Category: Mobile Broadband

Northumberland council using Streetwave has collected data showing that the promise of better speeds due to the 3G switch-off allowing more 4G and 5G to be switched on.

The reduction of the UK mobile market from 4 networks to 3 which would be the result of the Vodafone and Three merger has had an initial investigation done by the CMA and the next more in depth investigation is now going ahead.

New research by mobile network metrics company Streetwave crowns Three as the fastest network in Edinburgh

EE as part of the Shared Rural Network is saying, has announced completing its build six months ahead of the June 2024 deadline. Meaning EE 4G geographic coverage is for the four nations running at England (94%), Northern Ireland (89%), Scotland (77%), and Wales (86%).

It looks like either a network fault or extended maintenance is causing a wave of problems for Vodafone mobile customers.

So much of life needs data connectivity beyond just keeping in touch with family and Virgin Media O2 has given a big boost to the big job of digital inclusion by making all O2-owned stores digital inclusion hubs.

The big adverts are around Gigabit speeds from 5G but that is likely to remain the preserve of built-up areas rather than stood in a field miles from the nearest village. This is where the 700 MHz and 900 MHz bands are important.

For those with emergency mobile handsets, or simply an old handset for just making the odd call the 3G switch-off is the nudge to upgrading to a device with 4G or 5G support.

Home working has made life more flexible for many and while stories of empty coffee shops near offices have surfaced before, a poll by Broadband Genie shows how many home workers make use of their coffee shops.

The process of retrospectively investigating adverts complaints usually takes a few months, but the amount of data involved in the last ASA vs EE complaints means adverts from 2020 are only just being ruled against.