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Articles tagged with: Vodafone and O2
UK Starts Consultation on Revamping Radio Spectrum Management
The UK's government has launched a consultation setting out its intention to implement a series of recommendations made by the Independent Spectrum Broker (ISB), Kip Meek, on how to make the best use of radio spectrum. more
Related Tags: ofcom, radio-spectrum, 900mhz, 800mhz, tdd, broadband, radio, UK
Opinion piece by Steven Hartley, Senior Analyst Ovum
O2's exclusivity agreement with Apple in the UK for the iPhone is coming to an
end, as the device is to be available on both Orange and vodafone. O2 and the UK's
two non-iPhone mobile network operators will undoubtedly need to find a
response. However, the shift in Apple's strategy highlighted by the
announcement means that other markets are likely to follow suit.
more
Related Tags: apple-iphone, orange, base, UK
O2 UK to Offer Free Twitter SMS Updates
O2 UK has announced that it will offer free text message updates for the Twitter service from next month. From the start of August, every O2 customer will be able to switch on text notifications within Twitter and receive replies and direct messages completely free. O2 customers will also be able to send updates to Twitter as part of their normal text message bundle or for the cost of a normal text. more
Related Tags: twitter, sms, text-message, UK
European Court Ruled Dutch Operators Colluded on Sales Commissions
The European Court of Justice has ruled that a single meeting can be used to presume that an illegal cartel exists between companies, and that local regulators are able to apply fines when that occurs. The ruling comes from an incident in 2001, when the five Dutch mobile network operators are accused of colluding to lower commissions paid their retailers. more
Related Tags: ben, t-mobile, kpn-dutchtone, telfort, Netherlands
Virgin Mobile Tops UK Mobile Broadband Tests
The results are now available for the first Mobile Broadband Genie Road Trip Awards. The exercise directly pitted dongles provided by six of the UK's mobile broadband suppliers (O2, Orange, 3, T-mobile, Virgin Media and vodafone) against each other on a 350-mile rail journey over two days. more
Related Tags: orange, 3, t-mobile, virgin-media, 3g, dongle, 3g-modem, broadband-genie, UK
UK: a way out of the spectrum re-farm deadlock?
Opinion by Matthew Howett, senior analyst at Ovum
900MHz to be liberalised in the hands of the existing holders, but access to
other spectrum would initially be capped.
more
Related Tags: ofcom, 800mhz, 900mhz, digital-dividend, UK
UK Planning a Shake-Up of Radio Spectrum
The UK government has published details of plans to revamp radio spectrum management which could resolve a long-running battle between the two original mobile networks. vodafone and O2 have been fighting plans proposed back in 2007 by the telecoms regulator to take back some of their licensed radio spectrum and refarm it to the later networks. more
Related Tags: ofcom, radio-spectrum, 900mhz, 800mhz, telefonica-o2, UK
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, hutchison-3g-uk, t-mobile, iphone, ict, eu, arpu, 3g, , tim, h3g, lte, 3m, UK
Gartner Says: Carriers Will Struggle Without Major Innovation and Change
Shifts in customer demand, a changing competitive landscape, a weak economy and new government policies will shape carrier strategies during 2009 and 2010, according to Gartner. Carriers will struggle to maintain and grow their market position in this shifting landscape, and success will demand investment strategies that are aligned with the pace of recovery in each country and region. more
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There is a Role for Challengers in the European Mobile Communications Market
The global economic downturn has taken its toll on industries across the globe, and the mobile and wireless communications industry is no exception. In the European market, which is highly saturated and competitive, mobile network operators (MNOs) are in a survival of the fittest battle to maintain and expand their market share. On the fringes of this battle are new entrants, challenging established MNOs to stay in the game. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, sim, social-networking, eu, 3-uk, mvno, tim, wind, lte, outsourcing, ovi, iden, telefonica, yoigo, 3, movistar, play, UK