Tag: LTE

Kirin 980: Huawei’s most powerful mobile chipset so far is unveiled at IFA 2018

Following last year’s IFA unveiling of the AI-enabled Kirin 970 chipset, Huawei has once again used the German consumer electronics exhibition to launch Kirin 980, which will soon find its…

Is your new flagship phone really as good as it could be?

For a good few years now, I’ve spent much of my time writing about more affordable phones that offer exceptional value for money and without many compromises. But there’s always a recognition that if you’re…

Guest Editorial: How 4G improved in 2016 and will turn the corner in 2017

I’ve written lots about mobile networks over the years, especially 4G, but my knowledge of the inner workings can’t hold a candle to some. So that’s why I thought it worth asking…

Three’s Super Voice network will soon be accessible on most 4G handsets

Life is never dull with Three. One minute they’re upsetting hundreds of thousands of users with letters warning of huge impending price increases, the next they’re rolling out a game…

Tab Speed 6: Vodafone’s new budget 4G tablet (with video review link)

Vodafone today announced the Tab speed 6, a 4G-enabled 8-inch tablet that will retail on prepay for just £125, or from £16 per month on contract (with 3GB of data…

Moto G (2nd generation) with 4G now on sale in the UK; £159

After a release of the 4G version of Motorola’s second generation Moto G in some markets late last year, the company has today announced its UK release. £159 gets you the…

Hands-on with the 4G dual SIM Honor 6 Plus, coming to Three UK

At Mobile World Congress this week, Honor launched its latest smartphone to the world. The Honor 6 Plus will also be the first phone to be sold in the UK through…

4G LTE network testing around London, 2015

Last year I put EE, O2 and Three to the test in central London to see how 4G was performing. I also tested 3G as not every network was able to offer 4G…

Second gen Moto E: 4G, custom bands and all for £109

Besides the awesome Moto G family, Motorola last year introduced an even cheaper entry-level model, the Moto E. And today comes the even faster and more impressive successor.

EE gets to 7.7m 4G customers; reveals 4G data use has increased sixfold

EE’s announcement of 7.7 million 4G customers is impressive, but even more impressive is the news that 4G data grew massively in 2014 compared to the year before.

Time for a coverage map update, as Three continues its 4G roll out to new areas

It seems that Three is in great need of updating its 4G coverage map, as more and more places are activated without notice.

Three’s 4G network is live! First batch of customers activated this morning

It’s finally happening! Ordinary customers (as against staff, beta testers, engineers, journalists and bloggers) on Three are finding themselves able to use its new 4G network, subject to having a…

Tesco 4G goes free. Now for the rest of the industry… how about doing the same?

Tesco today announced it will no longer charge £2.50 extra per month to allow its customers to use 4G on its pay-monthly tariffs.

Three UK 4G testing updates (speed tests)

As long as I’ve got my 4G enabled SIM, I’ll continue to do testing as I move around London day and night.

Three UK: 4G speed test shows promise, as all subscribers connected by mid-February

Three has confirmed all of its subscribers will gain access to 4G by mid-February, as well as allowing a select group of bloggers a chance to do some speed tests.

Three UK: So what’s the real deal with the 4G roll-out?

Three didn’t do the best job of launching its 4G network this December. In fact, bar a few thousand users, nobody will even get a chance until the new year. But, I managed to spend some time to find out what’s happening and why it should be worth waiting a few more weeks.