As usual, the ofcom report released this week has lots of great data. Thanks to Dean Bubley of Disruptive Wireless for pointing this to me Some interesting insights as per Disruptive wireless: * Quite a lot of discussion of the resilience of fixed-line comms in the face of the mobile onslaught. Rather than direct fixed-mobile substitution, it appears that the UK sees more mobile-initiated incremen...
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OpenGardens on 18th Aug 2008 (via opengardensblog.futuretext.com)
Analyst Dean Bubley wonders if LTE will be troubled by too many spectrum bands.
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FierceWireless on 31st Mar 2008 (via fiercewireless.com)
Ofcom(the UK telecoms, TV, radio and spectrum regulator) has published an initial consultation document assessing how the mobile sector delivers on the needs of UK citizens and consumers and posing questions about the future of competition and regulatory policy. Ofcom’s aims for the sector are to ensure that: consumers get the best choice and value for money
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LondonCalling on 31st Aug 2008 (via feeds.feedburner.com)
Although the WiMax industry has kept a lid on FDD WiMax, "that cat is now truly out of the bag and is now frolicking amongst the pigeons," says Dean Bubley of Disruptive Analysis. "I'd had some hints about this before, but I'd thought the main aim was to get WiMax working in paired-spectrum 700MHz
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DailyWireless on 21st Jan 2008 (via dailywireless.org)
Dean Bubley over at Disruptive Wireless posed the ‘what is a normob' question yesterday: You know that feeling when you encounter a new word… and then within a couple of days you start noting it everywhere? Well, if you hadn't spotted it already, let me open your eyes to this particular neologism: Normob = Normal Mobile User. Where did
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SMSTextNews on 26th Feb 2008 (via smstextnews.com)
The BBC reports that UK Telecom regulator Ofcom "wants help from consumers and industry on areas that need more regulation or where the rules can be loosened. It is also looking for ideas on how best to extend mobile networks across the entire nation. The consultation has been prompted by the rising number of complaints lodged with Ofcom about mobile services. "
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If you've been reading the news about Emirates and Qantas' launches of in-flight mobile access and wondering when such mile-high talk and text would be coming to the UK, Ofcom has the answer. The regulator has announced that it will permit mobiles in aircraft as long as the airline has the backing of either the European
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SMSTextNews on 27th Mar 2008 (via smstextnews.com)
UK regulatory Ofcom wants the help of the public concerning the mobile phone industry, the want to hear about the good and the bad, as they are looking for ways to improve the current market. Roughly 90 percent of all mobile phone users in the UK are said to be quite happy with their mobile phone,
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PhonesReview on 1st Sep 2008 (via phonesreview.co.uk)
Dean Bubley from Disruptive wireless has come out with a report arguing for the need of Femto-aware handsets. The following is an extract from the report summary:Already, femto proponents are talking up massmarket business models that go beyond simple indoor coverage and macro-network offload. They are talking about 10's of millions of subscribers, and new “in-home” services for users,
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MobileTelecommunication on 6th Jul 2008 (via blogger.xs4all.nl)
The Office of Communications or better known as Ofcom from the UK in awarding its coveted 3G licenses which is basically needed that 5 licensees all cover at least 80 percent of its population by December 31, 2007. Ofcom basically said that they will take action against O2 if they do not meet 3G rollout obligation
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How Ofcom fluffed the paperwork Comment Vodafone has blocked Ofcom's proposal to reform the UK number portability system, citing errors in the regulator's paperwork and methodology rather than any failing in the proposal itself.…
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