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Ofcom Has Identified a Number of Spectrum Bands
Nov 27, 2013Communications regulator Ofcom has identified a number of spectrum bands that could be used for 5G mobile broadband. The new spectrum, which represents seven times the amount released for the 4G auction, could expand mobile data capacity ...
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Vodafone Has Failed to Meet Its Obligation to Deliver 3G Coverage to 90 Per Cent
Nov 11, 2013Vodafone has failed to meet its obligation to deliver 3G coverage to 90 per cent of the UK's population, according to an assessment by communications regulator Ofcom. Ofcom found that rival networks EE, Three and O2 had hit the target but ...
Tags: 3G, Computer Products, software
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Consumers and Small Businesses Will Be Allowed to Cancel Their Mobile
Oct 25, 2013Consumers and small businesses will be allowed to cancel their mobile, broadband and landline contracts if they are subjected to price increases on a fixed-term contract, under new guidance set out by communications regulator Ofcom. Ofcom ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Clearance of The Airwaves Will Be Completed by Regulators Today
Aug 2, 2013Clearance of the airwaves earmarked for 4G mobile broadband will be completed by regulators today, enabling new 4G services to launch in the UK. Communications regulator Ofcom said that a large section of radio spectrum previously used ...
Tags: 4G, software, Computer Products
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Ofcom Notified European Commission of Proposals to Reduce Prices for High-Speed Data Links
Feb 26, 2013Communications regulator Ofcom has notified the European Commission of proposals to reduce prices for high-speed data links after finding that BT had "significant market power" in the £2bn-a-year market. Wholesale leased lines allow ...
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Ofcom Has Raised 2.34bn Euro in The Much Delayed 4G Spectrum Auction
Feb 21, 2013Communications regulator Ofcom has raised 2.34bn Euro in the much delayed 4G spectrum auction, more than £1bn less than the Office for Budget for Responsibility (OBR) had forecast. EE already holds 4G spectrum and is currently the ...
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Three UK Has Confirmed That It Will Not Charge a Premium for LTE High-Speed Mobile Network
Feb 5, 2013Mobile phone operator Three UK has confirmed that it will not charge a premium for its LTE high-speed mobile network. Three's announcement contrasts sharply with the payment plans offered by Everything Everywhere's (EE) Orange and T-Mobile ...
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4G Spectrum Auction Is Under Way
Jan 24, 2013Communications regulator Ofcom has revealed that the bidding process for the much-anticipated - and delayed - 4G spectrum auction is under way. The bidding process involves Everything Everywhere (EE), HKT (a subsidiary of mobile ...
Tags: 4G spectrum auction, 4G bidders, 4G
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Ofcom Has Announced The Bidders for The Long Awaited 4G Spectrum Auction
Dec 20, 2012Communications 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
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EE Would Use Its Existing 1800MHz Spectrum to Deliver 4G Services
Dec 17, 2012Communications 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
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BT Has Started Trialling a Groundbreaking 10Gbit/S Broadband Network
Nov 27, 2012BT has started trialling a groundbreaking 10Gbit/s broadband network at Cornwall-based engineering firm Arcol UK. The proof-of-concept trial uses fibre technology called XGPON (Tens of Gigabits on a Passive Optical Network) that was ...
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4G Spectrum Auction Has Been Finalised by Communications Regulator Ofcom
Nov 12, 2012The schedule for the long-awaited, and much-delayed 4G spectrum auction has been finalised by communications regulator Ofcom, and could see further 4G services becoming available by next May. Mobile operators O2 and Vodafone are expected ...
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EE Will Offer 4G Services in The UK From 30 October
Oct 3, 2012Mobile operator EE will offer 4G services in the UK from 30 October, it has confirmed. Rumours were rife yesterday when EE, along with mobile operators O2, Vodafone and Three had peace talks with communications regulator Ofcom and Culture ...
Tags: EE, 4G Services, iPad, Mobile
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EE Will Announce Its Launch Date for 4G Services
Oct 3, 2012Mobile operator EE will announce its launch date for 4G services imminently as it finalises its deployment testing programme. An EE spokesperson would not be drawn on yesterday's rumours of peace talks between communications regulator ...
Tags: EE, peace talks, 4G launch date announcement
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Mobile Operator EE Had Been Given Permission by Ofcom
Oct 2, 2012In a bid to cut tension between mobile operators in the battle to bring 4G to the UK,communications regulator Ofcom and Culture Secretary Maria Miller are holding peace talks with the networks today that could result in 4G services becoming ...