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New culture secretary may force utilities providers to help next-gen broadband

9 June 2010, 15:17

In his first speech, new culture secretary Jeremy Hunt prioritises next-gen broadband and local media.

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Vodafone gets Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and HTC Wildfire

9 June 2010, 10:21

Two new mid-range smartphones join the ever-growing Android family at Vodafone.

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3 to get HTC Wildfire, with Palm Pre coming to O2

19 May 2010, 13:05

UK phone operators revamp their smartphone offerings with some new-ish models.

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Orange and T-Mobile reveal the scale of their ambition

11 May 2010, 11:06

The UK joint venture will be modestly named Everything Everywhere and will be our biggest mobile operator.

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Vodafone feels the heat over data tariff changes

10 May 2010, 18:46

The decision to replace ‘fair usage’ with defined charges has caused controversy.

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Orange reveals UK iPad data plans

7 May 2010, 16:49

The first UK operator to announce dedicated tariffs for the iPad offers a pay-for-what-you-use option.

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Alcatel-Lucent launches mobile advertising platform for operators

14 April 2010, 17:56

With an emphasis on end-user control, the telco services giant focuses on direct marketing for the mobile.

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WiMAX 2 initiative launches

12 April 2010, 14:07

Intel, Motorola and Samsung among the members of a new consortium devoted to promoting next-gen WiMAX.

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TalkTalk vows to fight Digital Economy Bill

9 April 2010, 16:57

ISP refuses to go along with “draconian” measures pushed through in the bill.

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Virgin network maintained by ferrets

1 April 2010, 12:15

A crack team of the streamlined mammals is being used to investigate and support the Virgin Media cable network.

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Severe cuts to mobile phone termination charges planned by Ofcom

1 April 2010, 09:37

The cost of connecting to one mobile network from another looks set to plunge if Ofcom has its way.

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Ofcom orders Sky to make Sports available to everyone

31 March 2010, 09:29

Regulator lays down the law to Sky and imposes wholesale price cuts on it too.

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Mobile data traffic now greater than voice

24 March 2010, 10:32

Network giant Ericsson announces the milestone, with mobile broadband and social networking the biggest contributors.

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T-Mobile first to offer HTC Desire

22 March 2010, 11:41

HTC’s in-house version of the Nexus One is now available to buy now from the T-Mobile site.

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Orange announces sort of exclusive on Xperia X10

19 March 2010, 12:37

Vodafone has already said it will stock it, but you can only get a white one from Orange, apparently.

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HMV launches mobile gaming service powered by Orange

19 March 2010, 11:48

Will be available on over 1,000 phones on all networks, but better integrated with Orange.

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Virgin Media bets big on Android

17 March 2010, 11:51

Adds three more Android phones to the recently launched LG InTouch Max.

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Vigin Media looks to extend coverage via telegraph poles

11 March 2010, 17:55

It’s often impractical to put fibre underground in rural locations, so Virgin’s trying something different.

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£1 billion next gen broadband initiative launched

4 March 2010, 11:14

A new bureaucracy responsible for pushing next gen broadband in the UK started work today.

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Orange gets into bed with Intel

3 March 2010, 10:19

The operator and the chip-maker will collaborate to bring mobile multimedia to Atom devices via MeeGo.

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Roaming data ‘bill shock’ prevention starts today

1 March 2010, 11:51

New regulations from the EU mean that operators will stop roaming connections once the bill reaches a limit.

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Virgin to roll-out 100 Mbps broadband by end of year

25 February 2010, 09:57

Will double current max download speeds and is extending 200 Mbps trial too.

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Virgin rebrands business offering to take on BT

11 February 2010, 15:02

Thinks focus on customer service, data, and the Virgin brand will do the trick.

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BT to open access to cable ducts

8 February 2010, 15:30

Allowing other network companies use its underground infrastructure could speed-up broadband competition.

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Vodafone claims largest music subscriber base

26 January 2010, 14:36

‘All you can eat’ music subscription services gather momentum as music industry wakes up and smells the coffee.

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BT undercuts Virgin on super-fast broadband

21 January 2010, 12:12

The pricing for BT’s Infinity 40Mbps broadband has been released, but does it improve on the Virgin Media offering?

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O2 gets into landlines

15 January 2010, 11:06

Expands on broadband offering and gives the mobile operator the option of a triple-play offering.

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Samsung 4G dongle goes on sale

14 January 2010, 09:10

First commercialisation of LTE offers wireless download speeds of up to 100 Mbps.

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Telefonica acquires JAJAH for €145 million

24 December 2009, 10:09

Owner of O2 moves into unified communications with the acquisition of the Internet telephony specialist.

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BT facing broadband pressure as it signs up 5 millionth customer

22 December 2009, 12:10

Becomes the first UK ISP to pass 5 million customers, but will it have superfast broadband ready in time for the Olympics?

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Vodafone launching iPhone on 14 January

21 December 2009, 10:18

Giant UK mobile operator finally joins the party, but chooses not to be aggressive on its pricing.

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O2 completes live UK 4G trial

14 December 2009, 11:38

Mobile operator partners with telco company Huawei to road-test LTE technology in Slough.

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Orange joins the app store party

9 December 2009, 11:42

The launch of Application Shop adds to the bewildering choice for smartphone users.

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