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 […]
Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints the media regulator has received about the UK’s main broadband, mobile, and pay-TV providers. These figures cover the second quarter of 2025, from April to June. Overall complaint numbers decreased compared to the previous quarter; complaints about fixed broadband and pay-TV decreased while complaints about pay-monthly mobile […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has announced the final results of its mmWave spectrum auction, following completion of the remaining stages. On October 16th, Ofcom announced the results of the Principal stage, which determined how much spectrum each of the three bidders – EE, O2 and VodafoneThree – had won, and how much they had committed […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has announced the outcome of the Principal stage of its auction to release more airwaves to improve 5G in the busiest places. A total of 5.4 GHz of spectrum was up for grabs – the most ever to be made available in an Ofcom auction. This spectrum, known as ‘mmWave’ because […]
UK telco BT has revealed an ambition to deliver 5G standalone to 99 per cent of the UK population by the end of FY30 – four years ahead of any other UK mobile operator’s stated projections. In a blog post, Howard Watson, Chief Security and Networks Officer, BT Group, suggests that from the buzz of […]
Freshwave, a connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider, has brought nearly 50 new outdoor small cell sites live for mobile network operator (MNO) EE in the City of London, expanding coverage and improving 4G and 5G connectivity for EE mobile customers. EE continues to enhance mobile connectivity for its customers in the Square Mile, with the latest sites […]
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 […]
EE has announced a new suite of smartphone services for parents and their children, as it becomes the UK’s first major network provider to unveil a range of under 18s smartphone plans, in-store appointments offering online safety support, and new digital resources to provide guidance to parents ahead of the next school year. The new […]