Study: Big tech brands lead in customer affinity
Customer affinity toward traditional communications and media companies is closing the gap with that for big tech and digital companies, according to a new report from professional services company Accenture.…
Telefónica Spain will use Huawei for 5G
Telefónica Spain will use Huawei equipment in the core of its 5G network in Spain but the MNO is set to confirm a second supplier next year. The decision was…
Sievert to succeed Legere as CEO of T-Mobile US
US telco T-Mobile US has confirmed that its Board of Directors has named Mike Sievert as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1st, 2020. Currently President, Chief Operating Officer and a…
Virgin Media, Vodafone UK strike mobile deal
Virgin Media has agreed a five year deal with Vodafone UK to bring new services, including 5G, to more than three million mobile customers and provide further flexibility to grow…
Ofcom boost for 5G roll-out
UK comms regulator Ofcom has updated proposals to release crucial airwaves to meet growing demand for mobile broadband and support the rollout of 5G. To help improve mobile services and…
£1bn boost for UK mobile coverage
Poor mobile phone coverage is set to be a thing of the past as the UK Government champions a £1 billion (€1.16bn) deal with the mobile phone industry to banish…
Analyst: 40%+ US homes interested in 5G
Research from analyst firm Parks Associates finds that more than 33 per cent of US broadband households cite some level of familiarity with 5G and over 40 per cent of…
UK MPs criticise rural digital divide
A Report – An Update on Rural Connectivity – from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament has highlighted the continuing digital divide between urban and…
Report: High spectrum prices leave millions unconnected
The negative impacts of high spectrum prices on consumers can no longer be disputed, according to a new report by trade body the GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile…
FCC’s Pai approves T-Mobile, Sprint merger
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has shared with his colleagues a draft Order that would approve, subject to conditions, the proposed $146 billion (€131bn) merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. “After…
Three offers 5G at “no extra cost”
Mobile operator Three has announced that all new and existing customers will have access to 5G with no speed caps and at no extra cost on all contract, SIM only…
O2 confirms October launch for UK 5G
O2 customers has confirmed it will roll out 5G connectivity from October this year. It will be the last of the UK’s network coverage providers to roll out 5G, and…
Ofcom: TalkTalk most complained about pay-TV in Q1
Ofcom has published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms. The quarterly report reveals the number of…
EC OKs Liberty Global/Vodafone deal
The European Commission has given its final approval of the sale of Liberty Global’s operations in Germany, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic to Vodafone Group. The transaction, announced May…
BT converged 5G launch this autumn
Following the May 2019 launch in six UK cities of 5G by its EE 5G network, UK telco BT is launching 5G this autumn. BT Plus customers will be the…