Ofcom opens 2G spectrum for 3G use
Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulatory body, has announced that from today 2G spectrum will now be made available for 3G, an effort to cope with the substantial demand for 3G services. The decision...
View ArticleWindows 7 to be fastest growing smartphone OS – report
Analysts at Ovum have announced a number of predictions for the telecoms industry in 2011, with expectations that Windows 7 will become the fastest growing platform for smartphones, while the mobile...
View ArticleUMTS Forum predicts a billion connected devices by 2016
With the rise of smartphones, tablets and smart TVs the UMTS Forum predicts that there will be over a billion connected consumer electronics devices by 2016. A report called Two Worlds Connected:...
View Article1.4 billion will have fixed and mobile broadband, globally
It is expected that by 2015 1.4 billion people around the world will have access to both fixed and mobile broadband, as usage of both services grows and subsequently converge. According to reports...
View ArticleEmerging markets to see mobile music access boom
Cloud-based music access for mobile phones is set to gather speed in emerging markets, while developed markets continue to find suitable models for its expansion. A report published by Juniper...
View ArticleDongle broadband speeds fail to satisfy
O2, Vodafone and 3 have been labelled amongst the best for offering faster average mobile broadband download speeds. However, T Mobile and Orange were found to be trailing behind in Ofcom’s first...
View ArticleOfcom denies O2's 4G spectrum fury
In what is the first sign of a 4G spectrum allocation bloodbath on the way, O2 has angrily hit out at Ofcom, accusing the watchdog of breaking EU law. With the prospect of grasping lucrative 4G or LTE...
View ArticleTablets take lion's share of mobile broadband market
Sceptics think the iPad and its less popular younger brothers, in tablets, might well be a flash in the pan, but according to analyst figures they’re already accounting for the majority of mobile...
View ArticleEU demands freeing up 800 MHz spectrum by 2013
The EU has demanded that all members free up up radio frequencies at 800 MHz by 2013 to ensure a comprehensive roll out of high speed mobile broadband. As part of the radio spectrum policy programme,...
View ArticleITU says half the planet is on the net
A report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates that by the end of this year 3.2 billion people will be online. And of those people, two billion will be in the developing world,...
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