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Articles tagged with: Vodafone and O2
Vodafone and O2 Network Infrastructure Merger Plans Approved
Plans by vodafone and Telefonica O2 to combine the basic parts of their UK network infrastructure to create one national grid running each operator's independent spectrum have been approved by the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT). more
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Vodafone and O2 to Merge Rival UK Network Assets into Separate Company
The UK mobile networks, vodafone and O2 have announced plans to combine the basic parts of their network infrastructure to create one national grid running each operator's independent spectrum. more
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UK's Four Largest Networks to Work on Joint NFC Based Payments Service
Four of the UK's largest mobile networks - O2 and vodafone along with Everything Everywhere, which owns Orange and T-Mobile UK - have announced plans to create a standalone m-commerce joint venture to support the uptake of mobile payments though NFC enabled phones. more
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O2 Tops UK Mobile Broadband Speed/Latency Tests
The percentage of UK households relying entirely on mobile broadband for their internet access has more than doubled over the past year to 7% of the UK, with 17% using mobile broadband for at least some of their internet access needs. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, ofcom, 3g, mobile-broadband, 3, orange, epitiro, 3g-coverage, UK
Three UK Might Have to Sell to a Larger Rival to Survive
Hutchison 3G UK (Three), the country's smallest of five mobile networks has warned that it may have to merge with another network operator if it is unable to secure sufficient radio spectrum in next year's 4G license auction. more
Related Tags: hutchison-3g-uk, digital-dividend, ofcom, 4g, 3g-license, auction, t-mobile, orange, everything-everywhere, gsm900, 4g-license, UK
O2 and Vodafone to Lose Market Share to Everything Everywhere - Report
Both O2 and vodafone are expected to lose market share to a more competitive Everything Everywhere - the merged T-Mobile and Orange - according to a report by Canada's IE Market Research (IEMR). As Everything Everywhere enjoys strong customer additions, they expect market share declines at O2 and vodafone over the next eight quarters. more
Related Tags: everything-everywhere, iemr, UK
O2 Loses UK Appeal Over GSM Spectrum Reuse for 3G Services
The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that the telecoms regulator was right in not granting an automatic right to offer 3G services over the 900Mhz spectrum to the two incumbent license holders, O2 and vodafone. more
Related Tags: 3g-license, ofcom, 900mhz, competition-appeal-tribunal, 2g, UK
UK Operators Testing Mobile TV Over Unused TDD Radio Spectrum
Three UK based mobile networks: O2, Orange, and vodafone have announced plans to jointly test Mobile TV services in central London and Slough (O2 headquarters) from this October. The multi-operator pilot will assess how mobile broadcast services can be deployed using shared network infrastructure. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, orange, tdd, wireless, video, UK
250,000 iPhones Active in Ireland
Although vodafone hasn't started selling the Apple iPhone in Ireland yet, a local ad agency says that around 10% of iPhone traffic already comes from vodafone based iPhone devices. iPhone connected via the O2 network make up 35% of all traffic, with the remaining 55% coming via Wi-Fi hotspots. more
Related Tags: apple-iphone, tablet, wifi, gold, mobile-apps, apps, mobile-web, Ireland
Legal Action Could Delay UK's LTE Spectrum Auction
The threat of legal action could delay the UK's planned radio spectrum auction next year which is aiming to release capacity for LTE networks, reports the Financial Times. The possibility of legal action come from two of the country's mobile networks, vodafone and O2 and the dominant landline operator, BT. more
Related Tags: lte, ofcom, radio-spectrum, 3g-license, auction, UK
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