Ofcom has opened a consultation on the situation where mobile customers on bundled handset and airtime deals do not take action at the end of their minimum contract period
West Midlands to become UK’s first large-scale 5G testbed
The West Midlands has won the bid to become Britain’s 5G test area after the government awarded the region a contract to develop new wireless technology services
British broadcasters and ISPs call for new watchdog to police social media
A coalition of Britain’s broadcasters and communications providers has called for the creation of a new watchdog to fight the problem of abuse and misinformation online
Ofcom releases the Communications Markets Report 2018
UK regulator Ofcom released its annual report on the state of UK communications markets. The report shows an overall decline by 2.1% across communications markets. Telecoms markets’ revenues fell by 1.1% on the previous year
Broadband speeds in UK slip down global league table
According to data collected by M-Lab and compiled by UK broadband comparison site Cable, the UK has slipped from 31st to 35th place in the global broadband league tables, behind 25 other European countries
Three UK communicates further steps towards 5G rollout
Three UK has continued its preparations for the rollout of 5G with an enhanced agreement with SSE Enterprise Telecoms to connect Three’s network to BT exchanges
