Category: Mobile Broadband

Virgin Media O2 has reported that it has optimised for 4G and 5G on over 590 miles of roads. including the M1, M4, M6, M8 and M25 as well as across various A roads. The company states that it will help support EV vehicle adoption by giving drivers the connectivity they need to access public […]

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile have today announced that they will provide pan-European coverage for satellite-to-mobile, direct-to-device communications via a joint venture, SatCo. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in 21 European countries have expressed interest in adopting the service, which is planned to launch from 2026. The technology is designed to allow users to switch automatically between […]

The news last week that O2 was changing its annual price rise from £1.80 each April to £2.50 each April continues to create headlines. This is because it comes at a time when people are suffering price shock each week when shopping for food and therefore are more sensitive to other fixed costs going up […]

Ofcom is seeking feedback on more rules around how providers handle spam messages sent to mobiles. The aim being to both make it harder for the spammers to operate but also to force all mobile operators to do more to root out spammers who are active. If you get sent spam SMS messages today you […]

EE has announced that it is moving away from the “technical” terminology of 5GSA (5G Standalone) and will use the term 5G+, which it says will be clearer for customers. This is an interesting idea, particularly as the term 5G+ is used in the US to describe a different technology. There, AT&T use this to […]

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has turned on what it is calling a ‘Giga Site‘ in the Paddington area of London. This is a mobile site that is using Nokia’s new dual-band MIMO technology, which uses a large number of mobile antennas to improve 5G network performance. This includes using a mix of mobile spectrum in […]

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has advised that they will be withdrawing the 20-year old 3G network from Scotland from the 5th of November. The company has already been working on disabling 3G and removing the old infrastructure to free up network spectrum that can be used for the 4G and 5G networks, with the intention […]

Cornerstone, the mobile network tower infrastructure company, originally formed as a joint venture between Vodafone and O2, but now partially divested, has announced that they are to adopt the Vyntelligence AI Platform to help deliver mobile sites quicker and safer. Vyntelligence uses ‘Agentic Video AI’, which allows the AI system to watch and interpret the […]

VodafoneThree is working its way through £11 billion of investment in its goal of creating the UK’s best network. Today sees a multi-billion deal signed with Ericsson and Nokia involving 17,000 sites across the UK. In addition to all the hardware and services from Ericsson and Nokia four more British site-build partners have been announced […]

With a 5G standalone network spanning 500 towns and cities across the UK and reaching 70% of the UK population the O2 mobile network looks to currently be the largest of the mobile networks for 5G SA. Bakewell was the 500th location to see the 5G standalone network go live for Virgin Media O2 mobile […]