Articles tagged with: Teliasonera and Eu

Finland Awards Radio Spectrum for LTE Networks

Finland's teliasonera, Elisa and DNA have been allocated additional frequencies enabling them to start building fourth generation (LTE) mobile networks. The frequencies are located in the 1,800 MHz band, which will make Finland the first country in Europe to allow the use of 4G LTE technology at such low frequencies. more

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EU calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies

Half of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission has now called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007. more

Mobile Operators to See Strong Growth in Central Asia

Central Asia's emerging markets will continue flocking to mobile telecom services over the next five years, with subscriber bases growing about 13 percent per year and revenues growing by 8 percent annually through 2013, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. more

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The case for network sharing gets stronger

Opinion piece by Emeka Obiodu, senior analyst at Ovum

With a mature market, declining voice revenues and now the economic downturn, the argument for European mobile network operators (MNOs) to share their networks has never been stronger. Although there have been several network-sharing initiatives, what is needed is a more coherent commercial and regulatory framework across the EU to make network sharing the norm rather than the exception. more

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The Network of Everything

Wireless experts believe that, by 2017, personal networks will have to cope with at least a thousand devices, like laptops, telephones, mp3 players, games, sensors and other technology. To link these devices will require a ¢â‚¬ËœNetwork of Everything'. It represents an astonishing challenge, but European researchers believe that they are moving towards the solution. more

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High Growth Forecasted for Western European Mobile Communications

A new European market report from Reportlinker notes that the sector has undergone enormous changes in response to regulatory pressure on roaming and interconnection tariffs, competition from numerous new start-up MVNOs, and pressure on voice tariffs and bundled SMS offers which have lowered voice and data ARPU. The company says that revenue growth in coming years will primary depend on the continued increase in subscriber numbers and the use of multiple SIMs, and by the further adoption of rich-media services including music downloads and mobile TV. more

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EU Officials Reach Compromise On Roaming Rules -Source

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Senior European Commission officials Monday reached a compromise on a controversial proposal to regulate mobile phone operators' roaming fees, a commission official familiar with the matter said. more

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EU Adopts New Telecom Rules That Anger Incumbents

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission Thursday unveiled its long-expected recommendations for revising telecommunications regulations that would force providers to share their cutting-edge broadband infrastructure with rivals and extend regulation to new areas such as text messaging. more

European Mobile Operators To Lower Roaming Tariffs

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Six mobile phone operators in Europe have Thursday agreed to halve the price of average wholesale roaming tariffs. more

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TeliaSonera Wants To Diminish Telecom Regulator's Role

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- teliasonera, the Nordic regions' largest telecommunications operator, wants regulation of competition issues in the sector to move to competition authorities and away from telecom regulators, a senior executive told reporters Tuesday. more

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