O2 has created a dedicated team of mobility experts (the “O2 Professional Services Team”), to help out enterprise customers. Apparently the idea is to remove the “hassle” of customers having to deal with this, and provide ROI (return on investment) information, before any finalised solutions are recommended. This adds to the momentum from last month…
O2 Head of R&D predicts what you’ll see at MWC
Mike Short, Head of R&D at O2 UK, was interviewed by Mobile Marketing Magazine, about what he expects to see at MWC – below is a brief bulleted summary of the key points: Mobile Data and Applications – lots around 3G, Mobile Internet, and Mobile Email Mobile Commerce and Banking – NFC (Near Field Communications)…
O2 UK launches HTC Touch Cruise as O2 Xda Orbit 2
Back in November, we reported O2 is launching the HTC Touch Cruise as the O2 Xda Orbit 2. In case you haven’t figured out from the currencies used in the article, at that point the carrier was unveiling the device in continental Europe, most notably Germany. And now O2’s British arm is following the suit…
UK: Carphone Warehouse gets a Pink Blackberry exclusive!
RIM has released the Pink Blackberry Pearl 8110 exclusively in the UK with the Carphone Warehouse. This device has previously been in red and blue, but launching with a pink variant really shows RIM’s focus at the consumer market. It will be available free on O2 contracts of £35/month and upwards, and until the exclusivity…
Update: ‘cell’ is available on all UK networks!
Update: Yesterday you may have read my story about O2 subs being able to access the new ‘cell’ TV series, made exclusively for Mobile. I also told you that it’s looking pretty darn good indeed, with great production quality, and that it’s something you should check out -well now, more of you can! Sean, the…
O2 and Endemol create ‘cell’ – mini Mobile TV series!
O2 has teamed up with Endemol to create a 20-Episode TV series called ‘Cell’, which has been made exclusively for Mobile. It starts off tomorrow, with 3 episodes coming per week at 50p each, or a package deal for £3.50.You have to be an O2 sub, and from NOW, you can text ‘cell’ to 2020…
O2 to introduce business tariffs for iPhone
Following on AT&T’s launch of business/corporate iPhone accounts, Apple’s iPhone partner overseas has announced their intention to do the same. O2’s corporate/business customers in the UK will soon be able to take advantage of their corporate pricing discounts with the iPhone. An O2 spokesperson stated that they “Want to offer it as a service for…
O2 revamps ‘Active’, as i-mode fades away….
Sad news for fans of i-mode, on the back of some good news for the rest of us – O2 is preparing to pull the plug on i-mode, at the same time as getting ready to launch a newly redesigned ‘Active’ portal. The new portal features highly sophisticated personalisation, and is content-centric – it’s the…
O2 offers iPhone customers more bang for buck – more wireless minutes and text messages for the same tariff
In an apparent effort to spur sales of the iPhone in the UK, Apple’s iPhone partner, O2, has announced that they’ll be radically changing their iPhone wireless plans. Most O2 iPhone customers will see a three-fold increase in wireless minutes on the same monthly tariff. O2 iPhone customers on the £35 wireless plan can look…
O2 Broadband: Review – summary
As I mentioned when I joined IntoMobile, occasionally I will be writing commentary or editorial on various areas within Mobile. Today it’s the turn of O2, with their Broadband offering – yes, those tentative steps towards convergence are occurring apace within the industry (as you might or might not know, O2 bought Be – an…