|
|
Articles tagged with: Olympics
Olympics mobile viewing - 70% failure rate
New figures show that the majority of viewers have found it impossible to watch this Summer's major events via their mobile device. Only 15 percent of people watched a live sporting event on their mobile during Britain's summer of sport, according to research by CommProve. In addition, only 23 percent of respondents has ever watched live TV content through their smartphone or tablet outside of the home (without Wi-Fi). more
Related Tags: lte, huawei,nokia-siemens-networks, radio-access-network
Olympics Officials Ask Spectators to Curb Twitter Use During Events
An apparent mobile network overload during a stage of the London olympics left TV commentators unable to follow a cycling race over the weekend. more
Related Tags: nokia-siemens-networks, optus, Australia
Most of O2 Head Office Staff Told to Work from Home Today
The head office at the UK arm of Telefonica O2 is empty today around 3,000 staff participate in a remote working trial. Around a quarter of O2's 12,000-strong UK workforce will participate in the flexible working pilot, operating remotely for the day as the doors are shut and lights turned off at the business' 200,000 sq ft office. more
BBC to use 3G networks to Broadcast Olympic Torch Relay
This spring the Olympic Torch will be carried in a relay around the UK. The Torch will be carried by different athletes and broadcasted live on the Internet, different regional and the national BBC channels. more
London 2012 Olympics to create record demand for wireless spectrum
Demand from wireless technologies that will help ensure the smooth running of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will more than double within London during the seven week event, according to analysis by Ofcom. more
Related Tags: london, ofcom, UK
O2 to Start 4G Trials in London
O2 has announced that it will start trials of an LTE based 4G network in the UK capital city, London from this month. more
Related Tags: o2, lte, london, UK
London needs 70,000 small cells to Deliver 4G Phone Services
The UK's capital city, London will need an additional 70,000 small cells across the city to deliver LTE based 4G services, including 2,000 nodes covering the London Underground railway by 2015 according to picocell vendor, Picochip. more
Related Tags: picochip, picocell, london, london-underground, UK
Greek Prosecutors File Charges in Vodafone Wiretapping Scandal
Prosecutors in Greece have filed charges against persons unknown in the telecoms spying scandal that hit the country in 2004 and may have resulted in the death of a Vodafone employee. more
Related Tags: vodafone, ericsson, costas--tsalikidis, Greece
London's Underground Rail Wont Get Mobile Phone Coverage
The on-off talks to bring mobile phone coverage to London's underground railway have reportedly broken down again after the mobile networks were unable to agree on the funding issues. Plans to deploy Wi-Fi hotspots in the stations - announced last week - will go ahead as they are a separate agreement. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, london-underground, railway, wi-fi-hotspots, UK
Fitch: Stable Credit Outlook for Latin America Telecom and Media
Fitch Ratings expects the Rating Outlook for Latin America telecom and media companies to be Stable during 2011. The sector continues to be one of the less volatile in terms of rating changes in the region despite the dynamics of the operating environments. more
Related Tags: telecom
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |