Three UK to introduce VoLTE later this year
Three, the UK’s fourth largest mobile network in terms of subscribers, has announced it will introduce voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) to its network later this year, possibly as early as September. At a press...
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EE talks up Q1 4G and broadband subscriber gains
The UK’s largest mobile operator by subscriber count – EE – has announced Q1 revenues that were broadly flat year-on-year. Within that, however, EE continued the healthy growth of its 4G subscriber...
View ArticleTalkTalk joins BT in MVNO race to the bottom
UK telco TalkTalk has jumped on the low-cost SIM bandwagon in the wake of BT’s move into the mobile market, offering aggressively low-priced mobile services to go along with its domestic broadband...
View ArticleTwo fifths of UK businesses have no 4G plans says Vodafone survey
A survey of UK businesses conducted for operator Vodafone by YouGov has revealed that two thirds of UK businesses don’t use 4G services and two fifths have no intention of doing so. While Vodafone has...
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EE leads Europe with 10 million 4G subscribers
UK operator EE claims it has become the first European telco to surpass 10 million 4G LTE customers, and announced 4G data has overtaken 3G data consumption on its network for the first time. The...
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Vodafone optimistic on strong demand for data
UK operator giant Vodafone was keen to highlight its steady progress when announcing its latest quarterly and full year earnings, focusing on organic growth, investment and untapped market potential....
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Emerging markets leading the way on mobile data growth – report
The latest mobile data report from Strategy Analytics reveals emerging markets are driving global mobile data growth and may have a thing or two to teach richer markets, where growth is slowing. The...
View ArticleEE launches ‘cheapest 4G phone ever’
UK operator EE has announced the launch of what it claims is the cheapest 4G phone ever in the form of the £49 Rook. The smartphone industry has been in a concerted race to the bottom in terms of...
View ArticleFrance launches 4G auction while Russia announced 1800 MHz sale
France has officially launched its auction of 4G spectrum in the 700 MHz band and Russia will be offering spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in September. The French auction was officially kicked off by...
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Ofcom finds smartphones overtake laptops as UK’s main internet device
The UK telecoms regulator’s 2015 Communications Market Report finds that a 33% of internet users see their smartphone as the most important device for going online, compared to 30% for laptops. This...
View ArticleOfcom launches mobile coverage checker tool
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a free online tool designed to help people check the quality operator coverage in their area. The tool uses data provided by the operators – EE, O2, Three and...
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Global 4G smartphone sales share doubles
The latest global smartphone sales data from market researcher GfK reveals that 58% of smartphones sold in Q2 2014 were 4G enabled. Overall global smartphone sales growth continues to slow, thanks...
View Article4G roll out lifts China Mobile 1H 2015 revenues
China’s dominant mobile operator – China Mobile – has reported operating revenues of RMB340.7 billion, up 4.9%, having increased its subscribers by 3.4% to over 810 million. The revenue figures are,...
View ArticleThree UK boasts 10% subscriber growth, scraps £1.5bn roaming fees
Three UK has revealed its performance results for the first half of 2015, and declared a year-on-year active subscriber growth of 10%, up to 8.8 million. The operator saw total revenues of £1.07...
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EXCLUSIVE: EE expands VoLTE trial to entire network ahead of imminent launch
In an exclusive interview with Telecoms.com EE’s Director of Network Services and Devices, Tom Bennett, confirmed that EE’s trial of VoLTE (voice over LTE) has now been expanded to its entire network....
View ArticleEE launches dedicated M2M service
UK mobile operator EE has unveiled a new business service designed specifically for M2M, called EE Connect, which offers a suite of M2M tools. Among those services are device monitoring, remote...
View ArticleLG unveils first 4G Android Wear smartwatch and dual-screen smartphone
Korean consumer electronics giant LG has launched a couple of new smart devices that promise something different. The LG Watch Urbane 2nd edition is, as you would expect, the successor to the first LG...
View ArticleVodafone says broadband now available to up to 22 million UK premises
Vodafone UK has widened access to its top-level broadband services to a potential 22 million premises in Britain, it claims. The telco is bundling its ‘business grade’ 76Mbs with a free one year...
View ArticleVodafone claims access to 1,000 new London sites obstructed
Vodafone UK has called on local councils in London to stop obstructing it and give it access to at least 1,000 more sites in the city after mobile usage grew 76% last year. The telco says it wants to...
View ArticleEricsson to build two major 4G networks in Indonesia
Ericsson has announced two major contracts to build mobile telecoms infrastructure in Indonesia, for rival operators Telekomsel and Indosat. Indonesian mobile operator Indosat is to use Ericsson to...
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