About £5.5bn will be invested in 4G by mobile operators, according to Vodafone's head of regulatory affairs, Matthew Braovac. At a Westminster e-forum event today, Braovac stated that the amount of expenditure would be worthwhile, ...
Tags: 4G, Vodafone, revolution, O2, LTE
Specifications for a new Google smartphone have been published on a pre-order page by Carphone Warehouse, before the device has been launched. The Google Nexus 4 handset will be available for free on tariffs of £31 per month and ...
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Virtual Instruments is opening an office in London’s Tech City hub to develop new products and revamp old ones. The building on Rivington Street will initially house 20 software developers, with a further 10 being added by the end ...
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Vodafone is attempting to keep hold of its customers by promising a special upgrade deal when its 4G network launches next year. EE is the only UK mobile operator with the capability to launch a 4G network at the moment after Ofcom ruled ...
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The first tests of EE's 4G network showed less than half of Manchester city centre was covered by the high-speed mobile network and 4G connections were inconsistent. Only 42.2% of test locations had 4G access, while outside Manchester ...
Tags: Network, 4G Network, Coverage, Computer Products
The European Union (EU) today agreed to allow the UK’s top operators to work together on mobile payment solutions. Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere announced the plan to create a joint venture in March this year, hoping to ...
Orange has become the most complained about internet service provider (ISP) in the UK, according to new research. Ofcom's quarterly complaints report for July to September 2012 showed the broadband provider racked up the most grievances ...
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Vodafone and 3 have confirmed a deal to share physical infrastructure for their operations in Ireland. Computer Weekly first revealed the deal was on the table two weeks ago when a source close to the situation told us the talks were ...
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Vodafone today announced a new CEO for Cable & Wireless Worldwide (C&WW) following its acquisition of the global telecoms giant. Nick Jeffrey, who began his career back in 1991 at C&WW, will take on the role with immediate effect, leaving ...
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Ofcom today gave the go-ahead for Everything Everywhere to use its existing spectrum allocation for 4G mobile services in the UK. Ofcom's decision means Everything Everywhere – formed from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile – ...
Tags: Ofcom, 4G mobile services, mobile operator, digital television switchover
Marks and Spencer Group plc (“M&S”) announces the appointment of Andy Halford to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. He will take up his appointment on 1 January 2013. Andy Halford is the Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone ...
Tags: M&S, Andy Halford, BoD, consumer business
Enrico Salvatori, president of Qualcomm Europe, has called for the UK to roll out LTE as soon as possible. The roll-out has problems on a number of fronts: the auction of 4G spectrum has not happened because incumbent operators have ...
In 2001, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Japan's dominant telecom provider, got a shock. It had just started DSL broadband Internet service and was taking its first steps toward reaping the benefits of an ambitious and costly plan to string ...
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A BBC report claims O2 is rushing to launch its own 4G service, following Everything Everywhere's announcement of an imminent roll-out. EE, the new brand for Everything Everywhere, has announced it will roll out superfast mobile ...
Tags: 4G service, O2, 3G services, Everything Everywhere
As China's economy has boomed in recent years, several of its technology firms have also flourished on a global scale. Further reading Google must do more to allay competition fears, says EU antitrust chief Microsoft loses EU antitrust ...
Tags: China, technology firms, Google, computing