Ofcom's grumble-o-meter lights up for EE, TalkTalk, Vodafone
Q3 figures show the trio drawing the most broadband complaints per 100,000 customers
Personal Tech21 Feb 2026 | 32
Mobile Network
Europe's 5G Standalone stall risks falling behind US, Asia
Report warns delayed rollouts could widen capability gap as new standards emerge
Networks18 Feb 2026 | 25
UK unveils telecoms charter to curb mid-contract bill shocks
Legal teeth sold separately
Networks12 Feb 2026 | 28
Mobile industry says energy targets are meaningless without common metrics
NGMN warns fragmented standards leave operators guessing about power use
Networks18 Dec 2025 | 3
Brit broadband grilling descends into farce over targets and definitions
MPs press minister for answers – and get few
Networks18 Dec 2025 | 41
Ukraine first country in Europe to get Starlink satellite phone service
Kyivstar begins trials offering SMS connectivity when ground networks fail
Networks25 Nov 2025 | 7
BROADER TOPICS
6G isn't even here yet but mobile industry wants triple the spectrum
Report warns of 2030s capacity crunch without expanding mid-band airwaves
Networks24 Nov 2025 | 25
Outdated Samsung handset linked to fatal emergency call failure in Australia
Carrier insists network wasn't at fault when smartphone couldn't reach 000
Personal Tech18 Nov 2025 | 56
O2 cranks prices mid-contract, essentially telling customers to like it or lump it
Updated Ofcom 'disappointed' by decision that 'goes against the spirit of our rules'
Networks31 Oct 2025 | 82
Mind the gap – in mobile coverage: UK train signal to stay patchy till 2030
Minister pins hopes on low Earth orbit satellites to plug crap rail connectivity
Networks16 Oct 2025 | 17
Vodafone keels over, cutting off millions of mobile and broadband customers
Outage knocks out phones, broadband – even telco's own status page
Networks13 Oct 2025 | 73
BT promises 5G Standalone for 99% of the UK by 2030
Because 100% would just be silly
Networks02 Oct 2025 | 32
SpaceX bulks up Starlink Direct to Cell with $17B EchoStar spectrum deal
Dreams of one satellite constellation die so another can live
Networks09 Sep 2025 | 6
Windows Mobile Plans app to be disconnected in 2026
Microsoft shifts cellular management to Settings and the web
Applications29 Aug 2025 | 7
Dialing Earth: Skylo set to leapfrog T-Mobile and offer voice calls via satellite
Only a few Android phones will be able to support the service
Networks28 Aug 2025 | 4
Mobile industry charts course to smartphone satellite broadband
First services go live, but full-featured coverage depends on new chips, standards, and constellations
Networks06 Aug 2025 | 6
VodafoneThree's a crowd – now comes the hard bit
29M customers, four radio suppliers, and one hell of a network headache
Networks02 Jun 2025 | 67
Virgin Media O2 patches hole that let callers snoop on your coordinates
Researcher finds VoLTE metadata could be used to locate users within 100 meters
Security20 May 2025 | 33
Satellite phone tech coming to your mobe this year – but who pays for it?
Operators mulling whether to price tech into subs, says report, which notes Musk's Starlink satellite dominance
Networks10 Apr 2025 | 45
UK satellite smartphone services could get green light this year
At last, cell service from SPAAAAAACE
Networks26 Mar 2025 | 29
Britain dusts off idle spectrum for rail and emergency comms
1900 MHz band dormant since Y2K, but not available until 2029
Networks11 Mar 2025 | 50
Telco to open lab to test cell network interoperability with satellites
Because 4G notspots aren't much good to anyone
Networks19 Feb 2025 | 1
Mobile operators brace for bigger, faster headaches with 6G
NGMN reports what telcos want, but admits most can be delivered by 5G
Networks19 Feb 2025 | 47
Vodafone and Three permitted to tie the knot – if they promise to behave
Merger will create third large operator in UK mobile market
Networks05 Dec 2024 | 41
Starlink gets FCC nod for space calls, but can't dial up full power
Authorization conditional on operations not causing harmful interference
Networks27 Nov 2024 | 35
O2's AI granny knits tall tales to waste scam callers' time
Brit mobile network's Daisy has time, patience, and plenty of yarns to spin
AI + ML15 Nov 2024 | 51
Brit telcos to clash in high-speed mmWave spectrum showdown next year
Ofcom opens floodgates for turbocharged 5G in cities
Networks13 Nov 2024 | 14
Watchdog reluctantly blesses Vodafone-Three merger – with strings attached
Enough to knit a sweater, in fact
Networks12 Nov 2024 | 43
Game of phones: Voda-Three merger left rivals dialing for help
BT and some MVNOs very much against union, VMO2 more relaxed because of spectrum deal
Networks09 Oct 2024 | 11
US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene
Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss
Networks08 Oct 2024 | 39
Verizon taps another satellite operator to make texting from the middle of nowhere easier
iPhone-like functionality coming to other devices on the network soon
Networks29 Aug 2024 |
Axiom Space dials up Nokia to connect moonwalkers to 4G
Can't even get good signal in my garden
