Articles tagged with: O2 Ireland and O2
European Operators Facing Losses on iPhone Sales
European operators are reported to be sitting on large stocks of unsold Apple iPhones and could be facing significant losses as they cut the retail price to clear stocks in anticipation of an imminent 3G launch. more
Related Tags: orange, orange-france, morgan-stanley, UK
O2 UK Joins with Napster for Full Music Downloads
O2 UK has announced that it is to partner with Napster to offer a full track mobile music download service. Available exclusively on mobile through O2 Active, the Napster Mobile service provides access to over 5 million songs and dual delivery of tracks to both the customer's mobile phone and PC. more
Related Tags: napster, o2-uk, UK
O2 Confirms Winning Irish iPhone Exclusivity
O2 Ireland has confirmed that it will be the exclusive Irish carrier for Apple's iPhone when it makes its official debut in Ireland on March 14th. The iPhone will be sold in Ireland through O2 and Carphone Warehouse retail stores - as happens currently in the UK. iPhone will be available in an 8GB model for €399 (US$600) and a 16GB model for €499 (US$750). more
Related Tags: orange, retail-stores, carphone-warehouse, Ireland
Small Businesses do not Understand 3G or VoiP
A new survey by O2 Ireland reports increased use of laptop PCs amongst Irish small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) but over half are unaware of 3G data cards. The study, which was conducted on behalf of O2 by TNS mrbi, finds that the usage of laptop PCs amongst SME directors has increased from 36% in 2004 to 46% today. However, 54% of the total surveyed do not know what 3G data cards are. Just 8% of respondents who are aware of the technology use 3G data cards. more
Related Tags: tns
Napster Launches Mobile Music Service in Ireland
Ericsson and Napster have announced the first European launch for Napster Mobile, with Irish mobile phone operator O2 Ireland. O2 Ireland is also the first operator to launch Napster Mobile in i-mode. O2 Ireland customers will be able to search, browse, preview and purchase full-length songs from Napster's music catalog and access Ericsson-aggregated personalization content via their i-mode, WAP and Java-enabled wireless handsets. more
Alcatel Deploys Billing Platform for O2 Ireland
Alcatel says that it has completed the deployment of a services platform and converged charging suite as a replacement and upgrade of O2 Ireland's legacy Intelligent Network, and has also successfully migrated O2 Ireland's 1.6 million subscribers. more
Related Tags: chief-technology-officer, alcatel
