Tagged: Spectrum & News
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Will the numbers add up for 4G? News
07.05.2013 Late last year, Ireland’s four main mobile operators forked out €850m (€481.7m up front) for wireless spectrum licences to roll out fourth-generation (4G) mobile networks across... -
Digiweb in spectrum deal to deliver broadband to Scottish schools News
02.05.2013 Dublin-headquartered telecoms provider Digiweb has entered into a long-term lease agreement with Scot-Tel-Gould to allow the local firm to use its national 10GHz licence in... -
Vodafone begins bringing 3G to voice-only areas; launches new enterprise group News
01.05.2013 Ahead of the launch of 4G and enabled by winning its share of the spectrum auctions last year, Vodafone Ireland’s new CEO Anne O’Leary has announced the first locations where... -
UK 4G player EE reaches 320,000 subscribers in just five months News
23.04.2013 Just five months after launching its first 4G services, Everything Everywhere (EE) this morning reported it has now reached 320,000 4G subscribers in the UK and is on target to... -
EE to double 4G speeds in UK to 80Mbps – targets 1m users by Christmas News
09.04.2013 The UK’s only operational licensed 4G provider Everything Everywhere is planning to double the speed of its wireless services to 80Mbps per month. The company, a joint venture... -
ECC decision to enable better broadband satellite service for trains, planes and ships News
13.03.2013 Plane, trains and ships may receive better broadband satellite service within weeks now that the expert group responsible for harmonising the efficient use of the radio spectrum... -
Despite the gadgets, the mobile economy faces growing pains News
06.03.2013 Barcelona became the epicentre of all things mobile last week, as more than 70,000 telecoms and internet industry people gathered to reveal and observe the latest breakthroughs,... -
Cisco acquires Intucell for US$475m News
25.02.2013 Networking equipment maker Cisco has completed its acquisition of mobile networking company Intucell for about US$475m in cash and retention-based incentives. -
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom raises stg£2.34bn in 4G auction News
20.02.2013 The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has raised stg£2.34bn from its auction of 4G mobile spectrum. The UK government had hoped that the auction would have raised stg£3.5bn for the... -
4G LTE revenues predicted to hit US$340bn by 2017 News
13.02.2013 Mobile operators are set to record revenues of up to US$340bn by 2017, which will represent more than 31pc of total service revenues across 2G, 3G and 4G networks worldwide.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Cisco to buy mobile networking firm Intucell for US$475m News
23.01.2013 Computer-networking equipment maker Cisco is to acquire mobile networking company Intucell for about US$475m in cash and retention-based incentives. -
ComReg reveals 4G auction results - €450m instant windfall for Irish Govt News
15.11.2012 ComReg has revealed the results of its 4G spectrum auction for Ireland, awarding lots to Hutchison 3G, Meteor, Telefónica (O2) and Vodafone, with fees adding up to €854.6m, out... -
Ofcom reveals 4G spectrum auction rules – total reserve price stg£1.3bn News
12.11.2012 The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has published the final rules and a timetable for the 4G mobile spectrum auction, the largest sale of wireless airwaves in the UK. It has... -
Ireland should capitalise on white spaces opportunity following analogue TV switch-off News
06.11.2012 Following the switch-off of Ireland’s analogue TV signal in recent weeks, tech industry giants like Microsoft and academics are urging the country to take advantage of a huge... -
Where is Ireland at in terms of 4G spectrum? ComReg answers our questions News
12.10.2012 ComReg yesterday came in for heavy criticism by broadband lobby group Ireland Offline for the lack of progress in terms of 4G spectrum auctions, which were meant to have begun... -
An interview with Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte on Ireland’s broadband future News
04.09.2012 John Kennedy talks to Ireland's Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte about the new National Broadband Strategy, which aims to deliver high-speed broadband to homes and firms... -
UK 4G wireless spectrum auction delayed until 2013 News
24.07.2012 UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has revealed that while the wireless spectrum auction in the UK will be 80pc bigger than 3G and will cover 98pc of the UK’s population, the auctions... -
Vodafone and 3 on cusp of signing 4G network sharing deal News
05.07.2012 Mobile operators Vodafone and 3 are in the final stages of negotiations and are due to sign a deal where both companies will roll out advanced next-generation Long Term... -
Towards 4G: what 70pc population coverage of Ireland might look like (map) News
18.06.2012 A policy decision that could result in just 70pc of Ireland’s population being covered by the next generation of 4G LTE networks could cause people in rural areas to lose basic...Categories: Wireless Communications, Web, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Infrastructure Management, Government, Communications -
Design of 4G spectrum auctions could cost Irish Exchequer €300m News
31.05.2012 The optimal potential of Ireland’s 4G spectrum auctions could be offset by as much as €300m due to the design of the spectrum blocks, it has been claimed.Categories: Wireless Communications, Web, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Internet, Data Management, Communications