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Virgin Media pledges unlimited 4G data for broadband customers

The Ultimate Oomph bundle can be used by customers at home or on-the-go

EE switches on 5G in six cities

Six cities will see download speeds of up to 1Gbps. Contracts and smartphones are available today

Vodafone unveils 5G prices for Samsung Galaxy S10 and Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

Prices start from £50 to £77 per month

EE and Vodafone pause Huawei 5G phone launches

Both operators planned to launch two 5G Huawei smartphones

EE wins the race to become the first 5G UK operator ahead of May 30 rollout

Six cities across the UK will see 5G switched on, with EE announcing more cities by 2020

EE customers complain of signal loss as outages hit across the UK

The capital has been among the worst affected according to DownDetector but EE has since resolved the issue

UK networks promise government they will collaborate on eliminating not-spots

However the proposal is dependent on telecoms regulator Ofcom removing coverage obligations

Vodafone may not be able to hold 5G prices at current 4G level

Analysts question Vodafone’s long term 5G pricing strategy

UK operators to take back £220m spectrum licence fee

Vodafone will invest the money in its future infrastructure

Huawei will bring the Mate 20 X 5G to the UK

All four major operators will range the 5G smartphone

Trump blacklists Huawei from US and declares ‘national emergency’ over IT threats

Huawei is not named specifically in the order but is believed to be its prime target

Sony Xperia 1 available for pre-order across a number of UK operators

Customers can receive a PlayStation 4 or headphones across a number of bundle deals

Exclusive: iD Mobile hits one million postpaid customer milestone

iD Mobile has also announced a 52-week partnership with the KISS Breakfast Show

Councils urged to do more to help 5G rollout warns Mobile UK

5G provides an opportunity to “break down barriers” according to Mobile UK

Vodafone 5G to go live in the UK in July

The operator also cut its annual dividend to offset cost of 5G spectrum

Big Four networks agree on plan to eliminate rural not-spots

Ofcom says it is ‘encouraged’ by the cooperation

Virgin Media renews Southampton FC sponsorship

The agreement lasts until the end of the 2021/22 season

OnePlus strikes ranging partnership with Three

OnePlus smartphones will be ranged across all four major operators

O2 Q1 revenues up 5.3pc to £1.47bn

O2 unveils investment plans for high footfall stadiums and hotels

EE to launch 5G “imminently”

16 UK cities will connect to 5G in the first phase of rollout

Carphone Warehouse and Vodafone now stocking Samsung Galaxy A Series

A20e and A80 to come later in the month

EE launches personalised Smart Plans

Plans do not apply to SIM-only customers

Ofcom report shows increasing satisfaction with mobile reception, fall in complaints

The report also examined performances of landline and broadband operators

Vodafone found Huawei backdoors in equipment

Backdoors were found in home internet routers and fixed-line networks in Italy

Vodafone suspended from the Prompt Payment Code

The operator is the only telco out of 17 companies to have been removed or suspended

Glastonbury to become UK’s first 5G connected festival

An estimated 200,000 people are expected to attend Glastonbury festival

Networks nonplussed about Govt’s Huawei green light

Vodafone UK’s CTO has called for cooperation with the manufacturer

Three teams with Callsign to tackle SIM-swap fraud

Callsign is also looking to expand into other countries served by Hutchinson operators

Vodafone rated UK’s worst network provider by Which?

The operator finishes last for the eighth year running

Vodafone installs fast 4G on Cornish beachfront phone boxes

Installation comes in time for the Easter weekend

Three launches small business proposition Three Means Business

The proposition allows the same benefits as Three’s regular pay monthly deals

O2 to activate 5G network in June at Millbrook Testing Ground

The network will be used in Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Development

Ofcom: Broadband and landline customers will see automatic compensation

The new scheme could see customers benefit from £142m in payments, says Ofcom

Oppo partners with Swisscom as it enters the 5G race with Reno 5G smartphone

Oppo will officially launch the Reno series in Zurich on April 24

95pc UK mobile coverage may need innovative ideas

Hitting the 95 per cent coverage target could boost UK GDP by £75 billion

EE sweeps the board at Opensignal Mobile Experience Awards

Other operators show signs of improvement, says analytics firm

Match-day experience will be transformed by 5G says study

Spanish giants FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have recently announced high-tech plans for their respective current grounds

Cellhire takes on Vodafone man in push for resellers

Cellhire reported turnover of £21 million for the 2017-2018 financial year

BT’s Allera urges industry to back rural coverage pledge

BT CEO has called for a cross-industry Rural Coverage Pledge

Birmingham receives first ever UK 5G train station trials

Vodafone is rolling out 5G to 19 towns and cities this year, including Wolverhampton

Ofcom spectrum auction not sufficient for mobile coverage target, Parliament told

Regulator’s CTO has called for ‘innovative solutions’ to reach target A senior Ofcom officer has said its current spectrum auction will not be sufficient on its own for the UK to reach 95 per cent geographical mobile coverage. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, the telecoms regulator’s CTO Mansoor Hanif told

Vodafone expands its roaming footprint to 104 global destinations

Vodafone claims to offer 4G roaming to more destinations than any other UK operator

Virgin Media Business launches mobile data sharing plan for SMEs

Plans can be scaled depending on the size of the business

Mobile News XPO: Rural areas will not be a priority for 5G

5% of UK landscape will “never be worth covering”

Mobile News XPO: two-phase 5G launch and rollout expected

Early adopters to shape long-term applications

Mobile News XPO: Networks urge relaxation of planning laws to account for taller and bigger 5G masts

Average UK mast height is 15m, compared to 25m in Europe

Focus on 5G rather than fibre broadband, urges Vodafone government affairs chief

But CityFibre sales director says the UK has work to do with its FTTP penetration

Mobile News XPO: Huawei ban would impact UK 5G customers say network chiefs

BT CTO says Huawei tech is “18 months ahead” of competitors