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Shared Networks for WCDMA
White Paper In August 2002 the European Commission announced a plan to approve sharing agreements in the UK and Germany between the operators T-Mobile and mmO2. This clearly indicates the willingness of the European Commission, competition authorities and... [03 Jul 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment The European Commission is threatening to regulate in this area in the same way it already has with voice roaming. A number of operators offer software packages to help users manage their connectivity requirements. [12 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News Earlier this year, the European Commission's information society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, called for "a credible but also doable price reduction by the whole industry on a voluntary basis before 1 July" - or threatened to introduce... [11 Jun 2008]
Mobile roaming costs down 60 per cent
News The European Commission has hailed its efforts to reduce rip-off mobile roaming rates as a success, claiming consumer prices having fallen by up to 60 per cent since new regulations came into force. Research carried out by the 27 national telecom... [05 Oct 2007]
Cheaper 3G in the frame as Ofcom consults
News Ofcom's desire to allow the so-called "refarming" of 900MHz spectrum brings it in line with the European Commission, which in July threw its weight behind the idea by announcing it would repeal the GSM Directive of 1987, the agreement that... [20 Sep 2007]
EU to open up mobile spectrum
News The European Commission (EC) has proposed the removal of restrictions on the radio spectrum previously used solely for GSM mobile phone networks. The European Commission expects the measures to be in place by the end of the year. [27 Jul 2007]
BT pulls plug on mobile TV service
News However, the final straw for BT was the recent backing given by the European Commission to the mobile broadcast technology Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld (DVB-H). DVB-H promises more channels but spectrum availability for that technology had... [27 Jul 2007]
Leader: €12 for roaming data? Could try harder
Leader As with voice, as soon as carriers got a whiff of which way the wind was blowing, they did their best to appease the Commission, in an effort to head off potential regulation. Mobile operators have been sweating profusely since European... [15 Mar 2007]
Brussels slaps Ofcom over mobile rates
News Mobile customers are being fleeced for calls to competing networks because Ofcom has not cracked down on charges imposed by the UK's five mobile operators, according to the European Commission. The Commission calls on Ofcom to reconsider its... [28 Nov 2006]
Europe sees telecoms prices fall
News The EC is now calling for comment from interested parties on the subject, who are asked to contact the Commission by email at infso-roaming@cec.eu.int. However, the rate of growth of subscribers using alternative operators has begun to slow and... [21 Feb 2006]
Qualcomm CEO opens up
News The boss of mobile chipset and patents giant Qualcomm has denied that legal disputes with rivals, most notably Nokia, and a complaint lodged against it with the European Commission are distracting the company's top management. [15 Feb 2006]
EC to act on 'rip-off' mobile roaming charges
News The European Commission has hit out at mobile operators for overcharging users who use their phones when abroad. Chris Lewis, enterprise practice leader at Ovum, believes that mobile operators must make roaming pricing more obvious. [09 Feb 2006]
Europe told to budge on patent rules
News The European Commission has already urged ETSI to change rules so members are prevented from performing a "patent ambush" - where companies make patented technology into an industry standard without telling others and then demand royalties if it... [22 Nov 2005]
Shared Networks for WCDMA
In August 2002 the European Commission announced a plan to approve sharing agreements in the UK and Germany between the operators T-Mobile and mmO2. This clearly indicates the willingness of the European Commission, competition authorities and... [28 Mar 2005]
Industry outlines SMS implications of Euro-spam offensive
News The European arm of the GSM Association has given its guarded backing for initiatives unveiled by the European Commission aimed at combating spam. GSM Europe (GSME), an interest group within the GSMA, which represents hundreds of mobile operators... [23 Jul 2003]
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