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One2One trials GPRS... soon
News Mobile operator One2One announced Monday a trial of next generation GPRS (General Packet Radio Switching) mobile communications in the south of England. The company plans to rollout commercial products in 2001.
[September 5, 2000, 9:39]
BT and One2One lose 3G appeal
News BT and One2One have failed in their attempt to change the terms of payment for third-generation mobile phone licences. According to reports on Wednesday morning, the Appeals Court has decided that it was acceptable for the government to grant...
[October 17, 2001, 12:43]
Orange and One2One could face Oftel controls
News Telecoms watchdog Oftel might be about to extend its controls over mobile phone operators One2One and Orange (quote: ORA). It announced Tuesday that it is reviewing its controls over the mobile industry, which currently only covers BT Cellnet and...
[February 21, 2001, 9:10]
Untangling T-Mobile’s merger with Orange
Blog This morning’s news that T-Mobile’s UK business (the former One2One network) has agreed to merge with the UK arm of Orange could bring to an end one of the more colourful and consumer-friendly corporate rivalries.
[September 8, 2009, 15:35]
Government stands firm over 3G licence appeal
News Government officials are insisting that last year's 3G licence auction was not unlawful, as BT and One2One try to persuade the Court of Appeal that they were treated badly. The two mobile network firms claim that the government gave an unfair...
[June 19, 2001, 15:41]
Mobile phone operators show off their figures
News For the first time all four major UK mobile phone players -- BTCellnet, One2One, Orange and Vodafone -- have worked together with the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) to produce surveys, released this month, of each individual companies...
[October 5, 1999, 11:48]
Government denies allegations of secret 3G talks
News The government denied on Monday that it has been conducting secret meetings with mobile network operators to discuss ways of rescuing them from their 3G debt burden Newspaper reports over the weekend claimed that representative from Vodafone, BT...
[March 19, 2001, 11:53]
3G operators will wait 15 years to recoup 3G costs
News It will take up to 15 years for mobile network providers to recoup the cost of their third-generation (3G) licences a report released this month says. The government-run auction netted the treasury a cool £22.5bn with Vodafone shelling out £5.96bn...
[October 27, 2000, 7:13]
Virgin Mobile admits storing customer location records
News Virgin Mobile admitted late last week that has been storing information that records its customers' movements around the UK since November 1999, and has no plans to delete the data. According to a report in The Guardian on Saturday, Virgin Mobile...
[October 29, 2001, 11:57]
Mobile handset figures branded fake
News Network operator Orange announced on Monday that it had gained 2.6 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2001, including 1.2 million new users in the UK. However, handset retail giant Carphone Warehouse has cast doubt on the accuracy of the...
[April 9, 2001, 10:08]
Site sharing alone won't save 3G
News UK mobile operators who are teaming up to build third-generation (3G) networks have already been warned that site sharing alone won't be enough to guarantee that 3G is a success in this country. According to reports on Monday Vodafone, currently...
[July 3, 2001, 14:42]
Mobile phone firms referred to Competition Commission
News Oftel announced on Monday that it has formally asked the UK's Competition Commission to investigate whether Vodafone, mmO2, One2One and Orange are charging too much for mobile phone calls between their networks.
[January 7, 2002, 14:34]
Going, going, gone....mobile auction results
News The auction for 3G mobile phone licences ends Thursday as analysts warn the high price paid could "cripple" operators. The government has made an extra £22.5bn for its coffers following the hotly contested auction.
[April 27, 2000, 10:51]
T-Mobile to challenge Vodafone over 3G
News Deutsche Telekom is planning to attack Vodafone's market dominance with a strategy of aggressive price-cutting and acquisitions. A senior executive within T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom's mobile arm, said that his company was planning to expand its...
[July 16, 2001, 13:01]
Mobile phone price cuts branded 'inadequate'
News Industry experts today reacted coolly to reports that mobile phone call charges could soon be cut by up to one fifth. According to the reports, industry regulator Oftel is about to announce the results of a six-month investigation into the price of...
[August 20, 2001, 11:43]
Mobile phone price war looms
News One2One and Orange have kicked off a new mobile phone price war by offering new deals that will include some free calls to rival mobile phone networks. The move comes as regulator Oftel is poised to release details of its investigation into the...
[September 3, 2001, 10:03]
UK carriers roll out GPRS
News BT Cellnet is the only UK operator to have launched a service so far, though services are on the way from the likes of Orange (quote: ORA), One2One and Vodafone. Cellnet ran trials of five GPRS services from March to May, after an early 1999...
[July 7, 2000, 15:20]
News Burst: Virgin to offer WAP on standard handsets
News The company will launch a SIM-based Web browser, allowing subscribers Internet browsing capabilities without the need to upgrade to a WAP enabled handset. Virgin Mobile, a virtual mobile operator that buys network capacity from One2One, is working...
[February 1, 2000, 8:59]
2000 Roundup: A mixed year for mobiles
News The mobile phone industry entered 2000 on a high, as it luxuriated in the aftermath of its record-breaking Christmas the previous year. Sales had boomed in the run-up to 2000, and January saw each of the UK's four cellphone companies -- One2One...
[December 3, 2000, 6:12]
News Burst: Mobile Virgin speaks first words
News Virgin Mobile, has been valued at £1.36bn by City brokers Investec Henderson Crosthwaite even before its launch. Observers predict that while Virgin Mobile will charge customers a high initial premium to purchase handsets, call charges could be as...
[November 1, 1999, 9:21]
