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Vodafone UK Trial 700Mbps Mini Base-Stations to Boost 4G in London

31st May, 2016 (2 Comments)

A joint roll-out of Vodafone and Ericsson’s new portable mini base-station radio units (Ericsson Radio System), which are about half the size and weight of a standard radio unit that would usually need to be craned up a building, is being used to boost 4G mobile signals and data speeds around London.

Vodafone UK Bring Femtocell 3G to Bryneglwys and Moylegrove

24th May, 2016 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone have announced that their Rural Open Sure Signal (Femtocell) technology has just been rolled out to two more rural villages in Wales, Bryneglwys and Moylegrove, which means they can finally access 3G based Mobile Broadband and voice services.

Vodafone Extends 4G Mobile Network to the Archipelago of Orkney

21st May, 2016 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that their superfast 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband network is being extended to the remote island group of Orkney off the north-eastern coast of Scotland, with homes and businesses in Kirkwall (largest town of 9,000+ people) being among the first to benefit.

Vodafone UK Grow Fixed Broadband Users to 109K as 4G Cover Improves

17th May, 2016 (1 Comment)

Vodafone UK has published their latest results, which show another increase in fixed line broadband growth by adding +20k customers in the quarter to total 109,000 (up from the +14k added in Q4 2015 and +5k in Q3 2015). Elsewhere UK outdoor 4G coverage has reached 84% (91% using Ofcom’s definition).

BT Rivals Sky, TalkTalk and Voda Push 10 Point Plan for a Better Openreach

16th May, 2016 (18 Comments)

A new “all-industry coalition“, which represents alternative network providers and major UK players like Sky Broadband, TalkTalk and Vodafone, has today put pressure on Ofcom to deliver on its Strategic Review by publishing a plan that sets out how they think the regulator should deliver a better and more independent Openreach.

Vodafone Launch “worry-free” Inclusive Mobile Roaming in 40 Countries

6th May, 2016 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that new or upgrading customers who take their Pay Monthly 12 – 24 month ‘Red’ and ‘Red Value’ mobile tariffs will be able to benefit from “worry-free inclusive roaming” across 40 destinations (mostly in the EU) and enjoy 4G in 93 destinations worldwide.

Ofcom UK – Vodafone in Trouble for Dodgy PAYG Mobile Sales and Billing

20th April, 2016 (2 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today confirmed that they have “reasonable grounds” to believe that Vodafone’s sales and billing tactics for Pay-As-You-Go (payg) Mobile customers may have breached their consumer protection rules between 26th May 2011 and 28th September 2015.

The 2016 Top UK Mobile Networks for Speed, Cover and User Satisfaction

19th April, 2016 (0 Comments)

A joint study from Which? and OpenSignal has revealed that actual coverage of 4G (LTE) mobile in the United Kingdom is poor, although EE (BT) managed to deliver the best 4G reach and Three UK came top for Mobile Broadband speed. But GiffGaff is still the highest rated by consumers.

Vodafone UK Offers 30 Day Network Guarantee to Mobile Customers

11th April, 2016 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has today launched a new ’30 Day Network Guarantee’, which gives all new and upgrading consumers or small business mobile customers the chance to try their service for a month without being locked into a long contract (i.e. after 30 days you can leave “with no strings attached“, if you want).

67 Percent of Brits Rejected Buying a House Due to Poor Broadband

8th April, 2016 (12 Comments)

Admittedly the opening title of Vodafone’s new survey of 2,000 British adults doesn’t make a lot of sense, “ONE IN FIVE BRITS WOULD RATHER GO WITHOUT GAS OR ELECTRICITY THAN BROADBAND” (broadband requires electricity to work). But get away from the headline and are there are some useful figures.

Vodafone UK Bring Femtocell 3G Mobile to 7 Rural Cumbria Villages

7th April, 2016 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone have today announced that their Rural Open Sure Signal (Femtocell) technology has been deployed to seven remote villages in Cumbria (England), which means they can now access 3G based Mobile Broadband and voice services for the first time.

Ofcom Find EE is the Fastest for Mobile Broadband in Major UK Cities

31st March, 2016 (4 Comments)

A new study has examined the 3G and 4G based Mobile Broadband performance of mobile operators O2, EE, Three UK and Vodafone across five major cities including Cardiff, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London and Norwich. Overall EE delivered the fastest Internet download and upload speeds in all cities, except Norwich.

Ofcom List the Naughtiest UK Mobile, Phone and Broadband ISPs – Q4 2015

30th March, 2016 (2 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has released their latest complaints report to the end of 2015, which reveals what mobile, TV, phone and broadband providers in the United Kingdom attracted the most consumer complaints. EE topped the naughty list for broadband, while TalkTalk dominated for fixed line phone gripes.

Ofcom Set Out Easier UK Mobile Network Operator Switching Fix

23rd March, 2016 (0 Comments)

As expected the UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed a new Gaining Provider Led (GPL) solution as their “preferred option” to make switching Mobile Network Operator’s (O2, Three UK, EE or Vodafone etc.) easier for consumers.

Vodafone UK’s Consumer Broadband and TV Director Quits

23rd March, 2016 (1 Comment)

It’s fair to say that Vodafone’s return to the UK home broadband market has been a quiet one, much like their first failed attempt, and the plans to introduce a TV product alongside have yet to materialise. As such some may see the departure of Cindy Rose (Consumer Director) as a bad sign.

Broadband Satisfaction Study Hails Zen Internet, as TalkTalk Hit Bottom

18th March, 2016 (7 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has this week published the outcome from their latest reader survey of broadband ISP satisfaction, which saw Zen Internet and Utility Warehouse win the highest ratings. Unfortunately the same could not be said for TalkTalk, which had the lowest score by far.

The Top 16 UK Cities for 2G, 3G and 4G Mobile Network Performance

15th March, 2016 (0 Comments)

RootMetrics have put together a general report of all their mobile network testing for the past few months and revealed their pick of the top 16 cities (Larger Urban Zones) in the UK for mobile network performance, which saw Manchester top the table and Hull hit bottom. But caveats remain.