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5G Mobile Spectrum Auction Proceeds After Appeal by Three UK Fails

14th February, 2018 (6 Comments)

Last night the Court of Appeal in London rejected Three UK’s final attempt to have Ofcom impose a 30% spectrum cap on their forthcoming auction of 4G and 5G friendly radio spectrum in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands, which would have stopped EE (BT) from bidding and hampered Vodafone.

uSwitch 2018 Awards Name the UK Best Mobile and Broadband ISPs

9th February, 2018 (13 Comments)

The annual uSwitch.com Awards 2018 were held last night, which saw budget ISP Plusnet pick-up the most wins for fixed line home broadband services and giffgaff grab the largest number of awards for their mobile service. Meanwhile NOW TV was named as the best TV provider.

BT Get Three UK’s Ads Banned for Misleading Mobile Spectrum Campaign

8th February, 2018 (3 Comments)

A quirky 2016 advertising campaign by Three UK, which called upon Ofcom’s CEO to “Make the Air Fair” by imposing a mobile spectrum ownership cap of 30% that would have hit EE (BT) and Vodafone, has been banned after the Advertising Standards Authority branded it “misleading.”

Ookla 2018 Study Awards the UK Fastest Mobile and Broadband ISPs

31st January, 2018 (3 Comments)

Ookla, which runs the popular Speedtest.net service, has today published their annual ‘Speedtest Market Report‘ for the United Kingdom. Overall the country ranked 29th in the world for average fixed line broadband ISP speeds (Virgin Media is the fastest) and just 46th for mobile (EE is the fastest).

Tutela Name Fastest UK Mobile Broadband Operators for Q4 2017

24th January, 2018 (4 Comments)

Mobile operators EE and Vodafone have top of Tutela Technologies latest crowd-sourced study of Mobile Network Operator (MNO) performance in the United Kingdom for Q4 2017, which focused heavily on 4G and 3G based Mobile Broadband speeds and latency etc.

Bad News for TalkTalk and Post Office in Ofcom Complaints Study Q3 2017

19th January, 2018 (3 Comments)

The UK telecom regulator’s latest Q3 2017 consumer complaints report has named and shamed TalkTalk for attracting the most gripes in the fixed ISP broadband sector, while the Post Office suffered the same for landline phone services and Vodafone took the most heat for Mobile.

Ofcom Press Forward UK Auction of 4G and 5G Mobile Spectrum

17th January, 2018 (5 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has said that they will publish the auction regulations for the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz radio spectrum award process on Wednesday 24th January, which is despite the fact that Three UK are continuing to disrupt the process via litigation.

O2 Cuts Classic Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Charges to Match Three UK

17th January, 2018 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 will tomorrow cut the charges on their Classic Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) SIM from 5p a min calls, 5p a text and 5p per Megabyte of data (Mobile Broadband) to just 3p a min for calls, 2p a text and 1p per MB, which matches Three UK’s allegedly “unbeatable” pricing.

The 2017 vs 2016 Top Fastest UK Home Broadband and Mobile Providers

28th December, 2017 (5 Comments)

We take a look back to see how much faster the national fixed line broadband ISPs and mobile (3G / 4G) network operators have become for download and upload speed over the past 12 months, which reveals that Virgin Media, Hyperoptic and EE continue to come top in the speed stakes.

Court Rules in Favour of Ofcom in EE and Three UK’s 5G Spectrum Fight

20th December, 2017 (8 Comments)

Ofcom’s planned auction of 4G and 5G friendly radio spectrum in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands might soon proceed after the High Court rejected an appeal by Three UK, which had demanded that the regulator impose a 30% spectrum cap in order to stop EE (BT) from bidding.

A Free Text Message is All You Need to Switch UK Mobile Operator

19th December, 2017 (16 Comments)

Ofcom has today introduced a new change that means switching Mobile Network Operator (2G, 3G or 4G) in the United Kingdom will now become as easy as simply sending a free text message, although the new system won’t be fully introduced for another 18 months (1st July 2019).

Tutela Reveals UK 4G Mobile Broadband Speeds by Time of Day

13th December, 2017 (0 Comments)

The crowd-sourced data experts from Tutela Technologies have kindly furnished ISPreview with some new data that reveals the ‘Average Subscriber Time on 4G‘ across different parts of the United Kingdom and how 3G and 4G data speeds are impacted at different times of the day (split by operator).

Three UK Expands Free Mobile Roaming to 11 New Destinations

12th December, 2017 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has expanded the availability of their ‘Feel At Home‘ service (i.e. no extra charges while roaming around other countries) to a further 11 destinations including Chile, Colombia and Costa Rica among others. A total of 71 destinations are now covered.

EE Tops OpenSignal’s 4G UK Mobile Broadband Performance Study

7th December, 2017 (8 Comments)

Crowd-sourced data experts OpenSignal have just published their Mobile Network performance study for the United Kingdom, which found that EE came top for 4G and 3G download speed and network availability. On the flip side Vodafone delivered the fastest 4G and 3G latency times.

Tutela Study Names EE and Vodafone Best for UK Mobile Broadband

6th December, 2017 (2 Comments)

A study of crowd sourced data from Tutela Technologies has found that mobile operator EE delivered the fastest 4G based Mobile Broadband speed and latency in the United Kingdom, although Vodafone came out top for older 3G networks and they also experienced less packet loss.

UK Mobile Operators Win Appeal vs 2014 Radio Spectrum Licence Fee Hike

23rd November, 2017 (2 Comments)

The UK Court of Appeal has reversed an earlier ruling that found in favour of Ofcom’s proposed hike to annual licence fees for the 900MHz and 1800MHz (3G / 4G) radio spectrum bands, which could have resulted in price rises for consumers and less investment by Mobile Network Operators.

Study Claims 29% of UK Mobile Users Suffer Poor or No Indoor Signal

1st November, 2017 (8 Comments)

A new survey conducted by uSwitch.com, which fielded responses from a “nationally representative” sample of 2,002 UK adults, has claimed that 29% of Mobile Phone (2G, 3G and 4G) users suffer from poor or no indoor reception at home. This rises to 50% for those living in rural areas.