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UK Broadcaster Sky To Launch Mobile Service

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-in-one dept.

An anonymous reader sends word that British pay-TV company Sky will launch mobile services next year. UK pay-TV firm Sky is launching a mobile phone service next year in partnership with O2's Spanish parent Telefonica. Sky will use Telefonica UK's wireless network, enabling the satellite broadcaster to offer mobile voice and data services for the first time. It takes Sky into the battle for "quad play", adding mobile to its existing services of internet, landline and TV. Offering all four services is seen as the next big UK growth area for telecoms firms and broadcasters.

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  1. It is an attempt to lock in customers by luvirini · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Basically it is the same as with many other businesses, they will try to leverage their customer relationships to include more areas(so they get more money from the same customer)

    Luckily at least currently the competition in the UK market seems to work fairly well so you still have the competition and choice,

    There have been some worrying signs of lesser number of providers lately though so the question is how long will the good situation last.

  2. Decent news by abigsmurf · · Score: 2

    Given the number of mobile providers in the UK has been shrinking fairly dramatically recently, having another big player with big pockets and likely aggressive pricing enter the market is a good thing.