UK Ranks 34th out of 220 Countries for Broadband Speed in 2023
Analyst firm M-Lab and comparison site Cable.co.uk have published their annual 2023 global broadband ISP speeds report, which reveals that the United Kingdom delivered an average (mean) download speed of 93.62Mbps (up from 72.06Mbps last year), ranking us 34th fastest in the world (up from 35th in 2022 and 43rd in 2021). The research itself […]
Vodafone to begin deploying AWS edge technology in Spain
News The company will reportedly begin deploying Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s multi-access edge computing (MEC) technology Wavelength in Spain’s southernmost region, Andalusia This week, Vodafone Business is expanding its existing partnership with AWS, announcing plans to deploy the latter’s Wavelength MEC solution in its 4G and 5G networks in yet another European market. The new Spanish pilot deployment will reportedly cover a number of major cities in the south of Spain, including Malaga,...
Telefónica and Sateliot make history with 5G roaming space connection
News The milestone paves the way for extensive access to connectivity everywhere on the planet Spanish firms Sateliot and Telefónica say they have extended the reach of the 5G network into space for the ‘first time’ in telecommunications history. The two firms carried out a test overseen by the European Space Agency (ESA), during which they extended the coverage of Telefónica’s terrestrial 5G network through standard GSMA roaming using Sateliot’s satellite network. The trial used a...
UK government unveils £40m funding for 5G innovation
News From today, local and regional authorities can apply for a share of the funding The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has today announced £40 million in funding to turn local and regional authorities into ‘5G Innovation Regions’. Funding will be awarded to winning regions that can successfully demonstrate how they will drive the adoption and development of 5G and other wireless technologies across varying sectors, including public services, agriculture, transport...
OneWeb UK Make Progress on Prototype Broadband Satellite
Space broadband provider OneWeb, which is part-owned by the UK government, has revealed that their recently launched GEN2 prototype satellite – “Joey-Sat” – has passed its initial in-orbit tests and is now moving to start demonstrating what its new technologies will be able to do for faster broadband and 5G connectivity. Just to recap. OneWeb […]
Procurement begins on Project Gigabit’s Cross Regional Contracts
News Procurement for Type C contracts launched on 27th July, with two contracts currently on offer Building Digital UK (BDUK) – the government’s executive agency set up to deliver the £5 billion Project Gigabit has begun the procurement phase for the award for the first Cross-Regional Supplier Framework contracts. Project Gigabit aims to deliver download speeds of 1Gbps to at least 85% of the UK by 2025, and 99% by 2030. Currently, around 76% of UK premises can access gigabit-capable...
Telia’s Allison Kirkby to replace Philip Jansen as BT CEO
News Kirky will take over the role no later than the end of January 2024 Today, BT has announced that their new CEO will be Allison Kirkby, current CEO of Swedish operator Telia. Kirkby, who is already a non-executive board member of BT, will replace the outgoing Philip Jansen, who confirmed he would be stepping down from the role earlier this month. Jansen joined BT in 2019 and, just one year later, had the unenviable task of leading the company through the coronavirus pandemic. But while the...
Vodafone UK Give Every Mobile a Lifetime Warranty and Battery Refresh
Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve enhanced their EVO packages, which give customers more flexibility over payments, contract lengths and smartphone upgrades, by ensuring that every mobile phone they supply comes with both ‘Battery Refresh‘ and a ‘Lifetime Warranty‘ at no extra cost. The EVO plans are designed to give […]
nPerf Rank Three UK Top in 2023 Benchmark of Mobile Networks
Benchmarking firm nPerf has just published the results from their annual 2023 crowdsourced study into UK mobile broadband (4G, 5G) performance, which sees Three UK taking the crown of best mobile network operator from EE (BT) for the first time. On the flip side, O2 (VMO2) came last, which is becoming somewhat of a trend. […]
The Top 17 Full Fibre Broadband Networks by Estimated UK Coverage
A new report from Thinkbroadband has provided a useful independent assessment of how big – in terms of network size (coverage footprint) – the top 17 largest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP networks in the UK have become in Q2 2023, which we’ve compared against the official coverage claims below. Regular readers will already be aware […]