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New Map Shows Broadband and Mobile Related Streetworks in England

9th April, 2025 (8 Comments)

A useful new interactive map has today been published by Thinkbroadband, which rather handily provides a visual overview of broadband related roadworks across the whole of England and thus helps to see who is building near to your home. Plans are also afoot to expand the map’s coverage beyond England.

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Operators Dispute Ofcom’s Proposed UK Corrections to Mobile Spectrum Fees

8th April, 2025 (5 Comments)

Mobile networks operators including EE (BT), O2 (Virgin Media), Vodafone and Three UK have warned that Ofcom’s proposals to change the cost of Annual Licence Fees (ALF) in the 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz radio spectrum bands – used to support 2G, 3G and 4G mobile (mobile broadband) services – still do not reflect reality.

Three UK Business Mobile Customers Top 1 Million Milestone

2nd April, 2025 (4 Comments)

Three Business, the business-to-business arm of mobile network operator Three UK, has today revealed it has reached 1 million customers. This might not seem like a big number for an operator with an overall base of 10.9 million customers (mostly residential / domestic users), but it reflects rapid growth over the last 4 years “from a virtual standing start“.

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Streetwave Data Casts Doubt on Ofcom’s 4G UK Mobile Coverage Claims UPDATE

2nd April, 2025 (10 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave, which is harnessing bin lorries to map the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks across 113 UK councils, has said its data “calls into question” Ofcom’s claim that 88-89% of the UK’s landmass (geographic coverage) can access a 4G network if you look across all operators.

Superdrug Mobile Cuts Prices on UK 4G and 5G SIM Only Plans

1st April, 2025 (0 Comments)

Mobile provider Superdrug Mobile, which is a virtual operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s national network, has today kicked off April 2025 by bucking the industry trend of annual price hikes and instead discounting the prices of several 4G and 5G capable SIM Only plans.

UK Mobile Operators Attempt to Dismiss GBP3.3bn Overcharging Case

1st April, 2025 (14 Comments)

Mobile operators including EE (BT), Vodafone, Three UK and O2 (Virgin Media) yesterday attempted to dismiss a class action claim worth “at least” £3.285bn. The case, brought by consumer rights champion Justin Gutmann and law firm Charles Lyndon, accuses the operators of overcharging for mobile handsets beyond the end of their contractual term.

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Owner of Three UK Considers Spinning Off Global Telecommunications Biz

31st March, 2025 (8 Comments)

The Hong Kong conglomerate behind mobile operator Three UK and several other operators in different countries, CK Hutchison Holdings (CKH), has confirmed that they’re currently engaged in talks that could see them spinning off their global telecommunications network in the near future. But an agreement is not yet certain.

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Three UK Boosts Scam Protection via New Bitdefender Partnership

24th March, 2025 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today announced a new partnership with global network security firm Bitdefender, which has resulted in the launch of a new ‘Three Device Security’ service – expressed as being a “powerful new subscription service designed to safeguard customers against fraud, phishing, and malware attacks“.

Mobile Coverage in Worcestershire UK is 1000x Worse Than Ofcom Suggests UPDATE

15th March, 2025 (28 Comments)

The Worcestershire County Council (WCC) in England has revealed the results of a recent study they conducted with Streetwave, which harnessed local bin lorries to map the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks across the county. Overall, it claims to have found that mobile coverage is “over 1,000 times worse than Ofcom and mobile operator data suggests“.

Streetwave to Map 4G and 5G Mobile Cover Across Liverpool City Region

12th March, 2025 (1 Comment)

As hinted last week (here), network analyst firm Streetwave has confirmed that they’ve won yet another contract to map 4G and 5G based mobile broadband coverage using bin lorries, which will this time focus on the Liverpool City Region in Merseyside (England) and some 7,000km of the UK’s road network.

Smarty UK Launch New TV Campaign and Cheap 4x Mobile Data Plans

5th March, 2025 (0 Comments)

Smarty, which is a virtual mobile operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s network, has recently introduced two plans that offer 32GB of mobile broadband data for £7 per month (normally 8GB) and 12GB for £6 (normally 5GB) – available until the end of March 2025 and lasting for 15 consecutive months. The move supports their new “Less Malarkey, More SMARTY” TV campaign.

Honest Mobile Launches New UK eSIM Based Smart SIM Plan

3rd March, 2025 (24 Comments)

Crowdfunded mobile operator Honest Mobile, which harnesses Three UK’s network via a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement, has today announced the launch of a “first-of-its-kind SIM” plan – Smart SIM – that is multi-network and designed to tackle expensive global roaming, as well as poor UK phone signals.

Streetwave to Map 4G and 5G Mobile Coverage Across East Midlands

2nd March, 2025 (5 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has revealed that they’ve won another contract, this time via the Derbyshire County Council (DCC) in England, to map 4G and 5G mobile broadband coverage across another 10,000km of the UK’s road network in the East Midlands of England, using bin lorries.

MultiGig Broadband ISP Yayzi Goes Live with UK Mobile Plans

28th February, 2025 (5 Comments)

Back in May 2024 we reported (here) that internet provider Yayzi Broadband were preparing to make some big changes, not least by launching a Mobile (SIM) service. The good news is that the ISP recently put their new mobile service live, which is harnessing Three UK’s national 4G and 5G network.

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10 Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Go Live in Scotland

26th February, 2025 (10 Comments)

Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), which represents the four major UK mobile operators (EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK), has today confirmed that 10 more government-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have just gone live in Scotland as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project.

Broadband and Mobile Providers Pledge to Help UK Gov Improve Digital Skills

26th February, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK government has today set out its plan for increasing digital skills to help “deliver growth and opportunity for all“, which among other things includes various pledges from key ISPs and mobile operators (e.g. BT, CityFibre, Vodafone etc.) to help support the initiative and break down the digital divide that still exists for many people.

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NET CHECK Study Names Vodafone UK as London’s Best Mobile Network

25th February, 2025 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has come top in a new network benchmarking study of 4G and 5G (broadband and calls) performance across London, which was conducted by the Berlin-based NET CHECK organisation and saw them score the highest number of ranking points (932.83 out of a possible 1,000 points).