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Opensignal Rate UK Broadband ISPs by Quality and Speed

7th December, 2023 (6 Comments)

Benchmarking firm Opensignal has today published a supposedly “definitive” study of fixed broadband speeds across the United Kingdom, which reveals which ISPs are delivering both the best service quality and speeds to consumers. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the table ends up being topped by CommunityFibre, Virgin Media and Hyperoptic etc.

Study Suggest Vodafone and Three UK Merger Won’t Harm Consumers

5th December, 2023 (36 Comments)

A new meta-study from consultancy firm Compass Lexecon has examined markets where mergers reduced the number of primary mobile network operators from 4 to 3 and found little evidence to suggest that they harm consumers, which could bode well for Vodafone and Three UK’s proposed, if still somewhat controversial, tie-up.

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Customers of Three UK Suffering Network Connectivity Woes UPDATE5

1st December, 2023 (163 Comments)

Some customers of mobile operator Three UK are this morning reporting network connectivity and signal problems from a number of different locations across the country, which is preventing users from making or receiving calls and stops mobile data (broadband) via 3G, 4G and 5G connections from working.

Rural Conservation Charities Slam “Rushed” UK Rollout of 4G Mobile Masts

29th November, 2023 (18 Comments)

A coalition of community, conservation and outdoor recreation groups has called on the Government to review its “rushed” and “haphazard telecoms mast rollout” under the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which aims to extend geographic 4G (mobile broadband) coverage (aggregate) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025.

Mobile Operator iD Mobile Celebrate 1.5Million UK Subscriptions

23rd November, 2023 (9 Comments)

Low-cost mobile operator iD Mobile (Currys), which uses Three UK’s national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (MVNO) partnership, has today announced a 25% year-on-year growth in service subscriptions that has just seen them top the 1.5 million mark – a significant milestone reached ahead of its own projections.

Vodafone Claims Faster Rollout of 5G Standalone to Boost UK by £7.4bn

22nd November, 2023 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone is continuing to try and drum up support for their proposed merger with Three UK, which today sees them publishing new research that claims “expediting” the rollout of Standalone 5G (mobile broadband) could contribute an additional £7.4bn to the UK economy by 2030 compared to a slower deployment.

Smarty UK Cuts Unlimited 4G and 5G Mobile Data Plan to £15

7th November, 2023 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator SMARTY, which is a virtual operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s national network, has just become the latest provider to field some early Black Friday discounts by cutting the price of their unlimited data (mobile broadband) plan to just £15 per month (normally its lowest discounted price has been £16).

iD Mobile Doubles Data Allowances on Mobile Plans – Black Friday

1st November, 2023 (0 Comments)

Low-cost mobile operator iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses Three UK’s national network via an MVNO partnership, has launched a range of Black Friday discounts across their 1, 12 and 24-month based 4G and 5G SIM Only plans that broadly doubles their data (mobile broadband) allowances for no extra cost.

Project to Extend UK Rural 4G Mobile Cover Faces 2 Year Delay

23rd October, 2023 (23 Comments)

Mobile operators Three UK, O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone have reportedly warned the government that the first phase of their £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network project, which aims to extend geographic 4G (mobile broadband) coverage (aggregate) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025, is at risk of being delayed by 2 years.

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Ofcom Shames Vodafone in Q2 2023 Broadband Complaints Table

19th October, 2023 (11 Comments)

Ofcom has published their latest quarterly (Q2 2023) study of UK consumer complaints, which shames Vodafone as attracting the most gripes about broadband ISPs, while TalkTalk, Shell Energy and Virgin Media tied the lowest ranking for landline phone, BT did the same for Mobile services, and Virgin Media and BT came bottom for TV.

Three UK and Vodafone Pledge No Plans for Post Merger Price Rises

18th October, 2023 (30 Comments)

Mobile operators Three UK and Vodafone have informed MPs that their plans for a mega-merger (here), which will reduce the number of primary networks from four to three, will not result in price increases for consumers. In some cases, the pair suggests, bills might actually fall. But such statements should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Competition Authority Consults on Vodafone and Three UK Merger

11th October, 2023 (20 Comments)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today opened up a consultation for feedback on the proposed mobile mega-merger between Three UK and Vodafone (here), which would reduce the number of mobile operators in the market from four to three and may thus impact upon competition, consumer prices, jobs and security.

Opensignal Name UK Best 4G and 5G Mobile Networks for H2 2023

28th September, 2023 (12 Comments)

Opensignal has published their latest biannual Mobile Network Experience Report for H2 2023, which benchmarks the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services from all four primary UK mobile operators – EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK – to find which ones deliver the best performance. Overall, EE and Three UK seem to fair the best.

London’s Euston Underground Station Gets 4G and 5G Mobile

26th September, 2023 (3 Comments)

Transport for London (TfL) – in partnership with Boldyn Networks – today confirmed that Euston station on the Charing Cross branch platforms has today become the latest place on the London Underground to go live with 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) cover, which customers of EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK will benefit from.

Security Concerns Dominate UK Parliament Debate on Vodafone and Three Merger

20th September, 2023 (31 Comments)

A meeting in the House of Commons (Parliament) was held yesterday that saw MPs from various different parties debate the proposed merger of Three UK and Vodafone (here), which highlighted how the dominant concerns for MPs centre around issues of national security, job losses and the risk of higher prices for consumers.

Mobile Operator Three UK Refreshes Pay Monthly Airtime Plans

18th September, 2023 (18 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today launched a new range of ‘Three Your Way‘ airtime plans (i.e. those that bundle a mobile phone with a mobile service plan), which give customers more flexibility to customise their benefits, airtime contract length, and control how much they pay for their device over time.

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5G Download Speeds Have Fallen in 9 out of 12 UK Regions

31st August, 2023 (18 Comments)

Internet benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular broadband and mobile network performance testing service Speedtest.net, has revealed that 5G based mobile broadband download speeds have fallen across most regions of the UK over the past year. But despite this, overall data speeds (4G + 5G) have increased.