Cerillion Blog

As 2023’s busy summer events calendar continues, how are the major mobile networks coping with the increasing demand for connectivity? Adam Hughes tested the signal at Glastonbury Festival (and Eurovision) – was it Still Standing, or like a Candle in the Wind?

It’s the end of 3G as we know it, as the UK is the latest country to begin switching off the twenty-year-old standard. But how are the cost-of-living crisis, consumer apathy for 5G and the Internet of Things complicating its sunsetting?

Music festivals are proving themselves to be a major use case for dedicated private networks. How can private 5G enhance the festival experience, and how are festivals across the world already taking advantage of the tech?

Did Britain’s biggest network operators engage in a “shadowy” conspiracy to consolidate the handset sales market, leading to the collapse of retailer Phones4U in 2014? As a major trial investigates these seismic claims, we take a look at independent mobile retailers, and how they’re resisting declining high street sales.

Bills are rising across the board, and the telecoms sector is no different. What’s driving up prices for phone and broadband customers in the UK? And why might these rises not reflect reality?

Despite the range of potential uses for emerging 5G technologies, consumers are still largely in the dark. How can telcos better advertise the benefits of 5G based on where customers see value?

Vodafone, EE and Three are bringing back roaming charges for calls and data on the continent. What does this mean for customers in the UK? And what approach are other countries taking?

Mobile handsets locked to a particular network are becoming a thing of the past, as customers increasingly seek the freedom to move providers as they see fit. How are lawmakers around the world dealing with the matter, and why are service providers so reluctant?

O2 is the latest UK telecoms provider to be fined by industry regulator Ofcom for overcharging customers, but why does this case in particular paint the regulator in a troubling light?

Commuters, rejoice! The gradual rollout of 4G connectivity on the London Underground begins this month; how will this change your Tube journey? And why has it taken so long to get connected?