Ingrid Lunden
Jan 12, 2012 7:13 AM
While some operators in some countries (like the U.S. and Japan) have already celebrated birthdays for their LTE services, 4G in the UK hasn’t even been born yet. But now at least it looks like we might have a due date. UK regulator Ofcom today set out new proposals for…
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Ingrid Lunden
Dec 19, 2011 1:13 AM
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is no stranger to patent lawsuits these days, but the latest development could be the first to see a carrier go after the search giant over such violations. UK-based BT (NYSE: BT), one of the biggest telcos in Europe, on Sunday filed suit against Google over patent…
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Ingrid Lunden
Nov 4, 2011 8:05 AM
A new twist today in the battle of media companies trying to stop their content from being distributed by illegal means online: the UK’s main music trade body, the BPI, has today teamed up others in the creative industries to request BT (NYSE: BT), the UK’s leading broadband provider, to…
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Ingrid Lunden
Oct 10, 2011 5:44 AM
Frustrating news for those in the UK who have eagerly been awaiting the first 4G services. The country, home to some of the most mobile-savvy consumers in the world, is now facing a delay well into 2012 before its national operators can even begin to consider how they would deploy…
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Ingrid Lunden
Aug 8, 2011 12:54 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: —China Mobile/iPhone: A report alleges that China Mobile and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) have signed a deal for the iPhone 4 to debut with the operator at the end of October, which could give a boost to the device in…
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Ingrid Lunden
Jul 11, 2011 8:15 AM
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
—GetJar: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is antsy about GetJar’s use of “app store,” and GetJar looks like it is trying to fight back. (via GetJar blog)
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Ingrid Lunden
May 25, 2011 7:50 AM
LTE is far from being a widely available technology, but operators in some countries—such as the U.S., Russia and Sweden—have been quicker off the mark to offer it than others. Today, the UK could have seen its first bid to join that group, as BT (NYSE: BT) and Everything Everywhere…
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Ingrid Lunden
May 19, 2011 6:24 AM
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Apple’s apparently getting closer to a cloud music product after signing a deal with EMI; Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) goes after the FCC in court over data roaming rules; Gartner and Millennial Media release their latest figures respectively on…
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Ingrid Lunden
Feb 22, 2011 5:46 AM
One by-product of travelling to a different city—for example, Barcelona last week—is that it serves as a reminder that not everyone has to lose mobile connectivity when travelling on the city subway service, as we do on the London Underground. Now it looks like London may be catching up with…
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Robert Andrews
May 14, 2010 9:40 AM
BT (NYSE: BT) CEO Ian Livingston refutes suggestions that the telco is planning a tablet device to rival iPad in this Telegraph.co.uk video, but that didn’t stop Telegraph.co.uk subs from headlining: “BT to launch tablet computer to rival iPad”. Turns out, BT showed such a device at a strategy day…
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Patrick Smith
Jul 22, 2009 5:04 AM
Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) will become the Republic of Ireland’s second-biggest fixed line ISP with a 15 percent market share after it signed a deal worth €4.8 million (£4.1 million; $6.8 million) to take BT (NYSE: BT) Ireland’s residential and small business broadband and voice customers. Vodafone will get wholesale access…
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