OpenRAN not a priority as BT and EE talk up their ‘converged network’
BTEE had one of those strategic, news-light briefing sessions today, in which it was stressed that OpenRAN is far down its priority list.
BTEE had one of those strategic, news-light briefing sessions today, in which it was stressed that OpenRAN is far down its priority list.
UK mobile operator EE has announced it will start charging £2 per day for new and upgrading customers to use their data in Europe.
EE, the UK’s biggest mobile operator, has deployed Nokia’s Self-Organizing Networks software to enhance network management and service quality.
With the spring bank holiday weekend looming in the UK many will be hitting the road for a quick getaway, and O2 is using this to its advantage, trumpeting the strength of its 4G network coverage along the country’s major arteries.
Two reports analysing operators’ 5G performances in the US and the UK have put EE and AT&T slightly ahead of their peers respectively, but there are no sweeping winners.
The latest UK spectrum auction has completed its preliminary stage, with EE and O2 UK emerging as the biggest spenders.
Vodafone, O2 and Three have reached agreement on the first phase of the government-backed project to improve mobile coverage in rural areas of the UK, but EE says it doesn’t need to be involved at this stage.
BT’s consumer head Marc Allera reckons his rivals are stretching the truth with their 5G claims.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has managed to scrape together £28 million to contribute to some test projects focusing on consumer applications of 5G.
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson will deal with the urban side of EE’s RAN, with only alternative Nokia having already won the rest of the Huawei swap-out.
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has finally banned the practice of preventing people using their phones as they want by locking them to an operator.
UK MNO EE has switched on 5G in 12 more UK towns and claims to be the country’s number one network for that sort of thing.
Finnish kit vendor Nokia is jubilant after signing a 5G RAN deal to become BT’s largest infrastructure partner.
As if things weren’t dystopian enough these days, BT is teaming up with a couple of satellite companies to get involved in the Skynet defence system.
All four of the UK’s mobile network operators (MNOs) will reopen a portion of their retail footprint soon, but fibre broadband player Virgin Media will remain closed permanently.
UK MNO EE has been told it can no-longer display adverts which claim it has the best network in the UK by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
With telecommunications now acting as the foundation for almost every element of society, how telcos react to the on-going coronavirus outbreak will be critically important.
The Shared Rural Network is an innovative idea from the UK Government, and now it is ready to roar forward, promising 95% geographical coverage by 2025.
New research is suggesting London 5G speeds are getting the promised boost, though the overall experience might disappoint a few.
Convergence is a proven business model and now the slumbering giant of the UK telco market is starting to head in the right direction.
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