Welcome to Bizarro world - mobile operator O2 launches landline service

Just yesterday, the Australian telecoms regulator published an extensive report on how mobile services are rapidly overtaking traditional phone lines in Australia. Mobile services are getting cheaper and better, and landlines are starting to look like they’re in trouble. And in the midst of this, O2 UK has announced that it will be launching a landline service. Is that a good idea?

iPhone prompts O2 to invest hundreds of millions in network coverage

As smartphones become more and more popular, mobile networks are running into a problem that they don’t seem to have predicted at all. Namely, that they can’t handle the sheer amount of traffic the devices are generating. UK network O2 has announced that it will be investing hundreds of millions of pounds in upgrading network quality, so that customers won’t be hit by service outages like they were this year.

Tesco to put iCat amongs the UK’s iPhones

Rating: Launching both versions of iPhone online and in stores
In a move which will inevitably put the cat amongst the pigeons in terms of UK pricing, Tesco Mobile has announced that intends to offer the iPhone 3G and 3GS in both Tesco Phone shops and online via Tesco Direct.
There’s no indication of pricing, yet. Nor [...]

O2 starts pushing mobile application developer service to customers

GoMo News got an email from O2 today, telling us that the “Litmus” service from the operator is being moved to the next stage in its development. This is being done via an ad campaign, targeted at 1 million O2 subscribers. But what is Litmus?

Spat erupts over whose network is best for iPhone

Rating: Vodafone’s, Orange’s or 3’s? Probably not O2’s
Despite sterling efforts to obtain the actual evidence, GoMo News learns that Vodafone UK intends to pump up its own iPhone offering by claiming that its network is better. That depends where you are, of course. If you’re waiting for a plane at London Heathrow airport this might [...]

O2 responds to Orange iPhone sales figures

So, yesterday GoMo News published a story singing the praises of the Orange UK iPhone launch - in particular the sales figures for the first day. O2 has since been in contact with us to correct what it claims was an error in our article.

O2 to push its reward site to more brands

Rating: Oh, what a Top-up Surprise

Proud of its success with a campaign for movie rental service, Blockbuster, O2 has decided to poach four new sales staff from the likes of Yahoo! and Orange.

It’s hardly a surprise that O2 Media – the operator’s advertising arm – stole some-one from Orange given the close similarity between Top-Up [...]

Mobile Music Discovery with Shazam and O2

London, UK – September 29, 2009 - Shazam, the world’s leading mobile music discovery provider, today announced that it has teamed up with O2 to make discovering and capturing music even easier for O2 customers. The agreement will mean that anyone on O2 will benefit from an enhanced mobile music experience, discovering music with [...]

iPhone-arama: prices for China and Orange ends UK exclusivity

Woop woop! French-owned operator Orange has announced today that it will being selling the iPhone in the UK later this year - putting an end to the exclusive contract held by O2. In an incredibly terse press release, Orange informed us that it will be selling the phone through all of its channels, and pre-registration is now open. Also, for those who are interested, China Unicom has announced dates and prices for its iPhone launch.

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic chooses Critical Path’s Phone Back-Up solution to protect subscriber data

Memova® solution keeps O2 Záloha subscriber contacts safe
Prague, Czech Republic – 22, September, 2009 – Critical Path, Inc., a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has launched its Phone Back-Up solution to protect the contact and calendar data for its O2 Záloha subscribers.
Part of the Memova suite [...]

Mobile Operator roundup: LTE, regulation, mobile TV, O2 and WinMo

Microsoft has announced an unprecedented simultaneous cross-operator launch on Oct. 6th for WinMo 6.5. O2 has launched a “My O2″ app for iPhone. Taiwan Mobile has announced it will be buying a TV company for $1 billion. UK regulator Ofcom has announced strict new regulations to protect consumers for unscrupulous mis-selling of tariffs by operators. US operator MetroPCS has chosen to launch an LTE next year, instead of Wimax.

Mobile operator round-up: WiMAX, TV, data, SMS tax and government intervention

Some exciting stuff has been popping up today in the world of mobile operators. Amongst other stories, a proposed tax on texts is causing ructions in the Phillippines; and mobile operators are behaving so badly in Cambodia that a special taskforce is being created to deal with them.

Android update: the Marketplace revamp and new Samsung device

Two bits of news for Android advocates to celebrate today. Donut, the next update for Android, is approaching and details are beginning to emerge. The most recent release from Android is about the Market app store. And following yesterdays news that the Pulse will soon be available in the UK from T-Mobile, O2 has announced an Android device of it’s own: the Samsung Galaxy.

The T-Mobile sale story: where will talks with UKs Top 3 mobile operators lead?

The long drawn-out sale of Deutsche Telekoms UK branch T-Mobile has entered a new phase. Reports today say that the unprofitable operator, which is the fourth largest in the UK, is now in talks with three different companies. And those three companies just happen to be the three largest mobile operators in the UK.

Anam launches anti-bullying service for mobile text

Ireland-based SMS company Anam has announced the launch of anti-bullying service with mobile operator O2. Block It is a free service that allows users to stop text, picture and video messages coming from other phones.

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