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O2 takes on Groupon with Priority Moments

14 July 2011, 12:31

The mobile operator combines voucher service with opt-in messaging.

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Vodafone and Orange increase PAYG charges

5 July 2011, 17:14

Ofcom limits on termination rates cited as the cause of the hike.

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Vodafone launches own-brand Android channel

4 July 2011, 15:43

First European mobile operator to offer customers a special part of the Android Market.

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European Commission plans to extend mobile data roaming restrictions

4 July 2011, 14:27

Limits on roaming charges to become even stricter with a later termination date.

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Only 6% of UK users know cost of mobile data roaming

28 June 2011, 15:07

Everyone wants to gloat about being on the beach on Facebook, but few know the true cost.

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Ofcom approves mobile spectrum trading

20 June 2011, 11:20

The comms regulator reckons this will mean spectra will be used more efficiently.

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Vodafone, O2, Orange and T-Mobile join forces for UK mobile wallet joint venture

16 June 2011, 13:22

An acknowledgement of the challenges ahead, but Three is excluded.

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30 more UK stores from Everything Everywhere this year

8 June 2011, 11:59

The combined operation of Orange and T-Mobile UK is getting even more ambitious.

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Ofcom reveals mobile broadband speeds – Orange lags

26 May 2011, 10:01

The comms regulator has published its first study of UK mobile broadband speeds.

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First UK live customer trial of LTE announced

25 May 2011, 10:37

BT and Everything Everywhere give some punters in Cornwall the honour.

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Orange and Barclaycard dip their toes in the mobile wallet market

20 May 2011, 09:54

The two companies have launched a contactless mobile payment pilot scheme.

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Ofcom reckons initial 4G will triple mobile network capacity

12 May 2011, 13:01

Study undertaken to get a realistic idea of the improvements from 4G.

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Vodafone refitting taxis to make them phone friendly

3 May 2011, 15:50

Users will be able to pay for their journey via their phone and also charge their phones on the go.

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Sprint reportedly working on mobile payment service

5 April 2011, 15:36

Plans to launch a commercial Near Field Communication service this year.

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Tube mobile plans come to a halt

1 April 2011, 13:24

London tubes might not have a mobile network, but Wi-Fi plans are still on

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Sprint announces Nexus S 4G

21 March 2011, 15:54

The upcoming phone might be one of the biggest Android weapons against the iPhone.

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AT&T to gobble up T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

21 March 2011, 11:33

Consolidation in the US mobile market, but is it one step too far?

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Mobile termination cap commences 1 April

15 March 2011, 09:57

Ofcom is terminating much of the charges for connecting to other networks.

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Everything Everywhere belatedly expands store trial

4 March 2011, 11:57

A couple more stores have opened in Eltham and Bishop’s Stortford.

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Vodafone customers face service interruption after break in

28 February 2011, 11:39

Thieves damage some equipment during a burglary resulting in temporary loss of service.

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Texting 999 could become the norm

24 February 2011, 15:04

Ofcom keen on pre-registered emergency text service.

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BT boosts investment in Northern Ireland fibre broadband

22 February 2011, 15:37

Good news for Northern Ireland but apparently not everyone’s happy.

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T-Mobile and Orange give joint shops a try

10 February 2011, 15:41

Trial run for 5 Everything Everywhere stores.

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O2 reveals major new Wi-Fi hotspot roll-out

26 January 2011, 10:51

The new network aims to be twice the size of BT Openzone and The Cloud combined by 2013.

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Ofcom wants BT to reduce rural wholesale prices

20 January 2011, 09:41

If implemented, the proposals should lead to a fall in rural broadband prices of up to ten percent.

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BT infrastructure sharing to launch this summer

14 January 2011, 14:14

Other would-be telecommunications providers will be able to pay to use BT’s ducts and poles.

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Verizon gets the iPhone...and?

11 January 2011, 17:19

The long-awaited arrival of plurality in the US iPhone market has happened, but not much else.

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T-Mobile slashes data allowance

11 January 2011, 10:25

Many mobile users to get half as much data as before.

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Virgin Media reveals its 2011 phone collection

23 December 2010, 17:58

Windows Phone 7 makes its debut on Virgin, while new Android and BlackBerry handsets are added

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New Three £25 tariff includes genuinely unlimited mobile data

15 December 2010, 11:38

The 3G specialist mobile operator throws down the gauntlet to its rivals in mobile broadband.

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Virgin 100Mbps broadband goes live

8 December 2010, 09:58

Four locations have access to next-gen broadband today, but how soon will your location have it?

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Government unveils ‘Britain’s Superfast Broadband Future’

6 December 2010, 12:12

State support for next-gen broadband gets a makeover, but it still comes down to subsidising BT.

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BT to test 1Gbps broadband within months

3 December 2010, 13:49

The trial of a new fibre-to-the-premise product will commence in Suffolk early next year.

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