Regulation

Ofcom grants Freedom4 licence variation for mobility

Freedom4, the joint investment between Daisy Group and Intel Capital, has been granted a licence variation by Ofcom that enables it to offer mobile wireless broadband services to its customers using its nationwide 3.6GHz spectrum.

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Ofcom maps UK 3G coverage - spectrum required

Ofcom to address spectrum issues as maps show rural areas missing out on 3G

As well as publishing the second stage of its consumer assessment of the UK mobile market, Ofcom has produced some handy PDFs showing 3G coverage of the UK - by operator.

Commission slides from DVB-H requirement for mobile TV

Is the European Commission’s enthusiasm for DVB-H on the slide? Have a look at its communication from March this year, and then its statement from yesterday.

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Parliament passes EU Telecoms Package

The European Parliament has passed the EU Telecoms Package, the sometimes controversial bundle of measures designed to update the 2002 regulations to take account of new technological advancements such as internet-enabled mobile phones. 

GSMA calls for regulatory backing at 900MHz

Wants regulators to allow 3G at lower frequencies

The GSMA has used a report, commissioned from Ovum, to call for regulators to allow the 900MHz waveband to be refarmed for UMTS usage.