Exclusive interview: NAB chief / UK watchdog casts eye on £12.5B BT-EE deal

DAILY EDITION 16 MARCH 2015 Share:      NAB chief claims broadcasters keener to sell spectrum after AWS-3 auction VIDEO INTERVIEW: The enormous $44.9 billion raised by the AWS-3 spectrum auction has made broadcasters more eager to participate in the sale of their 600MHz frequencies, said Gordon Smith, president and chief executive of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), a lobby group for US radio and TV broadcasters. ADVERTORIAL Dolby:Weren’t able to attend our industry forum, “The Art and Science of Storytelling” at MWC? You can watch the full video of the event now. UK competition watchdog seeks views on BT/EE merger – report The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) started the ball rolling in its examination of BT’s £12.5 billion takeover of EE, the largest mobile operator in the UK, by requesting opinions from competitors about what impact a BT-EE entity might have on the mobile and broadband markets.    ADVERTORIAL  CVTE aims Best 3G Windows Tablet 2 in 1  CVTE delivering 2 models 3G Windows 3G tablet 2 in 1 with 8.9" & 10.1" screen, combine magnetic detachable keyboard as Laptop.www.cvte.com/product/product-mid/ Samsung vows to restore profits Samsung’s mobile chief, Shin Jong-kyun, tried to reassure shareholders at its annual meeting Friday by outlining its strategy for turning around the division’s slumping profits. LATEST BlackBerry leans on Samsung and IBM for new security-focused tabletBlackBerry is making a renewed push into the tablet space with a device targeted at government and corporate users, but this time the product is based on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S 10.5. High spectrum costs to push tariffs up – COAIThe huge investment India’s mobile operators are making in spectrum will lead to higher tariffs for mobile services next year, warned the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). Korean regulator KCC again fines 3 mobile players over subsidies The Korean Communications Commission (KCC) has once again fined the country’s three mobile operators for offering illegal handset discounts. Spain has fastest average LTE speeds globally – report Spain has the fastest LTE networks in the world, with average download speeds of 18Mb/s, according to a study by wireless network tracking service OpenSignal. MWC2015 MWC15 Keynote: AT&TRalph de la Vega, President & CEO of AT&T Mobility & Business Solutions, presents in the ‘Keys to the Connected Lifestyle’ keynote session.  MWC2015 Show wrapup video The Mobile World Live team takes a look back at the biggest news stories from MWC2015. MWC2015 MWL Keynote: Facebook 2015Exclusive replay of Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote appearance at Mobile World Congress 2015, featuring Millicom, Airtel Africa and Telenor Group. MWC2015 MWL Keynote: FCC Chairman Tom WheelerExclusive replay of Tom Wheeler's appearance at Mobile World Congress 2015.