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Everything Everywhere Begins New 4G Mobile Broadband Trial in Cumbria

3rd May, 2012 (1 Comment)

Mobile group Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile) has this week begun a short trial of superfast “4G” Long Term Evolution (LTE) Mobile Broadband technology in rural Cumbria (Northern England), which centres on the area of Threlkeld near one of the Lake District’s most visited peaks.

Akamai Study Finds UK Average Broadband Speeds Fell to 4.9Mbps in 2011

30th April, 2012 (2 Comments)

Akamai‘s global Content Delivery Network (CDN) has released its latest State of the Internet Q4 2011 report, which found that the average global internet download speed had fallen to 2.3Mbps (Megabits \ sec) by the end of last year (down from 2.7Mbps in Q3-2011). The UK average speed also dropped to 4.9Mbps (down from 5.1Mbps in Q3).

4G Mobile Could Reach 10 Million UK People in Superfast Broadband Notspots

30th April, 2012 (0 Comments)

Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile) has today kicked off their new 4GBritain campaign, which calls on the industry and government to help speed up the country’s rollout of superfast Mobile Broadband services, by claiming that next generation “4G” tech could reach “at least” 10 million people who won’t be able to get a fixed line superfast broadband ISP by 2020.

Everything Everywhere Claim 74 Percent of Brits Want 4G Broadband ASAP

21st April, 2012 (15 Comments)

Mobile group Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile) has used YouGov to independently survey 2,033 British adults in order to discover that 74% of people apparently want to bring “4G” superfast Mobile Broadband services to the country as soon as possible. Funnily enough the result is also exactly what EE would want to hear.

PCCW Owned UK Broadband Confirms Swindon Launch of 4G Internet Service

20th April, 2012 (4 Comments)

As expected UK Broadband (UKB), the sibling of Hong Kong based telecoms giant PCCW, has announced that Swindon will be the “first local authority in the UK” to benefit from a borough-wide superfast “4G” Mobile Broadband service over its 3.5GHz based Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

O2 UK Superfast 4G Mobile Broadband London Trial Hits 150Mbps

18th April, 2012 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK (Telefonica) has today issued an update for its 2.6GHz trial of “4G” superfast Mobile Broadband Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in London, which started last November 2011 (here). Apparently its 1,000 trialists have experienced internet download speeds of between 20-50Mbps (Megabits / sec) and some tests even reached close to the 150Mbps peak.

Vodafone UK Could Boost Mobile Cover in the Shetland Islands with Femtocells

17th April, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that two communities in the remote Shetland Islands (North of Scotland, UK), Hamnavoe and Walls, could soon benefit from faster mobile phone and Mobile Broadband connectivity after they were shortlisted to take part in the operators Open Femto trial.

Europe Investigates Joint Venture Between the Big Three UK Mobile Operators

16th April, 2012 (0 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) claims to have opened an “in-depth investigation” into the proposed creation of a new and potentially anti-competitive Mobile Commerce Joint Venture between three of the largest mobile broadband operators in the UK, including Vodafone, O2 (Telefonica) and Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile).

Virgin Media Business Warns of Bottomless Pit for Mobile Data Use

7th April, 2012 (5 Comments)

Virgin Media Business has warned that UK Mobile Broadband operators are facing a “bottomless pit” as they attempt to adapt to rising levels of data usage, which has increased by 250% over the past two years alone, especially with superfast “4G” services being just around the corner.

comScore Reveals Mobile Broadband and WiFi Internet Use on UK Smartphones

5th April, 2012 (0 Comments)

Analyst firm comScore has revealed that 13% of iOS (Apple iPhone) and 43% of Android based Smartphone owners in the UK use only Mobile Broadband connectivity to go online, which rises to 87% and 57% respectively when both mobile and WiFi connectivity are used. Interestingly Three UK is the most popular network for mobile-only (3G) internet access, while Vodafone comes top when mobile and WiFi use is combined.

O2 UK Launch Tether and Streaming Friendly Mobile Broadband and Calls Deal

30th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK has moved to combat the growing range of data-friendly packages from rivals Three UK and T-Mobile by launching a new Pay Monthly tariff called ‘On & On‘, which from £26 a month (from £36 with a new phone) bundles unlimited minutes with unlimited texts and 1GB (GigaByte) of Mobile Broadband usage (no extra data charges will apply after that is consumed).

Ofcom UK Moots Mobile Broadband in UHF Spectrum Bands IV and V

29th March, 2012 (1 Comment)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has started a new consultation that will look at the long term development options (after 2018) for handling the valuable radio spectrum in Ultra High Frequency (UHF) bands IV and V. One option could be to repurpose them for use by Mobile Broadband services.

Europe Preliminarily Agrees Cheaper Mobile Broadband Roaming from July 2012

28th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has today reached a preliminary deal that should make it significantly cheaper to surf the internet from your Mobile Broadband connection while roaming abroad within the EU. In addition the price of mobile voice calls and text (SMS) messages will also be slashed.

Timico CTO Experiences 40Mbps Speeds on O2 UK Trial of 4G Mobile Broadband

28th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Co-Founder of business ISP Timico UK, Trefor Davies, has reported experiencing “4G” superfast Mobile Broadband download speeds of up to 40Mbps (23Mbps upload) while taking part in O2’s (Telefonica) Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology trial in the city of London.

Ofcom Delays 1800MHz for 4G Ruling as Three UK Threatens Legal Action

27th March, 2012 (6 Comments)

Ofcom has delayed its proposal to allow T-Mobile and Orange UK (Everything Everywhere) to launch the country’s first 4G superfast Mobile Broadband service over their existing 1800MHz (3G) spectrum band. Separately Three UK, in an effort to ensure that they get a fair slice of the much more valuable 800MHz spectrum (covers a wider area for less money), are now mulling legal action.

O2 UK Criticises Ofcom for Allowing T-Mobile and Orange to Offer 4G in 2012

24th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK (Telefonica) has warned that Ofcom’s plan to auction off the 800MHz and 2.6GHz radio spectrum frequencies, which would be used by a new generation of 4G superfast Mobile Broadband services, could be put at “further risk of delay” after the regulator allowed T-Mobile and Orange UK (Everything Everywhere) to launch the country’s first 4G service over their existing 1800MHz (3G) band.

Vodafone Slam Ofcom UK for Letting T-Mobile and Orange Launch 4G in 2012

19th March, 2012 (7 Comments)

Last week’s proposal by the communications regulator, Ofcom, to allow mobile operators T-Mobile and Orange UK (Everything Everywhere) to launch a new generation of 4G superfast Mobile Broadband services over their existing 1800MHz (2G/3G) radio spectrum (here) has been heavily criticised by rival Vodafone, which suggested that the regulator had “[taken] leave of its senses“.