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O2 launches first UK 3G tariffs
News O2 has set trial prices for its 3G services on the Isle of Man. Customers will pay a monthly subscription then have free access to a set amount of data. There will be... [18 Jun 2002]
Cable and Wireless buys Guernsey Telecom
News Cable and Wireless will also pay £1.3m for Guernsey Telecom's stake in a cable project linking Guernsey with Jersey and the Isle of Man. Cash-rich telco Cable and Wireless has added... [10 May 2002]
mmO2 admits 3G won't be ready 'til 2003
News In spite of BT's pioneering 3G work on the Isle of Man, mmO2's Erskine admitted he doesn't expect to be first to market with 3G in the UK, and isn't even particularly... [05 Dec 2001]
Handspring seals mm02 deal
News It is even co-developing its own-brand xda smartphone, which is Microsoft PocketPC-based but otherwise similar to the Treo device and also promising services using GPRS data transfer next year.mmO2's other networks are Telfort in... [06 Nov 2001]
Why Fsharp fell flat
Comment Fsharp, as the Isle of Man-based operation is known, was welcomed with a fanfare in the summer of 1999. Another internet-only banking venture has hit hard times. The... [22 Oct 2001]
BT's 3G Manx showcase set for November
News BT's wireless division, mmO2, will be spun off at the same time as the telco launches its commercial 3G service on the Isle of Man. The spokesman at NEC said the Isle... [16 Oct 2001]
Online casinos bet on UK server rooms
News MGM Mirage, one of North America's biggest casino groups, is poised to set up operations for an online casino on the Isle of Man. The Isle... [27 Jul 2001]
Vodafone puts bricks under 3G roll-out
News Vodafone could delay the full roll-out of its 3G network until as late as 2003 because of a lack of handsets. Shares in Vodafone fell 5.2 per cent today as it emerged it would only build... [20 Jul 2001]
BT 3G: One giant leap for technology, one tiny step for oratory
News BT has made the first ever 3G video call on its test network on the Isle of Man. They could have followed Neil Armstrong, saying: "I am making a small step on Man, after... [28 Jun 2001]
'3G' hits the streets... of Seoul
News Earlier this month, BT was forced to delay a 3G project on the Isle of Man when subsidiary Manx Telecom discovered a glitch in the NEC handset. A mobile technology vendor is today... [30 May 2001]
A Manx tale
Comment The telco which serves the good folk of the Isle of Man is owned by BT, both of whom were justly proud to have built the world's first 3G network. The... [18 May 2001]
BT stalls in 3G three-legged race
News The two networks are completely different, so the Isle of Man delay cannot be compared to the issue in Japan. The spokesman added: "We have engineers on site in the Isle... [14 May 2001]
Spain says 'hasta manana' to 3G deadline
News Of the pack of 3G pioneers, only BT subsidiary Manx Telecom is sticking to its earlier deadlines - but the scale of their planned roll-out, covering a fraction of the... [26 Apr 2001]
Foot and mouth threatens Europe's first 3G network
News No case of foot and mouth has yet been recorded on the Isle of Man, but stringent measures are in place to prevent the virus reaching the island. BT subsidiary Manx... [20 Apr 2001]
3G woes: Should handset makers or network operators take rap
Comment This trailblazing roll out (BT Cellnet's on the Isle of Man isn't quite on the same level) only sees two of the original eleven handset makers who signed up as suppliers... [28 Mar 2001]
