that EE remain the fastest operator for mobile Internet performance thanks to their comparatively advanced 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) network. By contrast O2, Three UK and Vodafone were well off the pace.

EE Expands 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Network to 14 More UK Towns

29th October, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has today confirmed that its 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based superfast Mobile Broadband network is now live in another 14 towns across the United Kingdom (total of 131 towns and cities).

Fixed Wireless 4G LTE Broadband Networks Face Challenges in Rural Areas

24th October, 2013 (10 Comments)

Telecoms analyst firm Analysys Mason has warned that operators like EE, which will soon launch a new Home Fixed Wireless service using its 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) Mobile Broadband technology to help connect isolated rural areas in the United Kingdom, will face a number of challenges not least with the high cost of mobile data.

EE UK Grows to 714K Home Broadband Customers as 4G Users Hit 1.2M

22nd October, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP EE (Orange UK and T-Mobile) has published its latest Q3-2013 financial results and revealed that their fixed line Home Broadband subscriber base has continued its slow but steady growth to total 714,000 users (up +10,000 during Q3, the same level as Q2). Meanwhile 4G mobile customers have jumped from 687,000 in Q2 to 1.18 million now.

EE UK Launch 4G LTE Alternative to Home Broadband and Trial 300Mbps

17th October, 2013 (23 Comments)

Mobile operator EE UK has announced a series of major new 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based enhancements for November 2013, which include a trial of 300Mbps service speeds in London and the launch of a new superfast “Home Broadband” style product that uses their Mobile Broadband network. Bigger data allowances are also on the way.

ASA UK Criticise EE Coverage Map After Misleading 3G Mobile Claim

16th October, 2013 (2 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told EE to correct the mobile coverage checker on their website after a T-Mobile consumer complained that the 3G based Mobile Broadband coverage for their postcode was reported by the service as “EXCELLENT“, even though they could not receive any indoor signal and only had a poor service outside.

TalkTalk Launch Cheap GBP3.50 Mobile Tariff and Boosts Data Allowances

11th October, 2013 (1 Comment)

The mobile division of TalkTalk has today introduced a new super cheap SIM-only plan that costs just £3.50 a month for 100 minutes, 250 texts and a 200MB (MegaByte) data allowance for Mobile Broadband usage (doubled from 100MB when ordered online).

EE Sign Deal to Provide UK Mobile Virtual Network Operator Services to BT

10th October, 2013 (0 Comments)

BT has today moved one step closer to expanding their mobile solutions after it signed an “exclusive” multi-year agreement with EE (Everything Everywhere), which will provide the predominantly fixed line telecoms firm with Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services.

UPD UK Mobile Operators Face Huge Licence Fee Hike for 900MHz and 1800MHz

10th October, 2013 (21 Comments)

The Government has found a new way to squeeze extra money out of Mobile Network Operators (MNO) after it directed Ofcom to impose a huge annual licence fee hike upon the 900MHz and 1800MHz radio spectrum bands, which are used for voice, 3G and 4G based mobile services across the United Kingdom.

Vodafone UK Expands 4G Rollout and Connects 100,000th Customer

9th October, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has confirmed that more than 100,000 people have now signed up to its new 4G (LTE at 800MHz) based Mobile Broadband platform and the switch-on dates for the next batch of UK cities have today been revealed.

UK Ranks 8th in ICT Index and 2Mbps is the Minimum for a Third of Countries

8th October, 2013 (0 Comments)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published its annual Measuring the Information Society (MIS) report (Q4 – 2012 data), which ranked the United Kingdom 8th overall for its access (e.g. broadband Internet), use and skills in Information and Communication Technology (up from 11th last year).

Mobile Operators Seek Slice of Superfast Broadband Delivery UK Fund

7th October, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will today meet with the United Kingdom’s leading Mobile Network Operators (MNO), ISPs and altnets to discuss how its £1.2bn Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) scheme could be improved to reach the final 5-10% of the population with superfast broadband.

Network Rail UK Set to Roll Out Faster Mobile Broadband and Fibre Network

1st October, 2013 (6 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Transport has said it plans to make a new generation of “high speed” Mobile Broadband based Internet access services available to 70% of train commuters by 2019, which will focus on eradicating the existing networks many mobile signal “not spots” and boost customer speeds up to 50Mbps.

EE Expand 4G Mobile Broadband Network to 12 More UK Towns

26th September, 2013 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has today expanded the coverage of its 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based Mobile Broadband network to an additional 12 towns around the United Kingdom, which takes the total to 117 towns and cities.

GBP150m Mobile Network Upgrade Connects First UK Community

24th September, 2013 (3 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that the first community to benefit from its £150m Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP) to improve Mobile Broadband and phone coverage will be the rural village of Weaverthorpe in North Yorkshire (England).

EE Still the Fastest Network for 4G Mobile Broadband Speeds in London UK

23rd September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The latest preliminary RootMetrics study of Mobile Broadband performance in London (England), which conducted more than 11,000 tests across the city, has revealed that EE continues to deliver the best Internet speeds despite the recent launch of O2 and Vodafone’s new 4G (LTE) based networks.

ISP Virgin Media Business Launches 4G Mobile Broadband via EE UK

17th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has today announced the launch of its own “business-grade” 4G mobile network by making using of EE’s (Everything Everywhere) platform, which can already reach more than 60% of the United Kingdom.