According to Mobiletoday.co.uk, 3UK has launched the first ‘zero pound’ SIM-only tariff – which gives customers free Skype too (if they use a 3 phone). The deal comes in on June 17, and further builds out 3’s selection of tariffs which have Skype inclusive. Apparently it’s a rolling tariff, so customers have only 1 month…
Australia greenlights Vodafone-Hutchison merger in the country
You’ve probably heard that Hutchison’s and Vodafone’s Australian operations want to merge to create a new operator called VHA, which stands for Vodafone Hutchinson Australia. Well, the government has nothing against the deal, even though they raised some concerns earlier that it could kill the competition in the market. The new founding is that the…
Did 3UK miss out on the Palm Pre?
Well palmwebosblog.com has narrowed it down to a few Operators, and discounted Three within that mix! I’m not going to spoil their analysis, or the good work done by the Really Mobile Project in checking stuff out too, but instead comment where I believe the Pre is going – and I reckon Vodafone is where it’s…
3UK pushes free Skype-to-Skype calls
I reported recently on the news that 3 were to offer free Skype-to-Skype calls – well now they are promo-ing it heavily, with the help of Skype! The email I received (see pic above) carries quite a bold claim – but then again, free Skype calls on Pre-pay handsets, without needing to top up ever, …
3UK gets BlackBerry Bold
The BlackBerry Bold is finally making its way over to H3G (or 3 as we know them) in the UK. The Bold is a much-discussed device, with many good points (e.g. the keyboard is great), and a couple of bad ones (e.g. the battery life ain’t great). Once it is connected to 3UKs network,…
Gadget Show Live 2009: INQ Mobile
INQ, in case you didn’t know (where have you been?!) have developed a social-neworking handset. INQ are also a Hutchison Whampoa subsidiary, as is the Operator Group “3”, hence the logo you can see in the above pic. The INQ stand was pretty busy all day, with a constant buzz of people wanting to update…
3 Ireland joins Bebo’s Open Mobile initiative
Bebo keeps adding new partners to its Bebo Open Mobile “scheme.” Latest mobile operator that is joining the social network’s initiative is 3 Ireland. Under the deal, the Irish operator will launch the Bebo Open Mobile Messaging and Media toolkit, allowing customers to connect directly to friends by text and watch free video content on…
Australian regulator voices concerns over Vodafone/Hutchison 3 merger in the country
Remember that Vodafone and Hutchison announcement that they will merge their Australian operations to form a new company? Well, it seems Australia’s anti-trust regulator doesn’t like the idea. As a matter of fact, they said that the move could hurt competition in the local mobile market. In the so called “Statement of Issues” document, the…
3 Sweden/Denmark Select Vidiator Xenon Hosted Delivery Platform (XHP) to Power its Planet3 Portal
3 Sweden/Denmark has selected Vidiator Xenon Hosted Delivery Platform (XHP) to power its Planet 3 Portal and enable more efficient access to applications and downloads for subscribers, the two companies announced today. Xenon Mobile Streaming Platform has become popular indeed, with 20 operators and content providers in 20+ countries including: ‘3’, PCCW, Vodafone, NTDoCoMo,…
Hutchison plans spin-off for HK Business Unit
Hutchison Telecom has reported a 16% growth in revenues, bringing them in a HK$24bn, but here’s the kicker – net income has dropped from HK$66.8bn to a shade under HK$1.9bn – crumbs…. …. but that’s maybe not the most interesting news – Hutchison has also confirmed that it will be spinning off the Hong Kong…