Tag: authority
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UK Network Three Stands Up to Ofcom Over “Unfair” 4G Network Auction
You got to fight for your right to 4G – or so it seems, as another of our U.K networks has spoken out about Ofcom’s decision to allow Everything Everywhere, the parent company of T-Mobile and Orange, to test the new super-speedy mobile data standard before anyone else as well as awarding them with the…
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Vodafone Criticises Ofcom’s U.K 4G Testing Decision For Everything Everywhere
The network Vodafone has taken a jab at Ofcom suggesting it’s foolish to allow the Orange and T-Mobile parent company Everything Everywhere early testing for the incoming communication standard 4G, which is said to arrive here in the U.K within the next two years. This is far too soon suggests Guy Lawrence, CEO of Vodafone…
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Channel Tunnel to Get 3G Ahead of 2012 Olympic Games in London
High-brow news rag, The Guardian has reported that the complete 23.5-mile length of the Channel Tunnel will be equipped with telephone communications and internet ahead of the 2012 London Olympic Games which begin in June. The Euro Tunnel, which was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen in May of 1994, links Folkstone, Kent to…
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Phones4U “Distressing” Horror Ad Campaign Slammed by Viewers
A Phones4U ad campaign which started as a Halloween horror-themed viral has caused “distress” for a number of viewers after it appeared on television. The post-watershed telly ad initially appeared in 2 second bursts between other adverts and featured a little ghost girl motioning out the gestures of the famous Phones4U hand sign. The ad…
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Motorola Atrix advert banned by Samsung over “World’s Most Powerful Smartphone” claim
Samsung has stolen the wheels of Motorola’s proverbial wagon, forcing the Atrix maker to withdraw its UK advertisement – which claims that its Android-running mobile model is the “World’s Most Powerful Smartphone.” The Advertising Standards Authority got involved and has now banned the ad for breaching rules of substantiation after Samsung slammed Motorola’s Atrix claims,…