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News Laptops packing 3.5G+ for mobile broadband access could be the answer to European mobile phone operators' ARPU (average revenue per user) prayers. But they could just as well prove a network nightmare, warns industry analyst Berg Insight. [20 Jun 2008]
Brics demand feature-packed mobiles
News With saturated mobile markets in developed nations, phone manufacturers are having to find ways to squeeze more features into lower-priced phones to capture the tech-savvy consumers in emerging markets. [09 Jun 2008]
Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin to retire
News Mobile operator Vodafone has announced its CEO Arun Sarin is to retire. Sarin will relinquish the reins after five years in the top job at the end of the company's AGM on 29 July - and will be succeeded by current deputy chief executive, Vittorio... [27 May 2008]
Photos: BlackBerry Boldly goes Qwerty over touch again
Photo BlackBerry-maker RIM has been showing off the latest addition to its smart phone line-up at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) in Orlando, Florida - named the BlackBerry Bold. Photo credit: Natasha Lomas [15 May 2008]
Vodafone gets speedy with broadband
News Vodafone is extending its fast mobile broadband coverage to a further three million people this summer as part of a multimillion pound investment. The extension will cover Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Reading and is due... [12 May 2008]
Mobile market ripe for femtocell loving
News The stars are aligning to create a market that's ripe for femtocell technology, according to a report from analyst house Infonetics Research - but don't start counting your mobile-access-point chickens just yet. [23 Apr 2008]
3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth
News The number of 3.5G devices on the market is mushrooming with 150 per cent annual growth in HSDPA gizmos, according to stats from GSM/3G supplier association the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). [07 Apr 2008]
Dongle mania to kill off wi-fi hotspots?
News The mobile broadband market is hotting up with data card sales set to jump four-fold in the next three years as prices come down - possibly threatening the wi-fi hotspot market. The Infonetics Research Mobility: Broadband, Phones, Subscribers and... [28 Mar 2008]
Poll: And the next killer app for mobiles is...
News "What is the new new thing in the mobile industry? The new new thing in our industry is internet on the mobile…" So said Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin, addressing delegates at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona last month. [04 Mar 2008]
Photos: Power-generating leg brace goes for a walk
Photo Researchers from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia have developed a device worn much like a knee brace that generates electricity from the natural motion of walking. Here, Max Donelan, assistant professor of kinesiology, watches a... [11 Feb 2008]
3.5G network growth ramping up
News 3.5G is driving mobile broadband growth around the globe, with a rapid increase in the number of commercial HSDPA networks being rolled out. The number of commercial HSDPA networks launched worldwide grew by 69 per cent last year, according to a... [09 Jan 2008]
Photos: The rise of the luxury mobile
Photo Designer brands are falling over themselves to carve a niche in the mobile world - especially in the run-up to Christmas. The latest handset from high-end audio equipment maker Bang & Olufsen is pictured here - made in partnership with Samsung. [10 Oct 2007]
3G vs wi-fi: Let battle commence
News The battle between 3G and wi-fi for dominance of the wireless internet world will all come down to which offers the broadest benefits to individual users, analysts have predicted. The two technologies offer a variety of different benefits and... [18 Jun 2007]
Ericsson: Cheap phones mean 4.5 billion users
News The CEO of telecoms giant Ericsson is betting on more than a billion new mobile subscribers signing up before the decade is out. Carl-Henric Svanberg told delegates at the company's capital markets day he predicts the number of mobile users will... [10 May 2007]
Heathrow Express rolls out 2Mbps wi-fi
News All Heathrow Express trains have been wi-fi-enabled to provide passengers with broadband speeds of up to 2Mbps for the 15 to 20 minute journey. The service, providing a direct link between Paddington station and Heathrow Airport, offers passengers... [24 Apr 2007]
