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The results are in: UK 4G spectrum auction has five winners, raising $3.62B
The UK’s 4G spectrum auction has raised £2.34 billion ($3.62 billion), with BT and the country’s four main mobile carriers winning new spectrum that will allow them to roll out LTE services. The...
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Startup Fenix now selling its off-grid batteries via Vodafone in Tanzania
San Francisco-based startup Fenix International, which makes a battery product that can charge cell phones and run lights in off-the-grid regions, has scored its largest deal to date with Vodafone in...
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Deutsche Telekom activates Joyn for richer communications
Deutsche Telekom has adopted Joyn with immediate effect, allowing its mobile customers in Germany to use the platform to message, share files and videos and even play basic multiplayer games while...
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European carriers are moving away from handset subsidies, analysts find
One by one, the signs point to the decline and perhaps demise of the mobile handset subsidy. Whether it’s Vodafone paying newfound attention to the high-end pay-as-you-go market or regulators...
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Vodafone shares dip as Verizon denies $245 billion takeover rumors
Well, that was quick. On Tuesday, the buzz was that Verizon and AT&T were thinking of bidding an eye-watering $245 billion for the UK-based carrier Vodafone. If true, this would have represented...
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9 in 10 Londoners will soon have free Wi-Fi in Tube stations
From June, almost all Londoners should be able to get free Wi-Fi access in London Underground stations, after O2 became the latest major carrier to sign up as a wholesale customer of Virgin Media....
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Yes, it’s another Verizon-Vodafone rumor, this time of a $100B buyout
And lo, the Verizon-Vodafone rumor mill rumbles on. Just weeks after Verizon scotched rumors that it was planning a $245 billion takeover of its British counterpart, we have a new report, coming out of...
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Vodafone investors want more money in still-speculative Verizon takeover deal
Verizon hasn’t put an offer on the table, but that hasn’t stopped some of Vodafone’s biggest investors from saying a $100 billion takeover price is too small. They want $120 billion, gosh darn it!...
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So UK carriers are selling anonymized customer data? That may not be a bad...
The news that British 4G carrier EE is trying to sell anonymized user data, in league with market research firm Ipsos Mori, has been greeted with wrinkle-nosed outrage — particularly the part about the...
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Where new opportunity lies in the mobile operating system space
Roughly half a dozen new mobile operating systems will come to market over the next 6 to 12 months. Many of these look to be more sophisticated than the older ones controlled by Apple and Google. This...
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Touting fastest 4G takeup in Europe so far, EE adds sharing and pre-pay options
Half a million people have signed up for EE’s 4G services in the 7 months they’ve been up and running, the British carrier announced on Thursday. That’s the fastest LTE take-up in Europe thus far, the...
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Vodafone and Kabel Deutschland confirm takeover flirtation
Vodafone has just winked suggestively at German cable provider Kabel Deutschland, the two companies have confirmed. As both Vodafone and Kabel Deutschland said on Wednesday in near-identical...
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With rivalry looming, EE introduces 4G contract sharing and pre-pay options...
As it said it would a few months back, British mobile operator EE will on Thursday double its 4G speeds for users in 12 U.K. cities. However, that wasn’t the only major announcement the carrier made on...
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Telefonica and KPN want to form Germany’s biggest mobile carrier
Consolidation alert in Germany! Telefonica, which runs the fourth-ranking O2 Germany, intends to buy the third player, E-Plus, at a valuation of €8.1 billion ($10.7 billion) – and in the process, the...
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UK 4G market opens up as O2 sets launch date for end of August
Telefonica’s O2 UK has finally given details, including the launch date, for its 4G services. This means we now have our first real idea of the competition that EE – until now the only mainstream 4G...
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Dutch iPhone 5 users can finally use 4G, at least if they’re with Vodafone
It’s been a long time coming, but 4G connectivity is now becoming a widespread reality in the Netherlands. Dutch telecoms giant KPN has been rolling out LTE since the first quarter of this year, and...
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Watch out, EE! Vodafone’s UK 4G deal looks mighty tempting
Vodafone has finally revealed its 4G launch plans for the UK, and it seems the British-based operator will be offering a much better deal than key rival EE. EE has until now been the only major UK...
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O2 UK lays its 4G cards on the table, but Vodafone’s offering still looks...
O2, Telefonica’s UK mobile operator, has revealed more details of its upcoming 4G packages – and, like competitors EE and Vodafone, it’s going to be bundling sports and entertainment content in an...
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Vodafone investors want more money in still-speculative Verizon takeover deal
Verizon hasn’t put an offer on the table, but that hasn’t stopped some of Vodafone’s biggest investors from saying a $100 billion takeover price is too small. They want $120 billion, gosh darn it!...
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UK gets 4G competition as Vodafone and O2′s networks go live
The UK finally has real 4G competition, after Vodafone and O2 set their — initially rather limited — LTE networks live. They join EE, which has had almost a year’s headstart and therefore has a more...
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