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Italian mobile operators respond to Iliad threatAugust 16, 2018Iliad entered the Italian mobile market on 29 May 2018, as part of the remedy package that mandated the merger between Wind and Tre, which was announced in 2016. Within 50 days, it accumulated one million mobile subscribers, which is equivalent to 1.2% of total mobile subscribers in Italy. In a market where over three-quarters of mobile subscribers are on prepaid tariffs without contracted terms, Italian incumbent mobile operators must react quickly to combat the Iliad threat.
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BT outlines new consumer strategyMay 17, 2018BT this week outlined the new strategy for its consumer division, which encompasses the BT, EE and Plusnet brands. At the centre of the strategy is the theme of convergence, with several announcements in this area.
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Vodafone to acquire Liberty Global assets in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and RomaniaMay 09, 2018Vodafone is to acquire Liberty Global’s assets in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania, for a total value of €18.4 billion ($22.7 billion).Subscribers Only
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Vodafone and O2 are the biggest spenders in UK spectrum auctionApril 06, 2018UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced the results of the principal stage of its recent spectrum auction in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz spectrum bands. The auction was for 40 MHz of 2.3 GHz spectrum and 130 MHz of 3.4 GHz spectrum.
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Telecom Italia plans voluntary separation of fixed access networkMarch 07, 2018Telecom Italia has announced its plan to separate its fixed access network division into a new independent legal entity, known as Netco. Netco will assume responsibility for managing Telecom Italia’s fixed access network, the associated infrastructure (such as buildings, electronic equipment and IT systems) as well as the staff that work directly on Telecom Italia’s fixed access network business.
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New Nokia strengthens brand with Google’s Android One & a curved display smartphoneFebruary 25, 2018HMD Global launched five new mobile phones at MWC 2018, all with striking industrial design. By choosing to only offer handsets with Google's pure Android One or Android Oreo (Go Edition), HMD threatens to disrupt established OEMs with legacy software. The new Nokia 8110 demonstrates featurephones are evolving now with LTE and will not die soon. HMD's flagship Nokia 8 Sirocco has a stunning steel-framed dual curved edge display in a super compact frame which will target Europe.
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Samsung looks to innovative S9 camera to energize Galaxy S smartphone salesFebruary 25, 2018Samsung is packing its main innovative push into the cameras of its latest flagship Galaxy S devices. With the new super slow motion video capture, Samsung has improved on previous industry attempts to commercialize this feature. The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are strong handset designs which evolve from 2017’s excellent S8. They are markedly different in camera quality and display size from the two to three year old smartphones potential customers own now which should boost upgrades. However, consumers may delay purchase because of rising flagship prices.
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Sony tries again to convert tech leadership into improved sales with Xperia XZ2 smartphone's 4K HDR video recordingFebruary 25, 2018At MWC Sony Mobile unveiled two new smartphones, Xperia XZ2, XZ Compact and the commercial launch for its Xperia Duo wearable. The importance of Sony’s innovations with these new smartphones will set the tone for the smartphone market for the next few years. IHS Markit expects other smartphone OEMs to deliver similar capabilities in the future including copying Sony’s 4K HDR video capture. But there is much more work needed to re-build Sony’s smartphone business and achievable sustainable profitability.
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EE announces new home broadband solution using fixed wirelessFebruary 09, 2018EE, now part of the BT Group, has announced that it will launch a new fixed wireless solution using (where coverage is more limited) an external, professionally installed antenna connecting to the internal 4G LTE home router. Showing the advantages of the integration with BT Group, EE also launched a coverage checker which will determine if the customers’ optimum broadband solution uses a fixed line or the mobile network based service.Subscribers Only
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UK FTTP competition heats up, with TalkTalk's £1.5 billion investment planFebruary 08, 2018On the day of its Q4 results presentation (8 February), TalkTalk has announced plans to deploy a fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network to 3 million homes across the UK. It follows similar announcements in recent months by BT-owned Openreach as well as Vodafone and CityFibre.
