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Vodafone recently announced that from 1 July 2009 customers will be able to buy 3G femtocell gateways to boost the mobile signal in their homes. Is this move simply about improving the quality of mobile voice?
The Digital Britain report, released last week, lays out the UK government’s much-awaited plans to transform the nation’s broadband infrastructure. It does so with two key policies: stimulating investment in next-generation access and guaranteeing a minimum of 2Mbit/s to every household.
Analysys Mason has received more than 1000 responses to its survey on consumer content and applications. We would like to thank those who participated and share some of the survey results.
Following the phenomenal success of Apple’s App Store, many vendors and MNOs have launched, or are planning to launch, their own stores in an attempt to capitalise on the increasing user demand for mobile applications.
On the 10 June 2009, Matt Hatton will be addressing the Open Mobile Summit in London on the subject of Beyond the handset: connected devices in a mobile broadband world.
TalkTalk Telecom’s recently announced acquisition of Tiscali UK gives control of more than 74% of the UK’s retail fixed broadband market to three very different major players. Will this become the norm for fixed broadband markets throughout Western Europe?
Last week, Nokia Siemens Networks and Elisa demonstrated what they claimed was the world’s first circuit-switched over HSPA (CSoHSPA) call. Use of CSoHSPA could increase voice and data system capacity and allow operators to retain use of their core circuit-switched voice networks. This raises broader questions about the value of investment in converged, packetised voice–data core networks – questions that have become more urgent in the context of a recession.
On 24 March 2009, the European Parliament approved an amendment of the GSM Directive, which will allow UMTS systems (and in future other technologies) to be introduced in the 900MHz band. The way is now cleared for national regulatory authorities throughout the region to introduce refarming measures, and for operators to realise the benefits that UMTS900 offers.
A move from calling party pays to mobile party pays seems unlikely to be popular in countries where the principle of not paying for incoming calls is deeply entrenched. Nevertheless, 3 and UFC-Que Choisir have advocated a change to a bill and keep regime during recent consultations on mobile termination rates. This article examines the difficulties of making such a transition.
The worldwide economic slowdown may have arrived late in the Middle East and North Africa, but its effects are now being felt, making it the catalyst for much of the talk at recent conferences in the region. This article examines the topics discussed at two such events: MVNOs Growth Markets and TelecomFinance Middle East & Africa 2009.
