CeBIT 2012: Connected everything and a preview of Microsoft Windows 8
M2M and connected devices were an important part of the CeBIT fair in Hannover, which took place this week – exhibitors were keen to show off their solutions for everything from vending machines to...
View ArticleOperators must not blindly deploy Wi-Fi without understanding risks to future...
I need to open this comment with a brief confession. Ever since immersing myself in the topic of Wi-Fi and, more specifically, in understanding and analyzing operator strategies and business models for...
View ArticleOfcom: Shot by both sides
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...
View ArticleOM(4)G: Everything Everywhere makes its case for early LTE roll-out
Following on from the discussions at last month’s Westminster e-Forum, Everything Everywhere has continued to argue its case to be allowed to roll out 4G on its existing 1800MHz spectrum. This week the...
View ArticleO2 network outage – still a lot of room for improvement in handling the...
O2’s network outage is now into its second day. Not only is it demonstrating how seriously a problem like this can damage an operator’s business, it is also making it painfully clear how important it...
View ArticleThe end may be in sight for the UK’s 4G saga
Back in April I looked at some of the issues surrounding Everything Everywhere’s proposal to launch LTE services over its existing 1800MHz spectrum, noting that all parties, regulator and operators,...
View Article4G in the UK: Timelines settled, now fight for the customers
The UK’s 4G saga may have reached its climax in August with Everything Everywhere receiving permission to launch its own LTE network early, but the story isn’t over yet. UK regulator Ofcom announced...
View ArticleVodafone’s Red Hot leasing scheme: No need for Jedi mind tricks
Vodafone has become the latest UK operator to jump onto the handset leasing bandwagon, with its new Vodafone Red Hot tariff. Similar to O2 Lease, which launched late last year, the scheme allows...
View ArticleEE’s 4G launch is the start of the race, not the end
Ofcom doesn’t get a whole lot of days like this. I suggested back in March that when you get a bunch of mobile operators in the same room to talk about spectrum, the one thing they’ll be able to agree...
View ArticleThe UK 4G auction: seven bidders raises the prospect of an upset for one of...
The presence of BT and PCCW – which owns fixed-wireless 4G operator UK Broadband – among the bidders in the UK’s upcoming 4G spectrum auction has put a new twist on the narrative for the country’s...
View ArticleThree’s O2 Ireland buy gives it room to grow
Hutchison 3′s purchase of O2 Ireland marks the latest move in the Hutchison Whampoa-owned operator’s drive to consolidate its position in Europe and shift away from its position as a disruptive...
View ArticleTelefonica Digital strengthens music offering through global deal with Napster
By signing its deal with US-based music-streaming service Rhapsody last week, Telefonica Digital has simultaneously boosted its own standing in the increasingly competitive digital music marketplace,...
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