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Articles tagged with: Hutchison 3G Uk and Vodafone
Vodafone Sees Loss of UK Market Share and Lower ARPUs
The UK added over 3m new mobile connections during 2008, to take the total base to 75.75m, equivalent to 124% penetration. The market is one of the most competitive in Europe, if not the world, with five established MNOs and several MVNOs, of which the most successful are Virgin and the increasingly ambitious Tesco. more
Related Tags: tesco, virgin-mobile, mvno, orange, t-mobile, iphone, o2, ict, eu, arpu, 3g, , tim, h3g, lte, 3m, UK
O2, Vodafone Reported to be in Network Sharing Talks
UK operators, O2 and Vodafone are reported to be in advanced talks regarding sharing their network infrastructure. Citing people close to the talks, the Financial Times that a deal "could provide them with significant savings in capital and operating spending". Vodafone's CEO, Vittorio Collao is currently seeking annual cost savings of £1bn by 2010-11 to bring the UK divisions' operating margins up to the average compared to its other country networks. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, 3g, o2, hutchison-3g, core-network, 1800mhz, ran, 900mhz, bts, hutchison, UK
BT Mulls a Return to the UK Mobile Market
The UK's dominant landline operator, British Telecom (BT) is reported to be considering a return to the mobile market in an effort to boost profits by taping the growing market for combined home broadband/mobile services. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, mvno, o2, hutchison-3g, landline, hutchison, hutchison-whampoa, UK
UK Operators Facing Further Cuts in Mobile Termination Rates
The UK's Competition Commission has ruled that the mobile operators should lower their landline to mobile termination rates by around 20% by 2010/11 - and to a rate which is lower than was proposed by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, o2, h3g, hutchison-3g, termination-rates, ofcom, landline, hutchison, mobile-termination-rates, competition-commission, UK
Tellabs Wins UK Mobile Backhaul Contract
In a five-year deal, the UK's BT Group has selected Tellabs to provide solutions for part of its Ethernet-based mobile backhaul service. more
Related Tags: orange, ethernet, t-mobile, edge, hutchison-3g, tellabs, bt-group, bt, backhaul, hutchison, UK
T-Mobile UK to Shut-Down 5,000 Base Stations
UK mobile operator, T-Mobile is reported to be planning a shut-down of some 5,000 of its base stations as part of its network sharing deal with Hutchison 3G UK. The UK trade magazine, Mobile Today said that both networks are removing transmitters as they begin to share resources. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, base-station, rsa, hutchison-3g, core-network, t-mobile-uk, mobile-broadband, ran, base-stations, hutchison, siemens, UK