Pay-TV operator EchoStar is selling $23 billions-worth (€19.8bn) of terrestrial spectrum designed to improve 5G and home Internet access. AT&T and EchoStar have also agreed to enhance their long-term wholesale network services agreement, enabling EchoStar to operate as a hybrid mobile network operator providing wireless service under EchoStar’s Boost Mobile brand. AT&T will be the […]
O2 is upgrading its mobile network at 22 Haven holiday sites around the UK this summer. The upgrades, delivered in collaboration with connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave, are part of O2’s Mobile Transformation Plan, which aims to future proof its mobile network and improve connectivity in high-demand areas across the UK. The first four upgraded sites, including Thornwick […]
RootMetrics, an Ookla company, has announced the findings of its bi-annual UK State of the Mobile Union report. EE won or shared every UK-wide RootScore Award in H1 2025, including its twenty-fourth consecutive UK Overall RootScore Award, recognising the operator for delivering the best overall network performance across the UK for 12 years and counting. […]
EE has teamed up with TV presenter and Parent Ambassador Konnie Huq and the EE Youth Council to launch The P.H.O.N.E. Contract, a free customisable agreement parents and children can use to set boundaries around smartphone behaviour. The new P.H.O.N.E Contract, developed with insight from thousands of UK families, comes as EE’s new under 18s […]
Using its ‘Multi-Operator Core Network’ technology, VodafoneThree has already switched on over 600 sites, representing the next stage of the telco’s £11 billion investment programme. This means customers’ devices will automatically connect to the best coverage available – whether that’s on the Vodafone or Three network – effectively giving them access to two networks at […]
Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints it has received about the UK’s main mobile, broadband and pay-TV providers. These figures cover the first quarter of 2025, from January to March. During this period, complaints about fixed broadband and pay-TV increased and complaints about landline and mobile stayed the same. Key findings: Virgin Media […]
Texas-based AST SpaceMobile has struck an agreement with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for global S-band priority transmission rights. Under the deal, AST will acquire Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) spectrum rights in the 1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz frequency bands for use in low-earth orbit. The transaction aligns with the company’s 3GPP global spectrum framework […]
Starlink’s direct-to-consumer cellular service, in conjunction with T-Mobile, is now live across the US and not just for T-Mobile clients. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced that the Starlink-powered service is officially out of its beta-testing phase, though it only supports text messaging and location-sharing at the moment. T-Satellite is currently available as a standalone subscription […]
Allison Kirkby, BT Chief Executive, commenting on the telco’s first quarter results said: “BT has had a solid start to the year, with our full fibre broadband now reaching more than 19 million homes and businesses and our 5G network available to over 87 per cent of the UK population. We’re seeing strong customer demand […]
Lynk Global, which is building a satellite-based service targeting cellular users, has abandoned its proposed merger with SLAM Corp, the ‘special purpose acquisition company’ (SPAC), which was working to mounting an IPO for the joint venture. The JV suffered a series of legal actions between the pair. The Slam business is headed by former baseball […]