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This is a list of notable mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United Kingdom, which lease wireless telephone and data spectrum from the major carriers EE, O2, Three and Vodafone for resale.
BT Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) provided by BT Consumer; a division of BT Group in the United Kingdom that was launched in March 2015. [1] It uses the EE network [2] via an MVNO agreement signed in March 2014 [3] as well as using the spectrum BT won in the 2013 4G auction.
EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) is a British mobile network operator and internet service provider, and a brand of BT Consumer, a division of BT Group.It was established in 2010 and is the second-largest mobile network operator in the United Kingdom, with 21.2 million customers as of September 2022.
5G is on FDD 700 MHz (N28) with a bandwidth of 20 MHz (2x10MHz), FDD 2600 MHz (N7) with a bandwidth of 60 MHz (2x30MHz) and TDD 3500 MHz (N78) with a bandwidth of 100 MHz. Magticom currently has the biggest 5G coverage in the country. [62] 2.332 (November 2024) [63] International Tellcell LLC 28202 2: Silknet (formerly Geocell)
A study found that Three UK's decision to switch off its 3G network improved overall data speeds but negatively impacted network coverage in some areas. [ 23 ] In order to provide coverage parity with other networks in the UK , Three initially maintained a national roaming agreement with an established 2G network operator.
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom have evolved from the early days of the telegraph to modern fibre broadband and high-speed 5G networks. History Company logo on porch of 17 & 19 Newhall Street, Birmingham (former Central exchange) National Telephone Company (NTC) was a British telephone company from 1881 until 1911, which brought together smaller local companies in the early years of ...
In July 2012, O2 had to apologise to almost 8 million customers after a network switching subsystem failure led to a 24-hour blackout of the service across the UK and Ireland. [35] The problem, which prevented a third of its customers' phones registering on the network, also affected customers of MVNO networks Tesco Mobile and Giffgaff . [ 36 ]
The first 3G voice call in the UK was made in April 2001 on the Vodafone UK network, with an initial network of 30 base stations in the Thames Valley set for the commercial launch in 2002. [10] That same month Vodafone launched GPRS services. [10] Around the same time, Vodafone's analogue TACS network was closed after 16 years of service. [11]