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'Power equipment failure' borks EE's data services across England
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Obama says USA has world's biggest and best cyber arsenal
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'Power equipment failure' borks EE's data services across England
EE's 2G and 3G data services are struggling this afternoon after what seems like a power equipment failure caused problems at the telco's switch sites.
Alexander J Martin,
02 Sep 12:59
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US spectrum auction falls short by, oh, you know, $66bn thanks to tightwad mobile giants
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will have to change its plans for the 600MHz radio spectrum auction for mobile broadband – after the latest stage of bidding raised just $22.4bn of an $88bn goal.
Shaun Nichols,
31 Aug 23:44
EE looks at its call charges, hikes a bunch, walks off giggling
Want to make a call abroad? Use someone else
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Kat Hall,
26 Aug 08:02
Sprint learns that a 'rebate' includes paying people money
Telco settles allegations it pocketed cash promised to customers
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Shaun Nichols,
25 Aug 22:59
Unlimited mobile data in America – where's the catch? There's always a catch
Analysis
All you can eat is never quite all you can eat
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Andrew Orlowski,
24 Aug 19:44
Breaker, breaker: LTE is coming to America's CB radio frequencies
Big names launch CBRS Alliance. Think of it as truckers-versus-tech
27 Comments
24 Aug 02:58
BT and Nokia slink off together, muttering about 5G tech
Operators join hands for laboratory love-in
18 Aug 13:26
Verizon fingered in Android bloatware-for-cash cram scandal
Report says carrier offered to pre-install apps for moolah
28 Comments
17 Aug 20:58
EE roaming outage hits Brits basking abroad
Operator asks: Have you tried switching it on and off again?
21 Comments
01 Aug 11:37
O2 sales dip 9% as tight-fisted Brits cling to their old handsets
Weak pound affects sales reporting in Blighty
13 Comments
28 Jul 10:41
BlackBerry's new best pals: Microsoft, Google, Samsung
'I cannot buy everything. Or manage everything' ... We need partners – Chen
26 Jul 10:33
I'm good, I'm fine, solid quarter, real well ... pants Sprint as it limps past, spilling $300m
'Most new customers in nine years'
25 Jul 22:31
Oh dear, Vodafone: Sales dip in UK
Blames shonky billing migration
32 Comments
22 Jul 10:24
LTE-U vs. WiFi fight gets closer to a settlement
Broadcom brief the FCC on the last sticking point slowing spectrum-sharing agreement
12 Comments
19 Jul 05:02
Facebook and Google show how the world really will be blanketed in 5G
Zuckerbook adds OpenCellular to its disruptive, non-MNO network vision
18 Jul 08:20
AT&T: We wanna be a drone company, not just a phone company
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Aerial inspectors, air traffic control and flying COWs ahead
10 Comments
16 Jul 00:55
5G: Mother of all pipes, or actually useful?
For the first time, mobile operators not at centre of ecosystem
10 Comments
14 Jul 12:35
Google's Android Pay hits Australia
ANZ, Coles, first Aussie giants to make launch
14 Jul 08:27
EU operators’ 5G manifesto misses the point
Mobile RAN disruption
10 Comments
13 Jul 09:05
OpenCellular: Facebook tests its open templates on base stations
A 2G-to-LTE base station in the palm of your hand, open hardware, open software
06 Jul 23:56
Opinion
Ooh missus, get a grip on my notifications
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
My messaging apps are spouting lines from a
Carry On
script
Ruckus: A strong buy for Brocade, but leaves Juniper isolated again
Comment
13 Apr 09:34
Korean telco LG Uplus launches first ever 4G voice roaming service
Comment
High-speed mobes hampered by lo-speed industry
13 Apr 14:56
UK not-spot deal: When we said '2017’, we meant 1 DAY BEFORE 2018
Opinion
What’s a year of lost calls between friends?
10 Comments
03 Feb 09:33
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Verizon, KT, Telefonica: On three continents, operators prepare for 5G
Europe, Asia, US close to commercially viable model
06 Jul 09:10
3GPP sets 2018 as freeze date for 5G air interfaces
LTE control plane will help ease carrier transition
29 Jun 04:56
Dev boss: What will Microsoft do with Windows 10 Mobile? Surprise – it's for work!
'Surface phone' will have challenging app gap
17 Comments
24 Jun 16:02
Ericsson: 5G migration won't be a terrifying slog. No. We have ‘plug-ins’
Analysis
Perfect for finding MIMO... and also RAN
24 Jun 08:07
In brave new 5G world, data centres are pizza boxes... or football fields
OPFVN 2016
Software, software, software... some hardware
23 Jun 14:28
Huawei: Come 2017, we'll also deal in pure, uncut software
OPNFV Summit
But box biz will take a long time to die, says chief cloud architect
23 Jun 11:36
Linux's NFV crew: Operators keen to ditch clunky networks, be 'cool' like, er, Facebook
OPNFV Summit
Moving as fast as embiggened bods can shift
23 Jun 09:32
Microsoft hops onboard bonk-to-pay bandwagon
Windows Mobile gets support for NFC payments
18 Comments
22 Jun 19:04
Brexit: More cash for mobile operators or consumers? Pick one
Roaming charges and the EU, or how to play a zero-sum game
103 Comments
20 Jun 08:27
Users fear yet another hack as TalkTalk services go down
Vague hint about the weather in bland company statement
45 Comments
14 Jun 15:54
TalkTalk says 8-month app outage lasting 'bit longer than we hoped'
Leave? You'll miss out on 100% unavailability of Talk2Go...
17 Comments
09 Jun 13:56
One ad-free day: Three UK to block adverts across network in June
24-hour trial takes a load off (for the operator)
101 Comments
26 May 10:33
Florida man, Chinese biz fined $48k, $35m on mobe signal jam raps
Wham, jam, pay Uncle Sam
25 Comments
26 May 00:47
Three UK: Our MMS prices are up. Get around us with WhatsApp or Skype
Yes, it really said that
44 Comments
20 May 14:43
Inside Project Loon – Google's megaplan to build a global internet
Google I/O 2016
Viable technology or full of hot air?
24 Comments
19 May 00:34
Catz: Google's Android hurt Oracle's Java business
Giant on back foot against free smartphone, says co-CEO
35 Comments
18 May 11:38
Ooh missus, get a grip on my notifications
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
My messaging apps are spouting lines from a
Carry On
script
83 Comments
13 May 08:57
Vodafone changes mind, wants 700 MHz spectrum after all
Offers AU$594 million for 20 MHz of 4G goodness
09 May 00:56
AT&T credits DirecTV gobble for $41bn quarter
2.3 million new mobile subscribers didn't hurt either
T-Mobile US gobbles up another 2.2m customers
Its secret? Be a little nicer than Verizon or AT&T
26 Apr 19:48
EE grows network by one-third, promises to build 750 new sites
Also brings 600 call centre jobs back to UK
25 Apr 10:27
Verizon is big on IoT 'cos its wireline biz is dying on the vine
Telco keeps revenues up with strong hardware sales
22 Apr 00:01
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