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UK hopes for a seat on UN telecoms council in 2022

Fin Strathern — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:42:21 +0000

The UK has set its sights on a council seat at the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) after announcing it will run for the election due to take place in September 2022. The ITU oversees allocation of global spectrum for radio waves and satellite orbits for devices such as mobile phones and GPS navigation. Importantly,... Read more »

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Vodafone, Three, and O2 commit to building 222 masts together

Ryan Daws — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:19:49 +0000

Three of the UK’s four major telcos have committed to building 222 new masts as part of an endeavour to address rural coverage issues. Vodafone, O2, and Three UK will build and share the new masts to improve rural 4G coverage across all four nations of the United Kingdom. Nick Jeffery, CEO of Vodafone UK,... Read more »

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Ofcom pushes back 5G spectrum auction due to COVID-19

Ryan Daws — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:56:42 +0000

British telecoms regulator Ofcom has pushed back its upcoming 5G spectrum auction due to COVID-19. The latest spectrum auction was due to be held this month. However, with just a week left until the end of January, Ofcom issued the following statement this morning saying that it would be pushed back: “Throughout our planning for... Read more »

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