Paul Rasmussen
Keith MallinsonTag:
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Will LTE be threatened by new satellite broadband offers?
Eutelsat launched consumer packages offering download speeds up to 20 Mbps with upload rates of 4 Mbps to 6 Mbps, which it claims is the fastest satellite packages available in Europe. Could this be a threat to LTE?
Report: LTE access will save UK consumers £20B over next decade
The wide-scale deployment of LTE in the UK will save consumers £20 billion by providing them with access to high-speed mobile services, according to a report from telecoms regulator Ofcom.
Ovum: Mobile broadband is largest opportunity for operator growth until 2016
A new report from Ovum claims that mobile broadband represents the single largest opportunity for operators to claw back revenue, as forecasts show mobile broadband growing 19.2 per cent annually and generating €94.1 billion in incremental revenue between 2013 and 2016.
Mallinson: Spectrum licensing remains the key to LTE deployment
Spectrum licensing should incentivise LTE rollouts with the kinds of deployment obligations used in Germany and Russia, and enforcement including significant penalties for breaching those conditions, rather simply seeking to maximise financial proceeds in auction.
SFR plans to fight subscriber declines with low-cost offers
SFR is planning radical action to counter the success of Iliad's Free Mobile after losing 620,000 customers in its first-quarter. SFR, the second largest operator in France, is looking to regain
Rising German mobile data usage triggers call for 2G refarming
The German Federal Network Agency (FNA) is pushing to have current GSM spectrum refarmed for mobile broadband use. This move comes as the FNA revealed that mobile data traffic in Germany is
Neul deploys first city-wide white space network in Cambridge
Following a UK trial, Neul launched the world's first city-wide network using TV white space spectrum in the city of Cambridge, England. The company said it will demonstrate, in collaboration with
O2 UK delivers speeds of 20-50 Mbps in LTE trial
O2 UK said it recorded download rates up to 150 Mbps across the 25 sites in central London during trials of its LTE service. The trial, which ended earlier this week, has been running since December
UK's Ofcom mulls 700MHz auction to sidestep mobile data jam
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is planning to auction spectrum in the 700MHz band for use by mobile broadband services. The bands, which are presently occupied by digital TV broadcasters, could become
Study: Small cell market to hit $2B by 2016, driven by capacity needs
Operators looking to improve mobile broadband coverage and capacity will drive the small cell market in the years ahead, with three million small cells being shipped by 2016, valuing the market at
