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Three UK announces £2 a day EU roaming charge

10 September 2021, 11:11

In 2019 it pledged to "save people £187m in mobile roaming charges after Brexit".

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Openreach shares list of 551 FTTP rollout locations

25 June 2021, 11:11

The UK cities and towns targeted will all get gigabit-capable fibre by Dec 2026 at the latest.

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Virgin O2 merger provisionally approved by UK regulator

15 April 2021, 13:11

CMA looked closely at whether merger could lead to reduced competition.

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UK Gov brings forward Huawei 5G network install ban

1 December 2020, 21:11

But the target for the complete eradication of Huawei's 5G kit remains the end of 2027.

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UK mobile firms won't be able to sell locked phones from Dec 2021

27 October 2020, 11:11

And Ofcom is looking to make broadband switching between networks easier.

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Nokia will replace Huawei kit used for BT / EE mobile networks

29 September 2020, 13:11

BT had enjoyed a strong relationship with Huawei dating back to 2005.

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Samsung hosting Galaxy S20 Fan Edition event on 23 September

14 September 2020, 13:41

In other mobile news; Asda Mobile switches to Vodafone, Voxi launches endless video plans.

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Ofcom publishes fourth annual telecoms service quality report

21 August 2020, 12:21

It finds Plusnet (ISP) and Tesco Mobile (Mobile) deliver the greatest user satisfaction levels.

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Ofcom looks into 'personalised pricing' in telecoms industry

7 August 2020, 14:21

Pricing algorithms based on user behaviour are 'unfair' according to research.

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UK gov finally decides on Huawei 5G equipment ban

14 July 2020, 16:51

Meanwhile Samsung has shared its vision for 6G communications.

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Virgin Media UK high street stores won't be reopening

29 May 2020, 11:11

It plans to offer the 341 affected staff, from 53 closed stores, new roles in the company.

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Virgin Media and O2 merger agreed

7 May 2020, 10:11

50-50 joint venture will create a major rival to BT. Deal is valued at £31.4 billion.

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O2 confirms it is in merger talks with Virgin Media

4 May 2020, 12:11

The precise terms of the talks, or whether they will result in a merger, are not known.

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UK ISPs cooperate with Govt during Covid-19 crisis

30 March 2020, 11:11

Removing caps on data, adding bill payment flexibility, paying attention to vulnerable customers.

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Vodafone and Rakuten invest in space-based mobile network

5 March 2020, 13:21

SpaceMobile will initially offer 4G connectivity via low-Earth-orbit, low-latency satellites.

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Ofcom says that UK 5G network isn't harmful to health

25 February 2020, 11:11

EMF measurements at 16 locations in 10 cities across the UK were tiny fractions of safe limits.

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Mandatory end-of-contract UK telecoms notifications begin

17 February 2020, 12:11

Phone, broadband and TV customers must now be warned when their contract is ending.

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EE comes top in 2019 UK Mobile Network Tests by Umlaut

15 January 2020, 12:11

EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three 3G and 4G tests were conducted across 21 cities and 29 towns.

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Ofcom proposes to ban sale of network locked phones

17 December 2019, 10:11

And it is planning to make home broadband switching even easier.

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5G mobile networks provide 4.5X speed boosts to UK users

19 November 2019, 14:41

Speed testing giant Ookla shows early 5G networks are much faster than 4G services.

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Virgin Media is switching its 3m mobile customers to Vodafone

6 November 2019, 13:41

It has signed up to a 5 year MVNO contract with Vodafone, starting from late 2021.

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O2 UK starts to offer unlimited data tariffs for the first time

13 September 2019, 11:11

Unlimited data will be available with smartphone contracts and SIM-only (from £33).

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EE launches unlimited 4G and 5G SIM and handset plans

29 August 2019, 12:11

UK's biggest mobile network responds to Three and Vodafone competitive offerings.

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Three 5G Home Broadband goes live in parts of London

19 August 2019, 11:11

Initial offer is unlimited data for £35 per month on a 12-month contract.

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GiffGaff UK doubles data on £10, £12 and £15 goodybags

15 August 2019, 12:11

For those outlays you will now get 6GB, 10GB and 15GB of data (plus unlimited mins/texts).

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O2 5G will be switched on this October

25 July 2019, 14:11

Service will go live in 20 towns and cities in 2019, and up to 50 by summer next year.

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Amazon asks FCC permission to launch 3,236 comms satellites

8 July 2019, 14:11

4th July filing to the FCC outlines plans to use satellites to deliver broadband to millions.

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Vodafone UK switches on 5G service, with unlimited data plans

3 July 2019, 15:41

Telco has laid down gauntlet with unlimited mobile data plans from £23. No premium for 5G.

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Three announces "UK's fastest 5G" will launch in August

2 July 2019, 12:11

Firm has biggest 5G spectrum holding and has revealed plans for home broadband too.

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EE launches UK's first 5G mobile broadband plans

28 June 2019, 14:11

Plans come with the advanced HTC 5G Hub and cost from £50pcm (50GB data) over 2 yrs.

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EE says it will launch UK's first 5G service on 30th May

22 May 2019, 16:21

First 5G smartphones from brands including Samsung and OnePlus go on sale today.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G arrives in the UK on 7th June

16 May 2019, 11:10

Initially available via EE and Vodafone in Majestic Black and Crown Silver.

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Vodafone UK will launch its 5G network on 3rd July 2019

14 May 2019, 14:11

In Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and London to start with.

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