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Mobile Operator Talkmobile UK Finally Introduce eSIM Support

15th September, 2025 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator Talkmobile, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on parent Vodafone’s (VodafoneThree) national UK 4G and 5G network, has finally begun to offer eSIM (Electronic SIM) support to new customers who join by taking one of their SIM Only plans.

Vodafone Launch UEFA Champions League Travel eSIM for Football Fans

12th September, 2025 (3 Comments)

Mobile and broadband telecoms giant Vodafone Group has announced the launch of a new Champions Travel eSIM, which forms part of the operator’s major new multi-year partnership with UEFA and UC31 to support the development of women’s and men’s European football.

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Which? Reveals Best and Worst UK Areas for Mobile Signal via New MAP

11th September, 2025 (5 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has today teamed up with crowdsourced network benchmarking firm Opensignal to produce a new UK map of mobile network quality. The map uses real-world data to create a percentage score for how consistent the signal is in each postcode area in the year to August 2025 – split by EE, O2, Three UK and Vodafone.

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Streetwave Test Mobile Data Performance on London to Sheffield Train

7th September, 2025 (4 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has today shared the results from a recent survey they conducted, which tested the mobile broadband coverage and performance of 4G and 5G networks – including EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2 – while travelling along the Midland Main Line (MML) from London to Sheffield in Yorkshire via the East Midlands.

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Reminder – Tomorrow is a Nationwide Mobile Test of UK Emergency Alerts

6th September, 2025 (10 Comments)

Just a reminder that the UK government will conduct another major nationwide test of the Emergency Alerts service at 3pm tomorrow (Sunday 7th September 2025), which will be sent out via mobile networks to supporting handsets. This is otherwise normally only intended to be used if there’s a “danger to life nearby” (severe flooding, fires and extreme weather etc.).

Netmore to Hook Up 1 Million Severn Trent Water Meters to Wireless Network

2nd September, 2025 (3 Comments)

Global network operator Netmore has today signed a 3-year deal with the UK’s second-largest water company, Severn Trent, to deploy and manage network services for 1 million smart meters across more than 20 counties. This will involve the deployment of a dual wireless Long Range Wide Area (LoRaWAN) and Narrowband-loT (NB-IoT) network.

Netomnia to Extend UK Broadband Reach via Openreach’s FTTP Network

2nd September, 2025 (34 Comments)

One of the UK’s largest alternative broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), has revealed that they’re in the process of joining Openreach’s (BT) network in order to harness their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) products in areas where their network doesn’t yet reach or may be unlikely to reach in the future. But the initial reach will be limited.

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Broadband ISP Vodafone UK Now LIVE via CommunityFibre’s FTTP in London

28th August, 2025 (12 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK (VodafoneThree) has today confirmed that they’ve now gone live on CommunityFibre’s alternative Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based fixed line network in London. The provider says this means that 550,000 “additional” homes across all 32 boroughs can now access their broadband plans at speeds of “up to” 2.2Gbps.

Results of the UK’s Largest Mobile Network Survey for the River Severn Region

21st August, 2025 (5 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has today published its results from the UK’s “largest mobile coverage survey“, which used bin lorries to test the 4G/5G (mobile broadband) network coverage and speed of each mobile operator across the River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) – reflecting 33 councils in Wales and England’s West Midlands.

RootMetrics Names EE as BEST UK Mobile Operator in H1 2025 Study

18th August, 2025 (14 Comments)

Mobile benchmarking firm RootMetrics (Ookla) has today published their H1 2025 study of UK mobile networks (calls, texts etc.) and 4G/5G mobile broadband speeds. The results once again name EE as the best mobile provider after they scooped up the highest scores and fastest data speeds across most categories.

Survey Claims 35 Percent of UK Landowners Don’t Want to Host 5G Mobile Masts

13th August, 2025 (18 Comments)

A new survey of 500 national landowners, which was conducted by telecoms investor AP Wireless UK – a company with a strong vested interest in this area, has claimed that 35% of respondents are considering terminating their mobile mast agreements, citing concerns over rent cuts, legal pressure and loss of trust in mobile network operators.

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Vodafone and Three UK Update on Progress of Joint Network Sharing

11th August, 2025 (29 Comments)

Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has provided a progress update on their work to implement a new Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN), which is one of the first big benefits of the recent merger (here and here) – allowing 27 million customers to roam across both networks at no extra cost (whichever one provides the best signal in your location).

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Ofcom Shame TalkTalk and O2 for UK Broadband and Mobile Complaints in Q1 2025

7th August, 2025 (7 Comments)

Ofcom have today published their latest quarterly (Q1 2025) study of UK consumer telecoms complaints, which names TalkTalk as attracting the most negative feedback from customers for fixed broadband, while O2 took the most heat for Mobile and Virgin Media were put on the naughty step for Pay TV services.

Plusnet, Sky and EE Win UK Broadband Awards in Telegraph Readers Survey

7th August, 2025 (4 Comments)

A new survey of broadband ISPs by Telegraph readers has handed out awards across several categories to Sky Broadband, EE and Plusnet, with the latter scooping wins across three categories. But neither BT, Vodafone, Virgin Media nor TalkTalk were deemed good enough to win anything, which is despite Virgin technically being the fastest provider.

Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Go Live in Yorkshire Dales

1st August, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK Government has this morning revealed that a total of 58 government-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. The most recent additions have occurred around the North Yorkshire town of Hawes – also impacting Hardraw, Appersett, Snaizeholme and Sedbusk.

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VodafoneThree UK Hits 1.65 Million Broadband Users as Mobile Tops 28.76m UPDATE

24th July, 2025 (14 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone has published their first combined Q1 FY26 financial results with Three UK. The figures show that the merged entity has 1.654 million fixed broadband customers (up by 44k in Q1 vs 61k in the previous quarter) and a huge combined mobile base of 28.765m – making them the “biggest mobile network operator in the UK“.

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Vodafone UK Improves Customer Support with “Just Ask Once” Service

23rd July, 2025 (10 Comments)

Broadband and mobile provider Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has today launched a new service called ‘Just Ask Once‘, which will essentially see “one person deal with a customer’s query from start to finish, until it is sorted“. The operator claims this will mean no more waiting on hold, no more transfers between agents and no more repeating yourself.