Five of UK’s leading mobile operators have agreed to put a cap on bills for stolen or missing mobile phones in a bid to protect consumers from incurring unexpectedly high bills. UK…
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BT to roll out own 4G service soon; likely to undercut pricing of other operators
BT will soon be making a re-entry into the consumer mobile sector with the launch its own 4G service – a move that will see BT return after almost 15 years when…
Say goodbye to notspots as UK Gov, mobile operators ink £5 billion deal
The UK government and four major mobile operators of the country have inked a £5 billion deal in a bid to improve mobile phone voice and text coverage across the country and…
Ofcom planning 4G spectrum auction for next year; will help reduce congestion
UK communications regulator Ofcom on Friday announced it has scheduled 4G spectrum auction in late 2015 or early 2016. The regulator said it will sell off 40MHz of spectrum in the 2.3GHz…
Network congestion to blame for declining UK 4G speeds
4G LTE may have a reputation of delivering anywhere between five to ten times faster speeds than 3G, but that’s not always realisable and speeds may decline owing to a number of…
UK Gov’s national roaming law to force mobile operators to share infrastructure
The UK government is planning to introduce a new legislation in the parliament sometime this week, which if passed will force mobile operators to agree on network-switching arrangements with their rivals –…
EE’s 4G userbase hits 5.6 million milestone
EE has grown huge to become the Europe’s biggest 4G mobile operator with a userbase of whopping 5.6 million. Announcing third quarter results on Wednesday, the mobile operator revealed it has added…
EE planning to axe 350 administrative jobs
UK mobile operator EE is considering to axe around 350 administrative jobs as part of a revamping plan that will see a significant reduction in corporate positions at the mobile network. According…
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…
Leading UK mobile telcos slam government’s National Roaming plan
EE, O2 UK, Vodafone UK and Hutchison 3G UK (Three) claim the plan to be unworkable in the set timeframe and undesirable in principle.
EE is UK’s best mobile network operator claims new report
EE has been crowned as UK’s best mobile operator ranking top in all mobile performance test categories, a new research report suggests. According to network testing firm RootMetrics, EE topped in all…
Ofcom revises proposed spectrum price hike; operators welcome changes
The spectrum licensing kitty now adds up to £246.8 million!
Supreme Court upholds CAT decision in favour of BT over ladder pricing
EE: We are both surprised and disappointed by this decision. We are closely considering our position, but, regardless of the outcome, EE remains firmly of the view that BT’s ladder charges are ultimately harmful to consumers and investment in mobile coverage.