3 Denmark awarded additional spectrum

By Editor on October 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

3, the Danish unit of mobile group was awarded additional spectrum this week, a move that the company claims will aid to improve competition in the market.

According to the company, 3 Denmark will pay US$2.25 million for vacant spectrum in the 900-MHz and 1800-MHz bands. It grabbed the 2×5 MHz of 900 MHz spectrum and 2×10 MHz in the 1800-MHz band for US$1.21 million and US$60, 9720 respectively.

Since 3 was the only one in the management for the spectrum, it will pay the minimum rate set by regulator Telestyrelsen. Competitor operators TDC, Telenor and TeliaSonera were excluded from the process on the grounds that they already have 900-MHz and 1800-MHz licences. The award levels the playing field from a spectrum opinion.

According to 3 Denmark CEO Morten Christiansen praised Telestyrelsen for the way it handled the process, granting spectrum to 3 at the minimum price would have a positive impact on consumers and on the competitive landscape in the country. The company will continue to invest heavily.

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Nokia N8 to hit UK market on October 15

By Editor on October 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Nokia has revealed that it will start selling N8 smartphone in the UK market from October 15. The phone will be available for US$681.89 SIM free or on contract from US$47.68 per month.

The device will be available from O2, 3, Virgin, T-Mobile, Orange, Tesco Mobile and Vodafone, plus high-street retailers Phones4u and the Carphone Warehouse.

The N8 features a 3.5in touchscreen, a 12Mp camera with Xenon flash and support for video recording. Other video features include an HDMI port to connect to a TV and support for Dolby Digital Plus surround sound. Users will be able to surf the web using 802.11n. The handset also has 16GB of memory and a micro SD card.

According to Sami Lehtinen from Nokia, the Nokia N8 is one of the most innovative phones of 2010, packed with market leading features, including the best picture and video capability available on a smartphone.

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Orange & T-mobile get approvals to merge. UK’s largest Mobile Operator is now in the making.

By Editor on November 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The proposed merger between Orange and T-Mobile gets all the nods from competition authorities and government bodies in UK and Europe. This signals the creation of UKs largest mobile operator with 30 million users and a market share of around 37 percent.

Timotheus H¶ttges, the CFO of Deutsche Telekom said- “The negotiations were conducted in a fair way and I am certain that this spirit of professionalism and partnership will shape the future of our joint venture. It will set new standards as number one in UK mobile market.”

Of late, T-mobile has faired well but Orange has been fairing below expectations with its fixed broadband customer base dwindling to below the 1 million mark.

Most analysts believe that the merger will allow the companies to better leverage their synergies and develop competitive synergies in high growth sectors such as mobile broadband and roll out innovative services.

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Hutchison 3G Austria modernizes its network for HSPA+ and LTE

By Editor on October 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Hutchison 3G Austria is modernizing its radio access network to be ready for HSPA+ and the next generation of mobile broadband, or LTE. At the same time this step will allow the operator to halve the energy consumption of its base stations. Nokia Siemens Networks will undertake this upgrade starting in autumn 2009.

The demand for increased mobile broadband capacity and throughput in Austria is reflected in the increasing usage of data cards and mobile services like Mobile TV, video download or video sharing,â€ said Berthold Thoma, CEO of Hutchison 3G Austria. Mobile broadband is also one of the most pragmatic solutions to bridging the digital gap between cities and rural areas. For rural areas, mobile broadband coverage is simply less expensive and faster to deploy than fiber to the homeâ€ solutions. We hope that with our nationwide coverage we will contribute significantly to this end.â€ (more…)