UK mobile operators EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have agreed to a £5 billion investment programme to improve mobile signal in so-called ‘partial not-spots’. UK watchdog Ofcom has amended the licenses of…
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Dixons Carphone teams up with Three to launch mobile network
Dixons Carphone has inked a partnership with Three owner Hutchison Whampoa that will see the former launch its own mobile phone network in the UK. The new network will be a mobile…
Telefónica, Hutchison ink £10.25 billion “exclusivity agreement” over O2
Telefónica has confirmed that it has entered into an all cash £10.25 billion “exclusivity agreement” with Three owner Hutchison Whampoa for sale of O2. The confirmation comes just a week after reports…
Google all set to enter wireless carrier business, new report claims
New reports suggest Google is all set to enter the wireless carrier business by selling its own wireless voice and data plans to U.S. consumers directly. According to a report on the…
Sky eyeing possible merger deal with Telefonica’s O2
Sky is reportedly in talks with UK mobile network O2’s Spanish owner, Telefonica, on a possible merger or collaboration deal. Sky is the latest entrant joining TalkTalk, China’s Hutchison Whampoa and Liberty…
EE announces refund for “small” number of customers after VAT goof-up
UK’s largest mobile provider Everything Everywhere (EE) has announced a refund in tune of £1 million to be shared among a ‘small’ number of customers following a technical glitch wherein users were…
Strong network, not speed and coverage, matters for Vodafone CEO
For Vodafone UK CEO Jeroen Hoencamp creating a strong, reliable network is what matters and not speed and coverage. When talking about 4G LTE coverage, Hoencamp said in an interview on the…
Telefonica not in favor of CNMC’s latest proposals
Telefonica is of the view that Spain’s communications regulator CNMC should re-consider the initial proposal for changes to the fixed broadband market announced recently that calls for the former telephone monopoly to…
BT likely to reveal result of O2, EE acquisition talks today
BT, which has been in active talks with both O2 and Everything Everywhere (EE) for a possible takeover, is likely to announce the result of the talks believed to have concluded over…
Customer satisfacation: EE worst in mobile, BT worst in landline
Everything Everywhere (EE) is said to have the largest number of dissatisfied customers with only 69 per cent of them satisfied with the services provided by the mobile operator – far below…
Vodafone expands 4G roaming service to 17 new countries
Vodafone on Thursday announced it has expanded its 4G roaming service to 17 new countries, taking up the total tally up to 40. Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg,…
Telefonica Chairman lands in London to meet with BT for O2 acquisition deal
BT is expected to make a choice between a takeover of O2 or EE by as early as next week according to previous reports and latest reports now indicate that Telefonica chairman…
BT all set for O2 takeover, new report claims
BT is all set to takeover O2, the number two mobile operator in the UK, a new report, citing sources aware of the development, has claimed. This comes just a day after…
NSA allegedly spied on emails of mobile phone company employees
New documents shared by Edward Snowden reveal that the National Security Agency (NSA), US was spying on emails of mobile phone company employees under an operation dubbed AURORAGOLD. According to a report…
EE targets rural UK mobile connectivity expansion via micro-network technology
UK mobile carrier Everything Everywhere has announced a new initiative which aims at improving connectivity in rural areas around the country. The mobile operator says it will use micro-network technology, that doesn’t…