O2 to launch mobile broadband
News The operator will become the last in the UK to introduce mobile broadband, but initially will only offer the service to its existing phone or home broadband customers [17 Apr 2008]
Wi-Fi operator launches automatic sign-on tool
News The Cloud hopes its mycloud software will be an 'umbrella for all Wi-Fi across Europe', using a single user profile for laptops, smartphones and portable entertainment kit [07 May 2008]
Vodafone bundles mobile data into tariffs
News The operator is the first in the UK to not require a bolt-on tariff for mobile data usage [02 May 2008]
Qualcomm's UK spectrum is too big for pocket TV
Comment The company has bought 40MHz of UK spectrum, but hasn't said what for. Using it for MediaFLO would ruin the bargain of the century [20 May 2008]
WiMax to 'cover the UK' within two years
News Intel Capital EMEA's managing director claims WiMax will soon be widely available for users of portable devices [08 May 2008]
Nine-year Iridium bankruptcy saga over for Motorola
News A judge has ruled Motorola does not have to pay damages of $4bn over the failure of its Iridium satellite venture [23 May 2008]
Mozilla reveals mobile Firefox 
Video Chairman of the Mozilla Foundation, Mitchell Baker, talks about the company's plans to enter the smartphone market with Fennec, a mobile version of its Firefox browser [28 Apr 2008]
- Re: about time - J.A. Watson
- about time - rafal.michalski@o2.pl
- I hope the diversity of mobile platforms doesn't trip Firefox up - PeterJudge
More WiMax network rollouts in UK
News On-Communications decides on WiMax as the best technology for providing symmetrical connectivity to businesses, while OrbitalNet expands its coverage in Kent [09 Jul 2008]
Orange cuts price of voice and data roaming
News The company has launched offers aimed at delivering savings of up to 60 percent on voice roaming and 90 percent on data roaming [21 May 2008]
Google demos Android software 
Photo At the Google I/O conference, Steve Horowitz, Android's engineering director, showed off the company's mobile-phone software [29 May 2008]
EC to cap text-roaming costs
News Operators gave mixed reactions to the move, which is likely to be formalised in October, possibly along with restrictions on data-roaming prices [15 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn EC over termination rate cuts
News Any move to speed rate reduction could force operators to make cuts in services, increase prices or end handset subsidies, says industry body GSMA [01 Jul 2008]
Mobile technology's world-saving mission
Comment Countless anecdotes reveal the value of wireless communication for the developing world, but does technology hold the key to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people? [29 May 2008]
EC expected to enforce SMS-roaming price cuts
News Informa Telecoms & Media says operators have failed to voluntarily reduce the cost of SMS roaming in line with an EC deadline of 1 July [03 Jul 2008]
BT business customers to become Wi-Fi hotspots
News Users of BT's business hubs will, within the next few months, be offered the chance to become part of the company's Openzone Wi-Fi network [21 May 2008]
Negroponte brings wireless meshing to Greek island
News Patmos will soon enjoy island-wide Wi-Fi thanks to One Laptop per Child founder Nicholas Negroponte's passion for the web [25 Jul 2008]
Mobile phones promise paperless air travel
News Airline industry IT provider Sita says phones could be used to hold digital boarding passes, baggage-tracking info and payment data within the next five years [23 Jun 2008]
Microsoft to snap up MobiComp
News The software giant has made plans to acquire the mobile-data company to bolster its Windows Mobile and Windows Live offerings [27 Jun 2008]
Saving lives with mobile open source
Q&A Not-for-profit consultancy DataDyne has created an application for mobile handsets which it hopes will greatly improve the process of collecting health data in the developing world [06 Jun 2008]
Wi-Fi figures reveal Britain's sharing side
News BT has released figures showing that the nation shares more than 100,000 broadband connections through its Fon wireless hotspot scheme [06 Jun 2008]
Orange to cut 450 jobs in customer-services drive
News The company will cut the jobs and some offshore Indian call-centre work in a bid to 'improve responsiveness' and 'remove duplication' [05 Jun 2008]
