O2 news from FierceWireless:Europe
NewsPre-roll video ads prove popular for O2
A six-week study to test the effectiveness of pre-roll mobile adverts has proven to be successful with nearly nine out of 10 cell phone users being happy to receive them. The test, which took place Read more...
T-Mobile goes aggressive--mimics winners' tactics
Having lagged behind the market for some years, T-Mobile UK has launched a price-cutting war offering to better any deal from rival mobile networks. The offensive, which the company hopes will see it Read more...
BT and O2 extend iPhone WiFi deal
U.K. mobile operator O2 and BT Openzone have struck a deal to enhance the unlimited WiFi access package currently available to O2's iPhone customers. Beginning July 17th, iPhone users will be able to Read more...
3G iPhone--€100 in Spain, £100 in the UK
For anyone prepared to sign-up to a two or three year contract, Telefonica's Movistar will only charge €100 for the new 3G iPhone, while O2 in the U.K. will charge £100--why the Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Hydrogen fuel cell for mobile phones under development; Price of 3G USB dongles cut by 50 per cent; and much more..
> Hydrogen fuel cell for mobile phones under development. article > Price of 3G USB dongles cut by 50 per cent. Read more...
NFC open to hackers, as TIM plans ticketing service
The Italian cell phone operator Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) has announced plans to develop an NFC-based contactless payments system that enables passengers to use their handsets to pay for journeys Read more...
SIM marketing deal boosts O2 results
The CEO of Telefonica O2 Europe claims that its latest set of results have been greatly helped by making things simple for customers to sign-up for contracts. Its highly marketed Simplicity deal is Read more...
O2 signs with BT as backhaul becomes stretched
Proof that operator backhaul is under pressure has come from O2 following its decision to bring in BT to provide and manage the high-speed connectivity between the majority of O2's base stations and Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Nokia puts brave face on 'Comes Without Profits'; O2 paves the way for iPhone relaunch; and more...
> Nokia puts brave face on 'Comes Without Profits.' article > O2 paves the way for iPhone relaunch. Read more...
Takeover changes dynamics of German mobile market
Following the acquisition of telecom reseller debitel by Hamburg-based Internet access provider Freenet, there is likely to be a significant realignment of the German mobile market. The combined Read more...
| Press ReleasesNewBay enables network initiated message back-up for O2 UKNewBay Software, the global leader in digital lifestyle solutions
for operators, today announced a major contract win to add enhanced
functionality to O2 UK’s Bluebook service. Bluebook was Read more... Ericsson brings Napster Mobile for O2 UK STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN--(Marketwire - March 14, 2008) - Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Napster (NASDAQ: Read more... O2 announces O2 Wallet with Transport for London, Transys, Barclaycard, Visa Europe, Nokia and AEGO2 today announced the launch of the UK's first
large scale pilot of NFC (Near Field Communications) technology on
mobile phones. The trial of the O2 Wallet® paves the way for the mass
market use of Read more... Apple Chooses O2 as Exclusive Carrier for iPhone in UK LONDON - September 18th, 2007 Apple and O2 announced today that O2, the leading wireless carrier
in the UK, will be the exclusive UK carrier for Apple’s revolutionary
iPhone when it makes its Read more... Press Release: Muze Launches Mobile Music Subscription Service With O2 GermanyMuze Launches Mobile Music Subscription Service With O2 Germany Muze's Open Media Exchange Enables "Top Ten" Mobile Subscription Service NEW YORK, July 31 -- Muze Inc., a worldwide leader in digital Read more... |