Game of phones: Voda-Three merger left rivals dialing for help
BT and some MVNOs very much against union, VMO2 more relaxed because of spectrum deal
Networks09 Oct 2024 | 8
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US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene
Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss
Networks08 Oct 2024 | 34
Verizon taps another satellite operator to make texting from the middle of nowhere easier
iPhone-like functionality coming to other devices on the network soon
Networks29 Aug 2024 |
Axiom Space dials up Nokia to connect moonwalkers to 4G
Can't even get good signal in my garden
Networks22 Aug 2024 | 4
Shots fired as AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to block Starlink's direct-to-cell plans
Rivals claim signal waiver would interfere with terrestrial networks
Networks16 Aug 2024 | 40
Qualcomm goes budget with Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 5G chipset
Latest silicon aims to bring Gigabit connectivity to sub-$100 handsets
Personal Tech30 Jul 2024 |
BROADER TOPICS
AST SpaceMobile promises the Moon with seamless satellite phone service
Yet all its birds remain resolutely earthbound
Networks04 Jul 2024 | 5
Vodafone, VMO2 shuffle spectrum to woo watchdog amid merger moves
Vodafone chasing Three, but BT's complained borged entity would have 'disproportionate' capacity
Networks03 Jul 2024 | 6
Satellite phone service could soon become the norm
America's Big 3 cellcos all signed up already, though most of the 'non terrestrial' tech not actually live yet
Networks19 Jun 2024 | 48
Nokia demos upper 6 GHz band for mobile, but UK wants it shared with Wi-Fi
Splitting hotly contested spectrum could get messy
Networks05 Jun 2024 | 39
Vodafone and Three's UK merger hits regulatory roadblock
Watchdog concerns about price hikes and consolidation remain unresolved
Networks04 Apr 2024 | 11
Brits blissfully unbothered by snail-paced mobile network speeds
Too busy not using X to notice
Networks20 Mar 2024 | 53
More AI for cell networks as Intel rolls out vRAN platform
MWC Plus fresh edge compute system that may be able to run on existing infra
Systems26 Feb 2024 |
AT&T's apology for Thursday's outage should stretch to a cup of coffee
Check your service level agreements to make sure you'll at least get a slice of cake when your vendor goes down
Networks26 Feb 2024 | 13
Nokia brainwave turns cell towers into cash cows with backup batteries
Lower operator energy costs or sell power back to grid for $$$
Networks22 Feb 2024 | 28
5G network slicing finally shown to be more than pipe dream
Telcos demonstrate configuration in action at research facility. Now to find customers that want to buy one
Networks08 Feb 2024 | 14
Virgin Media comes top of the flops for customer complaints
Clean sweep across broadband, landline, and pay TV
Networks26 Jan 2024 | 38
BT to spell out contract price hikes in pounds and pence
Updated None of this inflation-linked percentage nonsense, says Ofcom
Networks17 Jan 2024 | 28
Is it time for 6G already? Traffic analysis says yep
Comment 5G networks won't have the capacity to cope by end of the decade
Networks29 Dec 2023 | 134
UK officials caught napping ahead of 2G and 3G doomsday
Parking meters and trash collection face disruption as networks switch off
Networks20 Dec 2023 | 86
Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off
Public Accounts Committee demands timetable for replacements, because things have run so smoothly so far...
Public Sector23 Oct 2023 | 354
Pacific telco backed by Australia, Japan, US bins Huawei
Nokia looks a more diplomatic choice at Digicel
Cybersecurity Month05 Oct 2023 | 2
Huawei's UK tech eviction reportedly caused Sky to fall on mobile customers
Whatever the cause, MNVO customers not happy
Networks29 Sep 2023 | 43
Israel and Italy have cheapest mobile data out of 237 countries
Some in globe pay just $0.02 per GB, others rinsed for $43.75
Networks28 Sep 2023 | 42
BT confirms it's switching off 3G in UK from Jan next year
Time to retire that Nokia N97 at last?
Networks19 Sep 2023 | 123
We'll show you our patents if you show us yours, say Huawei and Ericsson
Analysts reckon extension of 2016 deal will be good for industry – as long there are no gotchas
Networks25 Aug 2023 | 12
SpaceX, T-Mobile US phone service will interfere with ours, claims rival
5G mobile and satellite operator accuses Musk firm of making 'elementary errors' in its calculations
Networks23 Aug 2023 | 16
Clingy Virgin Media won't let us leave, customers complain
Ofcom launches investigation into whether telco is making it difficult for people to cancel services
Networks13 Jul 2023 | 78
Vodafone offers '5G Ultra' to users of very specific phones in very specific locations
'It will likely be unnoticeable for many consumers' says analyst
Networks26 Jun 2023 | 19
It’s official: Vodafone and Three to tie the knot in the UK
Smile and say '5G' – CK Hutch and Voda group couple up in MergeCo
Networks14 Jun 2023 | 47
Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone service for Prime
Updated Web giant downplays rumors of deals with carriers
Networks02 Jun 2023 | 19
Telcos need another $3B in Uncle Sam's cash to remove Chinese network kit, says FCC
Take it Huawei? Not if they don't think Feds will refund them
Networks05 May 2023 | 30
T-Mobile US buys Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile for $1.35B
Video However, those Ryan Reynolds commercials aren't going anywhere
Personal Tech15 Mar 2023 | 9
Vodafone and Three's UK arms locked in merger talks
Regulators might have thing or two to say. And analysts warn of post consolidation price rises
Networks03 Oct 2022 | 33
Letter to FCC: Why are US carriers locking handsets to networks?
