Report: UK PM briefings doubling data traffic
A huge volume of people have been using mobiles to tune into UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s daily Covid-19 briefings on the BBC at 5pm, with data consumption on mobile…
Disney+ free for 6 months on O2
O2 has announced a new agreement with Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International segment to become the exclusive UK mobile network distributor for Disney+, the SVoD service from Disney that launches on…
DISH lends spectrum to T-Mobile
DISH is providing its entire portfolio of 600 MHz spectrum in the US to T-Mobile at no cost for 60 days. The step was taken as the nation responds to…
Ofcom confirms 5G auction rules
UK comms regulator Ofcom has confirmed how it will release important airwaves to help improve mobile broadband and support the rollout of 5G. To help improve mobile services and give…
Spain: Telefónica ups broadband & content for virus-affected
Telefónica has announced it will increase, at no extra cost, the broadband allowance avaialble to its Fusion and Movistar mobile customers with an additional 30 GB every month, for two…
£1bn boost for UK rural mobile coverage
Ministers and heads of UK mobile network operators are signing a £1 billion deal to make poor and patchy rural phone coverage a thing of the past. The world-first deal…
5G launching at Aviva Stadium
Shared Access, an independent owner and operator of shared wireless infrastructure, and The Aviva Stadium have successfully partnered with mobile operator Vodafone Ireland to launch 5G at the stadium. The…
Kirkby to lead Telia from May
Allison Kirkby will assume the position of President and CEO of Telia Company, Swedish-Finnish multinational telco, in May. Telia Company’s Board of Directors appointed Kirkby as the next President and…
Four bidders for French 5G spectrum
French telcos Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR have all submitted a tender package to comms regulator Arcep for the award of licences to use frequencies in the 3.4…
Spain: FTTH tops 10m lines
FTTH reached 10 million lines in Spain at the end of November 2019, according to telecommunications market data published by competition and markets watchdog the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados…
Spain: MobilFree launches pay-TV
Spanish MVNO MobilFree has launched its first convergent package with broadband, mobile and pay-TV from €39.99 a month. The offer, available over Masmóvil-Yoigo and Orange networks, is available in two…
TIM first quantum computing for mobile optimisation
TIM claims it is the first mobile operator in Europe to implement quantum computing algorithms planning next generation mobile networks. The computational potential of quantum computers means they can perform…
MNOs co-op on Blockchain inter-roaming
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile US, Telefonica and Orange are jointly testing a blockchain solution for the automated management of inter-operator roaming discount agreements. The trial, carried out through the GSMA, is…
Ofcom: New customer contract rules
UK phone, broadband and pay-TV customers must be warned when their current contract is ending, and what they could save by signing up to a new deal, under sector regulator…
EE becomes BritBox mobile partner
EE has become the exclusive mobile partner for SVoD service BritBox. EE pay monthly mobile and tablet customers across the UK will receive a free six-month subscription to BritBox with…