Google becomes mobile network in US
Google has unveiled plans for a mobile network in the US, expanding the web giants plans to boost connectivity worldwide to increase digital ad spend.
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No more two-speed internet fears? US Net Neutrality rules approved
US regulators have approved net neutrality rules banning broadband providers from charging to put online services in a two speed internet, giving higher paying customers an internet fast lane’.
BT buys EE for £12.5bn to create communications giant
BT has bought the UK’s largest mobile operator EE for £12.5bn as the telecoms firm expands into the lucrative ‘quad play’ sector to take on Sky.
Sky becomes mobile network with O2 tie-up
Sky has become a so-called ‘quad player’ in the UK with plans to offer mobile services to its customers from 2016 via a partnership with Telifonica’s O2.
Five ways Sky’s O2 merger could change the UK market
The UK satellite and triple-play provider Sky has announced today that it intends to launch an MVNO on O2’s network in 2016; the deal includes LTE. Martin Scott, Head of Analysys Mason’s Consumer Services research practice, provides the following thoughts on the announcement.
Tesco plans to sell marketing data firm dunnhumby for £2bn
Tesco is planning to sell off dunnhumby, the firm behind the supermarket’s ClubCard points scheme, with WPP reportedly lining up to buy marketing data services business.
Tesco sells broadband and Blinkbox to Talk Talk
Talk Talk has bought Tesco’s broadband and its Blinkbox online movie streaming service as the telco joins the race for providing ‘quad play’ (mobile phone, broadband, pay TV and fixed-line telephone) to its customers.
Guest comment: Price Comparison’s next chapter – the global picture
The New Year is looming, and so are new industry rules and changes. Theodore Hettich from price comparison provider Become Europe discusses how these developments will alter the online landscape for brands and retailers.
BT’s £12.5bn bid for EE faces legal battle
BT is in exclusive talks to buy EE £12.5bn but the two communications giants could be in for a difficult legal battle to make the deal go ahead.
TV sales dip for first time in 60 years as online video rises
The number of houses in Britain with a television set has fallen for the first time since the 1950s as viewers switch to tablets, PCs and other devices to watch video, according to new research.