Boeing claims planes should be classed as indoors for connectivity
Aeronautical engineering firm Boeing has submitted a filing with the FCC arguing aircraft should be defined as indoor space to more easily permit the use of unlicensed spectrum. The filing focuses...
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EE wins the grand slam in latest Opensignal UK report
The latest Opensignal report shows EE has come on top in all five categories, though the winning margin in video experience was narrow. The latest report on the UK’s mobile network experience published...
View ArticleFrench council gets sick of waiting for MNOs so goes it alone
The local government in Eure-et-Loir has seemingly got tired of waiting for the MNOs to end not-spots in the countryside, deciding to construct its own masts in the region. Announced via Twitter, the...
View ArticleApple capitulates to end war with Qualcomm
Qualcomm and Apple agreed to settle all the ongoing litigations with the iPhone maker paying the chipset maker an undisclosed amount and signing a six-year licensing agreement. On Monday, Qualcomm and...
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A weak France overshadowed Orange’s Q1
The telecom operator Orange reported a flat Q1, with a weak performance in its home market partially compensated by the strength in Africa and the Middle East. Orange reported a set of stable top line...
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The new Emergency Services Network is a predictable mess
The National Audit office has delivered a scathing assessment of the UK’s latest public project failure. The delayed Emergency Services Network (ESN) is yet another waste of public funds, according to...
View ArticleUK rural collaboration back on the table
Getting competitors to work together for the greater good is a complex and often failed task, but the latest effort to address ‘not spots’ in the UK is holding steady. Following a meeting with the...
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Faster isn’t always better – O2
With a new Opensignal report suggesting O2 has the slowest download speeds of the UK MNOs, the telco has hit back suggesting experience is about more than just speed. According to the report, O2 has...
View ArticleLoyalty penalties for broadband, mobile and TV finally tackled
Ofcom has introduced rules which will aim to tackle ‘penalties’ imposed on renewing customers by broadband, mobile and content providers. As part of the new rules, providers will have to inform...
View ArticleDon’t ignore Huawei’s ban on buying US components
While everyone is focusing on the ban on selling in the US, the ban on buying US components is a much more interesting chapter of the Huawei saga. President Donald Trump has dropped the economic dirty...
View ArticleUK MNOs set to claw back £200+ million in licence fees
A UK court has ruled in favour of the telcos in an on-going battle with regulator Ofcom over licence fees paid on spectrum assets between 2015 and 2017. The legal battle concerns the process which was...
View ArticleAmazon rumoured to be rummaging around Boost
Amazon is rumoured to be one of the parties interested in purchasing Sprint’s prepaid Boost, and while it might be a long-shot, all rumours eventually seem lead back to Amazon at some point. According...
View ArticleMaine gets tough on telcos over data economy
Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed new privacy rules into law, demanding more proactive engagement from broadband providers in the data-sharing economy. While the rules are tightening up an area of...
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Mobile dampening desire for fixed broadband – Pew Research
The Pew Research Centre has unveiled research suggesting home broadband products are becoming less attractive as mobile wins the digital hearts and minds of the US. Although the laws of physics suggest...
View ArticleOfcom adds some colour to ‘fairness’ campaign
It might sound like a political punchline, but the ‘Fairness Framework’ from Ofcom is starting to take shape, though whether it forces telco transparency remains to be seen. The Fairness Framework is...
View ArticleEurope casts the shadow of antitrust over US chipmakers
The European Commission likes to poke and prod US chipmakers, and now it is the turn of Broadcom to join Qualcomm in the spotlight. Starting with Broadcom, the European Commission has now formerly...
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Three UK has a great 5G opportunity but needs to do some growing up first
Three is positioning itself to fully exploit the 5G opportunity, but you have to wonder whether it can deliver the high standards it is setting itself by just repeating what it has always done. “We are...
View ArticleOrange gears up for the Tour de France but no mention of 5G
This weekend will see the Tour de France begin in Belgium and while it might be a chance for some to enjoy a tipple in the sun, for Orange it is a monstrous task. But it does seem to have forgotten to...
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US is winning the 5G speed race
Although there is a lot more to 5G than ‘bigger, faster, meaner’ download speeds, the US has bragging rights currently when it comes to the fastest download speeds. According to the latest analysis...
View ArticleBrits to get the internet on the Tube
Transport for London (TfL) has announced consumers will have another way to avoid eye contact on the London Underground from next year. Starting on the Jubilee line from March 2020, 4G data services...
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