Nokia, Telia , and the Finnish Defense Forces have completed the world’s first seamless 5G standalone slice handover between three countries in a live network. The mobile connection that worked smoothly while moving across three different countries without stopping or losing signal. This test was part off a military training exercise to see if soldiers

In what might sound like something from a sci-fi weather app, Vodafone is teaming up with the River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) and Wireless DNA to use its mobile network to improve short-term rainfall forecasts—also called nowcasting. 

Vodafone has landed a four-year contract with the networks division of ScottishPower to modernise and future-proof the critical communications infrastructure that underpins Scotland’s electricity grid. The telecoms giant will overhaul the operational communications used to manage SP Energy Networks’ infrastructure, which includes 19,500 substations, 23,000km of overhead lines, and 41,000km of underground cables—serving two million

Vodafone’s Gen Z focussed MVNO VOXI Mobile has reached a million subscribers.. Launched in 2017 as a sub-brand of Vodafone, VOXI was designed to appeal specifically to younger users with a flexible, contract-free model and unlimited access to Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Snapchat and YouTube — without eating into data allowances. “Reaching one million customers is

Virgin Media O2 plans to spend £700 million this year improving all aspects of its network. Around £2 million every day will be spent on improving reliability, speed, and coverage to meet increasing demand, with mobile traffic having more than doubled in the past five years. The investment is part of Virgin Media O2’s wider

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Sign Agreement to Create European Direct-To-Device Satellite Service Provider Vodafone Group and AST SpaceMobile have signed an agreement to create a jointly-owned European satellite service business to serve network operators Europe. AST is building a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by any smartphone for both commercial and government application, The

T-Mobile and Starlink, have launched a free-to-use public beta of a service that connects just anout any smartphone with Starlink satellites to achieve a call connection practically anywhere in the USA. The availablility of the service comes less than two weeks after Vodafone demonstrated a satellite video call from a regular smartphone using AST SpaceMobile’s

Following an upgrade by EE, Wembley Stadium has become the first UK sports venue to get a 5G Standalone (SA) mobile network . The new 5G SA network will be available to the public for the first time on February 26, during England Women’s UEFA Nations League match against Spain. EE subscribers attending the game

Ericsson will provide 5G private networks to SailGP race venues, enabling real-time, high-quality live camera streaming from racing catamarans. This connectivity will also transmit crucial data on team locations, tactics, and strategy. Each high-performance F50 catamaran will be equipped with Cradlepoint edge routers installed in the wings of the craft, to process over 53 billion

Three UK has partnered with Ericsson to build a new cloud-based core network that will more than triple the network’s capacity to 9Tbps (terabits per second). Data traffic on Three’s network doubled to over 2Tbps in December 2024 compared with two years prior. Notably, it took nearly 20 years for data traffic to reach 1Tbps.

Samsung Electronics and IBM (with Ericson) are to provide critical communication solutions for the UK’s Home Office as part of the Emergency Services Network (ESN). This project is Samsung’s first major public safety initiative in the UK, building on its experience with commercial and public safety networks globally. Ericsson will be collaborating with IBM to

An outdoor small cell project in the City of London by EE and connectivity infrastructure Freshwave   is now expanding with 25 new sites, boosting 4G and 5G coverge across the Square Mile. Sites benefiting from the new coverage include St. Paul’s Cathedral, Cannon Street, and the Bank of England. The project aims to improve

UK mobile customers will be better protected against unexpected roaming charges while using their phone abroad and at home under new Ofcom rules that have not yet come into force. Following Brexit, UK laws requiring operators to alert customers of roaming charges when they start roaming ceased to apply, although many operators have continued to

Private 5G networks across West Sussex are to be deployed to boost local food and wine production using testing sensors, drones, and cameras. The initiative has been given a £3.8 million grant from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology It brings together a consortium including West Sussex County Council, West Sussex Growers, Brighton University,

EE has launched a 5G standalone (5GSA) network across 15 UK cities,  which should benefit from faster speeds, better coverage, and improved reliability. Standalone 5G allows networks to operate independently of 4G infrastructure. The network improves performance by using machine learning to manage energy consumption and optimise network reliability. The new system also includes “Network

A new eSIM only MVNO called Slice Mobile owned by Lyca boss Allirajah Subaskaran’s company Paraspara has launched offering talk, text and data plans on the EE network.  Slice Mobile was conceived by gffgaff founder and ex-CEO Gav Thompson Like giffgaff, Slice Mobile is using the “community-powered” approach where customers, or “members,” are encouraged to

Ofcom has a new telecoms Czar to oversee the regulator’s policing of the telecoms, post, and network sectors. She is Natalie Black, CBE, a senior civil servant who was the Deputy Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit and an ex- Director of the Internet Harms Unit*, and Director of the Office of Cyber Security.

