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Vodafone Finally Meets UK 3G Mobile Broadband Coverage Requirement

31st January, 2014 (0 Comments)

It took a few months but mobile operator Vodafone has finally passed Ofcom’s coverage obligation for 3G based Mobile Broadband coverage, which requires all of the markets major MNOs to provide related network coverage in the 2100MHz band to at least 90% of the UK population.

ASA Ban Three UK Ads for Misleading Ultrafast 3.9G Mobile Broadband Claim

22nd January, 2014 (9 Comments)

It’s surprising this hasn’t happened sooner. The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has, following a complaint by EE, banned several adverts for Three UK after they “misleadingly” claimed to offer an “Ultrafast” connection using their “3.9G” (DC-HSDPA) Mobile Broadband network.

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.

Three UK Begins Low Key 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Rollout

4th December, 2013 (5 Comments)

It started with a whimper. Mobile operator Three UK has quietly revealed, through a small mention in an unrelated press release, that its new superfast 4G (LTE at 800MHz and 1800MHz) based Mobile Broadband network has now finally started to go live for existing customers “at no extra cost“.

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%.

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.

Three UK Confirm First 50 Cities and Towns for 4G Mobile Broadband

13th September, 2013 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has published a full list of the first 50 cities and towns that can expect to benefit from their new superfast 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband network, which is set to go live in the United Kingdom during December 2013 and be offered “at no extra cost” to both new and existing customers.

Three UK Confirm December 2013 Launch and Prices for 4G Mobile

29th August, 2013 (3 Comments)

Three UK has today moved to steal some of O2 and Vodafone’s thunder by announcing that its new 800MHz and possibly 1800MHz based superfast 4G (LTE) Mobile Broadband network will officially launch during December 2013 in the cities of London, Birmingham and Manchester (England).

Which UK Broadband ISP and Mobile Operator Gives Top Twitter Support

10th August, 2013 (2 Comments)

An interesting new study from social media analyst WaveMetrix has taken a look at the United Kingdom’s biggest broadband ISPs to discover which gives the best support via Twitter. The study found that good support is about more than being the fastest to reply. Just ask Virgin Media, which wasn’t the fastest like Sky Broadband but still did well.

The Fastest Mobile Broadband Services for Liverpool, Belfast and Sheffield

18th July, 2013 (3 Comments)

RootMetrics has published another new study into the 3G and 4G based Mobile Broadband performance from all four of the UK’s major Mobile Network Operators (MNO), covering the cities of Liverpool, Belfast and Sheffield. As before EE and Three UK came top of the pack for internet download speed.

EE Gives Top Data Mobile Speeds in Birmingham, Nottingham and Coventry

8th July, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operators EE and Three UK have once again come top of a new RootMetrics study into Mobile Broadband performance across the three cities of Birmingham, Nottingham and Coventry in England.

RootMetrics Say EE and Three UK are Best for Mobile Internet in Newcastle

2nd July, 2013 (2 Comments)

The latest RootMetrics study of mobile network performance in Newcastle (North East England) has named EE and Three UK as the best two networks for Mobile Broadband speeds, with both also scoring well for text message and call performance. But once again Vodafone was the worst.

Three UK and EE Come Top in 2013 Mobile Broadband Road Trip Test

18th June, 2013 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator’s Three UK and EE have come top in the latest annual study of roaming Mobile Broadband performance. Overall Three UK delivered the highest peak internet download speed of 8.66Mbps (Megabits per second), while EE delivered the best average speed of 3.43Mbps. But once again it’s bad news for Vodafone.

Three UK and EE Pick Ericsson to Manage their 3G and 4G Mobile Networks

11th June, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operators Three UK and EE have once again chosen Ericsson to manage the continued operation and maintenance of their joint 2G, 3G and 4G (LTE) based radio access (Mobile Broadband) network in the United Kingdom for at least the next 5 years.

Three UK Restores Mobile Broadband Network After National Outage

4th June, 2013 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator Three UK has managed to restore its “Ultrafast” 3.9G 3G based Mobile Broadband platform after a significant number of their customers around the country found themselves unable to access the Internet.

RootMetrics Name EE Fastest for Mobile Broadband in Manchester UK

20th May, 2013 (3 Comments)

A new study from RootMetrics has named EE as the fastest mobile broadband operator in Manchester (England) after it blitzed past rivals, including distant runner-up Three UK, to record an average download speed of 15.2Mbps (Megabits per second) and uploads of 9.4Mbps.

Three UK Delays 4G Mobile Broadband Launch to Q4 2013

27th March, 2013 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK (Hutchison 3G UK), which still misleadingly insists upon calling its existing 3G based Mobile Broadband network “ultrafast” (fixed line ISPs tend to associate this with speeds of at least 100Mbps), has confirmed that it’s future 4G (LTE) product will be last to market when it arrives in Q4-2013.