Category: Telecoms
Brits overpaying on broadband by £2 billion a year. 5 tips on finding best Black Friday deal.
UK broadband customers are being urged to switch their provider during the crucial Black Friday period, as shoppers can expect savings of around £220 each. According to analysis from UK […]
Ofcom urged to do more after O2 mid-contract price hike
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is facing intense pressure to clamp down on mobile phone price hikes after O2 unexpectedly announced a mid-contract increase. Liz Kendall, the Technology Secretary, has intervened, […]
EE tops Ofcom complaints in three key Telecoms categories
The UK’s latest telecoms and pay-TV complaint figures, released today by Ofcom for the second quarter of 2025 (April to June), have singled out EE as the most complained-about provider […]
Virgin Media offers satellite connectivity to end mobile blackspots
Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is set to become the first UK mobile network operator to offer its customers automatic connectivity via satellite, aiming to eliminate persistent mobile signal blackspots across […]
Vodafone reveals cause of massive internet blackout
Vodafone has confirmed that a massive internet blackout yesterday, which left hundreds of thousands of customers without broadband, 4G, and 5G services, was caused by a “non-malicious software issue” from […]
Vodafone suffers major national outage, affecting over 130,000 UK customers
Vodafone’s mobile and broadband services across the UK were hit by a major national outage on Monday afternoon (October 13th, 2025), with over 130,000 customers reporting problems at the height […]
Travel eSIMs become preferred roaming alternative as revenues jump 85%
A new study by global tech strategists Juniper Research has revealed that embedded SIM (eSIM) packages are rapidly becoming the preferred alternative to traditional mobile roaming for international travellers. Revenue […]
Taliban pulls the plug on internet and mobiles in ‘immorality crackdown’
Afghanistan is in the grips of a nationwide internet and mobile phone blackout as the hardline Taliban cracks down on what it terms “immorality.” The move follows a decree by […]
Giffgaff launches rolling full fibre broadband – but with hefty price hike
Mobile provider Giffgaff has officially entered the home broadband market, launching a full fibre service starting from £34 a month – a significant increase from its initial trial price […]
1.6 million Brits have used ‘One Touch Switching’ to change broadband provider
Ofcom’s “One Touch Switch” process, a new system designed to simplify changing landline and broadband providers, has been embraced by more than 1.6 million people in its first year. The […]
