Articles tagged with: Vodafone and Ofcom

UK Mobile Termination Rates Dispute Referred to the Competition Commission

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has referred to the Competition Commission (CC) the price control matters in appeals brought against the telecom's regulator, Ofcom by British Telecom, Everything Everywhere, Hutchison 3G and vodafone. The reference is about the prices that Ofcom permits communication providers to charge for the termination of a wholesale mobile voice call. more

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: o2, t-mobile, 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

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, 900mhz, o2, competition-appeal-tribunal, 2g, UK

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: o2, lte, radio-spectrum, 3g-license, auction, UK

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: radio-spectrum, 900mhz, 800mhz, o2, tdd, broadband, radio, coverage, 2.6ghz, auction, 3g-coverage, television, 2g, 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: o2, 800mhz, 900mhz, digital-dividend, 2.6ghz, 02, 2g, 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: radio-spectrum, 900mhz, 800mhz, o2, telefonica-o2, planning, UK

Ofcom Outlines Revised Plans for 900Mhz Spectrum

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom has revised its plans to liberalise the management of the radio spectrum - which is says will offer faster and more reliable wireless broadband services. The consultation builds on earlier Ofcom work to liberalise spectrum for mobile phone services and make its use more efficient. more

Related Tags: 3g, eu, ict, rural, o2, mobile-broadband, radio-spectrum, wireless-broadband, auction, 2g, 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

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