British carrier O2 has axed its mobile wallet service less than two years in. The firm has suggested this has to do with newer initiatives, but Juniper Research analyst Windsor Holden… Read more »
The shuffling of Telefonica’s cards continues: the Spanish telecoms giant is set to sell off a $3.33 billion controlling stake in its Czech and Slovakian operations, with the buyer being Petr… Read more »
European competition chief Joaquin Almunia has reiterated his wish that his department examine Telefonica(s tef)’s proposed takeover of KPN’s E-Plus, which would create Germany’s largest network by subscriber count. Almunia said… Read more »
The UK’s biggest mobile carriers have now all detailed their 4G offerings, and at the low-end price point Vodafone offers a 2GB cap while EE and O2 offer 1GB. However, the… Read more »
The strategic agreement is the biggest carrier win thus far for Evernote, as it potentially promotes the productivity tool to 250 million smartphone users around the world. Read more »
The ZTE Open, one of the very first Firefox OS smartphones, will soon be available around the world once the Chinese manufacturer starts selling directly to consumers through eBay. Read more »
The WhatsApp/Skype rival Tu Me didn’t take off, but Tu Go — which instead extends handset functionality to the desktop and tablet — seems to be a greater success. That said,… Read more »
O2’s 4G services will go live in London, Leeds and Bradford on 29 August, with 10 more cities to follow this year. With EE’s 4G already up and running, that just… Read more »
The first commercial Firefox OS handset, the ZTE Open, will become available to Spanish consumers on Tuesday. The question now is whether operators’ stated support will materialize as promised. Read more »
The startup-within-a-telco comprises a Spanish team with a track record, who will try to develop speedy solutions to network and mobile vulnerability problems. Read more »