Tagged: OfCom & News
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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... -
Ofcom to trial ‘white space’ technology for rural broadband in the UK News
26.04.2013 The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is to trial ‘white space’ technology in the UK to use the gaps in radio spectrum to provide better broadband in rural areas. The trial is one of...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
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... -
4G LTE mobile broadband to reach 220m subscribers by 2014 News
25.03.2013 Rapid uptake of 4G LTE mobile broadband technology in the next year will see the subscriber number doubling from an estimated 105m this year to 220m by 2014.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Irish authorities to investigate if 4G will disrupt TV signals in homes News
20.02.2013 Ireland’s Department of Communications has confirmed that a working group has been established to examine the degree to which TV signals will be interfered with when 4G LTE... -
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... -
EE expands 4G broadband to nine more UK cities News
31.01.2013 Everything Everywhere - a collaboration between Orange and T-Mobile - has expanded its fourth-generation LTE network to nine more cities in the UK. -
Ofcom allows Sea Fibre Networks to quickly deploy and maintain networks in UK News
15.01.2013 UK Communications regulator Ofcom has granted Sea Fibre Networks SNF Code powers, which enable the company to roll out fibre-based networks in the UK. -
Almost half of UK internet users not sure if they’ve accessed illegal content News
20.11.2012 Nearly half of all internet users in the UK (47pc) are unsure whether the content they are accessing online is illegal, a new survey by telecoms watchdog Ofcom reveals. The... -
Broadband speeds double in NI – now faster than UK average News
19.11.2012 Average broadband speeds in Northern Ireland have more doubled in the past year, from 6.3Mbps to 14.4Mbps. This compares to the UK average of 12.7Mbps in the UK. -
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... -
EE launches in 10 UK cities - does 4G mean the end for all-you-can-eat data plans? News
30.10.2012 The launch of EE (Everything Everywhere) with LTE (4G) available in 10 cities ahead of other operators in the new year is revealing – it signals a desire among telcos to move...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
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... -
UK to get 4G broadband services nationwide by first half of 2013 News
03.10.2012 The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has confirmed that the 4G auction process is on track to begin at the end of the year to enable competitive 4G services across the UK by the... -
Turfing, ROBO shopping and text over talk – the new trends among UK consumers News
19.07.2012 According to Ofcom’s ‘Communications Market Report 2012’, a number of new trends driven by technology are emerging among UK consumers, such as a preference to text rather than...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Research, Phones, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, CommunicationsTags: SMS, Mobile Web, Internet, TV, E-reader, Communications, Research, OfCom, Tablet Computers, Tablet, Mobile Phones -
Ofcom issues new code for ISPs in copyright infringement disputes News
26.06.2012 UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom has published a new draft code that would require large ISPs to inform customers of allegations that their internet connections have been used to...Categories: Wireless Communications, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, CIO -
Telefonica and Vodafone jointly build superfast 4G network in the UK News
07.06.2012 In a sign of things to come for the mobile industry in Ireland, Vodafone and Telefonica have revealed plans to combine their mobile phone networks in the UK and jointly build a... -
4G spectrum auctions for Ireland ‘imminent’, says ComReg News
08.03.2012 The introduction of the ‘new iPad’ is a game changer set to drive demand for fourth-generation (4G) mobile – but one problem: both the UK and Ireland have yet to auction... -
UK broadband prices set to fall following Ofcom changes News
06.02.2012 Broadband prices in the UK are set to fall as a result of new changes proposed by regulator Ofcom that will affect wholesale provider Openreach. -
UK broadband speeds are 22pc faster than last year News
02.02.2012 Broadband speeds in the UK have shot up by 22pc on last year, a new survey by Ofcom reveals. Residential broadband speeds in November were 7.6Mbps, compared with 6.2Mbps a year...