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MPs Tell UK Gov to Prioritise Rural 4G Mobile Cover over Licence Fees

15th October, 2018 (0 Comments)

A new cross-party report has warned that there is “no silver bullet for how to improve rural mobile coverage” in the United Kingdom, but it has recommended five ways in which the Government could boost 4G network coverage enough to help achieve or beat the current target for 95% geographic coverage by 2022.

EE Dominates OpenSignal’s UK Mobile Network Performance Report

11th October, 2018 (3 Comments)

The latest October 2018 report from OpenSignal, which uses crowd-sourced data to test 4G and 3G based UK Mobile (Mobile Broadband) network performance, has revealed that EE is continuing to hoover up most of the awards for mobile download speed, upload speed, latency and availability.

OpenSignal Ranks UK 30th in the World for Mobile Download Speed

28th September, 2018 (5 Comments)

A recent update from OpenSignal, which uses crowd-sourced data to examine Mobile Network Operator (MNO) performance, has revealed that the United Kingdom ranks just 30th in the world for average mobile broadband download speed (19.01Mbps). By comparison South Korea came top (45.58Mbps) and India bottom (5.63Mbps).

SSE Enterprise Telecoms, Three UK and O2 Grow London Fibre Network

28th September, 2018 (0 Comments)

Mobile operators Three UK and O2 have moved to improve the data capacity of their 3G, 4G and future 5G mobile networks in London by signing a new agreement with SSE Enterprise Telecoms. Under this deal the latter will use its high-capacity fibre optic ring in central London to help link up cell sites.

Ofcom Clamps Down on Pricing for UK Mobile and Handset Bundles

26th September, 2018 (19 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed a number of measures that will seek to tackle concerns over airtime packages (e.g. bundling the cost of a Smartphone and Mobile plan together), which can result in consumers continuing to pay the same monthly charge even after their contract has ended.

Tutela Name Fastest UK 4G and 3G Mobile Operators for August 2018

25th September, 2018 (11 Comments)

New research from crowd-sourced data analysis company Tutela has revealed how O2, EE, Three UK and Vodafone performed – in terms of 3G and 4G mobile data (mobile broadband) connectivity – during August 2018. As usual two operators appear to dominate the results table more than most.

O2 UK’s Huge 4G Mobile Speed Boost from £524m Spectrum Spend

24th September, 2018 (9 Comments)

New research carried out in August 2018 by Tutela has claimed that O2’s recent move to splash £524m on a slice of both the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz radio spectrum bands (here) has already given the operator an 80% mobile broadband speed boost, at least in the cities where 2.3GHz (4G) has been activated.

Ofcom Proposes Options to Improve UK Mobile Network Coverage

14th September, 2018 (9 Comments)

Ofcom has today published the technical advice that they recently submitted to Government, which proposes a number of ways in which near universal UK Mobile (3G, 4G, 5G) coverage might be achieved (public subsidy, rural wholesale access etc.), beyond what will be established via their forthcoming auction of the 700MHz band.

Government to Protect Free EU Mobile Roaming Regardless of Brexit

13th September, 2018 (9 Comments)

The UK Brexit Secretary, Dominic Raab, has this morning confirmed that both Vodafone and Three UK have committed to retain free EU mobile roaming after Brexit and that the Government would “legislate for a limit on roaming charges” in the event of a no-deal outcome.

Belfast Named Top of 16 UK Cities for Mobile Network Performance

5th September, 2018 (0 Comments)

RootMetrics and IHS Markit have today published the results of a new H1 2018 study into 4G and 3G mobile network operator performance across 16 of the United Kingdom’s “most populated metropolitan markets” (cities), which found that Belfast was the best and London the worst.

Mobile Operators Call on UK Councils to Help Boost Network Coverage

5th September, 2018 (5 Comments)

The trade association for mobile network operators in the United Kingdom, Mobile UK, has today published a new report that aims to improve service coverage (2G, 3G, 4G etc.) by highlighting how local councils can help to both build and benefit from new telecoms infrastructure.

O2 UK Now Lets You Build Your Own Custom Mobile Phone Plan

30th August, 2018 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 claims to have launched a “revolutionary” new way of choosing a mobile phone and tariff. The new ‘Custom Plan’ essentially gives everybody unlimited calls and minutes but allows you to choose the repayment term, upfront payment and included data allowance (all this affects your monthly charge).

RootMetrics H1 2018 Study Name EE and Three UK Best for Mobile

14th August, 2018 (17 Comments)

The latest “scientific” H1 2018 examination of 4G and 3G mobile network operator performance across the United Kingdom, which was conducted by RootMetrics and IHS Markit, has today seen EE and Three UK come top with a quality score of 96 and 93 out of 100 (respectively).

ISP Sky Broadband Prep New Router and Future 5G Mobile Launch

26th July, 2018 (4 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has released their latest results to the end of June 2018 (financial Q4 17/18), which reveals that “Fibre” (FTTC) penetration has risen to 38% (up from 33% six months ago) of their UK broadband base. Plus they’re planning an early Sky Mobile launch of 5G and have a new broadband router coming.

Sky Mobile Allows UK 4G Customers to Cash-in Unused Data

19th July, 2018 (7 Comments)

Customers of Sky Mobile (Sky Broadband) have now been given the rather unique ability to “cash in” any unused 4G Mobile data (Mobile Broadband) allowances they may have and instead receive savings on a range of Smartphones, Tablets and mobile accessories (aka – Piggybank Rewards).

Ofcom Q1 2018 ISP Complaints Report Praises Sky – Shames TalkTalk

18th July, 2018 (3 Comments)

Ofcom has just published their latest Q1 2018 UK consumer complaints study, which notes that Sky Broadband attracted the least gripes for fixed line broadband and phone services, while TalkTalk attracted the most complaints for both. Pay TV and Mobile providers are also covered.

Giffgaff UK Refresh 4G Mobile Tariffs with Bigger Data Allowances

12th July, 2018 (12 Comments)

Mobile operator giffgaff has launched a revised range of 4G mobile “goodybag” plans, which for the most part have been designed to give subscribers a bigger data allowance for Mobile Broadband use and usually at no extra cost.