Qualcomm buys UK mobile-TV spectrum
News Seventeen lots of spectrum in the mobile TV-friendly L-band have been won in an Ofcom auction by Qualcomm, at a cost of £8.3m [16 May 2008]
RIM tight-lipped on touchscreen BlackBerry rumours
News Although refusing to comment on a touchscreen BlackBerry, co-CEO Jim Balsillie has insisted RIM is 'not religious on form factor' [15 May 2008]
Mobile Linux group plans enterprise push
News Announcing new members, including Mozilla and Verizon, the LiMo Foundation claims to be in talks with two major enterprise Linux- distribution companies [14 May 2008]
Vodafone extends its high-speed mobile broadband
News A further three million people will be able to access the operator's high-speed mobile broadband coverage as part of a multimillion-pound extension starting this summer [13 May 2008]
BlackBerry to get Windows Live apps
News Windows Live Hotmail and Messenger will soon be available on BlackBerry smartphones, RIM and Microsoft have announced [12 May 2008]
Virgin Media to raise fibre-network capacity fourfold
News Following successful trials, the company is looking to deploy Nortel optimising kit to increase capacity on its long-haul 10G network fourfold [12 May 2008]
MWg takes on HTC's Windows Mobile phones
News The Singapore-based, would-be HTC rival has launched its latest smartphone and promised its devices will make Windows Mobile more usable [09 May 2008]
Details emerge on Bournemouth fibre scheme
News H2O Networks' sewer-based deployment is the UK's largest fibre scheme and will bring next-gen connectivity to the town, the company says [09 May 2008]
BT bundles smartphone with home broadband
News The company's consumer Total Broadband Anywhere package will come with a choice of two HTC smartphones [09 May 2008]
WiMax to 'cover the UK' within two years
News Intel Capital EMEA's managing director claims WiMax will soon be widely available for users of portable devices [08 May 2008]
Wi-Fi operator launches automatic sign-on tool
News The Cloud hopes its mycloud software will be an 'umbrella for all Wi-Fi across Europe', using a single user profile for laptops, smartphones and portable entertainment kit [07 May 2008]
Mobile tech gets cautious praise from aid groups
News Wireless technology has its benefits, but experts seek more evidence on the true costs of installing infrastructure in the developing world [07 May 2008]
Mobile M2M connections set to rocket
News Berg Insight says the number of mobile network connections used for machine-to-machine comms will grow from 37.5m in 2007 to 186m in 2012 [07 May 2008]
HTC unveils the Touch Diamond 
Photos The latest product in the Touch range is notable for being the first HTC Windows Mobile phone to come with Opera as its browser, due to timing issues with Internet Explorer 6 [06 May 2008]
Finding a funder for fibre to the home
Q&A The Communications Management Association's David Harrington argues there's a case for using government funds to roll out fibre to the home across the UK [06 May 2008]
Multiple network access becoming norm for mobiles
News Analyst firm In-Stat predicts a cocktail of network access technologies will become a defining feature of handsets as they continue to evolve [06 May 2008]
O2 finally meets 3G coverage obligation
News The operator has met a term of its 3G licence to offer coverage to at least 80 percent of the UK population, Ofcom has announced [02 May 2008]
Vodafone bundles mobile data into tariffs
News The operator is the first in the UK to not require a bolt-on tariff for mobile data usage [02 May 2008]
BAE to develop secure mobile network for US military
News The company has won a Darpa contract to develop an 'intrinsically secure' mobile network protecting against traditional cyberattacks [02 May 2008]
O2 targets SMEs with business-broadband deal
News The new Business Broadband service offers free 24/7 UK-based support, adds on-site support, and offers a process where call centres will prioritise business calls over others [02 May 2008]
BCS joins calls for Phorm service to be opt-in
News The British Computer Society has joined the information commissioner in calling for Phorm's targeted-ad service to be opt-in to comply with privacy law [30 Apr 2008]
- Web site creators... how do they 'opt in'? - 1000250712
Skype tests mobile Java client
News The company has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices and plans to make a public release soon [29 Apr 2008]
- little benefit - harpless
- Why would the calls use inclusive call minutes? - Mark
Gov't urged to prioritise inclusive web services
News A report by the Public Accounts Committee says those without web access should not be excluded from public services [29 Apr 2008]
RIM faces delay on 3G BlackBerry launch
News Shares in the company have fallen after reports that a high-speed wireless version of the smartphone for top US phone company AT&T has been pushed back [28 Apr 2008]
Orange rejigs its SME tariffs
News The mobile operator has refreshed its Solo, Venture and Momentum tariffs, offering bonuses for customers taking contracts of over 18 months' duration [24 Apr 2008]
