One in four Brits are planning to splash out on smart tech this Black Friday but nearly a third (31 per cent) find it hard to keep their connected tech connected, according to research from EE.  The research reveals 12.8 million shoppers plan to buy smart tech during Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales, with […]

Over half a million EE customers across the UK have received a boost to their mobile connectivity in time for Christmas, after the operator gifted 5G+ access to customers with compatible smartphones. As part of its latest network rollout, 20 new towns and cities are now also live with 5G+ ahead of the busy festive […]

Next-generation 6G networks will require up to three times more mid-band spectrum than is typically available today to keep pace with surging demand for data, AI-powered services and advanced digital applications, according to analysis published by the GSMA, which represents the mobile ecosystem worldwide. Vision 2040: Spectrum for the Future of Mobile Connectivity, an assessment […]

5G Standalone (SA) deployments have triggered a notable 2025 growth in the number of communications service providers (CSPs) offering differentiated connectivity commercial models based on 5G SA Network Slicing – where CSPs guarantee quality of service for customer use cases through the allocation of slices of the network, according to the November 2025 Ericsson Mobility […]

A forecast of the likely impact of Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) and Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite-based connectivity delivers some strong numbers, and suggests that the 2025-2034 CAGR will be 52.3 per cent and taking the market size to a massive $41.12 billion (€35.6bn) by 2034. The data, from Market.US forecasts that more than half of the market (52.7 […]

Virgin Media O2 has  announced 4G and 5G coverage improvements on more than 40 major UK motorways and A roads, supporting the digital infrastructure needed to help boost electric vehicle adoption. The improvements cover 590 miles of road, which is roughly the equivalent of driving from Exeter to Inverness.  Mobile coverage has been optimised on […]

Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report finds that Brits used nearly a fifth (18 per cent) more mobile data in 2025 than the previous year, totalling over 1.2 billion GB each month. That’s the equivalent of streaming 400 million football matches in HD, watching 315 billion TikToks, or sending 1.3 quadrillion text-only WhatsApp messages. While 4G […]

Luxembourg-based OQ Technology, a pioneering European direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity provider with 60 MHz of high-priority MSS S-band spectrum, has achieved a major technological milestone using its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to successfully deliver Europe’s first direct-to-mobile emergency broadcast message from space — transmitted directly to standard smartphones without any hardware or software […]

Nokia has been awarded a three-year deal by Telecom Italia (TIM) to expand and modernise the coverage and capacity of its 5G network after a competitive tender process. The strategic partnership will cover TIM’s customers across new regions, in addition to Nokia’s existing footprint. It supports TIM’s ambitions to tackle the digital divide and digitise […]

Tele2 and Telenor, through their joint network company Net4Mobility (N4M), have secured new spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in the spectrum auction conducted by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, at a total auction amount of SEK 465,850,000 (€42.4m). The new frequency allocations are a significant step in future-proofing Net4Mobility’s shared mobile network and […]