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EU digital chief sides with Obama in defense of net neutrality
Andrus Ansip has expressed worries over the apparent watering-down of EU net neutrality proposals in their final stage of development. But what will the outcome be?…
Read MoreBT could buy O2 or EE to get back into the mobile carrier game
The company said on Monday that it was in preliminary acquisition talks with two carriers, one of which it confirmed as being O2. The other is reportedly EE.…
Read MoreWhen it comes to privacy, mobile carriers must choose whether they serve customers or advertisers
As the Verizon "permacookie" debacle shows, some carriers are more interested in inserting themselves into the lucrative mobile advertising world than they are in their customers' privacy. With new developments around the role of carriers in mobile authentication, that may be a poor choice.…
Read MoreXyo sells its app-finding tech to Mandalay Digital Group for integration with Digital Turbine
Xyo's touch-centric technology, which is based on fine-grained "micro-categories" of apps, will be quickly integrated with Digital Turbine's offering for its imminent deployment with Verizon and Vodafone Australia.…
Read MoreUK carriers reject government-proposed national roaming scheme, report claims
British mobile operators have, according to a Sunday article in the Financial Times, rejected a proposal by the government to have them…
Read MoreLet carriers use 700MHz for European wireless broadband from 2020, report recommends
The move would let Europe catch up with the U.S. on using 700MHz spectrum for broadband rather than TV broadcasts and wireless microphones.…
Read MoreTelefonica can now buy Germany’s E-Plus, following EU approval
The European Commission has green-lit the acquisition after checking that Telefónica's divestment of network capacity to MVNO Drillisch met its requirements.…
Read MoreAT&T Vodafone takeover rumors resurface, giving Voda’s share price a bump
Vodafone’s share price rose Friday on rumors of a takeover bid by AT&T. We’ve so been here before — AT&T promised back…
Read MoreFacebook buys Pryte — Is metered access the way to get developing markets online?
Finland's Pryte developed technology that lets carriers charge for mobile data on a per-app, short-term-pass basis. Is this the way forward for Facebook's Internet.org initiative?…
Read MoreFacebook asks European antitrust watchdog to examine its WhatsApp takeover
Facebook(s fb) has asked the European Commission’s antitrust watchdog to review its $19 billion takeover of the messaging service WhatsApp, according to…
Read MoreIs net neutrality dying? Has the FCC killed it? What comes next? Here’s what you need to know
The FCC is proposing new rules that would govern cable networks and other carriers -- rules it says will protect the open internet. But critics say the regulator is going to cripple net neutrality and introduce a pay-to-play internet. Here's what you need to know.…
Read MoreWhy Canonical’s decision to scrap Ubuntu One was all about mobile
Canonical wants to make Ubuntu a contender in the mobile space, and that means setting up an ecosystem. The entity at the center of that ecosystem wouldn't necessarily be Canonical itself.…
Read MoreAu revoir NFC? Carrier Bouygues reportedly cools on contactless payments
According to a report in NFC Times, France's number-three mobile operator has effectively put its pioneering NFC program on hold, with top executives associated with the technology leaving the company.…
Read MoreVodafone wants to be number one in India through Tata takeover, according to report
Cash-rich Vodafone(s vod) is keen on becoming India’s largest mobile carrier by buying out Tata Teleservices, according to a report in the…
Read MoreWhat (and what not) to expect in mobile in 2014
As we enter the holidays, here are a few important trends in mobile to look for in the coming year — and one market to expect very little from.…
Read MoreWhy in-contract price hike controls will likely mean the end of UK handset subsidies
Carriers subsidize handsets when they're sure that their customers are locked into their contracts. Remove that certainty, and it becomes much less risky to break out the true cost of the handset and have the customer pay it off separately.…
Read MoreApp rescues Galaxy Note 3 from its region lock, but Samsung’s motives remain unclear
An unofficial app removes the region lock on Samsung's European Note 3 by clearing a blacklist -- and we still don't know why Samsung put the blacklist there in the first place.…
Read MoreNetZero goes nationwide with mobile broadband plans, including its free one
NetZero's 200 MB free monthly plan will soon be available all over the country (though only at 3G speeds) thanks to new wholesale network deals with Verizon and Sprint.…
Read MoreAccenture confirms it will use Apigee to build mobile APIs for the enterprise
Accenture has followed up its investment in Apigee with a new alliance to help its big enterprise customers figure out their mobile and developer strategies.…
Read MoreTelefonica and KPN want to form Germany’s biggest mobile carrier
The deal would see Telefonica buy KPN's E-Plus network. The combined O2 Deutschland and E-Plus would have 43.3 million subscribers, leapfrogging Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone to grab the number one spot.…
Read MoreWi-Fi-sharing community Fon gets French coverage boost thanks to new SFR deal
SFR is already a long-time partner of the global Wi-Fi community Fon, but it previously let its customers share their connections on an opt-in basis. That's now been changed to an opt-out agreement.…
Read MoreIt’s official: handset “subsidies” are a bad deal
According to an OECD study, it's generally cheaper to get a phone and contract separately -- or at least with the separate costs clearly marked -- than it is to opt for a bundle with a "discounted" handset.…
Read MoreEurope’s quiet Apple antitrust probe takes on 4G dimension, report suggests
The Financial Times says it has seen a questionnaire the European Commission is sending to carriers, asking them to clarify Apple's channel terms. Authorities are also said to be looking into 4G restrictions on the iPhone 5.…
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