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Spain’s four largest cable operators — Ono, Euskaltel, R and Telecable — are considering teaming up to bid for mobile spectrum in the country’s upcoming 2.6GHz auctions, which are set for the first quarter of 2010. Cable companies have traditionally offered mobile services through MVNO arrangements, and this would effectively kill that strategy, which is not that viable any more due to increasing competition in the mobile market. The spectrum is to be partly allocated on a regional basis to facilitate cable operators applying.
Apparently, the cable companies have already been in talks with Spain’s smallest mobile operator, Yoigo, over a deal that would have seen them contributing to the deployment of Yoigo’s network in their respective regions in return for more attractive wholesale prices. However, no visible progress has been made to date since talks began in September…
[Via: GSMA]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
