Archive for Carrier News

  • Vodafone nets £4.2 billion in China Mobile sale

    Vodafone has sold its 3.2 per cent stake in China's biggest phone operator, China Mobile, pocketing £4.2 billion in the process. The sale marked the biggest off-loading of non-strategic investments by a UK-based phone company. The buyer, or buyers, have not been identified. The 643 mil...

  • Orange launches background noise elimination function

    Mobile phone network, Orange, has become the UK's first provider of high-definition technology that filters out background noise and allows for clearer phone conversations. HD Voice can apparently reduce the hisses and fuzz that often make mobile phone conversations difficult to make out. It ...

  • Phone operators must be correct on cancellation policies Phone operators must be correct on cancellation policies

    Mobile phone companies have been warned to make sure they give customers accurate information on contract cancellation, after a consumer study uncovered alarming inaccuracies. Secret shopper tests by the Communications Consumer Panel found that more than half of the shoppers came away with inaccur...

  • Mobile phone contracts causing £800 million over-spend Mobile phone contracts causing £800 million over-spend

    Confusing contracts are causing a £800 million over-spend by British mobile phone users who have subscribed to unsuitable tariffs. In a survey carried out by the Top10.com comparison site, 42 per cent of people surveyed admitted to finding their contracts confusing. 46 per cent also admitted...

  • Vodafone to start selling iPhones on 14 January Vodafone to start selling iPhones on 14 January

    Vodafone is set to start selling the iPhone in its UK stores on 14 January 2010. Vodafone is the latest in a line of UK networks now offering the Apple smartphone after the exclusivity deal with O2 ended earlier this year. Vodafone will sell the classic smartphone on a cheap deal of £30 per ...

  • Vodafone trials premium data access for business customers Vodafone trials premium data access for business customers

    A new software system is being trialled across Vodafone's Spanish network which offers customers on its business tariff the opportunity to pay a premium for enhanced data access during peak times. For £44 per month, business customers can ensure connection to the Vodafone network regardl...

  • Mobile broadband speeds not up to scratch Mobile broadband speeds not up to scratch

    Mobile broadband customers in the UK are receiving speeds that are significantly less than those advertised by providers, new research suggests. The study by comparison site Broadband Expert shows that, on average, mobile broadband providers are delivering just 24 per cent of advertised speeds. In...

  • Smartphone move made by Vodafone Smartphone move made by Vodafone

    Vodafone is aiming to encourage more of its customers to make the switch to smartphones with the rollout of a new service integrating social networks like Facebook and Twitter. The applications service, named Vodafone 360, is intended to rival Apple's iPhone, the Palm Pre and other handsets wh...