Category: Mobile Broadband
Streetwave questioning Ofcom view of mobile coverage in UK
Streetview is calling into doubt the Ofcom claims of 88-89% of UK geography being covered by each mobile network using the data they've collected from actual measurements on the road outside homes.
Virgin Media O2 working with Ontix improve mobile service in Plymouth
Those using the O2 mobile service in Plymouth may have seen better coverage in busy areas with the deployment of six small cells.
Virgin Media O2 says 4G and 5G improvements in Liverpool complete
Starting in 2024 Virgin Media O2 has been improving the capacity of its 4G and 5G network in Liverpool as part of a wider £700 million O2 Mobile Transformation Plan.
Virgin Media O2 to start Durham 3G switch off on 2nd April
Durham is the starting point for the Virgin Media O2 3G switch off programme and people will see 3G vanish in the City of Durham starting on 2nd April 2025.
EE says its 5G Standalone network to cover 28 million of population by the end of March 2025
The EE 5G standalone network was first launched in September 2024 and by the end of March 2025 is set to be available to 28 million people across some 50 areas of the United Kingdom.
Shared Rural Network has now delivered ten mast upgrades in Scotland
The latest shared rural network upgrade in Scotland covering Tobermory and Aros on the Isle of Mull brings the total of upgrades delivered via the project to ten masts in Scotland.
Virgin Media O2 switches on 5G standalone services for businesses
The Virgin Media O2 standalone network is now accessible to large enterprise, public sector, and SME customers on eligible VMO2 mobile tariffs in the UK.
Shared Rural Network some brings 4 mobile networks to 34,000 square kilometres
The latest mast under the Shared Rural Network programme goes live today and this means more reliable 4G coverage in Helmsley, Harome, Great Edstone and Cold Kirby areas of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.
Virgin Media O2 using Starlink bring mobile coverage to Craster
Craster on the Northumberland coast was a mobile coverage not-spot but no more, as utilising a Starlink panel to provide backhaul ahead of a fibre being installed Virgin Media O2 is now providing 4G coverage to the popular tourist town.
Durham first place in UK to wave goodbye to Virgin Media O2 3G mobile service
The retiring of the old 3G network and re-use of the spectrum for more efficient 4G or 5G networks continues and Virgin Media O2 has announced Durham as the first place in a switch off programme set to complete in 2025.