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Owner of Three UK Considers Spinning Off Global Telecommunications Biz

31st March, 2025 (8 Comments)

The Hong Kong conglomerate behind mobile operator Three UK and several other operators in different countries, CK Hutchison Holdings (CKH), has confirmed that they’re currently engaged in talks that could see them spinning off their global telecommunications network in the near future. But an agreement is not yet certain.

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Cross Party MPs Warn Risk to Life Still Exists with UK Digital Phone Switch

26th March, 2025 (27 Comments)

A new report from the Digital Communities All-Party Parliamentary Group (DC APPG) has been published, which examines the ongoing industry-led switchover from Openreach, BT and KCOM’s legacy phone lines to new digital (IP / VoIP based) networks. But it warns that, despite recent efforts, vulnerable users still face a “risk to life” from the switch.

ASA Ban EE UK Broadband Ads for Misleading Wi-Fi 7 Router Claims UPDATE

26th March, 2025 (16 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned several TV, radio, paid-for social media and digital poster adverts for UK ISP EE’s (BT) home broadband service. This occurred after they were found to have made “misleading” claims about the capabilities of the provider’s new Wi-Fi 7 Smart Hub Pro router and Smart Wi-Fi Pro device.

Mobile Operator VOXI UK Tops 1 Million Customers

24th March, 2025 (13 Comments)

Contract-free mobile operator VOXI, which is a virtual network operator (MVNO) sibling of Vodafone, has today celebrated the milestone of reaching 1 million customers. The operator has come a long way since it first launched in 2017, when they initially appeared to be focused on the student market.

Uswitch 2025 Awards Name Best UK Broadband and Mobile Providers

21st March, 2025 (18 Comments)

Uswitch.com has today named the winners of their annual 2025 Telecoms Awards event, which among things saw UK ISP Plusnet once again being named as the best “National Broadband Provider of the Year“, while YouFibre won the best regional provider award and giffgaff scooped the win for best mobile “Network of the Year“.

Vodafone UK Add Disney+ Premium to Mobile Entertainment Plans

20th March, 2025 (2 Comments)

Customers of broadband and mobile network operator Vodafone UK may like to know that the provider has today added support on their Pay Monthly Airtime plans (i.e. those with the “Entertainment” feature) for Disney+ Premium Plans (video streaming service), which complements their existing choice of Amazon (Prime Video) and YouTube Premium plans.

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New Which Survey Award Best and Worst UK Broadband ISPs for 2025

20th March, 2025 (6 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has published the results from their latest broadband ISP satisfaction survey, which questioned 4,347 UK adults (Dec 2024 to Jan 2025) about their internet providers. Overall three ISPs were labelled ‘Recommended Providers‘ – Zen Internet, Plusnet and Utility Warehouse, while NOW TV (NOW Broadband) and Virgin Media were ranked at the bottom.

Mobile Coverage in Worcestershire UK is 1000x Worse Than Ofcom Suggests UPDATE

15th March, 2025 (28 Comments)

The Worcestershire County Council (WCC) in England has revealed the results of a recent study they conducted with Streetwave, which harnessed local bin lorries to map the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks across the county. Overall, it claims to have found that mobile coverage is “over 1,000 times worse than Ofcom and mobile operator data suggests“.

Broadband ISPs Vodafone, BT, KCOM and Zen Internet Prep New UK Battery Backup

14th March, 2025 (47 Comments)

Broadband, mobile and phone provider Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve teamed up with rival ISPs BT, KCOM and Zen Internet to help bring an improved Broadband Battery Backup (BBU) device for WiFi routers to market, which is said to be capable of powering a customers broadband router (inc. digital phone/voice service) for up to 4-to-7 hours.

Streetwave to Map 4G and 5G Mobile Cover Across Liverpool City Region

12th March, 2025 (1 Comment)

As hinted last week (here), network analyst firm Streetwave has confirmed that they’ve won yet another contract to map 4G and 5G based mobile broadband coverage using bin lorries, which will this time focus on the Liverpool City Region in Merseyside (England) and some 7,000km of the UK’s road network.

Vodafone UK and Ericsson Trial AI Tech to Improve 5G Energy Efficiency

11th March, 2025 (2 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve successfully conducted trials with Ericsson of three new Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) powered software solutions. This showed that they were able to reduce the daily power consumption of their 5G radio units by 33%.

Vodafone Challenges Open Internet Net Neutrality Protections Again

6th March, 2025 (18 Comments)

The public policy team from broadband and mobile operator Vodafone (UK) has, once again, started a debate over the future of Net Neutrality rules (i.e. protecting the open internet from abuse by network operators) and warned that “telecoms networks are not infinite … [and] … overconsumption of this valuable and finite resource is already putting them at risk of degradation and depletion“.

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Vodafone UK Tests IBM Quantum Safe Tech for Internet Security

3rd March, 2025 (0 Comments)

Customers of Vodafone UK’s mobile and broadband services, specifically those that also use their internet anti-malware ‘Secure Net‘ service (included with their ‘Pro II Broadband’ packages), may in the near future be able to benefit from quantum-safe cryptography after the operator collaborated with IBM on a new Proof of Concept (PoC) test.

Streetwave to Map 4G and 5G Mobile Coverage Across East Midlands

2nd March, 2025 (5 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has revealed that they’ve won another contract, this time via the Derbyshire County Council (DCC) in England, to map 4G and 5G mobile broadband coverage across another 10,000km of the UK’s road network in the East Midlands of England, using bin lorries.

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ISPs BT, EE, Plusnet and Vodafone Tweak UK Broadband Pricing Policies

28th February, 2025 (17 Comments)

Several broadband and mobile operators, including Vodafone, BT, EE, and Plusnet, have this week notified of a small but useful tweak to their mid-contract price hikes policy, which means that new customers who sign-up will not be hit by the price increase that was previously due to start around the end of March 2025.

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10 Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Go Live in Scotland

26th February, 2025 (10 Comments)

Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), which represents the four major UK mobile operators (EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK), has today confirmed that 10 more government-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have just gone live in Scotland as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project.

Broadband and Mobile Providers Pledge to Help UK Gov Improve Digital Skills

26th February, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK government has today set out its plan for increasing digital skills to help “deliver growth and opportunity for all“, which among other things includes various pledges from key ISPs and mobile operators (e.g. BT, CityFibre, Vodafone etc.) to help support the initiative and break down the digital divide that still exists for many people.