Networks Vodafone dials up full control of joint venture with Three in £4.3B deal CK Hutchison takes early cash as UK mobile tie-up moves ahead of schedule
Public Sector South Korea introduces universal basic mobile data access Everyone gets unlimited 400 Kbps access, oldies get expanded caps, and leaky telcos get their social license back
Personal Tech Ofcom's grumble-o-meter lights up for EE, TalkTalk, Vodafone Q3 figures show the trio drawing the most broadband complaints per 100,000 customers
Networks Europe's 5G Standalone stall risks falling behind US, Asia Report warns delayed rollouts could widen capability gap as new standards emerge
Networks Mobile industry says energy targets are meaningless without common metrics NGMN warns fragmented standards leave operators guessing about power use
Networks Brit broadband grilling descends into farce over targets and definitions MPs press minister for answers – and get few
Networks Ukraine first country in Europe to get Starlink satellite phone service Kyivstar begins trials offering SMS connectivity when ground networks fail
Networks 6G isn't even here yet but mobile industry wants triple the spectrum Report warns of 2030s capacity crunch without expanding mid-band airwaves
Personal Tech Outdated Samsung handset linked to fatal emergency call failure in Australia Carrier insists network wasn't at fault when smartphone couldn't reach 000
Networks O2 cranks prices mid-contract, essentially telling customers to like it or lump it Ofcom 'disappointed' by decision that 'goes against the spirit of our rules'
Networks Mind the gap – in mobile coverage: UK train signal to stay patchy till 2030 Minister pins hopes on low Earth orbit satellites to plug crap rail connectivity
Networks Vodafone keels over, cutting off millions of mobile and broadband customers Outage knocks out phones, broadband – even telco's own status page
Networks Dialing Earth: Skylo set to leapfrog T-Mobile and offer voice calls via satellite Only a few Android phones will be able to support the service
Networks Satellite phone tech coming to your mobe this year – but who pays for it? Operators mulling whether to price tech into subs, says report, which notes Musk's Starlink satellite dominance
Networks UK satellite smartphone services could get green light this year At last, cell service from SPAAAAAACE
Networks Britain dusts off idle spectrum for rail and emergency comms 1900 MHz band dormant since Y2K, but not available until 2029
Networks Telco to open lab to test cell network interoperability with satellites Because 4G notspots aren't much good to anyone
Networks Mobile operators brace for bigger, faster headaches with 6G NGMN reports what telcos want, but admits most can be delivered by 5G
Networks Vodafone and Three permitted to tie the knot – if they promise to behave Merger will create third large operator in UK mobile market
Networks Starlink gets FCC nod for space calls, but can't dial up full power Authorization conditional on operations not causing harmful interference
AI + ML O2's AI granny knits tall tales to waste scam callers' time Brit mobile network's Daisy has time, patience, and plenty of yarns to spin
Networks Brit telcos to clash in high-speed mmWave spectrum showdown next year Ofcom opens floodgates for turbocharged 5G in cities
Networks Watchdog reluctantly blesses Vodafone-Three merger – with strings attached Enough to knit a sweater, in fact
Networks Game of phones: Voda-Three merger left rivals dialing for help BT and some MVNOs very much against union, VMO2 more relaxed because of spectrum deal
Networks US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss
Networks Verizon taps another satellite operator to make texting from the middle of nowhere easier iPhone-like functionality coming to other devices on the network soon
Networks AST SpaceMobile promises the Moon with seamless satellite phone service Yet all its birds remain resolutely earthbound
Networks Vodafone and Three's UK merger hits regulatory roadblock Watchdog concerns about price hikes and consolidation remain unresolved
Networks Brits blissfully unbothered by snail-paced mobile network speeds Too busy not using X to notice
Systems More AI for cell networks as Intel rolls out vRAN platform Plus fresh edge compute system that may be able to run on existing infra
Networks AT&T's apology for Thursday's outage should stretch to a cup of coffee Check your service level agreements to make sure you'll at least get a slice of cake when your vendor goes down
Networks Nokia brainwave turns cell towers into cash cows with backup batteries Lower operator energy costs or sell power back to grid for $$$
Networks 5G network slicing finally shown to be more than pipe dream Telcos demonstrate configuration in action at research facility. Now to find customers that want to buy one
Networks Virgin Media comes top of the flops for customer complaints Clean sweep across broadband, landline, and pay TV
Networks BT to spell out contract price hikes in pounds and pence None of this inflation-linked percentage nonsense, says Ofcom
Networks Is it time for 6G already? Traffic analysis says yep 5G networks won't have the capacity to cope by end of the decade
Networks UK officials caught napping ahead of 2G and 3G doomsday Parking meters and trash collection face disruption as networks switch off
Public Sector Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off Public Accounts Committee demands timetable for replacements, because things have run so smoothly so far...
