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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.

Three UK Come Top in Roaming Mobile Broadband Performance Study

2nd July, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has been named the best overall provider in this year’s Broadband Genie Road Trip 2012 study, which tested all of the five main Mobile Broadband operators (plus Virgin Mobile) for reliability and performance while roaming on a 2:30hr trip from King’s Cross to Exeter in England.

MP Claims Ofcom Slow to Save 2Million UK Freeview Homes from 4G Woe

30th June, 2012 (5 Comments)

The Shadow Minister for Media, Helen Goodman MP (Labour), has today warned that both the UK government and Ofcom are “running out of time” to find a solution for the “4G” (LTE) Mobile Broadband interference problem, which could leave up to 2 million UK households without a full ability to watch Freeview based Digital TV (DTV) services.

Everything Everywhere 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Trial in Cumbria Hits 20Mb

27th June, 2012 (4 Comments)

Mobile group Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile) has issued a short update on the status of their 1800MHz based trial of superfast “4G” Long Term Evolution (LTE) Mobile Broadband technology in the isolated rural Cumbria (England) community of Threlkeld.

Virgin Media Launches Unlimited UK Mobile Broadband and Call Plans

25th June, 2012 (7 Comments)

Cable giant Virgin Media has today launched a new range of affordable mobile phone tariffs that feature unlimited texts, unlimited calls to UK landlines and unlimited mobile data for UK Smartphone owners. In addition VM’s existing phone, tv and broadband customers will benefit from a £5 discount off the monthly price.

T-Mobile UK Reveal Cheaper EU Mobile Broadband Roaming Prices

19th June, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator T-Mobile UK (Everything Everywhere) has today introduced its new internet and broadband Travel Boosters, which are designed to make it cheaper to use your Mobile Broadband connection while roaming around within Europe and other countries outside of the EU.

Vodafone UK Launch Cheaper EU Mobile Broadband Roaming Service

14th June, 2012 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has this week joined both O2 UK (here) and Three UK (here) in launching a cheaper package (EuroTraveller) for Mobile Broadband users who still like to get online while roaming around within Europe.

UPD 3 Mobile UK Launch Cheaper Mobile Broadband Roaming Package

13th June, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today become the latest to launch a new Euro Internet Pass service, which reflects Europe’s new roaming regulation (details) by making it cheaper to use your mobile phone and Mobile Broadband connection when roaming abroad within the EU.

Mobile Operators Vodafone and O2 UK to Start 4G Network Sharing

7th June, 2012 (4 Comments)

Mobile phone operators O2 UK (Telefonica) and Vodafone have today officially entered into a new Network Sharing agreement that will help them to “deliver the capability for a nationwide” deployment of “4G” superfast Mobile Broadband services and close the Digital Divide between rural and urban areas by targeting 98% indoor population coverage across 2G / 3G by 2015.

Ericsson Predicts 5 Billion World Mobile Broadband Subscribers in 2017

6th June, 2012 (3 Comments)

Global telecoms giant Ericsson has released its second Traffic and Market Report, which reveals that global Mobile Broadband subscriptions will grow from 1 Billion in 2011 to 5 Billion in 2017 when 85% of the world’s population will have internet coverage via 3G services and 50% via superfast “4G” (Long Term Evolution) technology.