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EE to ‘be floated’ on London market by end of 2013
Britain’s largest mobile network EE is being primed for flotation at the end of this year in what could prove to be London’s biggest stock market listing in over two years.
If the IPO succeeds it would raise billions for owners Deutsche Telekom and France Telekom, both of whom are in need of a cash injection to invest in expanding their home networks, acquire new spectrum and pay off debts. Continue reading
Posted in 3, 4G, Everything Everywhere, LTE, Vodafone, at&t, mobile news, o2, orange, t-mobile, telefonica, verizon
Tagged 3, deutsche telekom, EE, flotation, France Telekom, o2, Vodafone
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Vodafone Ireland and Three Ireland announce strategic partnership
New 50/50 joint venture company established to manage shared physical infrastructure
Press release
July 13th 2012. Vodafone Ireland and Three Ireland have announced a strategic partnership agreement creating a 50/50 joint venture company to share their physical network and site infrastructure at over 2,000 locations across Ireland. Both companies will continue to run the ‘intelligent’ elements of the network separately, including their core network capabilities and service platforms, as well as manage their own radio equipment and spectrum independently. This strategic partnership is the first of its kind in Ireland whereby the joint venture company will manage the rapid roll-out of a consolidated portfolio of shared network sites and infrastructure as well as the maintenance and on-going operational service and associated equipment. Both companies will also benefit from increased purchasing leverage, an increased fibre footprint and the opportunity to expand mobile network coverage for customers Continue reading
Chipmunk helps write keitai novel on a Nokia E6
Rating: That’s the rapper not the mammal
We’ve never heard of it before, but apparently ketai (see Wikipedia here) is a custom format for novels specially written for reading on a mobile phone. Now – working in conjunction with Nokia – the successful children” story writer author Terry Deary has written one on a Nokia E6. (We’re now sure of that but Nokia thought it was an E7). The novel is called The Perfect Poison Pill Plot and just to give it a boost, Deary has tied up with rap star and Londoner – Chipmunk. He’s released his narrated version in five short video clips which you can see on Nokia’s Facebook pages here. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, nokia, symbian
Tagged 3, Belle, Chipmunk, E6, E7, John Nichols, keitai, Mobile2u, symbian, terry Deary
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Everything is going Pete Tong with Nokia
Rating:O2 offers the app of a lifetime
Displaying its continuing faith in the Finnish handset maker, O2 has teamed up with Nokia to offer an amasing prize for UK clubbing fans (the musical type). 45 pairs of tickets (equating to 90 lucky people) will enable the holders to see the last night of ‘All Gone Pete Tong’ in Ibiza. To stand the best chance, you need to own one of four latest Nokia handsets. Then all you need to do is download the Symbian app created by b@TV, the online global clubbing gurus. Obviously both Nokia and O2 are anxious to maintain their ‘trendy image’ amongst the younger generation. Or amongst anyone who has ever yearned to go to Ibiza’s Pacha nightclub of course. Continue reading
Mobile advertising and marketing top news: Microsoft, Millenial Media and loyalty
Welcome to the GoMo News round-up of the hottest news in mobile marketing and advertising! Millennial Media is reportedly gearing up for an IPO; 3 UK has signed 4th Screen as their exclusive mobile portal ad sales partner; and much more… Continue reading
Nokia ships first Symbian Anna devices
Rating: Existing Symbian ^3 users await update date
Keeping its promise to carry on releasing smartphones based on the Symbian OS, Nokia has just announced tow new devices: – the Nokia E6 and the Nokia X7. These are the very first Nokia smartphones to contain the latest, updated Symbian software nick-named Symbian Anna. This release will eventually be available for Nokia N8s; E7s; C7s and C6-01 phones. The company just didn’t say when. You have to question why Nokia announced the move to WP7 with so many Symbian phones still in the pipeline? Continue reading
Operators are liars and unlimited mobile tariffs are dumb, says 3 Mobile UK
