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RootMetrics Study Names Best UK Mobile Networks for H1 2023

25th July, 2023 (3 Comments)

Mobile benchmarking firm RootMetrics (Ookla) has published their latest biannual H1 2023 study of UK mobile network (4G and 5G) and mobile broadband performance, which sees EE (BT) continue to pick up awards across all of the categories. But in terms of 5G data speeds, Three UK remains the operator to beat.

Freshwave Bring UK 4G and 5G Mobile to Elevators in Two London Towers

24th July, 2023 (6 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave has revealed that they’re working with the One Nine Elms (R&F Properties UK) site in London to deploy in-building mobile connectivity for all four mobile operators in the two towers – including in the lifts, which the company claims is somewhat of a first for a residential development.

Vodafone UK Grows to Total 1.265m Broadband Customers

24th July, 2023 (6 Comments)

Vodafone UK has today published their latest Q1 FY24 results, which saw fixed line broadband ISP base grow to total 1.265 million customers (up by 42k in the quarter vs 65k in Q4 FY23), while their mobile base increased to 18.024 million (up by 104k vs 118k in the previous quarter).

Vodafone UK – Total Mobile Data Usage Hit 64TB During Wimbledon

22nd July, 2023 (4 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has revealed that 532,651 tennis-fans attended The Championships 2023 and tracking shows that over 64 TeraBytes (up by 36.5% from 2022) of mobile broadband data were consumed by Wimbledon-goers during the two-week tournament, which was also one of their first roll-outs of 5G Standalone tech.

ISP Vodafone UK Launch Faster 73Mb Broadband Social Tariff

19th July, 2023 (39 Comments)

Mobile network operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has today added a second social broadband tariff for those on state benefits (e.g. Universal Credit), which is called ‘Fibre 2 Essentials‘ and costs a bit more than their existing ‘Essentials Broadband‘ plan, but will give you faster speeds of up to 73Mbps.

Vodafone Boost UK 5G Mobile Rollout with New Ericsson Antenna

18th July, 2023 (15 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve begun to deploy Ericsson’s new single Interleaved AIR 3218 antenna, which aims to increase the mid-band (radio spectrum) capacity of their 5G (mobile broadband) network and without creating any additional antenna footprint at their various network sites.

Unite Raise Conflict of Interest Concerns Over Vodafone and Three UK Merger

13th July, 2023 (16 Comments)

Unite the Union, which has previously expressed its opposition to Vodafone and Three UK’s proposed merger (here), is attempting to up the ante by pressing some of Vodafone’s largest shareholders (e.g. Blackrock, Vanguard, Norges Bank and local authority pension funds) to take a stand, on conflict of interest grounds, at the next AGM.

Three UK Tops Ookla’s H1 Study of 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds

12th July, 2023 (16 Comments)

Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net service, has published their latest Q1-Q2 2023 (H1) study into the performance of 5G based mobile broadband networks in the United Kingdom, which once again finds that Three UK continues to deliver the fastest median download speed (265.75 Mbps).

Study Claims Sky Has Most Confusing UK Broadband Contract of Big ISPs

12th July, 2023 (5 Comments)

A new study by Uswitch, which adopted a Flesch–Kincaid readability test to examine the Terms & Conditions (T&Cs) of all the major UK broadband ISPs, has concluded that Sky Broadband’s terms are the “trickiest” for customers to understand. On the other hand, Plusnet’s terms were found to be the “most straightforward“.

Qwilt to Improve Vodafone’s Streaming Delivery on Mobile and Broadband

11th July, 2023 (0 Comments)

Cisco-backed global delivery network Qwilt has today signed an extended partnership with Vodafone, which will see them deploy a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) to increase the quality and capacity of the operator’s streaming delivery to its mobile and broadband ISP customers across Europe (inc. UK) and Africa.

Vodafone Warn Gov 5G Targets to be Missed if Three UK Merger Blocked

10th July, 2023 (39 Comments)

The CEO of mobile operator Vodafone, Ahmed Essam, has indirectly warned regulators that a decision to block its attempted merger with Three UK (CK Hutchison) would result in them cutting their investment in digital infrastructure (5G broadband etc.) and being unable to deliver on the Government’s goals.

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ASA Ban Misleading Vodafone UK Phone Buy-Back Ads After Sky Complain

5th July, 2023 (6 Comments)

A complaint by Sky (Sky Mobile) has resulted in the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banning a multitude of Vodafone’s adverts for misleadingly claiming to offer the “UK’s only Phone Buy-Back Guarantee“, which is despite the fact that they are not the only UK company to guarantee to buy back the phones they sold.

Survey Claims 53% of UK Broadband Users Suffer Connection Woes UPDATE

4th July, 2023 (9 Comments)

A new survey of 3,975 UK people who had a contract for a home broadband ISP in December 2022 and January 2023, which was conducted by Which?, has found that 53% have experienced “connection issues” in the past year (e.g. very slow speeds, connection drop-outs etc.) and Sky Broadband were the worst offender.

UK Disappoints in Global Comparison of 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds

1st July, 2023 (25 Comments)

Benchmarking firm Opensignal, which specialises in testing the performance of mobile networks, has published new research that reveals how the UK compares with the rest of the world for 5G based mobile broadband speeds (downloads and uploads) and availability. Suffice to say, we sit at the wrong end of the table.

UK 5G vs 4G Mobile Broadband Speeds at Different Times of Day

30th June, 2023 (16 Comments)

Mobile benchmarking firm Opensignal has produced an interesting insight into how download speeds on 4G and 5G networks – across operators including EE (BT), Vodafone, O2 (VMO2) and Three UK – compare, both generally and at different times of the day.

Top Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs for H1 2023

24th June, 2023 (22 Comments)

We take a quick look back to see how the average UK broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line ISPs and mobile operators over the past six months. Suffice to say, the growing coverage of gigabit-capable fixed line and 5G networks continues to push performance.

Vodafone Launch Standalone 5G Ultra Mobile Service for UK Customers UPDATE

23rd June, 2023 (45 Comments)

Vodafone has today announced that they’ve become the first mobile operator in the UK to launch a package for customers based off their new 5G Standalone (SA) technology – called ‘5G Ultra‘, which promises faster mobile broadband speeds and better performance in other areas. But there are a few caveats too.