Delayed arrival of 4G in UK in late-2013 puts nation light years behind...
The UK is already seen as Europe’s most complex and fragmented telecoms market and it now looks set to add another unwanted title to its repertoire as that of Europe’s 4G laggard. Europe’s telecoms...
View ArticleEverything Everywhere gets 4G LTE go-ahead from Ofcom
Ofcom’s decision to allow Everything Everywhere to use 4G LTE in its 1800MHz spectrum is a major milestone for the UK mobile market. The timing of today’s ruling now opens the door to the arrival of 4G...
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 ArticleExcluding Claro from participating in the LTE spectrum auction is...
Despite all the efforts of the Colombian ICT ministry Mintic to award LTE spectrum in December, the timescale may be ambitious considering the current debate about the participation of Claro, the...
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 ArticleComment on closing of deadline for applications for UK 4G spectrum auction
Following swiftly on from EE’s launch of the UK’s first live 4G network just a few weeks ago, today marks the next important milestone in the establishment of a genuinely competitive market for 4G...
View ArticleThe Dutch 4G Auction and the Law of Unintended Consequences
It took a while, but the spectrum auction in the Netherlands is finally over. The mobile operators are essentially in a position to fully roll out 4G services, and as the regulator had desired, a...
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 ArticleThe Great Game: Vodafone’s Kabel Deutschland buy would remove DT’s leverage
In the eternal chess match that is the German telecoms market, Vodafone may be readying a move to take its king out of check, by buying cable player Kabel Deutschland (KDG). If press reports are...
View ArticleMWC: Small steps and grand visions
Technology innovation appeared thin on the ground at this year’s Mobile World Congress, but the challenge of enhancing performance and capacity by better utilising existing network resources remained a...
View ArticleBroadband MEA 2013: Expectations high in emerging markets; a reality check...
“I note there is a disproportionate emphasis on the quality of the networks being deployed, in comparison with the discussion on how they can actually be monetized. The regional apps and content market...
View ArticleColombia concludes 4G auction, setting the stage for mobile broadband growth
On June 26, Colombia concluded its highly anticipated 4G auction. Five of the six bidders – Claro, Movistar, Avantel, DirecTV, and a partnership of ETB and Tigo – acquired licenses. Azteca...
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LTE and Beyond: CTOs expect 5G launch and content partnerships in near future
CTOs of leading mobile operators expect to be promoting a “5G” network within 5 years, and to be partnering with OTT and content providers even sooner. Speaking at the LTE World Summit in Amsterdam,...
View ArticleLTE Carrier Aggregation: Motivations and challenges
While LTE services and related business models are still at a very nascent stage of development, the industry is already getting excited about the prospects of LTE-Advanced, particularly its key...
View ArticleOperators still weighing up the risks and benefits of VoLTE
Despite the growth of mobile data services, voice is still the biggest contributor to mobile operators’ earnings, expected to account for over 60% of global service revenues in 2013. However, declining...
View ArticleKuwait: The regional leader in mobile broadband
Kuwait’s three mobile operators – Zain, Viva and Wataniya – are in the process of upgrading their LTE networks to LTE-A, less than a year after the launch of 4G services in the country. Here is the...
View ArticleAltel: the one and only operator offering LTE in Kazakhstan… for now.
Kazakhtelecom was the only operator in Kazakhstan to obtain a permission to use LTE frequencies in 2011. And until 2015 its fully-owned subsidiary Altel will have a monopoly on LTE. Other operators...
View ArticleMWC 2014 Daily Round-up: Day Two
Zuckerberg outlines vision of what Internet-access-for-all means for Facebook and the mobile industry Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his MWC 2014 fireside chat with author David Kirkpatrick on...
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