There has been a lot of activity on the rural notspot front in the UK with Ofcom calling upon mobile operators in the country to tackle the issue head on. However, a…
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Carphone Warehouse announces tariff plan ahead of iD’s launch
Recently high street retailer Carphone Warehouse announced the launch of its own mobile network dubbed ‘iD’ and now it has revealed pricing details of tariffs for its Three MVNO, which launches Tuesday,…
BT reports over 50,000 BT Mobile sign-ups within just six weeks of launch
BT on Thursday announced it has signed up more than 50,000 mobile customers within just six weeks of releasing a SIM-only 4G offering. The UK mobile operator marked its re-entry into the…
Three UK to roll out VoLTE across 4G network later this year
UK Mobile operator Three has announced it will introduce voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) to its network sometime later this year. At a press event the operator said VoLTE will be rolled out to customers…
Carphone Warehouse announces launch of own mobile network ‘iD’
Carphone Warehouse has announced the launch of its own mobile network dubbed ‘iD’. According to Carphone Warehouse, iD is “a new mobile network that is built around what the customer wants and…
Google confirms plans of launching mobile network soon
Google has confirmed that it is working to launch a virtual mobile network service of its own. The confirmation came via Google’s senior vice president of products, Sundar Pichai, who said the…
UK mobile networks gauged; EE rated best, Vodafone worst
UK’s mobile network landscape will soon see a huge transition with two major acquisitions and launch of two new virtual mobile networks and to give a picture of the current state of…
Dixons Carphone teams up with Three to launch mobile network
Dixons Carphone has inked a partnership with Three owner Hutchison Whampoa that will see the former launch its own mobile phone network in the UK. The new network will be a mobile…
NSA allegedly spied on emails of mobile phone company employees
New documents shared by Edward Snowden reveal that the National Security Agency (NSA), US was spying on emails of mobile phone company employees under an operation dubbed AURORAGOLD. According to a report…
New 4G coverage heat map reveals mobile connectivity strength across UK
A new 4G coverage heat map, compiled by wireless coverage mapping company OpenSignal, showcases strength of 2G, 3G and 4G signals available across the UK on key networks – EE, O2, Three…
One in three tasks, one in seven calls fail aboard trains in UK claims new research
One in three mobile internet tasks and one in seven voice calls attempted on commuter train routes in UK gets failed, new research claims. According to a recent study conducted by Global…
Three becomes first and only UK mobile operator to sell unlocked handsets
Three: We’re confident in our network and want to provide the best experience to those that purchase their device from us.
UK Government planning to plug ‘not spots’ with national roaming
The scheme may help provide better coverage to folks in rural areas, but chances of friction between operators may increase.
EE restores full service after 13 hours network outage
UK mobile operator EE had fixed a massive signal outage that started from 6:30 pm on Wednesday, affecting users in a number of locations across the country. Thirteen hours after EE first…