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2022 vs 2021 Top Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs

27th December, 2022 (20 Comments)

As another year passes, ISPreview.co.uk has taken a look back over the past 12 months to see how the average UK broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line ISPs, mobile operators and Starlink (satellite provider). Suffice to say, there’s been a huge performance jump between 2021 and 2022.

EE Named Best Operator in Connect’s 2022 UK Mobile Network Test

21st December, 2022 (21 Comments)

Connect and Umlaut have today published their annual UK Mobile Network Test study, which used a range of different benchmarks to test 4G (voice and data / broadband) and 5G service performance across 19 cities, 40 towns and along over 10,000km of major roads. Overall, EE managed to come top again.

EE UK First to Trial Freshwave’s Small Cell 5G Network in London

20th December, 2022 (5 Comments)

Mobile giant EE (BT) has officially become the first operator to make use of Freshwave‘s deployment of a new small cell based outdoor 4G and 5G mobile network in the central City of London area, which is currently in the pilot phase. O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone are expected to follow.

Mobile Operator VOXI UK Offers Double 5G Data and Discounts

16th December, 2022 (0 Comments)

Contract-free UK mobile operator VOXI, a sub-brand of Vodafone, has today launched a new “Winter Sale“, which doubles the 4G and 5G data (mobile broadband) allowances across all of their mobile plans and reduces the monthly price of their top unlimited data package.

Three UK Build First Shared Rural 4G Mast Site with O2 and Vodafone

13th December, 2022 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today announced that they’ve started construction of the UK’s first joint mast site in Scotland under the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which is expected to go live in early 2023 and supply 4G (mobile broadband) connectivity to customers on the Isle of Mull.

Vodafone Deploys 5G Mobile to Five Additional UK Airports

12th December, 2022 (7 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has this morning announced that their ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) network is now being deployed to cover a further five airports, such as the George Best Airport in Belfast and Newcastle International Airport. All were installed by Exchange Communications.

Vodafone Deploy First 4G and 5G OpenRAN Sites in UK Urban Areas

6th December, 2022 (3 Comments)

Mobile network operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK – supported by partnerships with Dell, Intel, Samsung, Wind River, and Capgemini – has today announced that they’ve achieved another “European first” by rolling out 4G and 5G OpenRAN (O-RAN) technology to 16 mobile masts in urban parts of Devon (England).

Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read Announces Sudden Exit

5th December, 2022 (9 Comments)

In a surprise development, Nick Read, the CEO of UK-based broadband and mobile giant Vodafone, has “agreed with the Board” that he will step down as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a Director on 31st December 2022. The move is part of an effort to find somebody who can improve their “operational performance“.

Vodafone UK Launch Business Pro II Broadband Packages for SMEs

1st December, 2022 (1 Comment)

A couple of months ago Vodafone enhanced their existing range of home broadband (FTTC / FTTP) services by launching a new “Pro Broadband II” plan (here), which saw them become the first UK ISP to bundle a Wi-Fi 6E router (Ultra Hub) and mesh system (Super WiFi). The operator has now expanded this to their business plans.

Gov Campaign to Raise Awareness of UK Social Broadband Tariffs

29th November, 2022 (9 Comments)

After meeting with ISPs, the Government has today launched a UK-wide public awareness campaign as part of its Help for Households programme, which aims to help people through the cost-of-living crisis and will also work to improve the uptake of cheaper social tariffs from broadband and mobile providers (available to those on benefits).

ASA Bans Vodafone UK’s “Reliable, Award-Winning Network” Claim

23rd November, 2022 (7 Comments)

A complaint raised by EE (BT) has prompted the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to ban a website banner and press advert for broadband and mobile provider Vodafone, which were both found to have made a “misleading” claim of being “the UK’s Reliable, Award-winning network“.

Vodafone UK Sees Fixed Broadband Surge to 1.11 Million Customers

15th November, 2022 (5 Comments)

Vodafone UK has this morning published their latest Q2 FY23 results, which reveals that their fixed broadband ISP base grew again to total 1.111 million customers (up sharply by 39k in the quarter vs 22k in Q1 FY23) and their mobile base also surged again to total 17.543 million (up by 321k vs 115k in the previous quarter).

Mobile Operator VOXI UK Adds Unlimited Music Streaming

11th November, 2022 (7 Comments)

Contract-free UK mobile operator VOXI, a sub-brand of Vodafone, will today introduce a new ‘Unlimited Music Pass‘ add-on for their various Pay Monthly packages, which when taken will give customers access to stream content from Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Prime Music, Amazon Music Unlimited and Napster.

Numis Report on Cityfibre Reveals New Details of UK FTTP Broadband Build

6th November, 2022 (29 Comments)

A new research report from investment bank Numis, which was pieced together by analyst John Karidis, has revealed some useful information about Cityfibre’s £5bn project to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the UK and their perspective on overbuild and prices vs Openreach (BT) etc.

ISP Onestream Sign Vodafone Deal to Launch UK FTTP Broadband UPDATE

3rd November, 2022 (10 Comments)

Hampshire-based home and business broadband ISP Onestream has signed a new “strategic agreement” with Vodafone – said to be worth £40m over 2-years – that will enable them to extend beyond superfast broadband (FTTC) packages to launch a new range of SOGEA and gigabit Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based plans.

Smarty Named Best Mobile Operator in Expert Reviews Awards 2022

19th October, 2022 (9 Comments)

Consumer site Expert Reviews has today revealed the winners of their annual ‘Mobile Network Awards 2022’ event, which surveyed their readers in an effort to identify the top performing UK mobile operators across a range of different categories. This year saw Smarty being named as the best overall mobile operator.

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ISP Vodafone UK Launch £12 Social Tariff for Home Broadband

19th October, 2022 (20 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has today responded to pressure from Ofcom by announcing the launch of their own social broadband tariff for those on benefits (Universal Credit etc.) – called ‘Essentials Broadband‘, which is one of the cheapest social tariffs on the market at £12 per month.