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Vodafone UK Finally Starts to Add SMS Support to WiFi Calling

5th January, 2021 (37 Comments)

It’s been a long.. time coming, but Vodafone has now confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that they’ve finally started to add the ability to send and receive text (SMS) messages via Wi-Fi Calling, which is important news for those who no longer have the option of using a femtocell based Sure Signal (3G) router. Just O2 left to go.

Three UK Quietly Pauses eSIM Support for Mobile Smartphones UPDATE

31st December, 2020 (40 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK appears to have “put a short pause” on eSIM support after first adding it to their network (4G and 5G) for mobile handsets (NOT Smart Watches.. yet) in late September 2020 (here), although the eSIM Support and Activation page on their website does a poor job of communicating this.

UK Mobile Operators Confirm No Change to Free EU Roaming

29th December, 2020 (32 Comments)

As expected all four of the UK’s primary mobile network operators, including Three UK, Vodafone, O2 and EE (BT), have now confirmed that they have “no plans” (yet) to remove free roaming when the UK fully leaves the European Union on Thursday 31st December 2020 this week.

Three UK Sees Average Mobile Data Use Per Customer Hit 15GB

17th December, 2020 (18 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today revealed that the average 4G and 5G data usage (mobile broadband), per customer, per month on their network smashed the 15GB (GigaBytes) barrier for the first time in October 2020 – this is said to reflect a 50% increase in data usage since the start of 2020 (10 months).

Three UK Discount Unlimited Data 5G SIM Only Plan to £10

9th December, 2020 (27 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has recently reintroduced a big discount on their top 4G and 5G SIM Only plan, which is offering unlimited data (mobile broadband), calls and texts at just £10 per month for the first six months of service (£20 thereafter). But you’ll have to sign-up for a longer 24-month term.

Comparison of UK 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds and Operators

7th December, 2020 (29 Comments)

Telecoms analyst firm Point Topic has published the results of a new study, which examined how 4G and 5G based mobile broadband speeds compare across the United Kingdom and between different operators. Overall EE appeared to deliver the best speed, but Vodafone or Three UK are close behind.

Three UK Offers “Business Boost” to Firms – 10 SIMs for £20

2nd December, 2020 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has launched a new “Business Boost” offer for small and medium sized businesses, which will give such SMEs 10 SIM-only plans for just £20 +vat per month. Each plan within this boost comes with unlimited calls and texts, plus 2GB of data (mobile broadband), on a simple 30-day contract.

Three UK Build Ultrafast 5G Mobile to 154 UK Towns and Cities

30th November, 2020 (54 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today announced that their 5G based (mobile broadband) network has now started to go live across busy parts of some 154 UK towns and cities (via a total of 800 cell sites and masts), which also includes the launch of their first Ericsson powered 5G sites in Manchester, Glasgow and Reading.

Study of 5G and 4G Congestion Finds Three UK Suffers Most

27th November, 2020 (65 Comments)

Crowdsourced benchmarking firm Tutela has just published the results of a new study, which examined the effect of network congestion on 4G and the latest ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband networks from EE (BT), Vodafone, O2 and Three UK. Sadly Three suffered the most and slowed by over 36% during peak hours, on average.

Three UK Add 20 Data Centres to Boost Mobile Performance

20th November, 2020 (62 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has just finished the build of 20 new data centres, complete with improved backhaul capacity, which should help to deliver faster network latency times and support the ever growing demands of their data (mobile broadband) hungry 4G and 5G based customers’.

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UK Mobile Operators Launch NumberVerify to Combat Fraud UPDATE

18th November, 2020 (24 Comments)

Mobile network operators including EE (BT), O2, Three UK and Vodafone have today collaborated to launch a new service called NumberVerify (NV), which is a new consumer safety solution that aims to make it both easier and more secure to authenticate a user’s identity for online transactions.

£14.8bn of Economic Benefits from Full 5G as UK Cover Hits 30%

17th November, 2020 (8 Comments)

A new study from consulting and research firm Analysys Mason has estimated that the new generation of ultrafast 5G based (mobile broadband) networks, which are currently being deployed by Three UK, Vodafone, EE (BT) and O2, could deliver £14.8bn in economic growth to the UK between 2025-2040 (at a cost of c.£3bn).

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ISP TalkTalk Tops Ofcom Broadband Complaints Table for Q2 2020

13th November, 2020 (19 Comments)

Ofcom’s new Q2 2020 consumer complaints report is out today, which names UK ISP TalkTalk as attracting the most gripes for both home broadband and landline phone, while Three UK did the same for Pay Monthly Mobile services and Virgin Media came bottom for Pay TV.

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Parent of Three UK Sells European Mobile Masts to Cellnex

12th November, 2020 (3 Comments)

As expected CK Hutchison Holdings, which is the parent of mobile network operator Three UK and some other providers, has today agreed to sell interests in European tower assets (including the UK, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Sweden) and businesses to Spanish company Cellnex for £9bn (€10 billion).

Government Preps Universal Service Obligation for UK Mobile

11th November, 2020 (19 Comments)

The UK Government yesterday introduced new powers for the Secretary of State to, among other things, establish a new Universal Service Obligation (USO) for 4G or 5G mobile networks “in the future,” albeit only if that is “deemed necessary.” Questions will now be raised over what such a USO would look like.

Three UK Scrap Capita Call Centre Outsourcing Deal 2 Years Early

7th November, 2020 (50 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK appears to have confirmed that its £70m business process outsourcing contract with Capita, which was signed in late 2016 as part of a 7-year deal to improve sales and customer support (among other things), has been scrapped 2 years early following allegations of poor performance.

Three UK Parent Close to £9bn Sale of Mobile Masts to Cellnex

5th November, 2020 (13 Comments)

The parent of mobile operator Three UK, CK Hutchison Holdings, has officially announced that they’re in an “advanced stage of negotiations” to potentially sell their mast and rooftop infrastructure across Europe to Cellnex in a transaction that could be worth c.£9bn (10bn Euros); it might also boost their 5G rollout.