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Virgin Media O2 offers free kid’s meals throughout October

Offers are exclusive to Virgin Media and O2 customers

Virgin Media O2 has launched a month-long campaign offering Priority members free kids meals at restaurants like Prezzo, Pizza Hut and Harvester.

Priority members can get a full three-course kids’ meal and drink at Prezzo (kids under 10) and Pizza Hut (kids 12 and under), or they can get a free kids’ meal at Harvester (kids under 10) every Sunday with the purchase of an adult main course.

During half-term (Monday through Friday), they can

plan.com snaps up Telford provider Telserve

Airtime provisioning company plan.com has taken over one of its partners, Shropshire digital communications specialist Telserve.

The Telford-based business has been in operation since 2017 and had about 20,000 clients up until the previous year. Telserve Group’s senior leadership team including MD Stuart Box will remain with the business.

plan.com’s operations will stay based in Douglas, Isle of Man, and the company intends to introduce its headquarters there in early 2023.

Dan Craddock, CEO

Amdocs research: Half of UK football viewers willing to pay for 5G mobile data package during World Cup

Football fans in the UK are prepared to pay for a 5G mobile data package in order to virtually watch the World Cup in a stadium.

Almost 48 per cent of UK viewers are willing to pay more for an unlimited World Cup-specific mobile data package to stream matches at 5G speeds without any delays or loss of connectivity, according to a survey by provider of software and services, Amdocs.

Nearly 62pc of the viewers were interested in using the metaverse to be part of a virtual stadium where they coul

China: 5G user base increased despite COVID-19 restrictions

Its overall user base increased from 20.2 million to 369.7 million

China Telecom saw a rise in people upgrading to 5G services in Q3 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 64 per cent of its user base has now signed up for the next-

generation service.

The overall 5G package subscribers rose to 251 million at the end of September and its

user base increased from 20.2 million to 369.7 million.

Mobile service revenue increased by 5.6pc in the first nine months to CNY148.4 billion,

with

Virgin Media O2: 57 per cent of Brits suffer from charge anxiety at concerts

The study suggested that 45 per cent of gig-goers would opt out of going to a concert if they couldn’t take photos or videos because they worried their battery would die

Virgin Media O2’s recent research revealed that 57 pc of concert lovers felt charge

anxiety, as they feared their phone battery running out at a show.

The study highlighted that gig-goers spend an average of 14 minutes of each concert they

attend capturing content on their phone.

Around 45 pc of Brits wouldn’t choose to g

Realme launches the new realme C33 in Europe

The new realme C33 features a sleek phone model with 50MP camera and 5000mAh battery

Realme has launched the realme C33 smartphone available for purchase at €179.99 for 4GB RAM+64GB storage and €199.99 for 4GB RAM +128GB storage

The phone is available in France, Spain, Italy, Czech, Romania and Serbia.

The phone comes with a 8.33mm slim body, 50MP camera, 5000mAh battery and an ultra- saving mode which provides up to 1.8 hours of talk time with only 5 per cent of the battery left.

The phone

£500,000 fund boost by Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub to tackle e-waste crisis

The UK is known to produce the most electrical waste, and as per the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) forum’s global report, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away this year and e-waste will grow to 74 million tonnes a year by 2030

Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity Hubbub are launching a £500,000 fund to find

innovative ways to tackle the growing problem of electronic waste, which is the fastest

growing waste stream in the world.

For the next six months Virgi

EE offers early bird Christmas deals on handsets and other devices

EE customers can receive up to £300 to spend on a pre-paid Mastercard as part of the Christmas deal available across the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus, Oppo X5 and Google Pixel 7 handset plans

EE has recently announced its early bird Christmas deals on handsets and other connected devices which will be available online, in-store and over the phone from October 28 to November 24 2022.

Additional data deals are also available for customers on pay as you go.

In this deal EE customers can get up to £30

Huawei aims for greener, digital Europe

The company outlined ways to unleash digital productivity and advance Europe’s green and digital transition, and fortify digital ecosystems

Huawei outlined its vision for overcoming digital transformation barriers by unleashing the power of technology for a greener, digital Europe at its Huawei connect event in Paris.

In his keynote speech, Ken Hu, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman, outlined three ways the ICT ecosystem can boost digital infrastructure.

He said: “Huawei will continue to work closely

Virgin Media O2: Lack of digital skills costs UK workers £5.69 billion and the economy £12.8 billion

Brits say that a lack of digital skills have prevented them from scheduling medical appointments, earning pay raises, getting high-paying jobs, or finding deals to save money

A recent research by Virgin Media O2, revealed that over five million Brits are unable to wrap their heads around simple online tasks like sending an email or using the internet, thus costing UK workers £5.69 billion and the economy £12.8 billion, due to lack of digital skills.

The research showed that a quarter of those

Most complained-about telecoms by Ofcom in Q2 2022

Shell Energy, BT Mobile and Virgin Mobile among the most complained about broadband

Ofcom recently published a report on which mobile and broadband customers complain the most about their providers.

As per the data in Q2 2022 from April to June, complaints remained the same as the last quarter (January to March 2022), with a slight increase in complaints from fixed broadbands.

With regards to broadband, Shell Energy generated the most amount of broadband and landline complaints per 100,000 cu

NTT study: CEOs blame their network for slow business growth

NTT data suggests that 72 per cent of top performing businesses already outsource more than half of their network infrastructure

NTT, a global IT infrastructure and services company, published its 2022 Global Network Report, which found that 70pc of CEOs believe their network maturity levels are slowing their business growth.

