UK Wireless News
The UK has become one of the most competitive mobile markets in the world and often shows off key trends before they take off elsewhere. After suffering the extremes of the 3G spectrum bubble and bust, the five operators started to consolidate. Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom merged their UK arms to create Everything Everywhere, a new market leader, which overtook Telefonica O2 and Vodafone. The fifth operator is Hutchison 3, which is far smaller than the others but has pursued innovative mobile web strategies and achieved the highest ARPU. Further consolidation is expected, with all five cellcos engaged in network and backhaul sharing deals with partners. The next milestone will be the auctions of 2.6GHz and 800MHz spectrum, expected in 2012, which will pave the way for LTE. The regulator also recently allowed GSM spectrum to be refarmed for 3G and 4G services, though this has created a major debate over whether Vodafone and O2, the holders of the valuable 900MHz frequencies, should be compelled to surrender some licenses to rivals, or be capped in the 800MHz auction.
Click for UK launches show WP7 chasing the midmarket
The UK, one of the most competitive of mobile markets, is highlighting Microsoft's drive to get WP7 into the key growth area for handsets, midrange smartphones. Nokia is reported to be slashing the pr ...
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Deutsche Telekom could exit UK
17 February, 2012
Having failed to sell T-Mobile USA, German giant needs new sources of cash, and could offload 50% stake in Everything Everywhere
Motorola Defy Mini heading to the UK late March
15 February, 2012
Budget device destined for British shores next month
ZTE Tania gets a delay and a price cut
13 February, 2012
Latest Windows Phone for UK pushed back but there's a silver lining
Everything Everywhere sorts out its UK brands
3 February, 2012
Orange will be premium offering while T-Mobile will target prepaid and value segments with 'Fully Monty' unlimited plan
Embedded cellular model slowly starts to take hold
30 January, 2012
Datawind plans tablet with free GPRS connectivity included in price, Panasonic links up its home appliances
Droid Razr Maxx confirmed for Jan 26
25 January, 2012
Smartphone with a 21 hour battery life heading to Verizon this Thursday
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