Ofcom 'fair deal' action: UK mobile networks agree to slash contract charges when lock-in ends – except Three
Hutchison's underdog won't, even if handset paid off
Legal22 Jul 2019 | 31
Mobile Network
2025: HELLO? WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU, I'M ON THE TUBE. FULL 4G NOW. NAH, IT'S CRAP
Transport for London missed the train for 2019 deadline
Networks19 Jul 2019 | 22
Oh look. Vodafone has extended its ultrafast 5G network to deliver... Wi-Fi?
Hey, that's a real use case, you at the back, stop your sniggering
Networks17 Jul 2019 | 45
UK's Openreach admits 50k premises on 'gigabit-capable' FTTP network can't get gigabit speeds
330Mbps will have to do. Boohoo
Networks05 Jul 2019 | 65
Firefox Preview for Android: Mozilla has another go at a mobile browser
Firefox Focus frozen as Mozilla redirects Android effort ... despite small market share
Software28 Jun 2019 | 37
Russia signs Huawei deal as Chinese premier decries 'protectionism', 'unilateral approaches'
While Arm founder slams US tantrum tactics from the big orange baby
Networks06 Jun 2019 | 35
BROADER TOPICS
Another TITSUP* on this lovely Tuesday: Virgin Mobile takes time out to enjoy the sunshine
Updated British provider's calls, text and data all grind to a halt
Personal Tech14 May 2019 | 30
'Fake 5G' feud falters as Sprint, AT&T settle suit over 'misleading' label
The 'E' is for 'Ersatz'
Networks23 Apr 2019 | 7
Cheapskate Brits appear to love their Poundland MVNOs as UK's big four snubbed in survey again
Updated Giffgaff tops satisfaction ratings, Vodafone brings up the rear
Networks23 Apr 2019 | 77
UK comms watchdog mulls 5G tweaks: Operators want moooooar power
Oh and remove the guard bands, would you Ofcom?
Networks19 Apr 2019 | 38
It is but 'LTE with new shoes': Industry bod points a judgy finger at the US and Korea's 5G fakery
Wait until you see the real thing, folks...
Networks15 Apr 2019 | 44
UK.gov: Hi, it looks like you're procuring comms infrastructure. Might we suggest... all vendors?
Ministry of Fun review likely to recommend happy shopping
Networks04 Apr 2019 | 2
O2 brings forth a Friday fail for some unlucky UK customers
Updated Voice services go TITSUP* to round out the week
Networks22 Mar 2019 | 10
What's holding up the 5G utopia in Britain? Quite a lot, actually
Special Report Views from the morning after the night before
Networks22 Mar 2019 | 18
Overheard at a Brit mobe network: On the count of Three UK, smile and say, er... we lost how many customers?
Never mind, we've got a fistful of spectrum and 5G's a-coming...
Networks21 Mar 2019 | 25
Size isn't everything when talking mobile performance: The UK's largest cities suck at it
London, Birmingham forced to wear survey's dunce cap
Networks19 Mar 2019 | 11
Do Martians dream of electric Nimbys? Selling 5G needs steak, not just sizzle
Comment Let's talk about specs baby, let's talk about real 5G
Networks18 Mar 2019 | 19
Overhyped 5G is being 'rushed', Britain's top comms boffin reckons
The technology's not ready – but they won't wait
Networks14 Mar 2019 | 39
Dear Britain's mast-fearing Nimbys: Do you want your phone to work or not?
Analysis Building to nowhere
Networks08 Mar 2019 | 187
Vodafone: Daft Huawei comms gear ban will cripple UK – and cost punters loads
Big Red details 5G plans
Networks07 Mar 2019 | 22
5G is 'ready' once you redefine 'ready'... and then redefine 'reality'
Analysis It'll be big one day. But that day is not tomorrow
Networks06 Mar 2019 | 21
So. To the question we really wanted answering: How real is 5G?
MWC We kick the wares in Barcelona
Networks27 Feb 2019 | 40
Go, go, Gadgets Boy! 'Influencer' testing 5G for Vodafone finds it to be slower than 4G
Hilarity ensues
Networks21 Feb 2019 | 60
EE customer: Creepy ex used employee access to change my mobile number, spy on me
Chap slapped with harassment warning, sacked from UK mobile network
Security08 Feb 2019 | 12
Treaty of Roam: No-deal Brexit mobile bill shock
As for the Big 4 UK mobile firms, there's a first mover disadvantage
On-Prem07 Feb 2019 | 151
Trolling in the Reg's forums... we mean, er, 'working' on the train still rubbish thanks to patchy data coverage
Rail fails to keep up with 4G
Networks07 Feb 2019 | 45
Mobile network Three UK's customer details exposed in homepage blunder
Exclusive World+dog could view security answers and more
Security01 Feb 2019 | 46
Nothing 'unites teams' like a good relocation, eh Vodafone?
Cost-cutting effort to see sites close, staffers shifted
On-Prem23 Jan 2019 | 52
Dixons Carphone still counting cost of miserly mobile phone sales
Things are, er, looking up though: activist investor Elliott Management is reportedly sniffing around retailer
On-Prem22 Jan 2019 | 22
Ready for Glasto-net? Cheap, local low-power networks up for grabs in the UK
Ofcom proposes shakeup of spectrum bidding process
Networks21 Dec 2018 | 13
Sticking with one mobile provider gets you... Oh. Price rises, big exit fees, and lovely, lovely lock-in
UK competition bods threaten action against 'loyalty penalty'
Networks19 Dec 2018 | 45
Ofcom: More spectrum for all the good boys and girls. Except you, EE. You've had your fill
UK mobile networks had better open their wallets
Networks18 Dec 2018 | 6
If most punters are unlikely to pay more for 5G, why all the rush?
