Three of the leading UK operators — Orange, O2 and Vodafone — are set to trial Integrated Mobile Broadcast (IMB) technology, which could be used for commercial mobile TV services. The pilot is set to begin in October and last for three months in central London and Slough, with the idea to test how mobile…
Motorola Flipout heading to O2 and Vodafone Germany; Will be available for 349 EUR unlocked
Motorola is launching its newly unveiled Flipout smartphone in Germany. The Android-powered device will be available starting July via Vodafone, O2 and The Phone House, for 349 EUR ($428) free of contract. I guess the two carriers (Voda and O2) will also offer it on some contract which I’m guessing will involve giving away the…
Sprint reserves its right to throttle wireless data?
You know how that Sprint HTC EVO 4G in your pocket is all about consuming data in 4G (if available in your area) like mobile data was going out of style? Well, it turns out Sprint has reserved the right to throttle your wireless data speeds. That means Sprint can limit the speed of your…
O2 kills unlimited plans before iPhone 4 launches
If you want to nab an iPhone 4 on O2 UK, don’t expect to get an unlimited data plan because the carrier has adjusted its rates to kill off all-you-can-eat mobile Internet access. Beginning June 24, the launch date of Apple’s latest smartphone, new and upgrading users will have to choose a tiered plan for…
Nokia Siemens Networks: We totally just made O2’s network in London suck a whole lot less
Want to make a mobile operator fall to their knees, cry, and curl up into the fetal position? Ask them how their network is doing after they started offering the iPhone. Thanks to Apple’s water into wine device we’ve seen the damage caused to the likes of AT&T, but what about across the pond? European…
Brief: EU courts tell British operators to stick to the EU mandated roaming price caps
A long time ago, 2007 I think, the EU got tired of hearing consumers complaining about bill shock and roaming prices, so they imposed several pricing caps that would get lower and lower until 2011 when the price would settle at 0.35 EUR per minute. For Britain, an island nation that has lots of cheap…
Huawei Unloads Two Low-End Android Handsets: G7002 for O2, U8100 for Movistar
Huawei has announced two low-end Android handsets, due for O2 and Movistar. The first is the G7002, and is pretty basic: 2.4″ display, 1.3 megapixel camera, FM radio, and only 2G. It’ll be available on O2 soon for £40 with a prepaid plan. The Ivy U8100 for Movistar is a bit higher-class, including Android 2.1,…
Dell Streak Coming to UK through O2 on June 4
Dell’s daring 5″ tablet/smartphone hybrid will be making its debut in the UK on June 4 through O2. The Streak, also known as the Mini 5 in the early days, is a beast: 1 Ghz processor, Android 1.6 (to be upgraded to 2.2), Wi-Fi, GPS, 800 x 480 display, 5 megapixel camera with dual LED…
O2 UK to trial LTE at 800MHz
Telefonica-owned O2 UK got a green light from the UK regulator Ofcom to test LTE in the 800MHz frequency band. Using the Huawei kit, the carrier will start the trial in the third quarter of this year in the city of Carlisle. This new trial effectively makes O2 the first carrier in the UK to…
Palm Pixi Plus and Pre Plus Coming to O2 UK May 28
Those who have been waiting for new webOS phones in the UK won’t have to wait much longer; the Palm Pixi Plus and Pre Plus (which just found its way to AT&T) will be available on O2 as of May 28. The Palm Pre Plus updates the original webOS smartphone with 16 GB of internal…