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4GEE Mobile Living Index 2015 Highlights

EE has released its latest 4G Mobile Living Index, which looks at 4G trends such as video streaming and social media use, as well as the impact of 4G on health and fitness apps. Combining analysis of EE’s 4G network and an independent telephone survey of 1,000 of EE’s 4G users conducted by TNS, the … Read More

4G Overtakes 3G on EE

As mobile network EE celebrates reaching 10 million 4G customers, making it Europe’s largest 4G network, it has also announced that 4G has overtaken 3G use for the first time. On the EE network total 4G traffic has now outpaced total 3G traffic. The growth of 4G hasn’t just benefited towns and cities, it has … Read More

Carphone Warehouse Launches Low Cost 4G Network iD

New mobile network iD, which uses Three’s infrastructure, will be launched by Carphone Warehouse today. The MVNO is advertising itself as the cheapest 4G network in the UK. While iD has not yet released full details of its 4G price plans, they are expected to be very affordable, with introductory offers starting from just £7.50 … Read More

EE Releases Osprey 2 4G WiFi Devices

EE has followed up its original 4G WiFi device the Osprey with two new devices, the Osprey 2 and colourful Osprey 2 Mini. These devices will allow EE customers to connect in more places and to charge their mobile devices at the same time. The launch of the Osprey 2 devices is part of the … Read More

EE Launches Harrier 4G Handset

Tomorrow EE will be launching its second own brand 4G handset in the form of the Harrier, alongside a more compact version known as the Harrier Mini. EE, which launched its own brand range last year with the Kestrel handset, has unveiled two new 4G smartphones as part of the next phase in the roll … Read More

Deloitte Calls 4G the New Normal

As part of its report Mobile Consumer 2014: The UK Cut, Deloitte has assessed the state of 4G in the UK, and compared it with a similar report put together a year before looking at what consumers are using 4G for – specifically its impact on streaming video. When 4G was launched it was expected … Read More

Three Celebrates Three Million 4G Customers

The rollout of 4G from Three is progressing quickly and the network says over three million of its customers are now able to use 4G at no additional cost. Three has over eight million customers in the UK and more than a third of these (3.1 million) are now getting to enjoy the benefits of … Read More

Nokia Tests 5G Technology

At the second annual Brooklyn 5G summit Nokia Networks has demonstrated the power of new technology that can deliver speeds of up to 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) – around 40 times the fastest speeds currently possible on 4G – paving the way for 5G, the next generation of mobile internet. Samsung tested a similar … Read More

Vodafone Includes 4G in All Handset Bundles

In an overall boost to its 4G service offering Vodafone is now offering 4G automatically on all pay monthly agreements that include a 4G compatible handset. Vodafone UK has announced a number of improvements to its 4G service offering, the most notable of which is that all pay monthly handset bundles will now automatically include … Read More

Ofcom Reports on 4G Progress

An Ofcom report released last week outlined the progress of 4G within the UK and compared the four major 4G networks in terms of download speeds, web browsing speeds, upload speeds, and latency, in five major UK cities. Ofcom’s report indicates the current state of the nationwide 4G rollout, stating that EE’s 4G network now … Read More