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LightSquared Proposed a New Plan to Exit Chapter 11 by Raising $2.75 Billion in Loans
Dec 30, 2013LightSquared proposed a new plan to exit Chapter 11 by raising $2.75 billion in loans and at least $1.25 billion in equity investment, replacing a plan that included a spectrum auction in which Dish Networks was the highest bidder. The ...
Tags: LightSquared, Chapter 11, Dish Networks, spectrum auction
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Mobile Networks Have Been Left Outraged at Ofcom's Decision to Increase The Fees
Oct 12, 2013Mobile 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 ...
Tags: Mobile networks, Computer Products
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FCC Should Cap The Participation of Carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless
May 30, 2013The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should cap the participation of carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless in upcoming spectrum auctions to ensure mobile competition going forward, representatives of consumer groups and smaller carriers ...
Tags: FCC, Spectrum Auctions
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Wireless Providers Invested More Than $296 Billion
May 6, 2013Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association released its semi-annual survey, which showed U.S. wireless providers increased their annual network investments from $25.3 billion in 2011 to $30.1 billion in 2012 (up 19 percent). The $30.1 billion is ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Ofcom's Auction of The 4G Communications Spectrum Is to Be Investigated
Apr 17, 2013Ofcom's auction of the 4G communications spectrum is to be investigated by the National Audit Office, amid claims that the process did not generate the intended revenue. The auction, carried out in June 2012, raised 2.3bn as mobile phone ...
Tags: 4G Spectrum, Computer Products
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EE Has Announced It Is Planning to Double 4G Speeds on Its Network by Summer 2013
Apr 11, 2013Telecommunications provider Everything Everywhere has announced it is planning to double 4G speeds on its network by summer 2013. With promises of speeds reaching 130Mbps on 4G-enabled devices, and up to 300Mbps soon to follow, EE CEO ...
Tags: Telecommunications, network, applications
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Three UK Has Gained Almost a Million Customers in The Past Year
Mar 26, 2013The 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
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New Measures The Federal Government Is Taking to Increase Competition in Wireless Sector
Mar 8, 2013Christian 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 ...
Tags: Christian Paradis, wireless sector, IT
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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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Ofcom Says The Results of The Auction Will Be Strong Competition in The 4G Mobile Market
Feb 21, 20132,341,113,000 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
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EE Has Revealed That It Has Made a Loss Before Tax of £249m in 2012
Feb 20, 2013EE, 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
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A New Not-for-Profit Company Called DMSL Has Been Established to Tackle The Problem of 4G
Feb 17, 2013A 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 ...
Tags: Digital Mobile Spectrum, 4G interfering, Freeview broadcasts
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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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Three Has Announced It Will Be Recruiting Almost 800 New Staff by The End of 2014
Dec 28, 2012Three 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