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4G in London in 2015

Rootmetrics has recently released an in-depth report on the state of 4G in London, so this week we’ll be looking at the urban mobile experience in various places around the capital. This post will take an overall look at the performance of the different networks in the centre of London, while the next two posts … 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

EE Still Leads the Way in RootMetrics Review

The results of the RootMetrics 2nd Half 2014 UK Mobile Network Performance Review are out and EE still leads the way for overall performance among the four 4G network providers, with Three, coming second, and O2 and Vodafone coming third and fourth respectively. The RootMetrics UK Mobile Network Performance Review is an in-depth report providing … Read More

Vodafone to Launch Voice Over 4G This Summer

Vodafone has announced that it will be launching Voice over 4G along with Wi-Fi calling this summer with a view to improving network coverage and voice call quality. Earlier this week Vodafone unveiled its plans to bring 4G voice calls, known as Voice over LTE or VoLTE, to its customers. This will enable voice calls … Read More

EE Tops 400 Mbps at Wembley Stadium

Last year we announced a partnership between EE and Wembley Stadium to create the most connected stadium in the world. With EE’s 4G+ service set to be switched on in March, the network has been testing an advanced form of carrier aggregation at the stadium with impressive results. This week EE took part in 4G … Read More

4G Speeds Decreasing According to OpenSignal Report

The latest OpenSignal UK State of the Market Report, put together in association with Which?, shows that 4G speeds in the UK have almost halved in the last year – so what is causing this decline? Decline in 4G speeds The main reason that 4G speeds have been decreasing is that more people are signing … Read More

Ofcom to Undertake 4G Network Testing

Independent communications regulator Ofcom has announced that it will be undertaking non-commissioned testing of specific operator mobile networks in the UK for the first time. This will include both 4G and 3G tests and has been described as ‘walk and drive’ testing. Ofcom are to perform operator specific testing on the EE, Vodafone, O2, and … Read More