In our increasingly connected world, the demand for faster, and more reliable, energy-efficient mobile services continues to grow writes Virgin Media O2 chief technology officer Jeanie York Following our announcement last year that we’ll phase our 3G services in 2025, we’ve recently completed successful switch off trials. We remain on track to switch off the

EE provides the best mobile experience by a major operator, according to tests by Global Wireless Solutions. Virgin Media O2 was the top provider when combining mobile and broadband experience, followed by Sky Mobile, EE, Vodafone, and Three. EE performed best in most test categories, including reliability, video streaming, and latency. In terms of throughput,

Vodafone is using eSIM technology and QR codes to offer Glastonbury-goers who are subscribers on other networks a free seven day trial of the network. Festival goers scan a QR code at Vodafone’s Connect and Charge stand or click on a link in the in the Official Glastonbury App  (below) to get 50GB data, 500 minutes

Three UK has refreshed part of its network with the latest Ericsson radio equipment that uses machine learning and AI to switch off during low traffic periods and instantly turn back on again As part of an ongoing network modernisation initiative over the last 18 months, Three UK has worked with Ericsson on improving network

Advancements in A  and Machine Learning are bringing the future of intelligent, self-healing networks closer to reality writes Justin Day, CEO and founder of network connectivity supplier Cloud Gateway. Imagine a network that can identify problems on its own and fix them, without human intervention. The idea of a network that can generate insights and

Quickline Communications CTO and 5G Testbeds and Trials programme programme director Ian Smith is the new head of UK Telecoms Innovations Network taking over from Nick Johnson. UKTIN brings together industry, academia, and government stakeholders to advocate for telecoms R&D talent in investment, cooperation and commercialisation. The 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme is the government’s

Virgin Media O2 and IT consulting and services giant Accenture have teamed up to develop applications for businesses interested in utilising 5G mobile private networks. The technology includes computer vision AI for product quality control monitoring of equipment to meet factory floor compliance requirements and queue management systems. The applications are built on Accenture’s Edge

Virgin Media O2 Business is to provide the Office for National Statistics (ONS) with anonymised data about population dynamics, travel patterns, and other movement trends. Network insights from Virgin Media O2 Business’ anonymised and aggregated data service, O2 Motion, will be available on the Integrated Data Service (IDS). This is the ONS’s data sharing service which

New Ofcom rules mean networks will have to send clearer roaming alerts to mobile customers from October and provide information about charges. Ofcom says the quality of information being provided to roaming customers has been inconsistent and unclear and that its research found 19 per cent of holidaymakers were unaware they could face roaming charges.

Virgin Media O2 has activated its 5G Standalone network in 14 cities promising broader coverage, increased bandwidth, and reduced latency. Recent Samsung Galaxy phones and Sony Xperia devices are supported. ,But iPhone owners will not be able to access the service as Apple hasn’t released the necessary software updates. Cities covered are: Manchester, Liverpool, London,

Virgin Media O2 and its shareholders Liberty Global and Telefónica are to challenge BT Openreach with their own net network company called NetCo to build fibre network infrastructure. The venture is ley to Virgin Media O2’s ambitious plan to upgrade 16 million homes across the UK to full fibre as a major competitor to BT’s

Virgin Media O2 has installed its 100th site under the £1 billion Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. The SRN  initiative is a partnership between the Government and mobile network operators aimed at extending 4G coverage to 95 per cent of the UK by the end of next year.. Nearly 80 of the sites are in

Mobile networks are facing a collective claim of more than £3 billion for allegedly overcharging customers for handsets beyond their contractual terms.

Phones 4U (In Administration) has lost its case against the mobile networks iin which it accused them of colluding to shut the retailer down in 2014. 

Over The Top business messaging traffic will surge to 375 billion messages by 2028, up from the 100 billion messages recorded so far 2023 according to Juniper Research. 

