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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.

New Vodafone UK Broadband App Cuts Alexa from WiFi Booster

16th October, 2023 (8 Comments)

Customers of UK mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone, specifically those taking their original Pro Broadband (Pro 1) package for homes, have been informed that the included WiFi booster device will soon lose the use of its built-in Alexa voice assistant. This is because the new home broadband app they’re planning to launch doesn’t support it.

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.

Vodafone to Develop New OpenRAN Mobile Chips with ARM

10th October, 2023 (4 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has announced a new collaboration with British semiconductor firm ARM, which is designed to help fast-track the development of new platforms (chipsets) for their future 4G and 5G based Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN).

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.

Global Mobile Operators Call for More Graceful Evolution of 6G Mobile

26th September, 2023 (6 Comments)

The NGMN Alliance (Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance), which is an open forum founded by mobile operators from across the world (e.g. BT, Vodafone, Tele2 etc.), has today taken a more “proactive” stance on influencing the development of future 6G mobile broadband tech by pushing for a more “graceful evolution“.

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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.

Vodafone UK Accidentally Removes Plans with 83 Roaming Destinations UPDATE

22nd September, 2023 (20 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone appears to have quietly dropped support for inclusive roaming in 83 destinations on their 24-month SIM Only plans, which for example used to be available on their Unlimited Max Xtra + Entertainment plan. Supporting plans now only offer inclusive roaming in 51 European destinations.

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.

VOXI Confuse Customers with Incorrect £10 Unlimited Data Offer

16th September, 2023 (15 Comments)

Some of VOXI’s existing contract-free mobile operator customers, which is a UK virtual operator (MVNO) sibling of Vodafone, have complained after the provider appeared to misleading offer them a £10 unlimited data (mobile broadband) deal to prevent them from switching away – only to later decline to honour it.

Vodafone Shift Some UK Customer Care to Egypt and South Africa

12th September, 2023 (29 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile network operator Vodafone are to shift some of their Customer Care teams from the UK to South Africa and Egypt. The outsourcing move, which is planned to take place in November 2023, may help to lower the operator’s costs but will also put hundreds of jobs at risk.

Vodafone to Extend 5G Cover via Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellites

5th September, 2023 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone and Vodacom have today announced that they’ve agreed a “strategic collaboration” deal to harness Amazon’s future Project Kuiper constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellites, which will be used to help extend the reach of their 4G and 5G networks across Europe and Africa.

Mobile Calling Bug Still Impacting UK Vodafone, EE and O2 Users UPDATE2

5th September, 2023 (22 Comments)

Some customers of mobile network operators EE (BT), Vodafone and O2 (Virgin Media) are this morning continuing to report problems with making and receiving calls between the aforementioned networks (this also impacted some landline calls), which is an issue that first began around midday on Monday (4th Sept).

Vodafone UK Starts Large Scale Build of OpenRAN to 2,500 Sites

31st August, 2023 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone has today moved out of the pilot phase for its new 4G and 5G capable Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technology and begun their “volume deployment“, which aims to reach 2,500 sites across mostly rural parts of Wales and the South-West of England by 2027.

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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.

Mobile Operator Talkmobile Launch UK Unlimited Data Plan

31st August, 2023 (19 Comments)

Mobile operator Talkmobile, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on parent Vodafone’s national UK 4G and 5G network, has finally launched their first plan offering “unlimited data” and at launch it’ll set you back just £16 per month (similar to SMARTY’s plan on Three UK’s network).

Vodafone UK Enhances Apple TV 4K and Broadband Bundles

25th August, 2023 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone has today launched a new home broadband Xtra bundle, which adds an Apple TV 4K box, a 24-month subscription to the Apple TV+ streaming service, as well as inclusive anytime landline calls – all for just £12 a month, saving customers over £200.