Mobile operator 3 UK is on a crusade against lies in advertising from networks in the UK. One week after its complaint against the way Orange advertises its coverage was upheld, the head of 3 in the UK has said that talking about unlimited tariffs was “one of the dumbest [he's] done”. 3 Mobile UK CEO Kevin Russell made the comment in an interview with BBC News. Continue reading
Posted in 3, Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Operators, mobile news
Tagged 3, 3 UK, advertising, Carrier, limitless, mobile, mobile advertising, mobile data, mobile rates, network, Operator, orange, tariff, unlimited
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Why iPhone 4′s pricing is bad news for Nokia
Rating: Finnish giant needs to harness the hype
We’ve come to a pretty pass when pricing details for a particular handset – the iPhone 4 – make the news. The price plans for an iPhone 4 on Vodafone UK have been ‘leaked’ to Engadget here. You can still get one for free but you’ll have to pay at least £540 a year for that privilege. Why don’t Nokia’s latest models cause such a stir, we ask? Continue reading
Posted in Vodafone, iphone, mobile news, nokia, symbian
Tagged 3, 7705 Twist, cdmaOne, Engadget, intermobile, iphone, N8, nokia, pricing, qualcomm, symbian, Vasco, Vodafone
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Iron Man 2 mobile video ad gets 26,000 views in 10 days
Three UK and Paramount Pictures have picked up 26,000 views for an Iron Man 2 trailer on mobile devices. The deal between the two companies placed the video ad in the new on-portal application from Three UK, Favourites. It has averaged 2,600 views per days since launch. Continue reading
Posted in 3, Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Content, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Operators, mobile news, mobile video
Tagged 3, Carrier, iron man, iron man 2, mobile, mobile advertising, Mobile Marketing, mobile video, network, Operator, Paramount, three uk, YOC
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3 Skypephone goes into infinite download loop
Rating: Keep pressing the down key, it says here
A young lady has contacted GoMo News over a problem she’s experiencing with her 3 Skypephone. It’s gone into an infinite loop over an upgrade to the built-in Skype client. Follow the instructions and you just go back to the beginning again. Continue reading
More than half shipped Nokia smartphones were Touch – shock
Rating: And more amazing smartphone findings from Canalys
Contrary to popular belief of Nokia’s performance, market analyst, Canalys, believes that 50 per cent of Nokia’s smartphone shipments in Q1 2010 were touchscreen devices. Moreover, Sony Ericsson’s smartphone sales were helped by Symbian handsets. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile Stats
Tagged 3, 4, Blacbberry, Canalys, nokia, RIM, Satio, Sony, symbian, Vivaz
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AdMobs stats not fair Symbian bleats
Rating: Ours is bigger than theirs
Symbian was up in arms over our recent story that AdMob statistics were bad news for it, here. The company made some very astute observations – most especially that AdMob is actually owned by Google. So there are very definite conflicts of interest in the AdMob report. Attempts to persuade Symbian to amplify on its comments failed, however. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Stats, admob, android, google, mobile analytics
Tagged 3, admob, Canalys, google, North America, symbian
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Mobile broadband still crawling at below 1Mb, despite ‘up to’ 7.2Mb claims
The latest mobile broadband speed test data from Broadband Genie shows two thirds of users have been saddled with speeds below 1Mb this year – less than 15% of the ‘up to’ speeds claimed by, for example, Vodafone (7.2Mb). The majority of products from the likes of 3, O2, T-Mobile and Orange are advertised at [...]
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Tagged 3, Broadband, broadband genie, mobile, orange, t-mobile, UK, Vodafone
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Friday 13th proves lucky for Android lovers
Rating: At least Sony Erisson doesn’t diss Symbian
It’s been a good day for Android lovers. Details have finally emerged for the launch of the Dell 3 mini, the existence of which has been known for ages. So, it’s going to be offered first in China then Brazil. And Sony Ericsson has been hyping Android today, [...]
Mobile music app Spotify goes from OS to operator
Spotify is one of those applications that just seemed like a great idea from the start. The music streaming app has been available for iPhone and Android since early September now, but has just come out with an announcement that it will be available pre-loaded on mobile devices from operator 3. Continue reading
