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3UK could hitch ride on EE’s proposed LTE1800 network

3UK reveals it could strike agreement with Everything Everywhere

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.

Everything Everywhere campaigns for 4G approval

Everything Everywhere has commissioned research to back its bid to lauinch 4G services in the UK this year

UK operator Everything Everywhere is campaigning for permission to launch 4G services before its domestic competitors. To support its plea to regulator Ofcom, the operator has commissioned research that outlines the “significant economic and social benefits” that will come about by bringing 4G to the UK.

Ofcom: Shot by both sides

Could the UK become a single network market?

It’s pretty safe to say that if you get three mobile operators in a room to talk about spectrum auctions, they won’t agree about much. But what they are likely to agree on is that it’s the regulator’s fault, whatever it is.

Ofcom puts 700MHz on the table for mobile broadband

Ofcom wants the UK to use 700MHz spectrum for mobile broadband

Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has proposed that 700MHz spectrum could be refarmed from digital TV and used for mobile broadband instead, in order to cope with the expected demand for data. However, in its view, this is unlikely to happen until 2018, due to the need to establish European wide agreement.

UK operators slam Ofcom’s proposals

UK operators have hit out at Ofcom's proposals to allow Everything Everywhere to begin offering LTE services before competitors

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.

UK termination rates to be slashed by 2014

Ofcom's attempts to cut MTRs have been sped up despite operators' appeals

The UK Competition Commission has brought forward the deadline for when mobile operators will be forced to slash mobile termination rates (MTRs) for connecting calls from other networks or fixed lines. UK regulator Ofcom said in March 2011 that MTRs should be cut from just over 4p a minute in 2010 to less than 0.65p a minute by 2015. Operators Everything Everywhere and Vodafone lodged an appeal with the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) against this decision that, with support from Telefonica.

Ofcom to force down wholesale broadband costs, but BT disputes decision

UK broadband prices could drop after regulator announces wholesale price cut

The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has said it will be forcing down the prices that Openreach, the wholesale division of incumbent BT, can charge for broadband and telephone rental. The proposed charge controls would reduce the cost of a “fully unbundled line” from £91.50 to £87.41, and shared unbundled line, where an ISP used the line just to provide broadband, would drop from £14.70 to £11.92, while the cost for phone rental services would drop from £103.68 to £98.81.

Ofcom to borrow spectrum from MoD for London Olympics

London will host 2012's Olympics

UK regulator Ofcom has outlined plans to temporarily use spectrum from the public sector to cope with increased demand for airwaves during the London 2012 Olympics.

What Ofcom’s new proposals mean for UK operators

Ofcom has proposed revised plans for the UK 4G auction scheduled for the end of the year

UK regulator Ofcom has announced revised plans to promote competition in the country ahead of the country’s 4G spectrum auction.

Ofcom extends rural obligation for UK 4G auction winner

Ofcom outlines new proposals to get 4G to rural areas

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has outlined new proposals to extend 4G coverage to at least 98 per cent of the population.