All EE articles – Page 21
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O2 critical of ‘final’ 5G auction rules
Operator still concerned over Three’s power coming into 3.4GHz–3.8GHz assignment negotiations. Talks’ outcome said to have implications for 5G enabler choices.
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Government herds operators into rural sharing pen
March 2020 deadline met, saving government face. Unknown outcome from pushback against EE fee proposal.
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Operators keep hold of licence fee ‘windfall’
Vodafone gains a win in a licence fee dispute its current regulatory bête noire. Group looks set to keep £54m returned after courts find against Ofcom once more.
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BT and Cisco get ducks in row for SME drive
Vendor parades BT as a valuable sell-through partner for new Cisco Designed for Business product portfolio.
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Rival trifecta may oust BT from rural-sharing proposal
Potential three-way deal could exclude BT over costing roadblock. O2 UK leads pushback, warning BT fees may undermine project viability. March 2020 deadline looms.
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Operators set to retain licence fee windfall
BT Group looks set to keep £82m returned after courts found Ofcom had not followed due process in introducing hefty licence fee hikes.
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EE offers complimentary BritBox
EE is to offer new and existing pay-monthly mobile and tablet customers a free six-month subscription to BritBox.
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Strategy & Change
Everything Everywhere, over and out
Everything Everywhere Limited, the original entity behind the Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom merged mobile venture that became EE, was finally dissolved through a voluntary strike-off action
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BT Consumer, EE hike prices
There were rumblings in the press in response to price rises from BT Consumer and EE, with the customer-facing businesses implementing their latest inflation-based changes.
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Ofcom’s quarterly complaints report good news for EE
Ofcom’s quarterly Telecom and Pay TV Complaints report revealed comparatively positive numbers for BT Consumer’s fixed broadband and landline offerings, but mixed results in mobile, with EE excelling compared with a struggling BT Mobile.
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Ofcom rebukes phone ‘locking’ policies
EE and rivals including Vodafone UK were rebuked by Ofcom for continuing the practice of ‘locking’ mobile phones to their networks.
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EE: Free roaming will survive Brexit
EE assured it had no plans to reintroduce roaming charges post-Brexit, despite warnings from the British government that Roam Like at Home arrangements may end for UK citizens visiting the EU
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EE’s Rapid Site adds 5G support
Rapid Site, EE’s managed solution for “prompt” provision of 4G fixed wireless services on construction sites and other temporary locations, now also appears to be supporting 5G.
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BT Mobile trials Underground Wi-Fi participation
A limited number of BT Mobile customers were invited to participate in a Wi-Fi trial on the London Underground.
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BT extends 5G mobile offering
BT extended its 5G mobile offering to all customers, reversing an earlier decision to limit the high-speed service to premium Halo packages.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone’s Read perturbed as UK rations Huawei usage
Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation of current restrictions, but stringent caps could spark immediate change in industry security and procurement strategies. UK capex should ...
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Vodafone UK claims MORAN first
OpCo announces ‘active’ RAN-sharing capabilities. Partner O2 UK seems best-placed to take advantage. Broader sharing push at top of UK agenda.
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UK MNOs’ coverage claims “misleading”
Vodafone UK (VfUK) and rival mobile network operators (MNO) EE, Telefónica UK, and Three UK were accused of misleading the public with outdoor network coverage claims
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Citizens Advice criticises Vodafone UK for out-of-contract offers
Vodafone UK (VfUK) was criticised by consumer information organisation Citizens Advice for not going “nearly far enough” with discounts proposed for mobile customers once their contracts have ended
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O2 bristles at EE price for rural sharing
BT’s pricing of access to networks under SRN a blow to tight deadline. O2’s Evans urges MNOs and government to cooperate on rural network developments post-Brexit.