O2 UK has launched a new mobile advertising service, following the conclusion of its “successful” trial involving 500,000 customers in 2007. The new service will appear on the operator’s portal…

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The UK’s five largest operators--Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), Orange, O2, T-Mobile and 3—are announcing today their intention to work together to develop common measurement standards for mobile advertising. The FT reports…

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Mobile operator global trade group the GSM Association has launched the Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content to prevent individuals or organizations from trying to use mobiles to consume…

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Paramount Pictures is creating a new global business unit to focus on “developing mobile entertainment and alternative distribution models.” The Viacom (NYSE: VIA) studio plans to announce Paramount Mobile Entertainment…

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T-Mobile is working to get an agreement between Europe’s largest mobile operators over the wholesale prices they charge one another for carrying internet data, in a bid to get Brussels…

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O2 and 3 UK are combining their user generated video services--O2’s LookAtMe! and 3 UK’s SeeMeTV--to launch EyeVibe, to create what they claim is UK’s largest open access mobile video…

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It’s not about the iPhone, really. But while O2 announced yesterday cuts across all of their consumer tariffs, news that iPhone tariffs were being slashed were seized upon as an…

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Ofcom is taking aim at networks once again, this time attacking the high cost of surfing the mobile web while abroad. The UK regulator warned that while it wanted to…

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The UK’s voluntary code for mobile content could be replaced with more stringent rules following an upcoming review by telecoms regulator Ofcom. The Sunday Times reports that following complaints from…

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We mentioned some anecdotal evidence of slow sales of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhones in UK early this month...now some more evidence in this story from FT: O2 said shortly before…

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As Macworld gets underway, expectations are running high for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and news is coming out thick and fast about the iPhone. First, there’s the debate over whether Steve…

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O2 UK has hired Matt Ward as its new head of music to be responsible for the operator’s music strategy, music services and the management of all music customer propositions.…

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That’s what some rather anecdotal evidence in UK suggests, according to a story on Mobile Today. Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone launched in UK on November 9th in an exclusive deal…

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UK telecom operator O2’s CEO Matthew Key was in California last week to meet Steve Jobs, briefing him on the iPhone’s progress so far in the country. Key told FT…

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-- N-Gage Beta Launch Delayed: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has delayed the launch of the public beta test of its revamped N-Gage service until after the New Year, despite earlier comments…

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Update: The official news is out—Julio Linares has been appointed COO of Telefonica, (NYSE: TEF) with all three regional business units reporting to him. At the same time, the company…

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O2 has picked the man who will replace Matthew Key as its UK CEO. Chief financial officer Ronan Dunne will step in to Key’s post in the new year when…

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British operator O2 has started a mobile voucher service. It’s mainly a straight service for newspapers...retailers use a Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E50 with built-in scanning software to scan the vouchers…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and HP have quietly ended their collaboration on Visual Radio, reports the Inquirer after trying to use the service. The service launched in the UK last year…

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O2 seems pleased with its iPhone deal, saying that sales have been in line with expectations. Matthew Key, incoming head of 02, said that: “Over time, three out of four…

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Updated: [By Blake Robinson] Citing disagreements over revenue sharing, China Mobile and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) have ended their negotiations aimed at bringing the iPhone to China, according to Nanfang Daily…

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O2 UK CEO Matthew Key has been rewarded for winning the iPhone deal by being handed the CEO role for all of Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) O2 Europe (via The Telegraph).…

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We mentioned this briefly earlier, but Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has now released the details. O2 has launched a trial of 500 people of its O2 Wallet service, involving Near Field…

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The iPhone - it’s sexy but pricey. Seventy-two percent of Brits won’t be buying the gadget - released in the UK on November 9 - according to a Gfk NOP…

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This week’s European Commission proposal to overhaul the telecoms industry in order to boost broadband and wireless services competition has been met by a chorus of criticism. Europe’s dominant operators,…

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