FCC approves nine White Space Database Adminstrators
In some areas, it seems that Europe is always following the US. One of those areas is white space cognitive radio. Whilst European and UK …
‘Illegal state aid’ challenge to tax levied on BT’s UK fibre network fails in European Court
In a decision dated 21 January, but only released this week, the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg has dismissed Vtesse’s appeal against a decision of …
Regulatory uncertainty casts shadow over otherwise positive results from BT and Vodafone
Positive results out yesterday from both Vodafone and BT. One fact that caught my eye was the news from BT that (for the first time …
Ofcom consults on proposals to permit trading of 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz spectrum and to vary 3G licences
Ofcom today published proposals for consultation to: make 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz public wireless network licences tradable; and vary the terms of existing 2100 …
UK Government asks Ofcom to assess practicality of blocking copyright infringing web-sites
Jeremy Hunt, the UK’s Culture Secretary (who also has responsibility for telecoms) today asked Ofcom to review sections of the Digital Economy Act to assess whether it …
Mobile operators to acquire more fixed assets in 2011?
Any twitter followers (to follow go to: @rbratby) may have seen my live tweet commentary from the AnalysysMason city briefing last night. I thought the four speakers …
UK wholesale broadband access proposed charge control: Ofcom estimates BT’s weighted average cost of capital downwards to between 8.5% and 10%
Ten days ago Ofcom published a lengthy consultation on charge control for Wholesale Broadband Access, accompanied by a report from the Brattle Group on BT’s …
LinkedIn announces first social media IPO of 2011: dot.com hype or sustainable business model?
It is a sign of the changing times that I learnt about LinkedIn’s IPO through twitter last night, and that LinkedIn itself blogged about it. Seasoned …
Funding content, funding networks: what matters?
On 16 February we will be hosting an event for the UK Chapter of the International Institute of Communications. The event’s title is ‘Funding content, …
Will Apple’s move into NFC mobile payment reshape industry alliances?
My eye was caught today by a story on TechCrunch (an excellent blog BTW) that Apple may incorporate near field communications technology (NFC) into its next generation …