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CMA raises concerns about Vodafone-Three UK merger

Last year, Vodafone and Three UK had announced a deal to merge their operations The proposed merger between U.K. telcos Vodafone and Three could lead to higher prices for customers and affect investment in local mobile networks, according to the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority...

Vodafone commits to extending 5G SA technology across Scotland

Vodafone said that the deployment of 5G SA networks in Scotland will benefit for several sectors including healthcare, agriculture, education and energy U.K.-based carrier Vodafone said it aims to provide 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology to nearly 90% of Scotland by 2034 as a result...

CMA launches formal investigation into Vodafone-Three merger

The CMA is now inviting input by February 9, 2024 on how the Vodafone-Three merger could affect competition The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it has officially started the initial phase of an investigation looking into the proposed merger between local carriers Vodafone...

UK says e& stake in Vodafone poses national security risks

e& had increased its stake in Vodafone to 14.4% last year The U.K. government says that the stake in local carrier Vodafone held by United Arab Emirates-backed telecoms group poses a national security risk to the country. The Cabinet Office recently issued a notice warning that...

Vodafone warns of cut in 5G investment if Three merger blocked

The Vodafone-Three merger is subject to approval from the Competition and Markets Authority U.K. operators Vodafone and Three could potentially reduce investments in the 5G field if local regulators block the proposed merger between the two telcos, local newspaper The Times reported Vodafone CEO Ahmed...

Ericsson, Proptivity debut neutral-host indoor-5G at shopping mall in Sweden

The neutral-host partnership between telecoms vendor Ericsson and real estate management company Proptivity, announced last month, has borne its first commercial fruit with the deployment of an indoor 5G network at a shopping mall in Stockholm. The Swedish duo said the local operating unit...

Private LTE at Hornsea Two – Vodafone, Vilicom connect biggest offshore windfarm

The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea Two, off the Yorkshire coast in England, has its own LTE network, courtesy of system integrator Vilicom, part of BAI Communications since late last year, and also Vodafone, it turns out. The project, on schedule, has been...

Three UK’s 5G network reaches over 56% of UK population

Three initially launched 5G services in the UK in August 2019, with the initial offering of a high-speed 5G broadband service in parts of London Three UK has activated its 5G offering in 86 new locations, including tourist hotspots such as Dartmouth, Milford on Sea,...

Athonet bags private LTE deal for new UK smart-community project in Hampshire

The Whitehill & Bordon Regeneration Company (WBRC), a joint venture between real-estate investment firm Dorchester Regeneration and house-building company Taylor Wimpey, has appointed local system integrator Electronic Media Services (EMS) to install a private LTE network at its new community development project at the...

UK government sets O-RAN traffic ambition for 2030

The U.K. government announced a new initiative with the main aim of accelerating the deployment of Open RAN (O-RAN) in the country. In a statement, the U.K. Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) explained that it, along with local carriers Vodafone, EE, Virgin Media...

UK regulator to kick off 5G spectrum auction on March 12

The U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom officially announced that the its 5G spectrum auction will start on March 12. “The auction will increase the total amount of spectrum available for mobile technology in the UK by nearly a fifth, bringing better and faster services to people...

The current state of 5G deployments in the UK

The U.K. is one of the most developed markets in Europe in terms of 5G deployments. The country’s four mobile operators have already launched 5G technologies in the U.K.’s main cities as well as in several small and medium-sized cities. EE EE, part of telecom group...

EE expands 5G to 12 new cities in the UK

  U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, announced it has switched on 5G technology in 12 new cities and towns across the country. The new areas covered by EE’s 5G network are Aberdeen, Aldershot, Barrhead, Blackpool, Castleford, Crawley, Mirfield, Oxford, Porthcawl, Shipley, Stafford and...

UK provider Vilicom gets private LTE gig for world’s largest offshore wind farm

UK based telecoms provider Vilicom has struck a deal with Danish power company Ørsted to design and deploy an LTE network at its Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. On completion, in 2022, Hornsea Two will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The...

Vodafone urges London to award more 5G spectrum now due to COVID-19

U.K. carrier Vodafone has has written to the government calling for the planned auction of 5G spectrum to be dropped due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, local newspaper The Telegraph reported. The auction is expected to raise over £1 billion ($1.23 billion). The operator has written to...

Tesco Mobile launches 5G in 24 UK cities via O2’s network

  Tesco Mobile has officially launched its 5G network in 24 towns and cities across the U.K., using infrastructure from mobile operator O2. Some of the cities in which the company is already offering its 5G service includes Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool,...

CK Hutch opens UK centre for private 5G, drawing on Heathrow, Felixstowe blueprints

CK Hutchison, owner of the Hutchison telecoms group in Asia and Three (3) mobile brand in Europe, has opened a centre of excellence to provide bespoke private LTE and 5G networks for large enterprises. It cited as prime candidates for industrial LTE and 5G enterprises...

U.K carriers accelerate 5G deployments during 2019

EE, BT and O2 all have commercial 5G services The main cities across the U.K started to receive 5G coverage during the second half of 2019 as local carriers rapidly launched the technology for both residential and corporate customers. EE, owned by telecommunications group BT, recently...

UK government set to allow Huawei to take part in 5G deployments: report

  U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to allow Chinese vendor Huawei to participate in future 5G deployments in the country despite the pressure by the U.S government, according to a report by the Sunday Times. Citing senior government sources, the report stated that the...

Three launches 5G broadband offering in Central London

  U.K. mobile operator Three has launched 5G services in the country with the initial offering of a high-speed 5G broadband service in parts of London, the company said in a release. Three said that customers in London can have access to one single 5G home...

UK operators welcome Ofcom move on spectrum, but warn about interference

The industry welcomed Ofcom’s move to release spectrum in the UK for private and shared usage, although UK operators said their support was contingent on effective coordination measures to protect incumbent users. Ofcom announced last week it will release spectrum in shared and licensed bands....

O2 sets October launch for 5G in the UK

  U.K. operator O2, owned by Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica, has announced plans to launch 5G in the country in October. The telco said it aims to cover a total of 20 town and cities with 5G technology this year and a total of 50 by...

Vodafone expands 5G in the UK, launches 5G services in 20 German cities

  U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone has announced the launch of 5G technology in eight additional cities across the country, the telco said in a statement. The service is now live in Birkenhead, Bolton, Gatwick, Lancaster, Newbury, Plymouth, Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton. These new cities join Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff,...

Huawei is already working with UK carriers to deploy 5G: Report

  Chinese vendor Huawei is currently involved in the deployment of 5G networks in the U.K., according to a report by U.K. paper The Observer. According to the report, major U.K. carriers have built their 5G networks with the help from Huawei. The Chinese company is...