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Nottinghamshire UK gets new map of mobile network cover and performance

15th September, 2026 (3 Comments)

The Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) in England and consultancy firm FarrPoint have just completed their “most comprehensive survey of mobile coverage across the county to date“, which has resulted in the release of a new coverage map to help give residents a clearer picture of where mobile services are strong and where gaps remain. EE was found to deliver the “best coverage overall“.

Shareholders of Virgin Media O2 UK reportedly target £600m in cost cuts

11th September, 2026 (28 Comments)

The owners of UK broadband, mobile and TV provider Virgin Media (O2), Telefónica and Liberty Global, are reportedly set to move forward with earlier proposals for a significant round of cost-cutting (i.e. a mix of job cuts and reducing capital expenditure) and are reportedly aiming to calm investors by cutting c.£600m.

High Court sides with Virgin Media over UK legal dispute with Svella Connect

9th September, 2026 (2 Comments)

The High Court has ruled in favour of broadband ISP Virgin Media (inc. nexfibre) after one of its civil engineering partners, Svella Connect, launched a legal challenge (Part 7 Claim) against the company due to a dispute over “contractual terms“, which originally touched on issues of worker safety, rate reductions, and work volumes for full fibre operator nexfibre. But the case may be far from over.

Virgin Media O2 UK establish £3m fund to encourage local reuse of old tech

8th September, 2026 (1 Comment)

Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 have today launched a new £3m Tech Rehome Network Fund, which will run until 2030 to support projects that help improve UK digital inclusion and reduce electronic waste within cities by encouraging the reuse of old technology.

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O2 UK deploy outdoor 4G and 5G mobile Small Cells in Canterbury

8th September, 2026 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and network connectivity provider Freshwave have this morning revealed that they’ve successfully deployed a total of four new 4G and 5G capable outdoor Small Cells to boost network coverage across busy areas of Canterbury in Kent (England), delivering faster mobile broadband and more reliable calling etc.

Tesco Mobile Grows to 5.9 Million UK Customers on Revenues of £1.23bn

7th September, 2026 (9 Comments)

Mobile operator Tesco Mobile, which is one of the UK’s largest virtual (mvno) mobile providers and harnesses O2’s national network, last week published their latest annual accounts to the end of 2025 and revealed that they are now home to a total customer base of 5.9 million (up 3.51%). The company’s revenues also climbed 11% to £1.23bn.

O2’s Satellite mobile service extended to UK business customers

7th September, 2026 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that their recently launch consumer Direct-to-Device (D2D) based O2 Satellite service (here), which enables normal Smartphones to connect to their UK mobile network via Starlink’s cell-focused broadband satellites, is being made available to business customers via O2 Business.

Lancashire Man Sent to Prison for Operating Rogue UK Cell Phone Tower

3rd September, 2026 (10 Comments)

The City of London Police (CLP) have revealed that Mohammed Faiyaz Iqbal (43) of Preston in Lancashire has been sentenced to more than 3 years and 8 months in prison for setting up a rogue cell phone tower, which was then used to bypass mobile network security protocols in order to send masses of fraudulent texts (aka – SMS Blaster).

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O2 UK Enables 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Network in Northern Ireland

3rd September, 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5G+) mobile broadband network across much of Northern Ireland, which is said to reach more than 800,000 residents in 5 cities, 22 large towns and 382 smaller towns, villages and hamlets – delivering “faster speeds, better coverage and lower latency at no extra cost.”

Ookla Study Reveals Quality of 4G and 5G Mobile Signals on London Underground

2nd September, 2026 (5 Comments)

Network benchmarking giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband and mobile Speedtest.net service, has today published one of the first independent studies of real-world 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage quality on the London Underground. The good news is that it works and exists exactly where TfL says it should.

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Sky Mobile UK Becomes First O2 MVNO to Launch 5G+ Standalone Support

28th August, 2026 (10 Comments)

Customers of virtual mobile operator Sky Mobile, which is estimated to be home to around 4-5 million customers in the UK, have just become the first O2 (Virgin Media) powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) to introduce 5G Standalone (5G+) technology for better mobile broadband performance and more.

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O2 UK Boost Mobile Speed and Cover in Westminster via 24 New Small Cells

25th August, 2026 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) have this morning reported that they’ve successfully deployed a total of 24 new 4G and 5G capable Small Cells across the Westminster area (borough) of London, which will boost local data capacity (mobile broadband) and customer experience of their network.

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Giffgaff UK Offers up to 6x More Mobile Broadband Data on Two SIM Plans

24th August, 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator giffgaff, which is controlled by Telefónica UK (part of the VMO2 Group) and uses O2’s virtual network platform, has today begun offering up to six times more data on two of their Pay Monthly SIM-only plans – £8 a month will now get you 40GB of data (up from 6GB), while £10 will get you 80GB (up from 25GB).

Tesco Mobile Launch Safe Start Plans to Help UK Parents Setup Phones for Kids

20th August, 2026 (1 Comment)

Mobile provider Tesco Mobile, which is one of the UK’s largest virtual (mvno) mobile network operators (uses O2) and home to a customer base of c.6 million, has launched a new Safe Start plan to help parents feel more confident their child’s phone is safe, set up correctly and ready for day one.

O2 UK Switches On 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Network in Kent

20th August, 2026 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today confirmed that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G+ (5G Standalone) mobile broadband network across more of Kent in England, which is said to reach “up to” 1.6 million residents across 125 towns, 303 villages and 246 hamlets – delivering “faster speeds, better coverage and lower latency at no extra cost“.

Ookla Maps Size of Starlink’s Direct to Cell 4G Mobile Satellite Beams

19th August, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network benchmarking giant Ookla (Accenture), which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband and mobile Speedtest.net service, has cleverly used data collected from Smartphones using Starlink’s 4G mobile satellite data connectivity to map the size of their individual Direct-to-Cell (DTC) beams in the real-world.

Virgin Media O2 Has Provided 550,000 UK People with Free Mobile Data SIMs

17th August, 2026 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has revealed that their partnership with the digital inclusion charity, the Good Things Foundation, has so far helped to provide more than 550,000 UK people – those experiencing financial difficulties – with free mobile broadband data, calls and texts via SIMs supplied through the National Databank.