The prelude to 2013's 4G battle has intensified as mobile operator Three UK has announced that it has gained almost a million customers in the past year. In its annual financial report, Three said that it had added 900,000 new customers ...
Tags: 4G Battle, Computer Products
Communications 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 ...
2,341,113,000 Euro was raised although the auction was expected to generate at least 3.5bn Euro. After more than 50 rounds of bidding Vodafone, Telefónica UK, EE, Hutchison 3G UK and Niche Spectrum Venutres have won spectrum. ...
Tags: Ofcom, mobile spectrum auction, broadband
Maxim Integrated Products has announced it latest small cell RF transceiver which supports all 3G and 4G LTE frequency bands. The company believes small cell basestations will play a strategic part in the rollout of 4G services both ...
Tags: MWC, Multi-Band LTE, Small Cells
EE, the UK's first mobile network to launch 4G, has revealed that it has made a loss before tax of £249m in 2012. The loss is more than double the £113m it lost in 2011, while its annual revenue also reduced by 1.9 per cent ...
Tags: mobile network, Telecom, EE 4G
The likes of Samsung, Apple, Nokia and RIM should be wary of firms that hold patents on technologies designed to exploit the use of 4G speeds, a lawyer has warned. John-Paul Rooney (pictured), partner and patent attorney at intellectual ...
Tags: 4G speeds, 4G mobile service, 4G netork
Phones4u will launch an MVNO on the EE network in March 2013. The new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) called 'Life Mobile' will offer a range of value tariffs and services which includes data packages. The strategic partnership ...
Tags: Phones4u, MVNO, EE network, UK operator
Seven bidders are now competing to acquire new airwaves for 4G mobile broadband services. The bid will allow firms to have the ability to launch 4G mobile broadband services across the this year. The new spectrum is expected to boost the ...
Ofcom has announced that the first round of bidding for 4G spectrum has begun and expects operators to rollout services by this spring. CBR rounds of expert opinions on the auction, 4G services and the transition from 3G to LTE. Lyn ...
Tags: Ofcom, 4G spectrum, 4G services
Communications 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
Mobile retailer Phones 4u has announced plans to launch its own mobile service, LIFE Mobile, which will begin operating in March this year. The mobile virtual network will initially run on EE's existing 3G network, with plans to roll ...
Tags: Phones 4u, mobile service, LIFE Mobile
A survey reveals that 90% of people said they wouldn’t change their current mobile provider to have access to 4G. According to Virgin Media Business the top reason consumers will not change providers for 4G access is to save money. ...
Tags: mobile provider, 4G network, 4G access
LTE is set to become the most successful mobile phone standard with the fastest commercial deployment, according to the GSA mobile suppliers association. The GSA says that 145 operators have launched commercial LTE 4G services in 66 ...
Three has announced it will be recruiting almost 800 new staff by the end of 2014. The majority of the roles will be based at its Glasgow offices with the addition 380 telesales staff, making the total employees close to 1,000. However, ...
Tags: Three, retail stores, employee, Maidenhead headquarters
Apple has announced the launch of its new iPhone 5 at a special event in San Francisco, confirming what many had expected due to a large volume of leaks over recent weeks. The new phone is lighter and thinner than previous models, ...