EE's progressive 4G network rollout is continuing at a rapid pace. It's just switched on LTE coverage in nine more towns, and now it's committed to delivering the blazing speeds of 4G to 27 more towns across the UK, including Oxford, Blackpool, Milton Keynes, and Guildford. Read More >>
Good news 4G-lovers -- EE's just flipped the switch on nine more towns across the UK, bringing the total to 27 towns and cities, which is meant to be 45 per cent of the UK population. Awesome. Read More >>
Dammit, it's hard to get a decent mobile data connection sometimes. Are the walls thick in your building? Are you surrounded by exotic electrical equipment that's causing interference? Or did you just stumble into a cage fight by accident? Read More >>
Tests on EE's new 4G network in Manchester have found it to be a rather patchy experience in these early days, with fewer than half of the city centre test locations able to connect to the new LTE service. Read More >>
A new way of mapping mobile data coverage is now live in the UK, which generates vastly more local and useful data than that provided by the networks -- and also separates call quality from data connectivity. Read More >>
Featured comment by signalmapper:
"Quick POI - http://OpenSignal.com have been doing this in the UK for over 2 years and have seen over 2 million worldwide contributions to their data." More »
It looks like the BBC will be making some changes to the Red Button service over the next few weeks, chopping up a few things, but also adding a few new things for our brightly Internet-connected future. Read More >>
Featured comment by Barry White:
"There are already a few internet channels on the freeview epg; i would like to see the BBC to offer more channels (sports specials etc) via the intern..." More »
The BBC did a cracking job covering the London Olympics -- too right, we last had it in 1948, so of course Auntie was going to go all-out with her coverage! Spanning 24 different live channels, online and on mobile, the coverage left absolutely nothing in the dark so you could follow your favourite sport right from the get-go. And follow it you did, according to stats the Beeb released this week. Read More >>
Featured comment by tsjmcgrath:
"Hm. Strange. Don't Scotland, NI and Wales all have their own governments though? Like, if the UK government passes a law, I think they have the right ..." More »
The main UK mobile networks all seem rather confident they'll be able to handle demand for services in and around the Olympic sites, with numerous claims of increased capacity and a general aura of readiness for our Olympic-sized mobile data use. Read More >>
Featured comment by lsb143:
"3 Don't get any reception on a normal day so it doesn't matter. :P
And for anyone who doesn't understand this is a #JOKE" More »
Ofcom has published a revised version of its infrastructure report for 2011. The good news is that 73 per cent of UK households get 3G from all networks; but 30 per cent of the country isn't covered by 3G at all. Read More >>
George Osborne has magicked up some money to help boost the UK's mobile infrastructure, finding and promising to spend £150m on enhancing the UK's mobile network -- so 99 per cent of the country will soon get a signal. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"So the Government will presumably pay the network operators (who aren't short of cash as far as I know) to put towers in areas they have deemed not pr..." More »