Security Pacific telco backed by Australia, Japan, US bins Huawei Nokia looks a more diplomatic choice at Digicel
Networks Huawei's UK tech eviction reportedly caused Sky to fall on mobile customers Whatever the cause, MNVO customers not happy
Networks SpaceX, T-Mobile US phone service will interfere with ours, claims rival 5G mobile and satellite operator accuses Musk firm of making 'elementary errors' in its calculations
Networks Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone service for Prime Web giant downplays rumors of deals with carriers
Networks Telcos need another $3B in Uncle Sam's cash to remove Chinese network kit, says FCC Take it Huawei? Not if they don't think Feds will refund them
Personal Tech T-Mobile US buys Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile for $1.35B However, those Ryan Reynolds commercials aren't going anywhere
Networks Vodafone and Three's UK arms locked in merger talks Regulators might have thing or two to say. And analysts warn of post consolidation price rises
Networks Letter to FCC: Why are US carriers locking handsets to networks? 'If someone else puts a lock on a thing that you own, and doesn't give you the key, it's not for your benefit'
Security Revealed: US telcos admit to storing, handing over location data Letters to FCC confirm what many believed, don't address a bigger problem
Networks Cheap cellular data list is out: And US doesn't make top 200 Modern life is expensive, but Britain's mobile data costs seem to be falling
Networks Ericsson report details how it paid off Islamic State Staff sacked after bosses discovered terrorists received money for access to Iraq mobile market
Security Court papers indicate text messages from HMRC's 60886 number could snoop on Brit taxpayers' locations Bitter contract dispute revealed HLR lookup capability baked into agreement
Networks Shut off 3G by 2033? How about 2023, asks Vodafone UK Says it'll be 'asking customers' to make sure own phones support 4G, and to check on friends, family
Networks European carriers push for more OpenRAN support... but it might not end in a win 'Many appear to placing huge bets on it as a replacement for Huawei'
Personal Tech Get ready for full holograms and 6G while living in the metaverse, says Samsung Even though 5G Advanced isn't even here yet
Networks Huawei appears to have quenched its thirst for power in favour of more efficient 5G Never mind the performance, man, think of the planet
Networks TskTsk: UK ISP TalkTalk told off by regulator over 'misleading' adverts promising fixed price service Don't claim 'no mid-contract price rises if that was not the case' says ASA
Legal BT sued by representatives of the dead over unbundled landline market abuse claims 2.4m living and non-living Britons could score a payout, reckons lawsuit starter
Networks Email billing blunder meant MVNO iD Mobile told 24,000 customers to pay up or have their service suspended Rush of subscribers trying to sort it brings network's online portal down
Networks Need US mobile data? Cellular data plan launches on the Helium Blockchain The Great Gig in the Sky, or a new plan on GigSky?
Networks BT jittery about Cellnex snapping up UK mobile tower assets Brit telco says buyout will mean less competition, higher prices, cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria
Networks Three UK says its 5G plans are under threat if tower merger with Euro giant Cellnex is blocked According to a filing with Brit competition watchdog
Security Un-carrier? Definitely Unsecure: T-Mobile US admits 48m customers' details stolen after downplaying reports Affected users to get free McAfee ID protection, so that's OK then
Networks Tomorrow's wireless world will be fatter, faster, and creepier Video didn't kill the radio star – it made it stronger than ever
Networks Cellnex and CK Hutchison have just 5 days to prove mass mobile tower sell-off won't harm competition Cellnex already 'largest' phone mast supplier, says UK regulator
Networks OK, you're paying data charges in the EU, but you can still roam free in, er, Iceland Sandwiched between cheese and prawns in UK post-Brexit trade deal
Networks Rural Scotland, Wales to get £1bn from Shared Rural Network pot, promised huge gains in next four... years Double-digit LTE coverage increases projected for low-population areas
Networks UK's Vodafone network runs trials on standalone 5G in London, Manchester and Cardiff These are networks that are not dragged down by LTE core
Networks Treaty of Roam finally in ashes: O2 cracks, joins rivals, adds data roaming charges for heavy users in EU That's £3.50 per GB for anything over 25GB
Networks Samsung pushes out single console all-in-one RAN kit for cramped European markets Smaller physical footprint to tempt carriers needing to build out 5G
Networks Mind the gap(ing mouth): London's Underground to get ubiquitous mobile phone coverage That's. Just. Great
Networks Post-lunch snooze plans dashed as the UK tests its Emergency Alerts... again Maybe turn your phone off if you don't fancy a 'loud, siren-like noise'
Networks Vodafone names vendors tapped for Britain's first wide-scale OpenRAN build: NEC, Dell, and Samsung The big get Huawei: telco starts to rip and replace Chinese network maker's kit
Networks Shuttered call centre sours Capita's £58m contract extension with Tesco Mobile Communication Workers Union believes 'scores of employees' will be placed 'at risk' under proposals
Networks Mobile network sleuths rank UK carriers in 5G performance study, including new 'Everyday 5G' category Close to half a billion pounds spent on 5G spectrum worth it for EE?