Enterprises are embracing hybrid, distributed work environments with numerous connected devices, yet despite investments, just two in five companies claim they are extrem

CCS Insight predictions: Interview with Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s Consumer Division

This segment highlighted the efforts telcos are taking towards providing customers with affordable bundles and what is BT’s response to some of CCS Insights predictions 2023

On day two of CCS Insight’s predictions, director of consumer and connectivity Kester Mann

conducted an interview with Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s Consumer Division.

Q) The cost of living crisis is the topic on everyone’s lips at the moment. Is it right that the telecoms industry is looking at implementing inflation based p

New net neutrality guidance proposed by Ofcom

The new guidance aims to support innovation, investment and growth, by content providers, broadband and mobile companies

Ofcom has decided to revise its guidance on how the net neutrality rules should apply in

the UK.

It is Ofcom’s responsibility to oversee and monitor adherence to the net neutrality

regulations and to offer instructions on how broadband and mobile service providers

should do so.

Since the present regulations were implemented in 2016, there have been substantial

chang

Freshwave and Clear Channel launch new 4G connected bus shelters in collaboration with Virgin Media O2

Residents of London Borough of Tower Hamlets can access these 4G bus shelters

Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave and Clear Channel have collaborated with Virgin Media O2 and have introduced 4G bus shelters in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

As customer data usage is increasing by a third annually and demand for 5G also densifies, Freshwave and Clear Channel introduced this innovative way of providing connectivity.

Small cell technology is installed in these Clear

Exertis expands data protection services through CT4 partnership

This partnership with CT4 aims to secure business data and protect it from malicious

Exertis has partnered with Australian data protection software firm, CT4, to distribute its SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions in the UK.

Cirrus backup software from CT4 is believed to protect clients’ data from accidental loss or malware and claims to be an affordable Microsoft 365 backup solution.

Exertis Cloud Services Director, Rik Hubbard, said: “We are thrilled to be distributing CT4’s data backup s

The latest iPad range available to pre-order from Sky Mobile

The iPad 15 10th Gen can be purchased at £15 per month with 100MB SIM at no extra cost

For all customers on the new iPad range Swap36 plan, the latest iPad range can now be pre-ordered from Sky Mobile, with Apple iPad 5G 10th Gen (2022) 64GB priced at £15 per month.

The Apple iPad Pro 5G 11-inch and 12.9-inch 128GB can be purchased at £24 and £32 per month.

Along with the iPad, you can opt for a Sky Mobile SIM plan which ranges from £6 for 2GB data and goes up to £25 for 50GB data.

Unlimited

Virgin Media O2 reports spike in network traffic

Network traffic increased above average, reaching a peak of 40 per cent

On October 19, Virgin media O2 saw a spike in their network traffic, as consumers streamed Premiere League matches and downloaded the latest Call Of Duty game.

This peak was recorded at 40 per cent, which was higher than the average weeknight traffic and also 6.6pc higher than last years record in December.

The spike meant the average broadband user consumed more than 8GB of data as customers watched five live Premier lea

Esendex: Spike in online shopping in the UK, post-pandemic

The retail landscape of 2022 saw an 18 per cent rise compared to online shopping pre-

In a survey by global business messaging provider- Esendex, across 4,000 international shoppers from the UK, USA, Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, it was found that more than a quarter of Brits (29pc) now make more than 80pc of their purchases online.

However, the retail landscape looked slightly different pre-pandemic, where only 11pc of customers shopped online and now have seen an increase of 1

ThinkCX: UK customers shop for cheaper broadbands due to cost-of-living crisis

TalkTalk in the race of taking over BT after customers prioritise less expensive internet alternatives

As the cost-of-living crisis keeps soaring, ThinkCX, a Market Intelligence company’s data suggests that UK consumers are switching broadband internet services and looking for cheaper broadbands due to inflation.

As per the report, in this high inflation environment TalkTalk and BT are two broadband services that are seeing a significant rise and fall in their subscribers respectively.

The gr

Huawei aims to boost the development of 5G and maximise its value

As of October 2022, the industry has set up over three million 5G base stations, serving more than 700 million subscribers

On Huawei’s 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF), Ken Hu, the company’s Rotating Chairman, outlined his vision of driving the development of 5.5G and maximising the value of 5G.

During his keynote speech on 5G, he said that the industry needs to work together to fully unleash the power of 5G networks and expand into services like cloud and system integration.

“5G has

Apple iPad 10th Gen is now available to pre-order at EE, O2 and Vodafone

The new series comes with a 10.9 inch Liquid Retina display, 12MP front and back

The iPad and iPad Pro 10th Gen series are now available to pre-order at EE, 02 and Vodafone, and each are offering a range of deals on the new series, with some offering a discount on purchases.

EE is offering the iPad 10th Gen for £45 per month with an upfront cost of £50 on a two year contract which gives you 5GB of data. EE claims this is their best-selling plan.

The iPad 10th Gen starts from £43 a month on a

EE partners with Verisure and Norton to provide customers with smart home and cyber security solutions

This smart home and cyber security expansion comes after a survey revealed that over 12.7 million UK consumers plan to take up a smart home security product in the future and around 80per cent of UK consumers are worried about their digital identity being stolen

EE has partnered with cyber safety experts Norton and home security experts Verisure to develop two security products – EE Cyber Security and the EE Smart Home Security.

The EE Smart Home Security powered by Verisure will offer a new 2

Apple complies with EU law regarding USB-C charging

Apple will ditch its Lightning charger and all iPhones produced in 2023 could be equipped with USB-C charging globally and not just in the European Union

After much debate and discussion Apple has finally agreed to comply with the EU law that mandates electronic devices to have a common charging standard- known as USB-C, confirmed Apple’s market chief.

This week, ministers from EU member states gave their final approval to the common charger law which means that by 2024, electronic devices inc
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