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Almost 98% of premises in the United Kingdom had outdoor 4G LTE coverage in May The United Kingdom ended last year with a total of 39.5 million subscribers in the …

U.K. regulator looks to create two additional 80-megahertz channels in the 5 GHz band for Wi-Fi U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has proposed opening up additional unlicensed spectrum in the 5 …

The telco aims to cover 98% of indoor population by end-2017 U.K. operator O2 said that its 4G LTE services now cover 6,000 towns across the country, providing 87% coverage …

UK regulator Ofcom rolled out a pair of proposals designed to ease mobile number portability for wireless customers U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom proposed a pair of new rules designed to …

UK regulator carried out a consultation process last year U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom confirmed spectrum within the 55-68 MHz, 70.5-71.5 MHz and 80-81.5 MHz bands can be used for “Internet …

Bouygues is currently negotiating a possible takeover by Orange French operator Bouygues Telecom is negotiating the sale of certain assets to rival operators Iliad and Numericable-SFR, Fench newspaper Les Echos …

The UK regulator said spectrum auction will wait for the implications of the Three-O2 merger U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom decided to postpone its planned spectrum auction for licenses in the 2.3 GHz …

CMA doesn’t think BT/EE deal will hurt competition in mobile sector The U.K.’s competition and consumer authority, CMA, has provisionally cleared BT’s anticipated acquisition of mobile operator EE. After looking …

UK regulator Ofcom plans spectrum auction in early 2016 to bolster LTE, lay groundwork for 5G U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom said it plans to conduct a spectrum auction early next …

UK telcos to pay almost £200 million per year to use 900 MHz, 1800 MHz bands U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has published revised annual fees for mobile operators, which determine the amount …

Vodafone over the past weekend announced the first commercial voice over LTE service in Germany, and plans to roll out VoLTE in the U.K. this summer. The operator demonstrated the first live VoLTE call …

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Neutrality sounds good because it conveys the idea of “fair-play,” and we all like that. But neutrality doesn’t work in any other sphere of commerce or technology – so why would it work for the Internet?

Net neutrality and spectrum auctions continue to dominate telecom-related policy news as the Federal Communications Commission this week has both subjects on the docket. The FCC’s planned May 15 open …

With the help of investment firm Blackstone, Telefónica is launching Axonix, a mobile advertising exchange platform, which it claims is the first owned by a telecom company. The Axonix venture is …

A handful of U.K.-based telecommunication operators have agreed to a list of consumer-oriented initiatives designed to dampen the so-called “bill shock” phenomenon of when a customer received unexpected charges on …

The United Kingdom will need to free up as much as 650 megahertz of new spectrum over the next six years if it wants to keep ahead of rising consumer …

With the Federal Communications Commission set to tackle as many as three spectrum auctions over the next 12 to 18 months, there is considerable debate as to how rules should …

U.K. operator EE said it has signed up more than 500,000 customers to its recently launched LTE service, with plans for further increase network speeds and broaden available rate plans. …

U.K.-based operator Everything Everywhere said it was set to double its current LTE network speeds with the increase of 1.8 GHz spectrum dedicated to its offering from the current 10 …

The United Kingdom moved one step closer to broad “4G” deployments, with government regulator Ofcom announcing the winning bids for spectrum licenses in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz band. …

U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom is looking to free up current spectrum bands reserved for 3G services for the deployment of “4G” services. The proposed move is in response to request …

United Kingdom telecommunications regulator Ofcom released the names of seven companies qualified to participate in the government’s upcoming auction of spectrum licenses designed to support LTE-based services. Ofcom noted that …