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UK comms-snooping requests top half a million
News In 2007, 519,260 requests for communications data were made by public authorities — an increase of over 50 percent on 2006 [24 Jul 2008]
Orange bundles mobile broadband with Eee PC
News The operator's 'Connected Laptop' packages bundle HP and Asus laptops with the 'Internet Everywhere' mobile-broadband package [24 Jul 2008]
Vodafone launches £1bn share buyback
News The mobile operator reacts swiftly to Tuesday's share slump, which was caused by a statement from the company warning of disappointing revenues [23 Jul 2008]
Thus adds mobility to fixed-line portfolio
News The communications provider has started offering customers a fixed-mobile convergence package using its next-generation fixed network and Vodafone's mobile network [22 Jul 2008]
Brocade to buy Foundry Networks
News The companies expect the £1.5bn deal to be finalised in the fourth quarter of this year, pending the apporval of Foundry shareholders [22 Jul 2008]
EC cool on data-roaming regulation
News The European Commission's director general of telecoms says data usage should be easier for roaming consumers to measure, but says data-roaming price caps 'should be avoided' [21 Jul 2008]
Sony Ericsson to cut 2,000 jobs as profits tumble
News Gartner fears the company's management has 'given up' for the remainder of the year, after the handset maker barely broke even in the second quarter [18 Jul 2008]
Nokia sees boost in handset sales
News The Finnish mobile-phone maker beat analysts' expectation for second-quarter earnings, increasing its market share to about 40 percent [18 Jul 2008]
Sprint's Android lead retracts critical comments
News The company's product manager for Android devices asked an enthusiast site to pull an interview in which he said Google needs to work better with the mobile industry [18 Jul 2008]
GSMA warns against text-roaming price caps
News The mobile-operator industry body has dismissed EC proposals to create a single market for mobile text services in Europe, saying regulation could stifle competition [17 Jul 2008]
O2 may roll out fibre if Ofcom changes rules
News The provider may follow BT's lead and invest in a fibre-to-the-home rollout, but only if Ofcom ensures the investment would see a healthy return [16 Jul 2008]
Avaya extends zero-percent finance scheme
News The comms vendor has extended its zero-percent finance scheme beyond SMEs to European businesses of any size, claiming the move is intended to combat recession [16 Jul 2008]
Privacy tsar: Gov't comms database 'a step too far'
News The information commissioner has urged the government to enable full public debate over plans for a centralised database of all UK comms [16 Jul 2008]
Critics attack 'dangerous' gov't comms-snooping plan
News The government is set to invite ISPs to tender for a controversial scheme that would see all internet and telephone communications monitored [15 Jul 2008]
EC to cap text-roaming costs
News Operators gave mixed reactions to the move, which is likely to be formalised in October, possibly along with restrictions on data-roaming prices [15 Jul 2008]
BT to roll out fibre to 10m UK homes
News The £1.5bn scheme may catalyse regulatory change and enable up to 100Mbps broadband across the UK, but critics are questioning the numbers [15 Jul 2008]
Apple: Weekend iPhone 3G sales hit one million
News The company says one million handsets were sold and 10 million apps downloaded from the new App Store in the three days after the iPhone 3G launch [15 Jul 2008]
BT upgrades its Home Hub routers
News The telecommunications and IT firm has made its new routers compatible with the Draft 2.0 specification for 802.11n Wi-Fi, while beefing up the devices' default security protocol [14 Jul 2008]
Ofcom reviews telecoms complaints procedures
News Consumers and small businesses have to wait too long before taking their complaints to an alternative dispute-resolution service, says the regulator [11 Jul 2008]
iPhone 3G hits London 
Photos As the iPhone 3G went on sale at 8:02am on Friday morning, ZDNet.co.uk spoke to those queuing for the device to find out what was motivating them [11 Jul 2008]
iPhone 3G poses barriers to business adoption
Analysis UK enterprise adoption of the iPhone 3G may be hampered by security issues and Apple's exclusive partnership with O2, among other factors [11 Jul 2008]
Apple's iPhone 3G goes on sale
Roundup The long-awaited second version of the iPhone, now with GPS, faster mobile broadband connectivity and several enterprise-friendly features, goes on sale [11 Jul 2008]
Symbian Foundation gets nine new members
News The Nokia-led mobile open-source consortium welcomes a slew of new members, including 3 and Marvell [10 Jul 2008]
MEPs propose Europe-wide telecoms regulator
News If approved, the 'Body of European Regulators in Telecommunications' would have to be consulted by national regulators before they could make major telecoms decisions [09 Jul 2008]
More WiMax network rollouts in UK
News On-Communications decides on WiMax as the best technology for providing symmetrical connectivity to businesses, while OrbitalNet expands its coverage in Kent [09 Jul 2008]