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BT-owned Openreach announces plan to accelerate FTTP deploymentFebruary 05, 2018Less than three months after Vodafone and CityFibre revealed plans to deploy a fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network to 1 million UK premises by 2021, BT’s infrastructure arm, Openreach, has announced plans to accelerate its FTTP deployment. Openreach intends to rollout FTTP networks to 3 million UK premises by 2020 – a 50% increase on the company’s previous rollout target. As of February 2018, Openreach passed 500,000 UK premises with FTTP services.
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T-Mobile Austria to buy UPC Austria to create the market’s second major converged playerDecember 22, 2017Deutsche Telekom has announced a €1.9 billion deal ($2.3 billion) to acquire Austrian cable provider UPC from Liberty Global. Deutsche Telekom has the second largest mobile subscriber base in Austria, behind Telekom Austria, while UPC is second only to Telekom Austria in the market for fixed broadband services.Subscribers Only
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Amazon's New Kindle- A Waterproof OasisNovember 20, 2017Marking ten years since the launch of its first Kindle e-reader, Amazon recently introduced the All-New Kindle Oasis, the second generation of the brand’s Oasis e-reader series. The All-New Kindle Oasis, also known as Oasis 2 has received several significant improvements from its predecessor, the Kindle Oasis (April 2016 model).
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Vodafone and CityFibre announce FTTP partnershipNovember 09, 2017Vodafone UK and CityFibre have signed an agreement to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network to up to 5 million UK premises by 2025, representing the biggest commitment to FTTP technology seen in the UK to date.Subscribers Only
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KPN wins appeal contesting EU analysis of Ziggo-UPC mergerOctober 31, 2017KPN has won an appeal at the EU general court relating to the European Commission’s (EC) approval of the 2014 acquisition by Liberty Global’s UPC of Ziggo. The appeal was granted on the basis that the European Commission had failed to analyse the market for sports rights and the impact of the merger on the pay TV sports market.Subscribers Only
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Italy exercises special powers to reduce Vivendi influence over Telecom ItaliaOctober 18, 2017The Italian government’s decision is the latest attempt to reduce the influence of French-owned Vivendi on strategic Italian assets.
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Apple and Qualcomm licensing dispute – what lead to a patent war?October 13, 2017This insight article (second of two part series) analyzes Apple’s external and internal environment that contributed to a patent war against Qualcomm and the potential impact the patent war can have on the smartphone industry.Subscribers Only
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Hands-free Alexa on Amazon’s new 10-inch tabletSeptember 29, 2017For those consumers struggling to choose between a smart speaker and a tablet, Amazon has a new option, a 10.1-inch Fire tablet with hands-free Alexa on board. Incorporating an IPS, LCD-TFT, 1920 x 1200 display and a MediaTek quad-core (1.8 GHz) processor and a reported 10 hours of battery life, the new tablet is available in a 32GB version for $149.99 US. Users wanting more storage can purchase a 64GB version for an additional $40. The base model is less than half the cost of Apple’s popular 9.7-inch unit, but nearly double the price of Amazon’s 8-inch model.
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Vodafone unveils Gigabit investment plan in GermanySeptember 11, 2017On 9 September 2017, Vodafone Germany announced a major investment in Gigabit broadband technology. The operator will invest EUR 2 billion over the next four years, which will be split between three areas.Subscribers Only
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Apple and Qualcomm licensing dispute – to SEP or not to SEP?August 14, 2017On January 20, 2017 Apple filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm at the Southern District Court of California. In the lawsuit, Apple accused Qualcomm of breach of contract, violation of unfair competition laws and requested judgement on royalty rate it must pay for Qualcomm’s standard essential patents. (SEPs) Since Apple’s initial legal lawsuit, both companies filed additional lawsuits in different jurisdictions and the dispute grew into a full scale patent licensing war. This article provides summary and analysis of the licensing dispute between Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc.Subscribers Only
