What Ofcom’s new proposals mean for UK operators
January 13, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
UK regulator Ofcom has announced revised plans to promote competition in the country ahead of the country’s 4G spectrum auction.
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3UK could hitch ride on EE’s proposed LTE1800 network
May 10, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
3UK’s CEO David Dyson has suggested that the operator could strike an agreement with Everything Everywhere to launch LTE using the T-Mobile/Orange JV’s spectrum in advance of the UK’s 4G auction.
UK operators slam Ofcom’s proposals
March 27, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
The UK’s mobile operators have hit out at Ofcom’s latest proposals to allow Everything Everywhere to use its existing 1800MHz spectrum to offer LTE services ahead of its competitors. Earlier this month, Ofcom accepted an application from Everything Everywhere, allowing it to use its existing spectrum, which would see the firm offering 4G mobile services in the UK by the end of 2012.
Tags; 3UK, 4G, LTE, Ofcom, Spectrum auction, Europe, Everything Everywhere, LTE, News & Analysis, O2, Operator, Vodafone
Three aims for connected devices market with Macheen tie-up
December 8, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
3UK has signed an agreement with Macheen, a cloud service provider for connected devices. The deal provides the operator with access to a platform for the management of a variety of processes that are required to create, manage and bill M2M-related services.
Tags; 3UK, M2M, Macheen, Three, Cloud, Content & Applications, Europe, Handsets & Devices, M2M, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator
3UK claims m-commerce joint venture is anti-competitive
November 18, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
3UK intends to make an initial complaint to antitrust authorities in the UK and Europe regarding the proposed joint venture between O2, Vodafone and Everything Everywhere. Back in June this year, the three operators announced plans to create a standalone m-commerce joint venture in the UK.
3UK says 97 per cent of the traffic on its network is data
November 1, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
Mobile operator 3UK has announced that 97 per cent of all the traffic travelling through its network today is data. The carrier added that in the 14 months between June 2010 and September 201, it has seen a 427 per cent increase in data usage for smartphone customers.
Ofcom postpones UK 4G auction
October 10, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
UK regulator Ofcom has announced that it will delay the 4G spectrum auction until the final quarter of 2012 at the earliest. Ofcom said that it received a number of “substantial and strongly argued responses” to its initial plans and will undertake a further round of consultation to address issues raised.
Tags; 3UK, Ofcom, Spectrum auction, Three, UK, Europe, Everything Everywhere, LTE, Networks, News & Analysis, O2, Operator, Orange, Vodafone
MBNL signs £100m deal with Virgin Media Business
September 5, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL) the joint venture between T-Mobile and Three, has signed an eight-year contract worth over £100m with Virgin Media Business to provide higher mobile broadband speeds for its customers.
O2 tops UK mobile broadband performance study
May 26, 2011 Written by Mike Hibberd
UK mobile broadband users accessing the web over dongles and datacards are getting average throughput of 1.5Mbit/s, according to research released Thursday by UK regulator Ofcom. But there were significant differences between the five carriers’ performance, with O2 delivering the best performance, and Orange the worst. 3UK outperformed T-Mobile, with which it shares a 3G network.
3UK calls for LTE spectrum caps
March 8, 2011 Written by Pamela Weaver
The UK’s smallest operator, 3UK, is urging Ofcom to impose caps on spectrum allocation below 1GHz of bandwidth in order to prevent it from being squeezed out of the market.
Tags; 3UK, Kevin Russell, O2, Spectrum auction, vodafone, Europe, LTE, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator
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