Home » UK ISP News Archive » Article Tag: Mobile Broadband (2508 Posts)

Articles for Category Tag - Mobile Broadband

EE Miles Ahead of O2, Three UK and Vodafone for 5G Mobile Availability

24th January, 2025 (24 Comments)

Network benchmarking provider Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net internet connection testing service, has kindly furnished ISPreview with some additional data that reveals the past and present levels of UK 5G mobile (mobile broadband) availability across EE (BT), Vodafone, Three UK and O2 (Virgin Media). Some of the results may surprise.

Map-of-the-UK-blue-vector-showing-data-links-to-key-points-by-CoPilot-for-MJ-020524

FarrPoint Find UK Councils Prioritise Gigabit Broadband, Ignore Data Centres

23rd January, 2025 (3 Comments)

Consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published their third annual (2025) survey of digital leaders at councils across England, Scotland and Wales. The results reveal that expanding the coverage of gigabit broadband remains the top priority for most local authorities. But on the flip side, only 4% of surveyed councils are developing a dedicated data centre strategy.

Virgin Media O2 Ontix Small Cell on Street Light PR 090924

Virgin Media O2 and Ontix Expand 4G Mobile Small Cells in Birmingham

23rd January, 2025 (5 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has continued with their effort to boost 4G mobile (mobile broadband) capacity across the UK, which today sees them working with Ontix to expand their roll-out of small cells into new areas of Birmingham – primarily around Soho Road and Handsworth.

Ookla two-speed-5G-europe-availability-map

UK Still Trails Most of EU with Poor Level of 5G Mobile Availability UPDATE

20th January, 2025 (20 Comments)

New data from Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net internet connection benchmarking service, has revealed that the United Kingdom still places near the bottom of the table in Europe for 5G mobile availability (mobile broadband) on a score of just 42.2% (i.e. the percentage of users with 5G devices spending most of their time connected to 5G networks).

Ofcom Propose to Make More Wireless Devices Licence Exempt

17th January, 2025 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today launched a new consultation that proposes to exempt lots of additional devices (equipment) from needing a wireless telegraphy licence, such as 5G handsets and dongles on an aircraft or ship and 5.8 GHz (5725-5850 MHz) Fixed Wireless Access kit – used by many wireless broadband ISPs to offer rural connectivity.

Three-UK-SIM-Card-on-Red-Gradient-Backdrop

Three UK Picks Ericsson to Build New Cloud Native Core Network

17th January, 2025 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has this morning announced that they’ve selected Ericsson to build their new cloud-native core network, which it claims will be the “largest in Europe” and one that will end up “more than tripling its core capacity” to 9Tbps (Terabits per second).

Three UK Provide Brief Progress Update on 3G Mobile Switch Off

17th January, 2025 (18 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK, which was previously aiming to complete the process of switching off their old 3G (mobile broadband) network by the end of 2024 (here), has told ISPreview today that the “vast majority” of their 3G sites were switched off in September 2024. But a “small number” of sites are still live to avoid customers losing service.

Dorset UK Council Celebrate Completion of £23.6m Broadband Project

16th January, 2025 (4 Comments)

After 11 years and £23.6m of public investment, the Dorset Council in the South of England has today celebrated the completion of their Superfast Dorset project (now part of the wider ‘Digital Dorset’ scheme), which helped to extend “superfast” and “ultra-fast” broadband networks to an additional 85,000 premises.

BT’s First Real-World UK Deployment of 5G Standalone Network Slicing

16th January, 2025 (2 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT has today said they recently conducted their “first real-world deployment” of a 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile broadband network using network slicing technology, which formed part of a trial that brought “superfast payments” to the Belfast Christmas Market last month.

DCC and Eon Install New 4G Comms Hub for Smart Meters PR Dec 2024

DCC and Vodafone Begin UK Trial of New 4G Energy Smart Meter Upgrade

15th January, 2025 (45 Comments)

The descriptively named Data Communications Company (DCC), which manages Britain’s national Smart Meter network(s), recently began their first live customer trials that will see existing Smart Meters in UK homes being upgraded to use Toshiba’s new 4G Communication Hub. Several suppliers, such as E.on and British Gas, are taking part.

Train with a mobile signal overhead CoPilot AI Image for MJ on 14012025

Study Reveals Mobile Data Performance on Manchester to Cardiff Train

14th January, 2025 (10 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has today shared the results from a new survey they conducted, which examined the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks for people travelling on a train from Manchester (Piccadilly) in England to Cardiff (Central) in Wales. Overall, Vodafone came top.

Poor Broadband May Hamper Dorset Council’s Cost Cutting Drive Toward Digital

13th January, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Dorset Council in England recently set out its proposals for a £416m budget for 2025/26, which included major cost-saving measures of around £44m and some of that involves the greater adoption of digital technologies, as well as AI. But councillors have been quick to warn that “pockets” of poor broadband and a lack of digital skills, among some groups, could create problems.

O2-Mobile-Engineers-on-Stirling-Mast-PR-100424

O2 to Start UK 3G Mobile Switch Off in City of Durham in April 2025

13th January, 2025 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning revealed that they’ll begin the withdrawal of their older 3G mobile (broadband) services across the United Kingdom – the last major operator to do so – in April 2025, which will start with the city of Durham in England (not to be confused with County Durham).

Broadband downloading and uploading speed uk by 123RF ID51876143

Three UK Still Fastest for 5G Mobile Broadband in Ookla H2 2024 Study

11th January, 2025 (8 Comments)

Network testing giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular Speedtest.net service, has published their Q3-Q4 2024 (H1) study into the speed of 5G based mobile broadband networks across the United Kingdom. The results reveal that Three UK once again delivered the fastest downloads (236.25Mbps) and uploads (12.94Mbps), but their performance has fallen.

Three UK Discounts Unlimited 5G Home Broadband Service to £19

10th January, 2025 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has introduced a new discount this week that cuts the monthly price of their 5G powered unlimited Three Home Broadband package to just £19 per month on a 24-month minimum term, rising to £28 if you only take a 1-month term or £21 for the equivalent 4G service on a 24-month term.

Survey Claims 4.3 Million UK People May Lose O2 Data Access After 3G Switch Off UPDATE

9th January, 2025 (33 Comments)

A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Uswitch.com and conducted on 7th Jan 2025, has claimed that more than 4.3 million Brits could potentially be left without access to mobile broadband if they don’t upgrade their device before O2 switches-off their 3G service (inc. MVNO’s Tesco Mobile, GiffGaff and Sky Mobile etc.).

Virgin-Media-O2-5G-SA-Mobile-Mast-Surrounded-by-Trees-2023

O2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 1500 Postcodes in Nottingham

7th January, 2025 (3 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G mobile services across “over” 1,500 postcodes in the East Midlands city of Nottingham (Nottinghamshire, England), which should mean “faster” mobile broadband speeds and greater reliability.