Analysis 5G is like 3G, except this time they mean it
Networks14 Dec 2018 | 39
Telcos enlist Google, Amazon to help protect Europe's data from Big Tech
Comment Orange, DT's plan to take on firms that create 'competitive asymmetries'
Personal Tech13 Dec 2018 | 11
Qualcomm all ye faithful: 5G's soon triumphant... like 2020 soon. Really
We just modem down with that headline (OK maybe not)
Networks12 Dec 2018 | 8
Expired cert... Really? #O2down meltdown shows we should fear bungles and bugs more than hackers
Comment Incompetence is a kind of malware
Networks07 Dec 2018 | 165
Total Inability To Support User Phones: O2 fries, burning data for 32 million Brits
'Global' network issue pinned on supplier – Ericsson 'working' on solution
Networks06 Dec 2018 | 184
Now you, too, can snoop on mobe users from 3G to 5G with a Raspberry Pi and €1,100 of gizmos
Crypto-boffins' paper shows AKA protocol still broken
Security05 Dec 2018 | 25
Mobile networks are killing Wi-Fi for speed around the world
And that means smartphones will need to get smarter
Networks23 Nov 2018 | 108
A 5G day may come when the courage of cable and DSL fails ... but it is not this day
Analysis Tech issues and rivalries can slow this down
Networks20 Nov 2018 | 75
We definitely don't need more towers, says new Vodafone boss scraping around for €8bn savings
Steady as she goes with 5G
On-Prem13 Nov 2018 | 23
4G slowcoach Three plans network and IT overhaul to get foot in the door with 5G
The future's... made of ... virtual insanity
Networks08 Nov 2018 | 12
Mobile ops and Wi-Fi set to scrap for spectrum in the glorious 5G future
To the death? Not necessarily, but the gloves are off
Networks06 Nov 2018 | 13
Boom! Just like that the eSIM market emerges – and jolly useful it is too
Thanks, Apple. Seriously
Personal Tech02 Nov 2018 | 94
While everyone coos at the promise of 5G, UK network Three asks if it can tempt you with 4G+
Need to up dem data rates
Networks01 Nov 2018 | 32
The Chinese are here: Xiaomi to bring phones to the UK next month
Next stop, formaldehyde-free mattresses?
Personal Tech29 Oct 2018 | 46
You can hear a PIN drop... All quiet on the mobile broadband speed front, says network watcher OpenSignal
UK operators this summer look much like they did last year
Networks11 Oct 2018 | 6
Brit mobe operator O2 asks cut-off customers: Have you tried turning it on and off again?
Updated Classic. But in the meantime, folk can't make or receive calls
Networks04 Oct 2018 | 32
Turns out download speed isn't everything when streaming video on your smartphone
Someone should tell mobile industry. Oh, here we go
Networks25 Sep 2018 | 23
Vodafone and EE ship Apple's Watch 4, but not without LTE teething issues
Which gets you the best deal? We did the arithmetic
Personal Tech24 Sep 2018 | 7
Brits pay £490m extra for mobes they already own – Citizens Advice
4 million people keep paying for contracts that include handset charges
Personal Tech19 Sep 2018 | 70
Probably for the best: Apple makes sure eSIMs won't nuke the operators
Analysis Expect things to stay much as they are
Personal Tech14 Sep 2018 | 70
UK networks have 'no plans' to bring roaming fees back after Brexit
Why don't I feel terribly reassured?
Legal13 Sep 2018 | 131
Canny Brits are nuking the phone bundle
Refurb growing and almost half say 'no way' to Apple
Personal Tech06 Sep 2018 | 92
Belfast's networks are hella fast, London's are in the bog
Northern Ireland capital is tops for just about everything mobile
Networks05 Sep 2018 | 5
Keep yer plastic, says analyst: eSIMs aren't all they're cracked up to be
Interview IoT-oriented tech has few advantages for consumers
Personal Tech24 Aug 2018 | 63
Vodafone's spending pays off - but EE hangs on to UK network crown
EE by gum, BT Group brand wins
Networks14 Aug 2018 | 24
Time to party like it's 2005! Palm is coming BAAAA-ACK
Nostalgia warp now almost complete
Personal Tech09 Aug 2018 | 62
UK comms revenues reach all-time low of £54.7bn, as internet kills the TV star
Plus: Ofcom report reveals demise of the phone-call
Networks02 Aug 2018 | 25
Brits whinging less? About ISPs, networks and TV? It's gotta be a glitch in the Matrix
Happy now? For realsies?
Personal Tech18 Jul 2018 | 35
And that's now all three LTE protocol layers with annoying security flaws
Infosec wizards show how spies can snoop on website traffic, redirect browsers over 4G
Security29 Jun 2018 | 16
Vodafone pinches mobe network nerd metrics from the mighty EE
Surgical investment pays off for performance in three UK cities
Networks29 Jun 2018 | 7
Biting the hand that feeds IT