Virgin Media O2 is selling a 16.7 per cent stake in mobile tower joint venture Cornerstone to infrastructure fund GLIL Infrastructure for about £360 million.

Telecoms investment company Zegona is buying Vodafone Spain for €5 billion subject to regulatory approval. 

Virgin Media O2 and Ericsson are to provide a 5G standalone private network to venues hosting a national BBC Children in Need charity games tournament

Belfast unified comms provider Barclay Communications has launched a service called ‘Barclay Bounce’ that allows business customers to easily switch between O2, Vodafone, EE without paying early termination charges or starting a new contract. The company has invested £500,000 in the new service including a £350,000 CRM system and £150,000 in specialist engineering staff to

Three has built its hundredth 4G rural site as part of the Shared Rural Network programme. The £1 billion SRN programme will increase all operators’ 4G coverage increase to 90 per cent of UK 95 per cent by 2026.

UK mobile customers will have to be told about any roaming charges that apply when travelling abroad, under new rules proposed today by Ofcom.

Vodafone processed around 169 terabytes of data were consumed by the 200,000 Glastonbury Festival crowd last weekend using nine masts. This is double the amount of data used in 2022., Vodafone also handed out 2,500 SIMS to festiva-goers, emergency services, bar operators, charities and Glastonbury’s core operations and accessibility teams. At least 450 gigabytes of

BT Wholesale has signed Austrian telco spusu (sic) as a new MVNO on the EE network. Spusu was launched in Austria in 2015 where it has 500,000 customers, and in Italy in 2020. In Austria it has become the second MVNO on the market. Spusu will be offering an unlimited promotional plan with unlimited data,

Rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB), Ericsson, O2 Telefónica, and Vantage Towers are collaborating to develop 5G coverage along train tracks in Germany. The project, called Gigabit Innovation Track (GINT), has received € 6.4 million funding from the German government to provide high-speed data and phone connections to train passengers from all rail operations. A test

In a blow to alternative network providers, Ofcom has allowed Openreach to sell its Equinox 2 full-fibre services at lower prices to retail providers.

Virgin Media O2 has commissioned its 50th site as part of the £1 billion  Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme.

Money will help expand 5G mobile coverage across Italy by the end of 2025

Vodafone, Three and BT have accused Virgin Media O2 of confusing customers with “misleading and incorrect information and chasing publicity with sensationalist headlines”.

Mobile network operators are urging newly-elected local councillors to put digital policy and connectivity strategies high on their agenda as they start their new terms. “We congratulate all newly and re-elected councillors in England’s local elections and are encouraging every councillor to actively support our ongoing campaign to fund and roll out local Digital Champions”

Virgin Media O2 UK says consumers are being “swindled” by networks charging for phones they have paid for. But Vodafone calls this claim ‘incorrect and misleading’ Virgin Media O2 says UK consumers are spending millions of pounds buying their smartphones twice over”.  “Three of the four UK mobile network operators EE, Vodafone, and Three, are

Other players might replace the operator’s role, taking ownership of the customer relationship says Lifecycle Software CEO Kelvin Chaffer

Three takes second place with perks worth over 60 per cent lower than O2.

Nokia says that new algorithms in the AV software in its network hardware can reduce power usage by up to 30 per cent. The enhanced software allows operators to shut down idling and unused equipment automatically and disconnect hardware through remote power control modules. The improved machine learning algorithms can lower power consumption in data

Prototype is built on a Raspberry Pi chipset

Roaming between networks guarantees contiguous coverage for smart devices on the move

Sacked account director wins unfair dismissal claim

Results collated from around a million user-generated tests from iOS and Android speedtest.net app

Work is underway across all home nations as part of the wider SRN programme, with 51 new sites now live

Current group chief financial officer steps into £1m role on interim basis Vodafone Group chief executive Nick Read is being replaced at the end of December by current chief group financial officer Margherita Della Valle . She steps into the £1m job on on an interim basis until a permanent replacement for Read has been

EE is delivering its 5G beyond urban areas and allowing towns to benefit from its network

The new NHCS core is being rolled out across the UK, and is based on dedicated switched Ethernet technology delivered over an optical platform

Its ‘Project Lightning’ network expansion programme means ultrafast broadband, TV and phone services can reach more residents and small businesses

