Where it will end at some point is up for debate, but in the meantime following the war from a distance will be interesting, especially for those who in these challenging times are taking to the digital space as a way to make a living, find a voice, and deliver coverage.
Most pointedly, when journalists accept free services from physicians, are they obligating themselves to deliver favorable coverage, in effect serving as shills?
But now, promised Guy Laurence of Vodafone, the two companies would be able to deliver 4G coverage to 98% of the UK population by the end of 2015 - two years earlier than would otherwise have been the case.
Syria's official media was keen to deliver special coverage of President Bashar Al-Assad's Oct. 16 meeting with Robert Malley, head of the Middle East program at the International Crisis Group and erstwhile informal adviser to U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama.
But this time it looks as though both Cornerstone, the Telefonica/Vodafone joint venture, and MBNL, Everything Everywhere's alliance with Three, are serious about investing enough to deliver proper coverage.
"Our network investment stands at more than £900m this year alone and we remain on track to deliver indoor coverage across 2G, 3G and 4G to 98% of the population by 2015, two years ahead of the regulator's deadline," it added.
The large number of countries included in this analysis reflects the increasing social complexity of the UK and a challenge for public health to deliver maximum coverage of prevention and treatment programmes across all groups.
The service from Verizon (www.verizonwireless.com), called BroadbandAccess and also based on EV-DO technology, delivers coverage to 181 metropolitan areas and half the nation's population, according to the company.
Now Vodafone and O2 will have between them 18,500 sites, each delivering coverage to both company's customers.
