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Articles tagged with: Virgin and T Mobile
T-Mobile Tops UK Mobile Broadband Survey
T-Mobile has topped a survey of UK mobile broadband services carried out by an online comparison website. Last year's victor, virgin Media, took the overall runner-up award. more
Related Tags: mobile-broadband, usb-modem, coverage, video, UK
Virgin Mobile Tops UK Mobile Broadband Tests
The results are now available for the first Mobile Broadband Genie Road Trip Awards. The exercise directly pitted dongles provided by six of the UK's mobile broadband suppliers (O2, Orange, 3, T-mobile, virgin Media and Vodafone) against each other on a 350-mile rail journey over two days. more
Related Tags: o2, orange, 3, virgin-media, vodafone, 3g, dongle, 3g-modem, broadband-genie, cambridge, UK
Virgin Trains to offer on-board Wi-Fi Service
T-Mobile UK and virgin Trains today announced the launch of Wi-Fi internet services for passengers on Pendolino virgin trains on the West Coast Main Line. The Wi-Fi HotSpot service will provide a wireless broadband connection throughout the entire journey, including all tunnel sections, at high speeds. The HotSpot service has been rolled out by T-Mobile's solution partner, Nomad Digital. more
Related Tags: virgin-trains, wi-fi, nomad-digital, ovi, t-mobile-uk, mobile-broadband, wireless-broadband, trains, hotspot, tunnel, wi-fi-hotspot, UK
Vodafone Sees Loss of UK Market Share and Lower ARPUs
The UK added over 3m new mobile connections during 2008, to take the total base to 75.75m, equivalent to 124% penetration. The market is one of the most competitive in Europe, if not the world, with five established MNOs and several MVNOs, of which the most successful are virgin and the increasingly ambitious Tesco. more
Related Tags: tesco, virgin-mobile, mvno, vodafone, orange, hutchison-3g-uk, iphone, o2, ict, eu, arpu, 3g, , tim, h3g, lte, 3m, UK
There is a Role for Challengers in the European Mobile Communications Market
The global economic downturn has taken its toll on industries across the globe, and the mobile and wireless communications industry is no exception. In the European market, which is highly saturated and competitive, mobile network operators (MNOs) are in a survival of the fittest battle to maintain and expand their market share. On the fringes of this battle are new entrants, challenging established MNOs to stay in the game. more
Related Tags: orange, sim, social-networking, eu, 3-uk, vodafone, mvno, o2, tim, wind, lte, outsourcing, ovi, iden, telefonica, yoigo, 3, movistar, play, p4, UK
UK Operators Drop Processing Fees for Charity Premium Text Messages
The UK's main mobile network operators, 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, virgin and Vodafone have jointly agreed to waive their processing charges for premium SMS messages - when used by the Red Nose Day charity appeal. more
Related Tags: orange, mms, sms, eu, vodafone, o2, premium-sms, charity, vat, UK
O2 Tops UK Mobile Broadband Service Report
A report on the UK mobile and fixed broadband market by J.D. Power has reported that O2 tops its rankings for both services - although a separate study by P3 Solutions had recently put T-Mobile at the top of the rankings for mobile broadband services, although only for download speeds. more
Related Tags: vodafone, o2, driving, mobile-broadband, j.d.-power, p3-solutions, laptop, isp, UK
UK Records Second Lowest Market Growth Ever
The UK mobile market saw annual growth drop 0.3pp year on year to 4.4%, the second lowest figure ever recorded. In real terms, annual net additions stood at 3.15m, down slightly on the 3.21m recorded in the prior twelve months. Quarterly net additions totalled 0.97m, taking the total connection base to 74.07m and penetration to 121.5% at the end of Q3. more
Related Tags: orange, arpu, vodafone, tesco, o2, lte, UK
No sign of wireless downturn in North America yet
Independent Analyst Comment - Steven Hartley, Senior Analyst at Ovum
North America was the first region to be affected by the current economic
crisis and, to date, has been the hardest hit. Although the full effects of the
downturn are yet to be felt, the wireless operators' results in the third
quarter reflect how mobile services have become indispensable and two-year
contracts are protecting the sector in the region. Mobile telecom remains on
track to grow in the region in 2009.
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Related Tags: iphone, mobile-data, rsa, virgin-mobile, mvno, verizon-wireless, ovum, verizon, rogers-wireless, bell-canada, sprint, rogers, bell,
UK Q2 '08 Market Update - Hutchison Tops for Quarterly Net Additions
Having seen its first net loss for over two years in Q1, the UK mobile market was back on course in Q2 with a net gain of 0.39m, slightly higher than the 0.38m recorded in Q2 07. The total customer base stood at 71.05m at the end of the quarter. Annual net additions totalled 3.34m, up from 3.23m a year earlier, while on a proportionate basis annual growth stood at 4.9%, just below the 5.0% recorded for the prior twelve month period. more
Related Tags: orange, vodafone, tesco, o2, seven, hutchison, UK
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