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24th June, 2026 (6 Comments)
A few years have passed since we had a national heatwave that, across a large swathe of the country, pushed daytime temperatures to around the 40c level. Today and tomorrow will see similar temperatures and that’s going to cause some broadband and mobile infrastructure to struggle, albeit almost certainly without major national blackouts.
23rd June, 2026 (11 Comments)
Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning revealed that they will start switching off their “decades-old” 2G network starting in Summer 2029. The move follows their “successful” 3G switch off programme, which was completed at the end of 2025. But removing 2G is a slower and more complex process due to the many services that still depend upon it.
20th June, 2026 (5 Comments)
Network analyst firm Streetwave has published the partial results from a new study, which compared real-world mobile network (4G, 5G) coverage and mobile broadband performance across the Neath Port Talbot Council (NPTC) area in Wales, which sits just next to Swansea and is home to around 145,000 people.
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19th June, 2026 (11 Comments)
The UK Government has confirmed that a total of 140 publicly-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across the United Kingdom (up from 100 at the end of 2025), which includes new sites in England, Wales and Scotland as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. But more are set to follow before 2027.
18th June, 2026 (3 Comments)
Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that their Direct-to-Device (D2D) based O2 Satellite service (here), which for £3 extra per month enables normal Smartphones to connect to their mobile network via Starlink’s cell-focused broadband satellites, now also works on Google Pixel devices (phones).
18th June, 2026 (2 Comments)
The European Commission (EC) has published their annual 2026 study of broadband and mobile network coverage in Europe, which reveals how the EU’s fixed gigabit broadband (FTTP and Hybrid Fibre Coax) and 5G mobile networks compare across all of its 27 countries. We compare this with the United Kingdom below.
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16th June, 2026 (8 Comments)
The UK telecoms and internet content regulator, Ofcom, has published a revised guidance document on network resilience, which was first published in 2024 (here) to give broadband, mobile and other digital network providers greater clarity on how they can “reduce the risk of network outages“. The new update clarifies their stance on power backup for mobile cell / mast sites.
16th June, 2026 (0 Comments)
The UK telecoms regulator has today proposed to give other operators access to harness the 2GHz radio spectrum band for Mobile Satellite Services (MMS), such as to support Direct-to-Device (DtD) solutions for connecting 4G and 5G Smartphones. Separately, they’ve also proposed to make more spectrum available for Earth Station in Motion (ESIM) satellite terminals on ships and aircraft.
16th June, 2026 (21 Comments)
The Conservative MP for Tonbridge, Tom Tugendhat, has accused mobile and broadband operators EE, O2 and Vodafone (Vodafone and Three UK) of delivering mobile signals in parts of London that are “worse” than he got in Kabul ten years ago and of operating a “near monopoly“, which he said meant they had “no incentive to improve“.
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15th June, 2026 (6 Comments)
Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and wireless infrastructure firm Cellnex UK have today signed a 5-year agreement to join the Brighton Main Line (BML) connectivity project, which aims to expand “highspeed” 5G mobile (mobile broadband) connectivity and tackle mobile signal “not-spots” across the route.
15th June, 2026 (3 Comments)
15th June, 2026 (3 Comments)
We’ve today published ISPreview’s first biannual study of the United Kingdom’s broadband download and upload speeds for 2026, which covers the first half of the year. The report reveals how the performance of the fastest fixed line internet providers, mobile network operators and Starlink (satellite) services has changed since the end of 2025
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12th June, 2026 (9 Comments)
Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks have published a progress update for their roll-out of 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage on the London Underground, which reveals that more sections of the Bakerloo, Metropolitan and Circle line are now live. The project is currently on target to complete by the end of 2026.
11th June, 2026 (0 Comments)
Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today announced the launch of a new “prioritisation capability” delivered over EE’s commercial mobile network. The new feature, called Mission Boost ™, enables organisations in “critical sectors” to access prioritised 4G and 5G connectivity during periods of congestion or high demand.
11th June, 2026 (2 Comments)
The UK telecoms regulator has today set out their plan to auction off a 25MHz (frequency) slice of the 1.4GHz radio spectrum band (i.e. the “Upper Block” of 1492 to 1517MHz) to mobile operators (EE, O2, Vodafone / Three UK) for use in their 4G and 5G based mobile broadband services, which will take place during the first half of 2027.
11th June, 2026 (9 Comments)
Residents in the two Essex (England) villages of Langham and Dedham, which are both home to around 3,000 people, have been left to suffer from poor to non-existent mobile connectivity after a local mobile mast at Gun Hill (Ipswich Road) was removed last month without the local authority approving a replacement site.
11th June, 2026 (0 Comments)
Mobile operator giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and uses O2 UK’s virtual operator (mvno) platform, today claims to have launched its “best ever” unlimited mobile data (mobile broadband) plan for just £14 per month on an 18-month minimum contract term (reduced from its normal price of £25 a month); they’ve also cut the price of their 30-day plan.
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