Vodafone 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 ...
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Consumers 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 ...
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Mobile networks have been left outraged at Ofcom's decision to increase the fees that they should pay for mobile spectrum that they have acquired. The communications regulator published a consultation on revising annual licence fees for ...
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Clearance 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 ...
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Europe's telecom network operators on Tuesday said that bandwidth-hungry services like UHDTV (ultra high definition television) and 3DTV should be distributed via cable or satellite instead of competing with other services for spectrum. ...
The UK's biggest mobile network has claimed that its 4G customer base of 318,000 shows a "strong 4G take-up", as it disclosed its results for the first quarter to 31 March 2013. The firm, established by a joint venture between France ...
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Christian Paradis, minister of industry, announced new measures the federal government is taking to increase competition in the wireless sector to provide Canadians “with more choices and access to the latest technology at better ...
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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. ...
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A new not-for-profit company called Digital Mobile Spectrum Ltd (DMSL) has been established to tackle the problem of 4G interfering with Freeview broadcasts. A former Nokia-Siemens Networks CEO has been tapped to handle the roll-out of 4G ...
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According to new research from Cisco, worldwide mobile data traffic will increase 13-fold over the next four years, exceeding the amount of data initiated over fixed lines by three to one by 2017. Cisco estimates that mobile data traffic ...
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AT&T will buy mobile spectrum in the 700MHz band from Verizon Communications for $1.9 billion, AT&T said Friday. AT&T will pay cash and trade AWS (advanced wireless services) spectrum for the B block of the 700MHz spectrum, the company ...
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India's auction of mobile spectrum has not attracted new foreign investors, reflecting growing uncertainty about investment policies in the country and the growth potential of its mobile market. Telenor and the Indian joint venture of NTT ...
AT&T plans to acquire NextWave Wireless, a holder of spectrum that could be used for mobile data services, for about $600 million. NextWave has licenses for spectrum in both the WCS (Wireless Communications Services) and the AWS (Advanced ...
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After starting amid the smoldering ruins of AT&T and T-Mobile USA's failed merger,2012 ended as a big year for mobile carrier deals in the U.S.,and possibly a final changing of the guard for a long time. If all the reshuffling that ...
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Sprint Nextel will spend $2.2 billion to take complete ownership of Clearwire, a move that will help it expand its network capacity. Clearwire's board of directors has accepted the latest bid allowing Sprint to purchase the nearly 50% of ...
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