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18th April, 2026 (20 Comments)
At the start of January 2026 a mobile phone mast in the Pembrokeshire (Wales) seaside town of Tenby suddenly disappeared, leaving locals to suffer extremely poor service quality no matter what network they used (some areas even have no signal at all). At the same time some mobile operators continued to deny there was even a problem, until very recently.
16th April, 2026 (3 Comments)
Mobile and broadband operator Vodafone Business (VodafoneThree) has today launched the “UK’s first commercial 5G network slicing” service (5G+ Local Slicing), which aims to offer guaranteed mobile network performance across a defined site or local area up to 5km2 – from stadiums and logistics hubs to university campuses and construction sites etc.
15th April, 2026 (7 Comments)
The telecoms regulator Ofcom has today approved a second licence variation to enable mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) to provide Direct-to-Device (D2D) services using its licensed spectrum in the 900MHz band (i.e. using satellites to connect with regular 4G and 5G Smartphones – bringing mobile broadband, calls and text connectivity to the remotest areas).
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15th April, 2026 (1 Comment)
Mobile network and broadband operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has today announced the launch of a new Scam Call Protection feature – available as part of their Secure Net Mobile service, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify fraudulent, scam and nuisance calls before customers even pick up.
14th April, 2026 (2 Comments)
A new survey conducted by agentic AI pentesting firm Ethiack claims to have found that 19% of the web servers used by UK telecoms firms “leave crucial security information in plain sight that offers a “roadmap” to cybercriminals“. But it’s not always quite as bad as they’re making out in the headline claim.
14th April, 2026 (0 Comments)
Network analyst firm Streetwave has published the results from a recent survey they conducted into mobile network coverage and mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speed across Caerphilly in Wales, which involved two surveys over an 18-month period and revealed a strong post-merger boost for Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree). On the flip side, O2 actually suffered a decline.
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14th April, 2026 (19 Comments)
Merged mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has begun the process of transforming its UK retail estate, which will see the operator combining stores across the country and closing those that duplicate their presence. The expected move will also result in Three UK becoming available in over 130 new locations.
11th April, 2026 (3 Comments)
Network benchmarking giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband and mobile Speedtest.net service, has named mobile operator Three UK as the United Kingdom’s Top-Rated Speedtest Awards winner during Q3-Q4 2025.
9th April, 2026 (5 Comments)
Network analyst firm Streetwave have 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 – across the Moray Council area in Scotland. Overall the study found a 40 point performance gap between the best and worst mobile networks.
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2nd April, 2026 (3 Comments)
Mobile operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has announced that they’ve deployed their fastest 5G Standalone (5GSA) based mobile broadband network (indoors) across Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 Departures at Manchester Airport, while also improving existing 4G and general 5G network coverage. The move should help to cope with busy periods and deliver better performance.
24th March, 2026 (7 Comments)
The UK Government appears to have published a revised Fixed Telecoms Modernisation Charter (FTMC), which sets out the steps that fixed line broadband and phone providers must take to ensure that customers “remain safe” during the current switch-off of analogue phone (PSTN) services and future closure of thousands of Openreach’s legacy exchanges.
18th March, 2026 (2 Comments)
A new report from The YIMBY Initiative (TYI), which describes itself as a cross-party UK research led think-tank, has today argued that “small changes” to existing legislation and frameworks could reform the planning system just enough to help boost the deployment and coverage of 5G based mobile broadband networks.
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17th March, 2026 (6 Comments)
The CoverageMap.com website and supporting Apps, which previously only gave a crowdsourced overview of mobile network (cell) coverage and mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speeds across the USA, has now been expanded internationally to include data from users in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico.
9th March, 2026 (1 Comment)
Low-cost mobile operator iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses VodafoneThree’s (Three UK) national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (mvno) partnership, has today revealed that their mobile customers are rapidly shifting towards “self-service account management“, with the network’s App (across iOS and Android) now surpassing 2 million registered users.
9th March, 2026 (21 Comments)
Telecoms giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) is reportedly engaged in talks with VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) over a possible wholesale broadband deal, which would enable Vodafone UK to sell packages to consumers via Virgin/nexfibre’s growing full fibre (FTTP) network. Separately, VMO2’s CEO has admitted that O2’s move to hike prices for existing mobile users “wasn’t the best decision“.
3rd March, 2026 (4 Comments)
Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has issued an update on their Joint Venture (SatCo) with satellite operator AST SpaceMobile, which reveals that they’ll kick off their first customer trials of a space-based 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) service – that can connect with regular Smartphones – this Summer 2026.
2nd March, 2026 (0 Comments)
Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that they aren’t only working with AST SpaceMobile to improve mobile connectivity and have today also signed an agreement to harness Amazon Leo‘s (formerly Project Kuiper) satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), albeit only for mobile backhaul (i.e. linking 4G and 5G masts in Europe [inc. UK] and Africa to their core network).
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