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Network analyst firm Streetwave has revealed that they’ve been chosen by the Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) in England to conduct a second real-world study of mobile network (4G, 5G) coverage and data performance across the region, harnessing 5,800km of the county’s road network and testing all three of the primary mobile networks – EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK). (more…)
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Mobile operator EE looks set to become the first UK network to introduce support for Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature, which allows customers to easily switch back and forth between two iPhone models with the same mobile number (sharing the same active eSIM). But you’ll need to take one of their most premium plans or pay a bit extra to benefit. (more…)
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The boss UK broadband ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP), Adrian Kennard, has tabled an interesting argument for why the charges still being levelled against them by BT Wholesale and Openreach for Special Faults Investigations (SFI) on hybrid fibre SOGEA (FTTC) and full fibre (FTTP) lines should “not exist any more“. (more…)
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The UK telecoms regulator has today issued a provisional ruling against fibre and wireless broadband operator IX Wireless (Opus Broadband), which has found “reasonable grounds for believing” that the operator failed in its duty to ensure that its overhead lines were at the correct height and that they complied with inspection and maintenance rules. (more…)
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The communications and media regulator, Ofcom, has today published their 2026 Mobile Matters report, which uses Opensignal’s crowdsourced data (collected between Aug 2025 and July 2026) to benchmark the performance of UK mobile broadband networks by both technology (2G to 5G), nation and operator choice – including Three UK, O2, Vodafone and EE. (more…)
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Another day, another launch of a new virtual mobile provider, but this time it’s Everton Football Club joining the fray with a SIM-only service via Everton Mobile. The service offers three flexible mobile plans alongside some exclusive opportunities to “get closer to the Club“. (more…)
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Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today warned people in Northern Ireland that 35,000 of their customers have yet to migrate from the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and on to modern IP-based digital line alternatives, including some legacy broadband lines. The switch-off has been underway for several years, but the final deadline is now only months away. (more…)
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Broadband and wireless network provider Connexin, which in March 2025 sold their full fibre network to CityFibre (here), has today announced that they’ve secured a financing package worth up to £35m to support the continued deployment and growth of their Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN)-based IoT smart water meter network across the UK. (more…)
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Network operator and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has deployed their full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 1.4 million homes (across London and the South East) and aims to reach 2m by 2028-2029 (here), has today become the latest alternative network to launch a Netgem PLEIO powered pay TV service. (more…)
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today published a new report and map to help show where 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) networks are falling short. In addition, the mayor proposes ten “practical steps” via a new framework that boroughs can take to support improvements. (more…)