“Who’ll start us off with £1.3bn? Any bidders?”
The UK’s 4G spectrum auction finally got underway yesterday, with seven bidders vying for an operating licence. Guy Daniels reports.
View ArticleLTE subscribers to hit 198m in 2013, then skyrocket to 1bn in 2016
2013 looks like being a strong year for LTE, according to a new report, with LTE adoption rates speeding up thereafter. By Phil Goldstein.
View ArticleEE slashes LTE pricing as UK spectrum auction gets underway
Everything Everywhere cuts the price of its entry-level LTE plan as the UK 4G spectrum auction gets under way. By Paul Rasmussen.
View ArticleNSN powers first live TV broadcast via TD-LTE
Nokia Siemens Networks says that China Mobile has used its network to transmit a live video stream to China Central TV for onward broadcast. Guy Daniels reports.
View ArticleApple launches surprise attack on the corporate market
Apple surprised the markets by releasing a 128GB model of its iPad, doubling the capacity of its previous high-end product, as it swots away competition from Microsoft. Guy Daniels reports.
View ArticleLG reports a 23 per cent rise in Q4 smartphone sales
LG saw smartphone sales in the fourth quarter increase by 23 per cent to 8.6m devices, although overall mobile sales declined. By Sue Marek.
View ArticleAt $23 per GB, Latin America has most expensive mobile broadband
A new report shows that the Latin America region has the most expensive mobile broadband, double that of Asia Pacific. By Tammy Parker.
View ArticleTelefónica makes first multivendor VoLTE-to-3G call handover
Telefónica Deutschland demonstrates a successful laboratory test of LTE voice handover to 3G networks, paving the way for more operator efficient 4G services. Guy Daniels reports.
View ArticleBig Iron at MWC: Ericsson
In the run-up to Mobile World Congress we’re doing some potted overviews of each of the big carrier equipment provider's themes. This time Swedish giant Ericsson. By I.D. Scales.
View ArticleEE demonstrates how NOT to play Monopoly
The mobile operator formerly known as Everything Everywhere, despite all its noise, smoke and mirrors, seems not to have been able to take full advantage of its current monopoly status as the UK's sole...
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