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Jan 2024 Inflation Figures Reveal UK Broadband ISP Price Hikes

17th January, 2024 (22 Comments)

The Office for National Statistics has published their latest UK inflation figures, which saw the Consumer Price Index fall to 4% (down from 10.5% this time last year) and the Retail Price Index reach 5.2% (down from 13.4%). As a result, we now know how big the annual inflation-linked price hikes will be from most of the major UK ISPs.

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Virgin Media’s FTTP Covers 12,000 Premises in Heysham and Lancaster

16th January, 2024 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) and nexfibre have today announced that more than 12,000 extra homes and businesses – across both the large coastal village of Heysham and the small city of Lancaster in Lancashire (England) – can now access their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network.

Survey Claims 2.7 Million UK People Unprepared for 3G Switch Off

4th January, 2024 (39 Comments)

A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Uswitch.com and conducted in late November 2023, has warned that 13% of mobile users still don’t know if their phone is 4G or 5G ready and 5% say they still use a 3G handset.

The 2023 vs 2022 Top Fastest UK Mobile and Broadband ISPs

27th December, 2023 (8 Comments)

We’re today taking a quick look back over 2023 to see how the average UK broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line, satellite and mobile network operators. As usual, improvements in FTTP and 5G coverage are continuing to fuel performance gains.

Softer UK Broadband and Mobile Price Hikes Expected in 2024

26th December, 2023 (11 Comments)

Surging inflation has meant that the past couple of years have been, to put it mildly, an uncomfortable experience for many broadband ISP and mobile users. In 2022 most consumers saw their prices rise by around 9% (here) and in 2023 that hit over 14% (here), but the predicted hikes for 2024 won’t be as bad.

O2 UK Extend 4G Mobile Small Cells to Birmingham’s Busiest Sites

20th December, 2023 (24 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) and IaaS provider Ontix have worked together to boost the provider’s 4G mobile (mobile broadband) capacity across the busiest parts of the UK’s second-largest city, which began after they started deploying their latest small cells into the area.

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4G Mobile Extended to Elizabeth Line on London Underground UPDATE

20th December, 2023 (9 Comments)

Mobile operators EE (BT) and Three UK have this morning become the first providers to announce that their ongoing deployment of a new 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network on the London Underground – in partnership with Boldyn Networks and Nokia – has now been extended to the Elizabeth line for the first time.

Virgin Media O2 Update on Rural UK 4G and 5G Upgrades in 2023

19th December, 2023 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has today furnished us with a brief progress update on the 4G and 5G network upgrades they’ve been making across rural postcodes over the past year. Some of these have been focused on ensuring that their network is ready to cope with a surge in traffic over the peak Christmas shopping period.

Virgin Media O2 Reveals UK Connectivity Trends for 2023

18th December, 2023 (12 Comments)

UK ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today published their annual round-up of customer connectivity habits for 2023, which among other things finds that broadband usage on their fixed line network increased by 13% in 2023 (up from 9% last year). Similarly, the mobile traffic and data increased by 26% in 2023 (down from 36% last year).

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Two Thirds of Councils Still Use Services Reliant on 2G and 3G Mobile

16th December, 2023 (19 Comments)

The Local Government Association, which represents councils across England and Wales, has warned that while the majority of councils are aware of the looming mobile network closures, almost two-thirds of them are still using devices and systems reliant on 2G and 3G connectivity to at least a small extent.

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O2 UK Trial 5G from Drones with Warwickshire Search and Rescue

13th December, 2023 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2), specifically their Technical Trials team, has built a new 5G connected mobile base station that is tiny enough to be flown on a hand lifted drone (pictured), which is currently being trialled with Warwickshire Search and Rescue to help tackle issues of poor signal coverage in isolated rural areas.

19,000 More Brentwood Homes Get Virgin Media’s Full Fibre

13th December, 2023 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) and nexfibre have today revealed that an additional 19,000 homes and businesses in the Essex (England) town of Brentwood, which is home to a population of over 55,000, have now been covered by their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network.

EE Retain Best Mobile Provider Crown in Connect’s 2024 UK Network Test

13th December, 2023 (16 Comments)

Connect has today published their annual UK Mobile Network Test 2024 study, which used a range of different benchmarks to test 4G (voice and data / broadband) and 5G service performance across 19 cities, 38 towns and along over 10,400km of major roads. Overall, EE managed to come top again, while O2 (VMO2) continued their trend of being bottom.

ASA UK Ban Virgin Media’s Misleading Fastest WiFi Guarantee Claims

13th December, 2023 (12 Comments)

A complaint by Vodafone has prompted the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to investigate and ultimately ban a series of adverts for Virgin Media’s (VMO2) UK broadband ISP products after some of them “misleadingly” claimed to be offering the “fastest WiFi Guarantee of any major provider“.

Mobile Operators Sued for £3bn Due to UK Airtime Plan Overcharging

8th December, 2023 (13 Comments)

Mobile network operators including EE (BT), Vodafone, Three UK and O2 (VMO2) are facing a class action claim worth “at least” £3.285bn from consumer rights champion Justin Gutmann and the law firm Charles Lyndon, which accuses them of historically overcharging for mobile handsets beyond the end of their contractual term.

Broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 Promote Social Tariff to All UK Users

7th December, 2023 (13 Comments)

In somewhat of an industry first, Virgin Media (VMO2) has today announced that they’re launching a new awareness campaign for their cheaper broadband social tariffs, which will see the ISP contacting every one of their 5 million UK customers to make them aware of the option and offer to support those struggling with bills. O2 also plan a mobile social tariff.

Virgin Media O2 UK Small Cell Trial Brings Faster 4G to Skegness

5th December, 2023 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has successfully boosted their 4G mobile (mobile broadband) capacity across the popular seaside resort of Skegness, which sits in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. The enhanced coverage was achieved as part of a small cells trial with IaaS provider Ontix.