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First Residential UK Broadband Customers Change ISP via New Switching System

27th July, 2024 (8 Comments)

The industry-led One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which holds responsibility for implementing Ofcom’s heavily delayed One Touch Switch (OTS) migration system for faster consumer switching between UK internet service providers, has reported its “first successful residential customer switches” during the final trial phase.

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BT Group Extend FTTP Broadband Cover to 15 Million UK Premises

25th July, 2024 (17 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT Group have today posted a brief trading update to the end of June 2024, which reveals that Openreach added another 1 million premises (unchanged on the previous quarter) to the coverage of their full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network – delivering total coverage to 15 million. Take-up also held at a steady 34%.

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Ofcom Improve UK Spectrum Sharing for Mobile and Wireless Broadband

24th July, 2024 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today announced a series of improvements to their spectrum sharing framework, which among other things will “significantly increase the availability of spectrum” to help improve the performance and business models of using this to foster new types of 4G, 5G, wireless broadband and mobile services etc.

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Study Finds No Mobile Operator in Powys Surpasses 50% for Good Coverage

24th July, 2024 (7 Comments)

Mobile UK network analyst firm Streetwave has published the first results from their work with the Growing Mid Wales (GMW) programme, which uses bin lorries to map local network (4G, 5G etc.) coverage and broadband performance. Overall, none of the mobile operators provided “Good Coverage” across more than 50% of Powys’ road network, but EE does come top (49%).

Devon and Somerset UK Re-opens 4G Mobile Boost Scheme

24th July, 2024 (6 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project in England has re-opened their Mobile Boost Voucher Scheme (MBVS) after receiving £430,000 of fresh funding. The scheme works to improve rural 4G mobile (mobile broadband and voice) availability by offering vouchers (up to £1,300) to help deploy indoor signal boosters or repeaters.

1p Mobile UK Refreshes 30-Day SIM Only 4G and 5G Mobile Plans UPDATE

23rd July, 2024 (22 Comments)

Mobile network operator 1p Mobile appears to have recently refreshed their range of SIM Only mobile plans, which now start at £6 per month for a 2GB data (mobile broadband) allowance and rise up to just £25 per month for “unlimited data” alongside all of the usual extras (unlimited UK calls, texts and inclusive EU roaming etc.).

Vodafone UK – Mobile Cover Improved in Northumberland After 3G Closure

23rd July, 2024 (5 Comments)

The Northumberland County Council (NCC) in Northern England and mobile operator Vodafone UK have revealed that, thanks to the aid of bin lorries, they’ve been able to confirm that their network coverage improved in the county after 3G was retired in February 2024. Mobile signals now reach 92% of the county (up from 89%) and mobile broadband speeds improved by 10%.

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Ofcom Consult on Using Satellites and Aircraft to Deliver UK Mobile

23rd July, 2024 (2 Comments)

The UK communications and media regulator, Ofcom, has today begun seeking feedback on the potential and demand for satellites, aircraft and other airborne platforms to help improve mobile (4G and 5G) network coverage – also known as Direct to Device (D2D) and Mobile-Satellite Services (MSS).

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Airborne UK 5G Mobile Broadband Network Successfully Trialled

23rd July, 2024 (0 Comments)

A turboprop Britten-Norman Islander (BN2T-4S) aircraft has helped a group of UK companies, led by Stratospheric Platforms (SPL), to complete trials of a new advanced airborne 5G connectivity system that could be used to help extend mobile broadband coverage into remote rural areas or to provide coverage during events/disasters etc.

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Ofcom Review UK Mobile Licence Fees for 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz

23rd July, 2024 (1 Comment)

The UK telecoms regulator has announced that, following a request from BT, it has launched a review of the annual licence fees they charge mobile network operators (EE, Vodafone, Three UK and O2) for use of three popular mobile spectrum bands – 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz – supporting 2G, 3G and 4G (mobile broadband) services.

Mobile Operator Lebara UK Offer Cheaper 30 Day SIM Only Plans

19th July, 2024 (0 Comments)

Mobile network operator Lebara, which harnesses Vodafone’s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform, has introduced a handful of exclusive 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) supporting SIM-Only Pay Monthly mobile plans on 30 day terms for those who want a save a bit of extra money on the middle tier plans.

City of Bath to Deploy New 5G OpenRAN Mobile Pilot this Summer

15th July, 2024 (5 Comments)

The Western O-RAN Deployment (WORD) project, which is supported by £9.9m of public funding from the UK Government (here), is to begin rolling out a new Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) using 5G Standalone technology to serve parts of the City of Bath in Somerset (England) where demand is at its highest – starting “later this summer“.

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Mobile Operators Shun Plan to Expand 4G on Tyne and Wear Metro UPDATE

15th July, 2024 (11 Comments)

The Tyne and Wear Metro, which is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system that is operated by Nexus (public body), looks unlikely to see 4G and 5G mobile coverage being expanded from O2 (Virgin Media), Vodafone and Three UK after the operators “turned down the opportunity to install equipment in the tunnels.”

University of Sheffield Opens First UK 6G Mobile Research Centre

11th July, 2024 (4 Comments)

The University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire has officially launched the UK’s first national 6G research facility – the imaginatively titled ‘National 6G Radio Systems Facility‘ (N6GRSF) – to help test and develop the next generation of mobile (mobile broadband) network technologies.

Sky Mobile UK Launching First 4G and 5G Unlimited Data Plan

11th July, 2024 (18 Comments)

Customers looking to join Sky Mobile (Sky) will, from sometime later this morning, finally be able to take out a 4G and 5G capable mobile plan that includes “unlimited data” (mobile broadband). Previously, the biggest mobile plan you could get from Sky came with a 100GB monthly data allowance for £30 per month.

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Vodafone UK Demo Tested 5G SA Network Slicing at Glastonbury

9th July, 2024 (7 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK conducted another trial of Network Slicing technology on their latest 5G Standalone (SA) powered mobile broadband network at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, which despite heavy network load was able to dedicate a “slice” of capacity to help drink vendors speed up card transactions.

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Streetwave Maps Mobile Network Speeds in Caerphilly Using Bin Lorries UPDATE

9th July, 2024 (2 Comments)

Mobile network analyst Streetwave has partnered up with the Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) in Wales to harness local refuse (bin) collection trucks in order to map the local network (mobile broadband) performance across the area, which covers services from EE (BT), O2 (Virgin Media), Vodafone and Three UK.