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mobile network speeds uk

2nd February, 2026 (3 Comments)

French internet connection benchmarking firm nPerf has this morning published the results from their annual 2026 crowdsourced study into UK mobile broadband (4G, 5G) performance. The results see both EE and Three UK being named as delivering the country’s “best Mobile Internet performances“.

mobile broadband speed test uk

29th January, 2026 (22 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Opensignal has this morning published their first Mobile Network Experience Report for 2026, which measured the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services of all the primary network operators – EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) – to determine which delivers the best performance. Overall, EE won most, but not all, of the categories.

UKCellNet Map Screenshot from Website

26th January, 2026 (36 Comments)

A group of friends in the UK cellular (mobile networks) community have launched a new interactive map – UKCellNet RF Map – that allows hobbyists and professionals to access public cellular data (e.g. location and data on mobile phone mast sites etc.) for free – sourced from places like SiteFinder, Ofcom, planning applications and council FOI / EIR requests etc.

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mobile mast vector

22nd January, 2026 (6 Comments)

A new report from Plum Consulting and the Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), an industry think-tank, has today been published that attempts to identify what UK mobile operators can learn from the switch-off of legacy 2G networks in other countries. Needless to say, there are a few recommendations.

Upload speed on mobile device uk by 123rf

20th January, 2026 (1 Comment)

Global network benchmarking firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their Speedtest.net service (inc. apps), has published a new report that takes a broad look into the impact of mobile (4G, 5G etc.) upload speeds in the age of AI and also reveals how much importance UK operators place upon it (EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK).

Fast Download Speed Meter by 123rf

19th January, 2026 (1 Comment)

The relatively new SpeedGeo project, which stems from a Polish team that compares internet quality based on the broadband speeds of real users, has today published their 2025 results for the United Kingdom. The outcome named Virgin Media as the fastest fixed broadband ISP, while Three UK came top for mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.).

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United Infrastructire engineer next to UK mast site PR130125

13th January, 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile infrastructure company Cornerstone (CTIL), which was originally established as part of a UK network sharing agreement between O2 (Virgin Media) and Vodafone (Vantage Towers), has awarded construction company United Infrastructure the contract to maintain their national network of 16,000 telecoms (mast) sites.

Broadband downloading and uploading speed uk by 123RF ID51876143

13th January, 2026 (4 Comments)

Network testing giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband Speedtest.net service, have released their latest Q3-Q4 2025 (H2) study into the speed of 5G based mobile broadband networks across the United Kingdom. The results reveal that Three UK continues to be the fastest provider, while O2 (Virgin Media) was the slowest.

Rewild Mobile on black background

12th January, 2026 (33 Comments)

At present it often seems like a new eSIM (Embedded SIM) based mobile operator is launching almost every other week and today it’s the turn of Rewild Mobile, which says they’re “operating on the Three UK & Vodafone network” and intend to put any profits they make back into “rewilding nature“.

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Vodafone-UK-Pro-3-Broadband-WiFi-7-UltraHub

9th January, 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile and internet provider Vodafone Business this week launched their Winter Sale Offers, which means that new small business customers can get 12 months half price on all their Business Broadband Plans. But the offer will only be available to order until Wednesday 4th March 2026.

8th January, 2026 (1 Comment)

Telecoms giant VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has today announced that they’ve extended their existing partnership with high street mobile phone and service retailer Get Connected, which will see them become the exclusive mobile operator (MNO) in 46+ Get Connected stores across Wales and parts of England (Midlands and the South West).

Lebara mobile uk

7th January, 2026 (24 Comments)

Mobile operator Lebara, which harnesses a mobile virtual network operator (mvno) platform from Vodafone UK, has today rejected the rising culture of mid-contract price hikes among their rivals (e.g. O2, EE, Three UK, Sky Mobile etc.) that they say are “penalising people for staying loyal” and committed to “never raise prices mid-contract“.

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Vodafone UK The Nations Network

7th January, 2026 (13 Comments)

Some readers might recall that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned an advert on mobile and broadband ISP Vodafone’s website in April 2025 after EE complained about the operator describing itself as “The Nation’s Network” (here), which was ultimately deemed to be a misleading claim. The ASA has now banned another six ads for doing the same sort of thing.

BT Battery Back Up BBU for SmartHub Plus Router

2nd January, 2026 (74 Comments)

Broadband provider BT (EE) has been criticised by a resident of the remote Outer Hebrides (Scotland) island of Scalpay after they found that the Battery Backup (BBU) device, which the ISP provided for their internet and Digital Voice (phone) service, failed to work in two out of three recent power cuts. A bit of a problem as the house also gets no mobile signal.

Download and upload speed by CoPilot for MJ 210725

30th December, 2025 (0 Comments)

ISPreview has today published our final biannual study of the United Kingdom’s broadband download and upload speeds for 2025. This reveals how the performance of the fastest nationally available fixed line internet providers, mobile network operators and Starlink (satellite) services has changed since H1 (mid-year).

SRN 4G mobile mast funded by UK government PR 300125

23rd December, 2025 (18 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has tonight revealed that a total of 100 government-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across England (28 masts), Wales (44) and Scotland (33) as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. But more are set to follow by 2027.

Shetland-and-Orkney-UK-Google-Map

23rd December, 2025 (1 Comment)

Internet and mobile provider Vodafone have been criticised for allegedly failing to correctly compensate some of their customers on Shetland, which is a remote UK subarctic archipelago that resides north of the Scottish mainland. The issue follows from a major subsea fibre break (here) that recently caused a protracted disruption to services during October 2025.

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