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Using a repeater to improve your indoor mobile phone signal

Published: 15 December 2023

Last updated: 25 February 2025

Poor or no indoor mobile signal? A repeater could help you get better coverage.

3G and 2G switch-off

Published: 27 February 2024

Last updated: 25 February 2025

Ofcom has set out what it expects from mobile providers when they switch off their 2G and 3G networks. The switch-off will happen over the next ten years and support the roll-out of 4G and 5G networks, which offer faster and more reliable services for customers.

Switching off 2G and 3G and 2G networks: advice for IoT and third-party device suppliers

Published: 22 January 2024

Last updated: 25 February 2025

The UK’s mobile network providers will switch off their 3G and then 2G networks over the next few years. This page explains how suppliers of Internet of Things (IoT) and third-party devices can help their customers during this period of change.

Switching off the UK’s 2G and 3G mobile networks: what you need to know

Published: 6 March 2024

Last updated: 25 February 2025

The 2G and 3G mobile networks are gradually being switched off over the next few years. Here’s what this means for you as a customer.

General Conditions that protect business customers

Published: 25 January 2016

Last updated: 17 January 2025

An overview of relevant General Conditions and how they protect small and larger businesses

Full-fibre broadband reaches nearly 7 in 10 homes

Published: 5 December 2024

A record 20.7 million UK homes can now access full-fibre broadband, according to Ofcom’s latest annual report on the nation’s broadband and mobile networks.

Connected Nations: Interactive report 2024

Published: 5 December 2024

Our annual report on progress in the availability of broadband and mobile services in the UK.

Connected Nations 2024

Published: 5 December 2024

The Connected Nations report 2024 provides updated data on the coverage and usage of fixed broadband and mobile networks within the UK.

Connected Nations and infrastructure reports

Published: 19 December 2023

Last updated: 5 December 2024

Reports on the UK’s communications infrastructure, focusing on coverage and performance of fixed broadband and mobile networks.

Full-fibre broadband reaches one million homes in Wales

Published: 5 December 2024

A record one million homes in Wales can now access full-fibre broadband, according to Ofcom’s latest annual report on the nation’s broadband and mobile networks.

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