Qualcomm buys $16.3 million 40MHz L-Band spectrum in UK for MediaFLO testing

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:40:29 +0000

Qualcomm isn't going to let the European Commission block them out of the mobile TV market just because the EU is officially backing DVB-H mobile TV standards. To that end, Qualcomm has just snatched up a 40Mhz swath of L-Band spectrum in the UK for $16.3 million. The purchase will apparently let Qualcomm test their [...]

European Commission gives go-ahead for in-flight mobile phone calls in Europe

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:40:23 +0000

European jetsetters just got another step closer to getting their cellphone-calling fix while strapped into that airplane seat at cruising altitude. The European Commission has just approved the use of mobile phones in airplanes over European airspace. Following on the UK's OfCom announcement that in-flight calling is good to go in Great Britain, the executive [...]

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Qualcomm buys $16.3 million 40MHz L-Band spectrum in UK for MediaFLO testing

European Commission gives go-ahead for in-flight mobile phone calls in Europe