After bidding hit the billion-dollar mark, the Czech telecoms regulator suspended the country’s 4G spectrum auction. Why? Because such high bids would have slowed investment and led to excessive mobile broadband prices for consumers. Read more »
EE, Vodafone, Three, O2 and BT have all won spectrum in the auction, which the regulator Ofcom says will lead to full 4G coverage by the end of 2017. Read more »
Everything Everywhere will take advantage of its early LTE launch to garner half of all 4G connections in the UK in 2014, according to Wireless Intelligence. UK carriers are also expected to charge premium rates for LTE access, distinguishing them from their US counterparts. Read more »