'If someone else puts a lock on a thing that you own, and doesn't give you the key, it's not for your benefit'
Networks20 Sep 2022 | 50
Revealed: US telcos admit to storing, handing over location data
Letters to FCC confirm what many believed, don't address a bigger problem
Security02 Sep 2022 | 14
Cheap cellular data list is out: And US doesn't make top 200
Modern life is expensive, but Britain's mobile data costs seem to be falling
Networks26 Jul 2022 | 33
Ericsson report details how it paid off Islamic State
Staff sacked after bosses discovered terrorists received money for access to Iraq mobile market
Networks28 Feb 2022 | 12
Court papers indicate text messages from HMRC's 60886 number could snoop on Brit taxpayers' locations
Exclusive Bitter contract dispute revealed HLR lookup capability baked into agreement
Security27 Jan 2022 | 70
Shut off 3G by 2033? How about 2023, asks Vodafone UK
Says it'll be 'asking customers' to make sure own phones support 4G, and to check on friends, family
Networks25 Jan 2022 | 81
European carriers push for more OpenRAN support... but it might not end in a win
Analysis 'Many appear to placing huge bets on it as a replacement for Huawei'
Networks24 Nov 2021 | 3
Get ready for full holograms and 6G while living in the metaverse, says Samsung
Even though 5G Advanced isn't even here yet
Personal Tech28 Oct 2021 | 20
Huawei appears to have quenched its thirst for power in favour of more efficient 5G
MBB Forum 2021 Never mind the performance, man, think of the planet
Networks21 Oct 2021 | 1
TskTsk: UK ISP TalkTalk told off by regulator over 'misleading' adverts promising fixed price service
Don't claim 'no mid-contract price rises if that was not the case' says ASA
Networks29 Sep 2021 | 19
BT sued by representatives of the dead over unbundled landline market abuse claims
2.4m living and non-living Britons could score a payout, reckons lawsuit starter
Legal29 Sep 2021 | 5
Email billing blunder meant MVNO iD Mobile told 24,000 customers to pay up or have their service suspended
Rush of subscribers trying to sort it brings network's online portal down
Networks29 Sep 2021 | 8
Need US mobile data? Cellular data plan launches on the Helium Blockchain
The Great Gig in the Sky, or a new plan on GigSky?
Networks23 Sep 2021 | 3
BT jittery about Cellnex snapping up UK mobile tower assets
Brit telco says buyout will mean less competition, higher prices, cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria
Networks23 Sep 2021 | 6
Three UK says its 5G plans are under threat if tower merger with Euro giant Cellnex is blocked
According to a filing with Brit competition watchdog
Networks20 Sep 2021 | 14
Un-carrier? Definitely Unsecure: T-Mobile US admits 48m customers' details stolen after downplaying reports
Affected users to get free McAfee ID protection, so that's OK then
Security18 Aug 2021 | 30
Tomorrow's wireless world will be fatter, faster, and creepier
Feature Video didn't kill the radio star – it made it stronger than ever
Networks20 Jul 2021 | 36
Cellnex and CK Hutchison have just 5 days to prove mass mobile tower sell-off won't harm competition
Cellnex already 'largest' phone mast supplier, says UK regulator
Networks14 Jul 2021 | 8
OK, you're paying data charges in the EU, but you can still roam free in, er, Iceland
Sandwiched between cheese and prawns in UK post-Brexit trade deal
Networks09 Jul 2021 | 175
Rural Scotland, Wales to get £1bn from Shared Rural Network pot, promised huge gains in next four... years
Double-digit LTE coverage increases projected for low-population areas
Networks29 Jun 2021 | 3
UK's Vodafone network runs trials on standalone 5G in London, Manchester and Cardiff
These are networks that are not dragged down by LTE core
Networks24 Jun 2021 | 10
Treaty of Roam finally in ashes: O2 cracks, joins rivals, adds data roaming charges for heavy users in EU
Updated That's £3.50 per GB for anything over 25GB
Networks24 Jun 2021 | 144
Samsung pushes out single console all-in-one RAN kit for cramped European markets
Smaller physical footprint to tempt carriers needing to build out 5G
Networks23 Jun 2021 | 1
Mind the gap(ing mouth): London's Underground to get ubiquitous mobile phone coverage
That's. Just. Great
Networks22 Jun 2021 | 31
Post-lunch snooze plans dashed as the UK tests its Emergency Alerts... again
Maybe turn your phone off if you don't fancy a 'loud, siren-like noise'
Networks22 Jun 2021 | 44
Vodafone names vendors tapped for Britain's first wide-scale OpenRAN build: NEC, Dell, and Samsung
The big get Huawei: telco starts to rip and replace Chinese network maker's kit
Networks14 Jun 2021 | 4
Shuttered call centre sours Capita's £58m contract extension with Tesco Mobile
Communication Workers Union believes 'scores of employees' will be placed 'at risk' under proposals
Networks11 Jun 2021 | 8
Mobile network sleuths rank UK carriers in 5G performance study, including new 'Everyday 5G' category
Close to half a billion pounds spent on 5G spectrum worth it for EE?
Networks27 May 2021 | 7
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