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 reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
According to the report, Bouygues Telecom needs to...
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 and 3.4 GHz bands until the European Commission reaches a final decision on the merger...
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 in detail at different markets – including the supply of retail mobile, wholesale mobile, mobile backhaul,...
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 year in a move to bolster domestic LTE operations as well as set the table...
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 of money they must pay to use certain parts of the mobile spectrum.
In 2010, the...
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 in Germany this week at the CeBIT conference in Hanover. Vodafone claims its new service provides clearer...
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Around 10 years ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Next Generation Communications program constructed a prototype cognitive...
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 meeting is sure to provide significant insight into what direction those two topics are...
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 set to resurrect the technology of the ad exchange MobClix, which went bankrupt last...
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--U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom reported that...
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 their monthly bill. The agreement was made between the United Kingdom’s Department of Culture,...
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 demand for mobile services, according to a new report from U.K.-based Real Wireless.
The report...
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 be set up governing the bidding process. The domestic auction garnering the highest level...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
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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. The carrier, which launched LTE services late last year, said the network will cover...
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 megahertz to 20 megahertz. The carrier noted the move should see average network speeds...
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. Those bids generated $3.5 billion in revenue for government coffers, which was well below...
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 from Vodafone Group and H3G asking that they be allowed to deploy “4G” services...
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 bidders will include Everything Everywhere, which is a joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and...
United Kingdom wireless operator Everything Everywhere said it has launched commercial LTE services across 11 markets, including the cities of Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield and Southampton. In support of that launch, the carrier also said it now has...
U.K.-based joint venture Everything Everywhere, a combination of France Telecom’s Orange and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile operations, turned on LTE services in a handful of markets this week for testing purposes on its way to launching commercial services later this year.
The carrier said initial...
United Kingdom regulatory body Ofcom today approved Everything Everywhere’s request to use its existing 1.8 GHz spectrum holdings to offer LTE or WiMAX services. That spectrum band was initially required to house GSM-based 2G and 3G services.
In its decision, Ofcom noted that by...
The much-anticipated LTE spectrum auction in the United Kingdom is scheduled to begin this year, but there won't be any bidding until 2013. The United Kingdom's telecom regulating authority, Ofcom, announced the details of the plan today that aims to provide nearly the entire population...
