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More woe for 3G, says research
News European mobile phone network operators will fail to generate sufficient revenue from third-generation (3G) networks and face a steep decline in earnings by 2005, according to research released Friday.
[January 5, 2001, 13:52]
UK keeps firm line on 3G licences
News The British government has insisted that UK 3G licence conditions will not be relaxed, despite increasing concern that European mobile operators could be crushed by their attempts to launch third-generation mobile services.
[August 20, 2002, 15:01]
Mobile operators angered by latest roaming proposals
News European mobile operators have nothing to fear from impending roaming tariff regulation if they remain competitive, a spokesperson for the European Commission has said. On Monday, Commissioner Reding's office released some "fine-tuned" details of...
[June 13, 2006, 16:40]
Analyst: 3.5G laptops may choke mobile networks
News Laptops packing 3.5G+ for mobile broadband access could be the answer to European mobile-phone operators' average-revenue-per-user prayers. Eighty percent of respondents said European operators will face greater demand for mobile broadband services...
[June 23, 2008, 9:43]
GPRS is 'bigger failure than WAP'
News European mobile network operators are barking up the wrong tree with 2.5G data services, according to a consultancy firm, which suggests that the industry could be repeating the mistakes it made with WAP (wireless access protocol).
[November 25, 2002, 8:07]
Mobile firms claim e-money laws threaten m-commerce
News Senior executives from 18 European mobile network operators spelled out their demands in a meeting on Tuesday with top European politicians and administrators, including Erkki Liikanen, Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner.
[May 23, 2002, 13:21]
O2 breathes life into data roaming
Leader In May last year, after a long and acrimonious fight, the European Commission forced mobile operators to cut up to 70 percent off voice-roaming charges within the EU. Squealing like piglets, the operators predicted the direst of effects — price...
[January 15, 2008, 14:25]
EC to clamp down on mobile roaming charges
News The European Commission is planning to take action against some mobile phone network operators over the prices consumers are being charged to use their mobile phones when abroad. Operators in several European countries, including the UK, were...
[February 28, 2002, 11:02]
EC calls for 3G over 2G spectrum
News This week the European Commission announced proposals to repeal the GSM Directive of 1987, arguing that freeing up both the 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrums would increase the number and choice of services available, benefit more EU citizens and lower...
[July 26, 2007, 13:26]
Operators set out new roaming fees
News UK mobile operators have outlined their revised European roaming tariffs after the rates were capped by the European Commission. Under the European Commission ruling, operators have to advise all their customers of their new rates by the end of...
[July 19, 2007, 12:24]
European Commission: Data roaming is next
News Fresh from its victory over the issue of voice-roaming costs, the European Commission has again warned mobile operators that they could be forced to cut data-roaming charges. UK operators have this week been announcing the new rates they will be...
[July 19, 2007, 17:06]
EC examines e-money regulation
News Months of discussion between national regulators, the mobile industry and the European Commission have now culminated in the publication by the Internal Market Directorate on 10 May of its consultation paper "Application of the E-Money Directive...
[May 28, 2004, 11:00]
Operators blame roaming charges on handset subsidies
News The industry has spent the last year trying to fend off regulation from the European Commission, which seems set to force prices down, although operators have always maintained that they were cutting prices due to market forces rather than threats...
[February 23, 2007, 11:49]
Camera phones click in Europe
News Handsets with built-in cameras or a camera attachment are increasingly luring consumers to buy new phones or upgrade their older models, which should spell good news for handset makers and mobile phone operators.
[June 11, 2003, 11:29]
Operators hit back at EC data-roaming threat
News The GSM Association (GSMA), which represents mobile operators, says prices are already falling and that any move to intervene in this market by regulators could stifle innovation and stunt the development of new data offerings for roaming.
[February 12, 2008, 8:00]
EC caps mobile roaming rates
News The European Commission has decided to cap the wholesale price that mobile operators charge each other when customers use their phones outside of their home country. Mobile operators will be given a six-month grace period to pass the reductions in...
[July 12, 2006, 13:25]
Europe to fight mobile roaming fees
News The European Commission has hit out at mobile operators for overcharging users who use their phones when abroad. Chris Lewis, enterprise practice leader at Ovum, believes that mobile operators must be more obvious about roaming pricing.
[February 8, 2006, 16:55]
Mobile operators warn EC over termination rate cuts
News The Commission has launched a public consultation on the future of voice call termination rates, which will run until 3 September, 2008, and Reding said she hopes this will spur competition among operators and lower phone charges for European...
[July 1, 2008, 9:29]
No defence for roaming charges
Leader Mobile operators appear keen to justify these rip-offs on the grounds that users should be grateful for the opportunity to use a mobile phone abroad. Politically as well as commercially, it could be the savviest move the mobile operators could make...
[April 28, 2006, 15:45]
EC threatens operators over data roaming
News Mobile operators have been given just a few weeks to lower their data-roaming tariffs, after the European Commission threatened them with further regulation. Last July, Viviane Reding — the European commissioner for information society and media...
[February 2, 2007, 15:11]
