In recent months I have attended seminars where the same theme has come up time and again - namely, the exponential growth of data transmission in telecoms networks, and in particular, its effect on mobile networks. The recent launch by EE ...
Tags: 4G spectrum, 4G service, 4G network, UK
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
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 ...
The one day on offer for mobile operators to submit their bids for Ofcom’s 4G spectrum auction is here – Tuesday 11 December. The providers have had weeks to prepare the tenders, but will only have until 4pm on the 11th to ...
Tags: 4G, Application Day, Computer Products
In the last five years mobile data has grown significantly and now generates just under 700 petabytes per month. According to internet firm Akamai, there is now four times as much data as voice traffic on mobile networks. In the first ...
Tags: Mobile Data, Computer Products, Akamai
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 ...
BT has entered the bidding process for Ofcom's 4G spectrum auction,despite previous comments from CEO Ian Livingston about staying out of the mobile market. Ofcom has released the names of accepted bidders who will take part in the 4G ...
Tags: BT, Ofcom, 4G spectrum auction, mobile services
Communications regulator Ofcom has announced the bidders for the long awaited 4G spectrum auction,which it has dubbed the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK,and it includes telecoms giant BT. BT had first indicated to ...
Tags: Ofcom, 4G spectrum auction, mobile airwaves, BT
Mobile networks have been the focus of a lot of regulation, debate and rumour in the past few years, but this has mainly focused on the strengthening of existing 3G networks or the future of 4G deployments. However, whilst all the ...
Tags: mobile network, 3G network, network, technical development
Ofcom has released details of its long-awaited spectrum auction, which will enable mobile operators to roll-out 4G services across the UK. The regulator confirmed the process would begin before the end of 2012 and offer the equivalent of ...
Tags: Ofcom, 4G spectrum auction, 2012
This year’s Olympic Games in London have been touted as the most connected in history. With an estimated one billion people set to watch the events and millions more expected to log on to keep track of all the action, all aspects ...
Tags: Olympic Games, Mobile Data Deluge, London
Mobile operator Vodafone has said it fears that Ofcom's decision to allow Everything Everywhere(EE)to repurpose its 1800MHz spectrum could lead to the 4G auction,which is set to begin at the end of the year,being delayed. The mobile ...
Tags: Mobile Operator, EE, O2, 4G Auction
Communications regulator Ofcom's decision to permit mobile operator Everything Everywhere (EE) to use its existing 1800MHz spectrum to deliver 4G services has been slammed by rival operators O2 and Three. Ofcom was due to make a decision ...
Tags: 4G, EE, O2, mobile operator
It is all done and dusted.The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games(Locog)has passed the baton to its Rio 2016 successor after a debriefing event to provide the Brazilian Games hosts with the lessons learned from the London ...
Tags: 4G spectrum, Locog, receiver, debriefing event
Yesterday, the chancellor of the exchequer stood at the dispatch box in the House of Commons to present his autumn statement to the UK. Much debate has occurred in the past 24 hours over the real term cuts to benefits, dropping the fuel ...
Tags: chancellor of the exchequer, fuel tax, 4G spectrum auction, broadband