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RSS roaming operatorO2 reveals how much a new iPhone will cost
News O2's pay-monthly tariffs for the iPhone include the operator's International Traveller Service, which gives discounts on some charges while roaming across different countries. O2 has announced its UK... [09 Jun 2009]
3 roaming charges back from their holiday
News The mobile operator 3 is to reinstate its roaming surcharges, just as rival Vodafone drops its equivalent charges for the summer. The operator has offered no explanation as to why the... [19 May 2009]
Vodafone gives roaming charges a summer holiday
News Vodafone is to temporarily drop its voice, SMS and picture message roaming charges across 35 countries over the summer, the operator announced on Thursday. The removal of a roaming... [14 May 2009]
3 and Skype in £2 SIM love-in
News The proposition remains UK-only for now, so users will not be able to get free Skype access when roaming across other countries' 3 networks. The mobile operator 3 is to offer free Skype voice calling and... [24 Apr 2009]
'Yes' vote for roaming text message price cap
News The data-roaming figure is a wholesale price cap for inter-operator charges, though, so the end user will end up paying more. The cost of sending text messages and downloading data will fall for people... [23 Apr 2009]
Europe gives nod to €1 price cap for data roaming
News The wholesale rate for mobile data roaming refers to the amount Operator A can charge Operator B when B's customer uses mobile data on A's network. From 1 March, 2010, customers must be... [26 Mar 2009]
Cheaper texts abroad? European Parliament says 'yes'
News On data roaming, the committee went even further than the Commission, which called for a cap on wholesale, or inter-operator, charges of €1 per megabyte. A proposal for a European Union cap on... [12 Mar 2009]
All Ryanair planes to offer mobile calls by 2010
News Passengers will be charged their operator's respective roaming rate for communications during the flight. To use the service, travellers will need to be signed up with an operator that... [19 Feb 2009]
Dongle power users will be booted off 3G first
News R is for Roaming For instance, he suggested, a 2G mobile operator might be tempted to bypass 3G altogether and instead move straight to LTE meaning a faster network deployment. While many mobile... [06 Feb 2009]
Who will win the LTE vs WiMax grudge match?
News She added: "In the UK, nomadic internet access demand is increasing rapidly at the moment, with some plans including 3G to wi-fi roaming. There is no reason why a single operator would not use WiMax and... [23 Oct 2008]
Google's vision for an open wireless world
News A particular provider may have roaming agreements with other phone operators but customers have a contract and billing relationship with one operator. Google's vision of tomorrow's wireless network is in... [29 Sep 2008]
O2 on the rebirth of data, roaming and milking ADSL2+
Comment Do you support EC telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding's moves to bring down mobile roaming costs for European consumers via industry regulation? silicon.com's Natasha Lomas visited O2's Slough HQ recently to catch up... [17 Sep 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News The EC says the 2.5 billion text messages sent every year by roaming customers cost in excess of 10 times more than domestic texts. Earlier this year, Reding warned the industry it had until 1 July to make credible,... [16 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News Angela Stainthorpe, research analyst and author of the report Global Mobile Roaming: Operator Strategies and Market Trends, said in a statement: "Considering the impetus behind the voice legislation... [02 Jul 2008]
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News R is for Roaming Industry association body the Femto Forum and operator community group the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance have announced they will work together to ensure the... [30 Jun 2008]