Networks22 Aug 2024 | 4
Shots fired as AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to block Starlink's direct-to-cell plans
Rivals claim signal waiver would interfere with terrestrial networks
Networks16 Aug 2024 | 40
Qualcomm goes budget with Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 5G chipset
Latest silicon aims to bring Gigabit connectivity to sub-$100 handsets
Personal Tech30 Jul 2024 |
AST SpaceMobile promises the Moon with seamless satellite phone service
Yet all its birds remain resolutely earthbound
Networks04 Jul 2024 | 5
Vodafone, VMO2 shuffle spectrum to woo watchdog amid merger moves
Vodafone chasing Three, but BT's complained borged entity would have 'disproportionate' capacity
Networks03 Jul 2024 | 6
Satellite phone service could soon become the norm
America's Big 3 cellcos all signed up already, though most of the 'non terrestrial' tech not actually live yet
Networks19 Jun 2024 | 48
Nokia demos upper 6 GHz band for mobile, but UK wants it shared with Wi-Fi
Splitting hotly contested spectrum could get messy
Networks05 Jun 2024 | 39
Vodafone and Three's UK merger hits regulatory roadblock
Watchdog concerns about price hikes and consolidation remain unresolved
Networks04 Apr 2024 | 11
Brits blissfully unbothered by snail-paced mobile network speeds
Too busy not using X to notice
Networks20 Mar 2024 | 53
More AI for cell networks as Intel rolls out vRAN platform
MWC Plus fresh edge compute system that may be able to run on existing infra
Systems26 Feb 2024 |
AT&T's apology for Thursday's outage should stretch to a cup of coffee
Check your service level agreements to make sure you'll at least get a slice of cake when your vendor goes down
Networks26 Feb 2024 | 13
Nokia brainwave turns cell towers into cash cows with backup batteries
Lower operator energy costs or sell power back to grid for $$$
Networks22 Feb 2024 | 28
5G network slicing finally shown to be more than pipe dream
Telcos demonstrate configuration in action at research facility. Now to find customers that want to buy one
Networks08 Feb 2024 | 14
Virgin Media comes top of the flops for customer complaints
Clean sweep across broadband, landline, and pay TV
Networks26 Jan 2024 | 38
BT to spell out contract price hikes in pounds and pence
Updated None of this inflation-linked percentage nonsense, says Ofcom
Networks17 Jan 2024 | 28
Is it time for 6G already? Traffic analysis says yep
Comment 5G networks won't have the capacity to cope by end of the decade
Networks29 Dec 2023 | 134
UK officials caught napping ahead of 2G and 3G doomsday
Parking meters and trash collection face disruption as networks switch off
Networks20 Dec 2023 | 86
Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off
Public Accounts Committee demands timetable for replacements, because things have run so smoothly so far...
Public Sector23 Oct 2023 | 352
Pacific telco backed by Australia, Japan, US bins Huawei
Nokia looks a more diplomatic choice at Digicel
Security05 Oct 2023 | 2
Huawei's UK tech eviction reportedly caused Sky to fall on mobile customers
Whatever the cause, MNVO customers not happy
Networks29 Sep 2023 | 43
Israel and Italy have cheapest mobile data out of 237 countries
Some in globe pay just $0.02 per GB, others rinsed for $43.75
Networks28 Sep 2023 | 42
BT confirms it's switching off 3G in UK from Jan next year
Time to retire that Nokia N97 at last?
Networks19 Sep 2023 | 123
We'll show you our patents if you show us yours, say Huawei and Ericsson
Analysts reckon extension of 2016 deal will be good for industry – as long there are no gotchas
Networks25 Aug 2023 | 12
SpaceX, T-Mobile US phone service will interfere with ours, claims rival
5G mobile and satellite operator accuses Musk firm of making 'elementary errors' in its calculations
Networks23 Aug 2023 | 16
Clingy Virgin Media won't let us leave, customers complain
Ofcom launches investigation into whether telco is making it difficult for people to cancel services
Networks13 Jul 2023 | 78
Vodafone offers '5G Ultra' to users of very specific phones in very specific locations
'It will likely be unnoticeable for many consumers' says analyst
Networks26 Jun 2023 | 19
It’s official: Vodafone and Three to tie the knot in the UK
Smile and say '5G' – CK Hutch and Voda group couple up in MergeCo
Networks14 Jun 2023 | 47
Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone service for Prime
Updated Web giant downplays rumors of deals with carriers
Networks02 Jun 2023 | 19
Telcos need another $3B in Uncle Sam's cash to remove Chinese network kit, says FCC
Take it Huawei? Not if they don't think Feds will refund them
Networks05 May 2023 | 30
T-Mobile US buys Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile for $1.35B
Video However, those Ryan Reynolds commercials aren't going anywhere
Personal Tech15 Mar 2023 | 9
Vodafone and Three's UK arms locked in merger talks
Regulators might have thing or two to say. And analysts warn of post consolidation price rises
Networks03 Oct 2022 | 33
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