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NET CHECK Study Names Vodafone UK as London’s Best Mobile Network

25th February, 2025 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has come top in a new network benchmarking study of 4G and 5G (broadband and calls) performance across London, which was conducted by the Berlin-based NET CHECK organisation and saw them score the highest number of ranking points (932.83 out of a possible 1,000 points).

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Vodafone UK Trial Simultaneous Use of Multiple 5G Standalone Network Slices

25th February, 2025 (7 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that they’ve completed a new trial that showcased their ability to deliver multiple 5G Standalone (SA) network slices simultaneously for different use cases. This included one that delivered a seamless live video stream and another that was required to ensure guaranteed upload speeds for a photography agency at the same site.

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London Ranks Bottom in MedUX Test of UK and EU 5G Mobile Performance

25th February, 2025 (1 Comment)

Network testing and benchmarking firm MedUX has today previewed a new study, which examined the performance and quality of 5G (mobile broadband) networks from EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK across London. Sadly the results, which also tested 14 other major European cities, put the UK’s capital at the very bottom of the table.

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CityFibre UK Completes Primary FTTP Broadband Build in Aberdeen

21st February, 2025 (15 Comments)

Network access provider CityFibre, which has so far built their 2.5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 4.3 million UK premises (4.1m Ready for Service), have confirmed the completion of their “primary” £59m build in the city of Aberdeen (Scotland).

Vodafone Trials Optical Broadband Drones to Fix Mobile Masts

20th February, 2025 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone has revealed that they’ve begun “piloting” (no pun intended, we think) a new type of done that is designed to help restore connectivity to mobile masts, such as when their underground data capacity cables are cut or damaged. The drones employ a special optical wireless link.

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Ofcom Shames TalkTalk and O2 for UK Telecoms Complaints – Q3 2024

13th February, 2025 (7 Comments)

Ofcom have today published their Q3 2024 study of UK consumer telecoms complaints, which names and shames TalkTalk for attracting the most complaints about broadband, while O2 took the most flak mobile and Virgin Media was put on the naughty step for Pay TV.

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Vodafone UK Send Mixed Messages Over Static IP Availability for Broadband UPDATE

13th February, 2025 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone has today confirmed to ISPreview that customers of their fixed line consumer broadband packages, which are supplied over Openreach and CityFibre’s national networks (FTTC and FTTP), should still be able to request a Static IP (Internet Protocol) address. But this is despite some support staff telling users the opposite.

Vodafone and Three UK Confirm New Leadership Team for Merger

12th February, 2025 (18 Comments)

Mobile network operators Vodafone and Three UK (CK Hutchison) have this afternoon announced their newly formed General Management Team for the future merged company. The new appointments followed a selection process and were approved by the MergeCo Governance Board, with representatives of both operators as shareholders of the new entity.

New Gov Action Plan Supports Vulnerable Users in UK Digital Phone Switchover

12th February, 2025 (20 Comments)

The UK government has published its revised Telecare National Action Plan (TNAP), which will require major UK broadband and phone providers (e.g. BT, Virgin Media, Vodafone and Sky Broadband) to go further with protecting vulnerable telecare users when upgrading legacy phone lines to new digital (IP based) networks.

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Streetwave UK Launch Map of Mobile Coverage and Speeds in Brent

8th February, 2025 (0 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave, which is currently conducting various UK surveys to study the coverage and speed of 4G and 5G mobile broadband networks using bin lorries and private vehicles, has published another free and interactive visual map of their results – this time for the London borough of Brent.

nPerf Ranks Fastest UK Fixed Broadband ISPs by Nation and Speed

7th February, 2025 (3 Comments)

Internet connection benchmarking firm nPerf has today published the results from a new crowdsourced study into fixed broadband ISP speeds across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But oddly the results only cover Sky Broadband, Virgin Media, Vodafone, TalkTalk, Fibrus (NI) and Ogi (Wales).

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N.Ireland Assembly Blasts Broadband and Mobile Providers Over Storm Eowyn Response

6th February, 2025 (10 Comments)

Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have this week criticised UK broadband and mobile operators, particularly Vodafone, BT, EE, Sky Broadband, Vodafone, O2 and Fibrus, for their response to the damage caused by Storm Éowyn. The complaints touched on issues of slow repairs, absent compensation and poor communication with customers.

RootMetrics Test Names EE as BEST UK Mobile Network for H2 2024

4th February, 2025 (8 Comments)

Mobile benchmarking firm RootMetrics (Ookla) has today published their H2 2024 study of UK mobile networks (calls, texts etc.) and mobile broadband performance, which once again sees EE (BT) continuing to win all the award categories, followed by Vodafone and Three UK. But O2 (Virgin Media) found itself at the bottom of the table.

Vodafone UK Surge to 1.55 Million Broadband Users as Mobile Falls to 18.3M

4th February, 2025 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has today published their Q3 FY25 financial results, which confirms that their fixed line broadband base grew by a new record to total 1.549 million customers (up by 72k in Q3 vs 50k in Q2). But their mobile base fell again to total 18.3m (down by -174k vs -93k in Q2), due entirely to a fall in their prepaid/PAYG base.

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Gov Reportedly Looking to Cut Support for £1bn Rural UK 4G Mobile Rollout

2nd February, 2025 (16 Comments)

A major newspaper has reported that the Government may be looking to reduced their funding commitment for the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme and its efforts to extend 4G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage into remote rural areas. The move could significantly cut the number of mobile masts due to be built with public funding.

Ofcom Probes Deeper into Flaws of New UK Broadband Switching Process

31st January, 2025 (9 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has called on major ISPs – including BT, Sky Broadband, Vodafone, TalkTalk, and Virgin Media – to provide more information in an effort to help them understand why the new consumer broadband and phone switching system (One Touch Switching) is still struggling to successfully complete many consumer migration requests.

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30 Government Funded 4G Mobile UK Mast Upgrades Now Live

30th January, 2025 (13 Comments)

The boss of Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), which represents the four major mobile operators (EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK), has today confirmed that a total of 30 government-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across the United Kingdom via the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project.