Republican commissioners push for delay on net neutrality vote | Huawei opens up further on 4.5G

DAILY EDITION 24 FEBRUARY 2015 Share:      TOP NEWS Republican commissioners push for 30-day delay on net neutrality vote Two of the five-member Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urged chairman Tom Wheeler to release his full proposal for net neutrality, which would delay this week’s final vote on the rules. ADVERTORIAL The Global Benchmark For Interoperability Certification for mobile phones, tablets, connected devices, M2M & IoT defined by Operators and Manufacturers #TestOnceUseAnywhere @GCF_Certified                                          Find out more or meet us at MWC  Huawei opens up further on 4.5G Ryan Ding, president of products and solutions at Huawei, said that so-called 4.5G networks represent “the first time that a mobile network is not focused on people – it will be focused on people and things”.  ADVERTORIAL The Place Where Trips Live TripCase keeps all of your trip information in one place with free flight notifications and other travel tools. Use TripCase and travel brilliantly. Learn more Google moves to counter Apple Pay with Softcard buy  Google struck a deal with the three US operators behind rival NFC-based payment provider Softcard, as it attempts to revive its own struggling Wallet service.                                                                                                    ADVERTORIALOtter Products is the global innovator of premium protective solutions for market leading smartphones and tablets.  The OtterBox and LifeProof brands protect, connect and enable a mobile world. Meet us at 6N6MR in Hall 6.  www.otterproducts.com/ LATEST US mobile data sales pass $100B, but competition takes its toll — survey The US was the first market in the world to have annual mobile data revenues in excess of $100 billion but intense competition among operators caused some pain. T-Mobile US adds Nokia to LTE-U roster Nokia Networks, in partnership with T-Mobile US, said it’s developing a “pre-standards” licensed assisted access (LAA) solution – otherwise known as LTE-U. Turkcell, MTS, VimpelCom awarded 3G licences in UkraineTurkcell’s Astelit and Russia’s MTS and VimpelCom have been awarded 3G mobile licences in Ukraine, the companies have announced. India’s regulator cuts mobile termination rate by 30%The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reduced the mobile call termination rate by 30 per cent and scrapped the interconnection usage fee for all types of calls made from fixed-line phones. The global MVNO footprint is changing — surveyThe number of MVNOs in operation worldwide rose to almost one thousand by the end of last year, according to new research from GSMA Intelligence. VIDEO 20th Global Mobile AwardsThe GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards celebrates a milestone this year, as Mobile World Live reports. This feature video reflects on the event’s growth and previews the 2015 ceremony.  MWC 2015 MWC15 Show Daily Preview The Mobile World Live team has produced a special Show Daily Preview edition, highlighting all the key trends we expect to see at the event. ANALYSIS 4G deployments and connections gather pace According to GSMA Intelligence, there are more than 350 4G operators, as 4G connections approach 500 million.