Oftel has confirmed it will allow a new third-generation mobile phone operator to piggy-back on existing UK networks while it puts its own infrastructure in place. The decision by the telecoms regulator comes after a two-month consultation period.
Russian mobile phone operator MTS hopes to raise $384m with its June debut on the New York stock exchange. Russian holding company Sistema owns almost 51 per cent of the group, while Deutsche Telekom owns the remaining 49 per cent.
The transaction is part of an agreement inked between BT and Telenor in January 2000, which stated that BT would take control of the Esat Telecom Group for approximately $2.46bn. A BT spokesman said in a statement: "We are delighted to be able to...
It already has mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreements in place with supermarket Sainsbury and others, and it is an area most mobile operators are already in or considering. BT is once again in the consumer mobile phone market following...
Virgin mobile has been singled out by Oftel as the UK's best mobile phone operator in terms of customer satisfaction. According to the regulator's independent figures Virgin Mobile received far fewer complaints per 1,000 customers.
China Unicom plans to distribute mobile phone downloads using a version of Java, a deal that could influence how other carriers sell games, ring tones or business applications. In the past, the Chinese company has used Binary Runtime Environment...