Bootnotes Rude awakening for O2 customers after network runs surprise test of emergency mobile alert system
Networks Don't blame rural carriers for buying Huawei, says FCC Commissioner. They couldn't afford the top-shelf stuff
Networks UK Telecoms Diversification Taskforce says Ofcom should take lead to ensure telcos don't rely on too few suppliers
Networks Working from a countryside plot nestled in a not-spot? Consultation opens on new rural mobile planning laws for bigger masts, wider coverage
Applications Beijing's new privacy rules ban apps collecting unnecessary data, require free service without data slurps
Networks UK.gov about to release £500m funding for Shared Rural Network targeting countryside 4G notspots
Networks London calling: 5G coverage in British capital grew during second half of last year with fastest speeds on Vodafone
Networks That other controversial Chinese telco: The FCC rejects ZTE's petition against its 'national security threat' designation
Networks Scre-EE-m if you wanna go faster: BT's mobile network reigns supreme in UK-wide speed and latency tests
Personal Tech Happy birthday to the Nokia 3310: 20 years ago, it seemed like almost everyone owned this legendary mobile
Networks Spending on 5G to double despite the pandemic while legacy network infrastructure sector suffers – Gartner
Personal Tech UK advertising watchdog raps ruler on O2's hand over misleading ads for iPad and Surface Pro deals
Networks Well, Zuckerberg did promise India it hadn't seen the last of Facebook. How do you say they're BAAACK in Hindi?
Networks Not call, dude: UK govt says guaranteed surcharge-free EU roaming will end after Brexit transition period. Brits left at the mercy of networks
On-Prem They terrrk err jerrrbs! Vodafone replaces 2,600 roles with '600 bots' in bid to shrink €48bn debt
Networks Mobile operators to be stung for 10% of annual turnover if coverage falls short, digital sec warns
Networks Mobile operators say they'll go halfsies with UK.gov on £1bn network to bring 4G to rural folk
Networks Conspiracy loons claim victory in Brighton and Hove as council rejects plans to build 5G masts
Personal Tech Glasgow extends middle finger to southern fairies as London ranks bottom in mobile signal top 10
Legal Ofcom 'fair deal' action: UK mobile networks agree to slash contract charges when lock-in ends – except Three
Networks UK's Openreach admits 50k premises on 'gigabit-capable' FTTP network can't get gigabit speeds
Networks Russia signs Huawei deal as Chinese premier decries 'protectionism', 'unilateral approaches'
Personal Tech Another TITSUP* on this lovely Tuesday: Virgin Mobile takes time out to enjoy the sunshine
Networks Cheapskate Brits appear to love their Poundland MVNOs as UK's big four snubbed in survey again
Networks It is but 'LTE with new shoes': Industry bod points a judgy finger at the US and Korea's 5G fakery
Networks UK.gov: Hi, it looks like you're procuring comms infrastructure. Might we suggest... all vendors?
Networks Overheard at a Brit mobe network: On the count of Three UK, smile and say, er... we lost how many customers?
Networks Trolling in the Reg's forums... we mean, er, 'working' on the train still rubbish thanks to patchy data coverage
Networks Sticking with one mobile provider gets you... Oh. Price rises, big exit fees, and lovely, lovely lock-in
Networks Expired cert... Really? #O2down meltdown shows we should fear bungles and bugs more than hackers
Security Now you, too, can snoop on mobe users from 3G to 5G with a Raspberry Pi and €1,100 of gizmos
On-Prem We definitely don't need more towers, says new Vodafone boss scraping around for €8bn savings
Networks While everyone coos at the promise of 5G, UK network Three asks if it can tempt you with 4G+
Networks You can hear a PIN drop... All quiet on the mobile broadband speed front, says network watcher OpenSignal
