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Prefer the internet to be, um, fast? That puts you outside the norm, according to Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao. Speaking to investors, he said that he’d visited an EE store to try out 4G LTE speeds for himself and “all I saw [were] technofreaks.” As reported by Mobile News, the CEO added that only “early adopters” would notice the difference between LTE and HSPA+ and none of his friends or colleagues have told him “that we need this fast internet.” While he may want to start running with a different crowd, EE’s already hoisted him on his own petard with a new Twitter campaign — “EE welcomes technofreaks.” See the coverage and image after the fold for more.

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Whenever there is a spanking new flagship device that is in the works or pipeline, you would know for sure that whispers and rumors would accompany said device. Well, the HTC M7 has definitely stirred up the rumor’s nest, hence it is not surprising to check out another leak from Vodafone Germany’s inventory system that listed the HTC M7, of course. This will be a high-end Android device that will be made available to the masses in black and silver colors.

Widely tipped to be introduced to the masses this coming February 19th at a pre-MWC event organized by HTC, so far all rumors have pointed to a 4.7″ display that carries Full HD resolution, running on a quad-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, accompanied by 2GB RAM, a 13-megapixel camera and of course, a staple with HTC’s devices all this while, the latest Sense 5.0 user interface that will run nicely on top of the Android Jelly Bean platform. Just how much will it cost? Well, we don’t really know just yet, but since it will be a flagship device, cheap is definitely not an option.

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British regulator Ofcom gave EE special license to reuse 1,800MHz spectrum for its fledgling LTE network; to put it mildly, that rubbed other carriers the wrong way. The agency may be more open to a level playing field, as it’s proposing letting everyone follow a similar route, and then some. Following calls from H3G (Three), Telefonica (O2) and Vodafone, Ofcom has offered to let all UK providers repurpose both their 1,800MHz airwaves as well as the 900MHz and 2,100MHz bands. We won’t have too long to wait before a decision: Ofcom will decide on the proposal in the second quarter, which might come just in time for carriers to supplement whatever bandwidth they get from 4G auctions. Especially when hardware already exists that could use the frequencies for faster speeds, success could see the trickle of UK LTE become more of a torrent.

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Via: The Next Web

Source: Ofcom (PDF)

Tomorrow will be make or break for RIM as they’ll be showcasing BlackBerry 10 to the world and releasing some new BlackBerry 10 devices, which we already assume one of them will be the BlackBerry 10 Z10. Considering how many leaks have come out in regards to BlackBerry 10, we’re surprised we have yet to hear when exactly it will be available for retail. It looks as though the final piece to the BlackBerry 10 puzzle has fallen into place as we now know when it’ll be made available.

According to a Vodafone UK employee who sent an internal communication to The Verge, it looks as though we can expect for the BlackBerry 10 Z10 to be made available to order online starting tomorrow at 5PM local time in the U.K. Phones will be in-stock and ready to pick up at all Vodafone store locations starting on January 31.

So – we should now expect for BlackBerry 10 devices to officially launch in the U.K. starting Thursday, but what does that mean for the U.S.? Unfortunately, we aren’t completely sure of that at this point, although we’re hoping potential BlackBerry 10 customers will be able to get their hands on RIM’s new phones some time this week as well.

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As terabit speeds go, Huawei’s latest fiber feat falls on the lower end of recent industry achievements. At 2Tbps, the Chinese company’s field test — one it’s hailing as a “world’s first” — comes nowhere close to the 100Tbps-plus experiments conducted by the likes of NEC and NICT. But top speed isn’t entirely the point here; real-world performance is. By leveraging existing fiber infrastructure owned by Vodafone across portions of lower Germany, Huawei was able to successfully demonstrate two record-breaking, 200G transmissions: one spanning 1,500km and the other 3,325km over an “ultra-long-haul solution.” To give you a bit of perspective on just what sort of data haul theoretical networks of this kind can achieve, Huawei claims this ultra-fast connection is “equivalent to downloading 40 HD videos in one second.” Impressive, indeed. But don’t go ditching that TWC wideband or FiOS contract just yet. While it’s nice to know this tech exists, practical deployment is still a ways off. Until then, gigabit’s the buzz word.

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