Although 5G is grabbing all the headlines right now, most day-to-day IoT applications are running on its 4G predecessor and will continue to do so until the end of the decade, according to Colin Abrey of Nextivity

Sylwia Kechiche, Principal Analyst at Ookla, discusses the topic of consolidation and how it may impact consumers if network convergence is carried out incorrectly

An Open Fixed Access Networks Use Case Document has been released which outlines the objectives for this area of work

Network traffic increased above average, reaching a peak of 40 per cent

NTT data suggests that 72 per cent of top performing businesses already outsource more than half of their network infrastructure

Neos Networks’ new Managed Dedicated Internet Access is said to provide improved visibility to feed insights and analytics, support network maintenance and assure continuous high service availability

The project was delivered by Neos in partnership with Aberdeen Council, Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian and is a result of a combined £10.5m investment

The portfolio covers broadband controller, WiFi controller and operational tools

Matsuko already has an app called Holographic Presence for the iPhone

This year’s race weekend takes place November 17 to 20 at the Yas Marina Circuit

Operators are now in an abusive relationship with Apple says Simon Rockman When Lenovo launched the Motorola Razr 5G it was eSIM only. And no one noticed. Apple launched the iPhone 14 (essentially an iPhone 13 with ’14’ on the box) and it was hailed as a great innovation because it was eSIM only. Perhaps there

Unlimited data tariff among offers.

With the cost-of-living crisis affecting consumer spending, EE and the Money Adviser Network have teamed up to support customers

The network upgrade comes after EE’s launch of new smartphone plans on 5G capable handsets

One year on, BT is well on its way to completing its ambitions in 5G and the PSTN switch-off

The new plan is part of EE’s journey to become the most customer-focussed UK technology brand

Giganet already offers full fibre broadband services to millions of homes and businesses across the UK through network partnerships

Milligan’s current position as Three’s director of service operations and assurance has seen him work with the board to define Three’s operating strategy

The contract is one of many that Sellafield Ltd is letting as part of its multi-supplier model for ICT delivery which improves the company’s IT services and sees new capabilities developed

Homes and businesses across Devon, Dorset and Somerset are already benefitting from Jurassic Fibre’s network and the expansion to Cornwall reflects its commitment to level up in the South West

The not-for-profit company is owned by the West Midland Combined Authority and the DCMS and said the network will aid telecoms research, development and innovation

Cradlepoint has experience with US and UK police, fire and rescue and healthcare services which helped the company develop industry-leading solutions for fixed and mobile first responder applications

RootMetrics carried out 642,296 unique tests across 16 cities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales where EE was rated the best network for speed, data and overall performance

Shipments for the network will begin in Q4

Locations such as Dartmouth, Milford on Sea, Aberystwyth, Holywood and Irvine join Brighton, Blackpool, Edinburgh and Bangor to benefit from 5G connectivity

The two 5G MPNs were delivered by Vodafone in less eight weeks from commission to switch on

The partnership aims to deliver the best-in-class MVNO business mobile services in the UK

Passingham joins as Neos Networks looks to expand the rollout of its connectivity services 

O2 and Virgin Mobiles are the only big operators that haven’t announced EU roaming charges

The Chancellor visited the headquarters to support Tiverton and Honiton Conservative candidate Helen Hurford ahead of the local by-election on June 23 and wanted to visit a business that was helping the local economy

The deal is available to plan.com customers who can access EE’s 4G and 5G network including VoLTE and VoWiFi

This new network is aimed at helping small businesses grow

The deal will combine BT’s expertise in fixed and mobile networks with Ericsson’s 5G network technology and enterprise solutions

The technology is expected to boost efficiency and reduce mobile network consumption 

High Court hears claims of collusion

Announcement comes as 5G usage has increased by over 358 per cent on Three’s network in the last year

EE has reached this milestone one year ahead of its target, and five years ahead of the government’s ambition

Those who switch to Three will receive their cashback through a pre-paid MasterCard, which can be spent online

Mobile network operators must get coverage, capacity and customer experience spot on in order to succeed says Brian More O’Ferrall, MNO director and wholesale finance director at BT Wholesale 

5G data speeds reached 2.2Gbps in lab testing and is expected to reach over 1.7Gbps on the network when applied in the real world