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UPDATE Vodafone UK MVNO Sibling Talkmobile to Finally Launch Superfast 4G

17th July, 2017 (1 Comment)

Existing customers of Vodafone’s sibling, Talkmobile (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), might finally be getting a “superfast” 4G service after subscribers reported receiving a text message from the operator that promised exactly that.

UPD Ofcom Set 4G / 5G Spectrum Caps for 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz Mobile Auction

11th July, 2017 (9 Comments)

After various delays and a bizarre campaign (here), Ofcom has today set out the final rules and caps for their auction of radio spectrum in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands, which will help mobile operators to launch “very fast” Mobile Broadband (4G and 5G) services by 2020.

UPDATE Vodafone UK Hits Home “Fibre Broadband” Customers with Price Rise

5th July, 2017 (4 Comments)

Existing customers of Vodafone’s fixed line Home Broadband packages (“Fibre” FTTC) are being informed about an annual price increase that will hit them from 1st 6th August 2017, which is expected to add around an extra +£1.50 per month to their existing subscription fees.

UPD Ofcom Q1 2017 UK Consumer Complaints Report Slaps BT and TalkTalk

28th June, 2017 (9 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest Q1 2017 study of UK consumer complaints about fixed line Broadband, Phone, Pay TV and Mobile services has praised Sky (Sky Broadband) for receiving the fewest gripes. Meanwhile BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone are highlighted for attracting the most complaints.

Vodafone and Ericsson to Boost Speed of 4G Network in Southern England

26th June, 2017 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator Vodafone has signed a new deal with Ericsson to upgrade their 4G network in London and Southern England by installing the latest LTE-Advanced based Carrier Aggregation (CA) and Massive MIMO technologies, which should boost Mobile Broadband speeds.

H1-2017 – The Top 10 Fastest National UK Home Broadband and Mobile ISPs

26th June, 2017 (11 Comments)

The first half of 2017 has seen another rise in average fixed line broadband download speeds to 28.21Mbps, albeit mostly fuelled by the on-going migration of consumers from older ADSL lines and on to newer “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services. Meanwhile EE is still king for Mobile Broadband.

No Surprise as Ofcom Study Shows WiFi Beats 4G and 3G Mobile Performance

16th June, 2017 (1 Comment)

Ofcom has used crowd-sourced data collected from 4,288 users of their Smartphone app to reveal that 72% of users in UK urban areas were satisfied with their overall mobile service, although this falls to just 56% in rural areas. Elsewhere WiFi gave the best YouTube speed (average of 6.6Mbps).

RootMetrics Tests YouTube 4G Mobile Streaming Performance in London

13th June, 2017 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has come out on top in a new RootMetrics study of YouTube’s video streaming via 4G and 3G mobile networks in London, which rated all four primary mobile operators by several criteria (e.g. video resolution, time taken to start a video, playback freezes / buffering etc.).

Analysts Blame Price Hikes for Slowdown in the UK Broadband ISP Market

5th June, 2017 (4 Comments)

Telecoms analysts have warned that periodic price hikes and a lack of innovation could be fuelling a slowdown in customer growth among many of the United Kingdom’s largest phone and broadband ISPs (e.g. BT, Sky Broadband, TalkTalk etc.), although the wider picture is more complicated.

Which? H1 2017 UK Mobile Network Survey Ranks EE and Vodafone Bottom

30th May, 2017 (6 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has published the outcome from their first 2017 consumer survey of Mobile Network Operators (MNO), which ranked Giffgaff top with a customer score of 81%. Sadly Vodafone and EE could both be found languishing at the bottom of the table on 50% (tied).

Ofcom Makes it Easier to Switch UK Mobile Network Operators

19th May, 2017 (9 Comments)

Switching mobile operators in the UK will shortly become as easy as sending a text message. Ofcom has proposed changes to the mobile switching process that will introduce a new “text-to-switch” system, which is expect to cost the industry £44 million to implement over 10 years.

UPD Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone Moan of £140m Delay to Cheaper Broadband

18th May, 2017 (56 Comments)

Broadband providers Vodafone, TalkTalk and Sky Broadband have complained that Ofcom’s delay to the introduction of their recently proposed wholesale price reduction on Openreach’s (BT) 40Mbps (10Mbps upload) Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / VDSL2) service could cost consumers £140 million.

Vodafone UK Grows to 216000 Fixed Broadband and 9.5 Million 4G Customers

16th May, 2017 (3 Comments)

Telecoms operator Vodafone UK has today published their Q1 2017 (calendar) results, which saw their fixed line broadband base grow by +33,000 customers in the quarter to total 216,000 (up from +16k in Q4 2016). Meanwhile 4G coverage now stands at 96% (98% by Ofcom’s definition).

UPDATE The Top 20 Largest British Cities for 4G Mobile Speed and Availability

3rd May, 2017 (0 Comments)

Crowed-sourced data firm OpenSignal has today published a bit of extra information from last month’s ‘State of Mobile Networks‘ report, which reveals that Middlesbrough / Teesside delivered the best 4G coverage (82.7%) and Stoke-on-Trent is top for Mobile Broadband speed (26.6Mbps).

Vodafone UK Hits Pay Monthly Mobile Customers with Double Price Rise

28th April, 2017 (0 Comments)

A few weeks ago Vodafone increased the price of their Pay Monthly Mobile plans by 3.2% to reflect the rising rate of inflation (RPI) and this week customers, who are outside of their contract term, have been hit with a separate increase of between 50p and £3.50 a month (depending on plan).

Vodafone UK’s Shelved Broadband Pay TV Ambition Costing it Millions

25th April, 2017 (10 Comments)

The recent decision by Vodafone to shelve their plans for launching a broadband based Pay TV service in the United Kingdom (here) looks set to cost the operator millions of pounds, due to the early termination of contracts for premium TV content and channels.

OpenSignal – EE Best for UK 4G and 3G Mobile Speed, Availability and Latency

21st April, 2017 (0 Comments)

The latest April 2017 report from OpenSignal, which harnessed crowd-sourced data from 30,793 Smartphone users (535 million tests) to reveal how 4G and 3G based Mobile network availability and data speeds vary across the United Kingdom, has seen EE come top in almost every category.