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O2 launches new ‘sim only’ tariff for iPhone and updates all pay monthly and mobile broadband tariffs

O2 today launched a range of new 'value-for-money' mobile and mobile broadband tariffs including new sim only for iPhone with inclusive Visual Voicemail, unlimited text messages, data and Wi-Fi from £15 per month.

NEC’s mobile backhaul supports O2’s first 4G mobile network LTE trial in the UK

NEC has announced at Mobile World Congress  that it is supporting Telefónica O2 in its trial of LTE 4G next-generation mobile services in the UK.  O2 deployed NEC's microwave backhaul solution, PASOLINK, to provide a high-capacity, resilient transmission

O2 Joggler gets internet radio

O2 has today announced the addition of Internet Radio to the O2 Joggler, bringing over 100 radio stations to the device for free. The service, delivered by the UK's leading radio maker PURE, has now been switched on

iPhone – are Orange and Vodafone’s networks ready?

iPhone and other devices will be a wake-up call for network performance

The introduction of the iPhone onto the Orange and Vodafone networks will challenge both operators to meet demanding customer expectations – meaning they face potentially costly upgrades or costly damage to their brand reputation, or both.

AT&T in the USA, O2 in the UK and T-Mobile in Germany all suffered at launch due to the demands iPhone

giffgaff has the whiff of social mobile

Targets people powered web model 

Former O2 exectives have announced the launch of giffgaff, a subsidiary unit of O2 that will target customers  with a SIM only offering that will reward users who contribute most to the network.

The aim of Mike Fairman, who has founded giffgaff as an autonomous unit, owned by O2, is to operate as an MVNO – enabling O2 to reach a different type of user looking for

O2 confirms Palm Pre UK launch date

O2 has announced that the Palm Pre phone will be available in the UK on 16 October exclusively on the O2 network. Customers can purchase the new device directly from O2, the Carphone Warehouse, Phones4U and Business partners

O2 with BT Wholesale to provide fixed line services for business customers

O2 and BT Wholesale today announced a new long term managed services agreement that will underpin O2's entry into the UK business market with fixed line and broadband services for the first time.

O2 adds Telmap navigation application

O2 has announced an agreement with Telmap which will see its personal navigation and mapping service made available to O2 customers on the majority of GPS-enabled handsets sold by O2.