Ofcom 4G plan worries phone firm June 7, 2011 Everything Everywhere has raised fresh concerns over 4G spectrum auction plans proposed by Ofcom. The communications watchdog has set strict limits on the amount of 4G spectrum – used to power next generation mobile internet – each player can buy, partly in a bid to protect the UK’s smallest operator 3. Everything Everywhere is worried [...]
EBay to urge Ofcom to consider M-commerce in 4G report May 30, 2011 MOBILE shopping could be worth £4.5bn to the UK economy by 2016 and more than £17.5bn by 2021, according to new research by eBay. This represents a four-fold increase over the next five years, with consumers increasingly likely to make purchases using smartphones and tablets. However, the online auction site says the market is “being [...]
Ofcom finds O2 is best for mobile broadband speeds May 26, 2011 O2 is the UK’s best network provider for mobile broadband, according to new Ofcom data. Vodafone comes second, followed by 3, with Everything Everywhere trailing in last place. The survey found that 17 per cent of households regularly use mobile broadband, with seven per cent relying on it for all of their online activity. The [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 23, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES UK BUILDERS SEE VALUE OF ORDERS COLLAPSE The value of work awarded to UK construction companies crashed during the past year, raising concerns that the impact of government spending cuts will be far worse than previously feared. The total value of new work awarded to the UK’s 50 leading construction companies fell by [...]
BT profits up as pension deficit dives May 12, 2011 BT saw its full-year profits surge as bumper broadband additions helped push pre-tax profits up an eye-watering 71 per cent yesterday. Revenues fell four per cent to £20.1bn as chief executive Ian Livingston continues to spin the wheel of the telecoms super-tanker, with sales growth expected in 2013. Adjusted pre tax profits for the year [...]
Decision on Murdoch Sky bid is delayed May 9, 2011 RUPERT Murdoch will have to wait a little longer to get his hands on the rest of BSkyB. The decision to clear News Corp’s impending £7.5bn bid for the 61 per cent of Sky it does not already own has been delayed for at least two weeks while details of the concession to spin-off Sky [...]
Ofcom may set price BT charges for infrastructure May 3, 2011 OFCOM chief executive Ed Richards says he may be forced to set the price BT can charge rivals to access parts of its infrastructure. The move could have far-reaching implications for the rollout of broadband to rural areas. Richards said he would prefer a “commercial” solution between BT and rivals such as Virgin Media for [...]
TNT mail unit losses rise ahead of split May 2, 2011 DUTCH delivery group TNT yesterday reported a worse-than-expected performance in its mail unit, adding to the woes in its global express division, in what are set to be its last earnings before it splits the units into two companies. The company’s postal unit missed first-quarter operating profit estimates, disappointing investors already worried about the express [...]
Ofcom says BT must cut its wholesale cost March 31, 2011 BRITISH consumers should see a fall in the price they pay for broadband and landline services after the telecoms regulator said BT would have to cut the price it charges other providers to use its network. Ofcom said it had proposed lower prices for BT’s Openreach division, which provides wholesale access for other communications providers. [...]
Ofcom unveils its spectrum auction plans March 22, 2011 OFCOM yesterday detailed its plans to host the largest ever auction of mobile spectrum in the first half of next year. The watchdog has included a number of coverage conditions it says will ensure mobile broadband will reach 95 per cent of the population – the same as the current 2G network – by 2017. [...]