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UBS Analysts Speculate on BSkyB Merger with Vodafone or O2 UK

14th January, 2014 (5 Comments)

Global financial services firm UBS has triggered an uplift in BSkyB’s (Sky Broadband) stock price after suggesting that the company could merge its European pay-TV assets to form Sky Europe and or then pick-up a mobile operator by merging O2 (Telefonica UK) or Vodafone UK into their operations.

ASA Ban O2 UK Tweet Ad for Misleading EU Mobile Data Roaming Offer

11th December, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a Twitter tweet advert from O2 UK after it misleadingly claimed that customers using their Mobile Broadband connection to roam while travelling around Europe would only need to pay £1.99 for a day’s worth of data usage, which failed to mention the tiny usage allowance.

Mobile Operator Three UK Hints Towards Interest in O2 Acquisition

6th December, 2013 (7 Comments)

The boss of mobile operator Three UK, David Dyson, has added fuel to the growing fire of rumours that surround their alleged interest in a merger with O2 by saying that “under the right circumstances” the United Kingdom could operate competitively with fewer operators. But there are significant complications to consider.

UK ISP Sky Broadband Keeping an Open Mind for Wholesale Services

2nd December, 2013 (2 Comments)

The rumour mill rarely stops turning and the latest to blast through our inbox, supported by reports from several usually credible sources, suggest that BSkyB (Sky Broadband) has held discussions with some ISPs about the prospect of launching a wholesale or business solution via their fixed line network.

Argos Upgrade 735 UK Stores to Offer FREE O2 WiFi Internet

26th November, 2013 (0 Comments)

High street giant Argos has announced a new deal with mobile operator O2 that will see their free public wireless Internet (wifi) hotspot technology being rolled out to all of the groups 735 stores across the United Kingdom.

O2 UK Shifts Directly Managed Business Broadband Services to BT

25th November, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK (Telefonica), which last month announced that their unbundled (LLU) wholesale fixed line broadband platform (formerly BE Wholesale) would be closed down at the end of February 2014 (here), has now confirmed that the remaining business services will also be switched to BT.

Sky Begin Advanced Migration Notifications to Selected BE Broadband Users

15th November, 2013 (4 Comments)

Selected customers of BE Broadband have over the past couple of weeks started to receive the first advanced migration notification letters from Sky Broadband (BSkyB) and most have only been given one month to decide whether or not they wish to leave.

O2 UK Introduce 4G Mobile Broadband Options with Small Data Caps

15th November, 2013 (9 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 UK has joined EE by becoming the second provider to introduce a new range of dedicated 4G (LTE at 800MHz) based Mobile Broadband packages, which are designed for use with Tablets, Laptops or special USB Dongles (Modems). But don’t expect a big data allowance.

Vodafone Fail Ofcoms UK 3G Mobile Broadband Coverage Requirement

7th November, 2013 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has failed Ofcom’s 3G based Mobile Broadband coverage obligation, which requires them to provide related network coverage in the 2100MHz band to at least 90% of the UK population. But apparently they only fell short by 1.4%.

Entanet Outlines UK ISP Migration Plan After O2 Wholesale Closure

7th November, 2013 (5 Comments)

Communications provider Entanet, which supplies a number of UK Internet providers with broadband services, has this week become the latest operator to publish plans for moving their existing O2/BE Wholesale based unbundled (LLU) lines away from that network and onto their BT-based platform.

O2 Wholesale Closure Begins to Hurt UK ISPs – Aquiss Broadband Hit

1st November, 2013 (4 Comments)

Last week’s announcement that O2 UK were to close their wholesale division (BE/O2Wholesale) in February 2014 (here) has naturally caused problems for ISPs that offer broadband via the platform. Aquiss have now become one of the first to confirm the discontinuation of related services pending a replacement.

EE Extends its 3G and 4G Mobile Broadband Speed Lead in London UK

31st October, 2013 (0 Comments)

The final RootMetrics study of Mobile Broadband speeds in London, which conducted more than 86,000 tests across the city, has confirmed that EE remain the fastest operator for mobile Internet performance thanks to their comparatively advanced 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) network. By contrast O2, Three UK and Vodafone were well off the pace.

O2 Wholesale UK Announce Plans to Close Broadband Platform

25th October, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK (Telefonica) has confirmed that its O2/BE Wholesale platform, which was retained after Sky (Sky Broadband) gobbled up the providers fixed line broadband and phone customers earlier this year, will now be closed in February 2014.

REMINDER O2 UK to Close All Email Accounts from 1st November 2013

7th October, 2013 (0 Comments)

Customers of O2 UK have been told to wave “goodbye” to their free email / webmail service because the operator intends to close the accounts for “all mobile customers” on 1st November 2013. The service, which was once offered to all of their subscribers, is apparently no longer popular enough to be worth maintaining.

UPD2 Major Broadband Outage in Northampton UK After Business Park Fire

24th September, 2013 (31 Comments)

A huge fire that began on Friday morning at the JBJ Business Park on Northampton Road (England), which took place at a PoP near to the Blisworth Telephone Exchange, has resulted in a major loss of local broadband Internet connectivity. It has also affected telecoms services to 16 other exchanges in the region.

EE Still the Fastest Network for 4G Mobile Broadband Speeds in London UK

23rd September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The latest preliminary RootMetrics study of Mobile Broadband performance in London (England), which conducted more than 11,000 tests across the city, has revealed that EE continues to deliver the best Internet speeds despite the recent launch of O2 and Vodafone’s new 4G (LTE) based networks.

UK 4G Mobile Broadband Networks Go LIVE Today from Vodafone and O2

29th August, 2013 (7 Comments)

Mobile operators O2 and Vodafone, which have a joint network sharing deal (here), will today switch-on their first superfast 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband networks using the new 800MHz frequency band in London (England). Both operators have a similar rollout plan and packages (albeit with different content offers).