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EU Propose Spectrum Sharing to Handle WiFi and Mobile Broadband Demand

3rd September, 2012 (0 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has today moved to tackle the rising demand for Mobile Broadband and WiFi data traffic, which doubles every year and could soon reach over 1 Trillion MegaBytes per month in Europe alone, by removing the regulatory barriers that prohibit radio spectrum sharing and White Space tech.

O2 UK Will Ask Competition Tribunal to Halt Early 4G Release on 1800MHz

31st August, 2012 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK (Telefonica) has given notice of its plan to lodge a challenge at the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT), which aims to halt Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile) from an early deployment of superfast “4G” Mobile Broadband services over their existing 1800MHz radio spectrum.

UPD Three UK Buy 4G Friendly 1800MHz Spectrum from Everything Everywhere

22nd August, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile group Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile) has agreed to sell some of its prized 1800MHz radio spectrum to rival Three UK, which could theoretically allow the operator to launch its own superfast “4G” (Long Term Evolution) based Mobile Broadband services before the end of 2012.

UPD3 Ofcom Shuns Concern to Let Orange UK and T-Mobile Launch 4G in 2012

21st August, 2012 (9 Comments)

The communications regulator, Ofcom, has today ignored threats of legal action from rival mobile operators by allowing T-Mobile and Orange UK (Everything Everywhere) to deploy superfast “4G” Mobile Broadband services over their existing 1800MHz radio spectrum.

TalkTalk UK Becomes True Quad Play ISP with New Mobile Service

16th August, 2012 (5 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk has today expanded upon its existing MVNO partnership with Vodafone UK by launching a more extensive range of mobile services, which means that the provider can now offer broadband, phone, mobile and even a TV service via YouView. Mobile contracts start from just £5 a month.

Doubts Cast Over Plan to Extend UK Mobile Broadband Coverage to 98%

14th August, 2012 (0 Comments)

Serious doubt has been cast over the viability of the government’s £150m Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP), which aims to make Mobile Broadband and voice services available to “at least 98%” of the United Kingdom by the end of 2017 (currently 95%), after Three UK chose not to sign-up.. yet.

T-Mobile UK Scrap Mobile Broadband Tethering from Unlimited Data Package

10th August, 2012 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator T-Mobile UK (Everything Everywhere) has scrapped tethering support for Mobile Broadband connections on its £36 per month Full Monty Plan, which originally claimed to offer unlimited calls, texts and data usage with “no fair use restrictions“.

Three UK Launch “super-fast” 21Mb Capable E3231 Mobile Broadband Dongle

8th August, 2012 (17 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK appears to have shunned new advertising rules by unveiling its new Huawei E3231 USB Dongle (Modem), which its press release questionably claims can offer “super-fast” Mobile Broadband download speeds of up to 21.1Mbps using its latest HSPA+ (3G) technology.

Broadband ISP Speed Guidelines Extended to UK Mobile Broadband Adverts

6th August, 2012 (1 Comment)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP / BCAP) has today announced that UK Mobile Broadband operators will soon become subject to the same guidelines that were recently introduced to tackle misleading promotions of fixed line broadband ISP speeds.

Diamond Net Brings 4G Wireless Broadband to North Lincolnshire UK

2nd August, 2012 (2 Comments)

Fixed wireless ISP Diamond Net has started the introduction of its new “ultra fast” 4G based broadband service for the public sector, businesses and potentially up to 10,000 homes of North Lincolnshire Homes (NLH), a registered social landlord (charity), in the Scunthorpe area of North Lincolnshire.

Orange UK Launches New EU Mobile Broadband Roaming Charges

30th July, 2012 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator Orange UK (Everything Everywhere) has introduced an enhanced range of cheaper Mobile Broadband data roaming bundles for customers whom intend to continue using the internet while travelling around Europe and the rest of the world.

Three UK See Average Monthly Mobile Broadband Usage Double to 1.1GB

25th July, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK claims that the average monthly data consumption of its Mobile Broadband customers has effectively doubled from 450MB (MegaBytes) one year ago to 1.1GB (GigaBytes / 1100MB) today. They’ve even done a video to celebrate.

Ofcom UK Delay 4G Superfast Mobile Broadband Auction Bids to Early 2013

24th July, 2012 (0 Comments)

Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has today unveiled its final proposal for the forthcoming auction of “4G” (Long Term Evolution) based superfast Mobile Broadband spectrum (800MHz and 2.6GHz). But sadly, due to constant bickering between operators, the first bids won’t take place until “early 2013“.

Ofcom to Release Next UK Mobile Broadband Performance Study in 2013

20th July, 2012 (0 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that it will not release the next major study of UK Mobile Broadband speeds and performance until “the beginning of next year at the earliest“; almost two full years after its first report.

UPD O2 UK Hit by National Outage of Mobile Broadband and Phone Services

12th July, 2012 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP O2 UK has suffered a serious nationwide outage of its Mobile Broadband and phone network (i.e. data, calls and texts), which began yesterday afternoon at around 1pm and continues to be sporadically affecting thousands of customers this morning. MVNO’s GiffGaff and Tesco Mobile have also been hit.

Vouchers to Help 900000 UK Homes Fix TV Loss Caused by 4G Services

11th July, 2012 (8 Comments)

The governments Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey MP, has set out the terms for a £180 million scheme to help 900,000 UK homes avoid the loss of Freeview Digital TV (DTV) services, which is expected to be disrupted by interference from the next generation of superfast “4G” (LTE) Mobile Broadband services.

Samba Launch FREE Ad Supported UK Mobile Broadband Service

4th July, 2012 (8 Comments)

Samba, a virtual mobile network operator that uses the Three UK (3) platform, claims to have launched the country’s first FREE Mobile Broadband service today. Naturally there are a few catches.