www.WirelessFederation.com/news:T-Mobile has reportedly launched the HTC Hero, under the name of T-Mobile G2 Touch, in UK. The operator offers the G2 Touch handset for free with an 18-month contract agreement and a monthly plan of at least £35.
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www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone has reportedly announced that no sales process is taking place for the rival mobile operator, T-Mobile. The announcement was made amid rumours doing rounds that Deutsche Telecom is planning to sell T-Mobile UK.
The chief executive of Telefonica’s British arm O2 also said this month there was no formal process going on to his knowledge, although he told Reuters that Telefonica was watching developments at T-Mobile with interest.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: T-Mobile UK has reportedly grabbed the exclusive rights for the LG GT500. The touchscreen handset features a 5MP autofocus camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, push email, HSDPA connectivity. Moreover, LG has preinstalled links to popular social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter.The new LG GT500 will be available via T-Mobile for free on plans of at least £25 per month.
www. WirelessFederation.com/news: Ren Oberman, Chief Executive of Deutsche Telekom, “cast an eye on Vodafone Turkey and considered it an ideal target for an asset swap as it would complement Greece’s OTE, which Deutsche Telekom took over last year, revealed sources. CEO is under pressure to divest the underperforming British business.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The LG GT500 is set to launch exclusively on T-Mobile UK network. The phone will be available for just £25 a month on a range of tariffs and should make this workhorse of a phone a highly desirable Pay Monthly option.
The LG GT500 is a HSDPA phone that comes with a host of top-spec features, including 5-Megapixel camera with auto-focus, digital zoom and image stabilisation. There is a built-in GPS that allows for geo-tagging of snaps, so its easy for the users to find out where images were taken as well as when. It will be shortly available on T-Mobile stores.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Such a deal would leave Vodafone with 35 million customers and a 40% share of the highly competitive UK market where industry consolidation is thought to be long over due. It would leave the UK with four operators, similar to other big European markets.
Vodafone’s new chief executive Vittorio Colao has previously spoken about the company needing to identify acquisition opportunities. Although Vodafone has grown worldwide with some huge deals, it has been struggling to grow in the saturated home market, where its 25% market share trails O2’s 27%.
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile UK’s parent company, remains under pressure from its stakeholders to boost its operations, especially the UK division, where it reported an asset writedown of GBP1.8 billion earlier this year. It also hired investment bankers JP Morgan to advice on the best solution. T-Mobile UK has a 15% market share.
The proposed deal also poses many challenges. It will have to tackle a complex network-sharing deal as T-Mobile has tied up with 3 while Vodafone has signed an infrastructure deal with O2. France Telecom with Orange UK, Spain’s Telefonica and BT may increase competition through counter offers.
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www.WirelessFederation.com/news: After various reports of Vodafone and Orange eyeing stake in T-Mobile UK, it is now seen that Telefonica has also joined the bandwagon of considering bid for the stake. Telefonica is considering the bid as it fears competition for its unit in UK if Vodafone or Orange mobile form a joint venture with T-Mobile.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: You can now talk to your family more for less, as T-Mobile launches Family Booster, a new option which gives up to five family members unlimited calls, texts and picture messages to each other, in the best value deal on the market. One person in the group pays £5 a month on top of their monthly T-Mobile plan, and the rest of the family can share the ins and outs of family life with the other group members without worrying about the cost.
T-Mobile’s Family Booster can be adapted to suit individual family needs, and the flexible, one month rolling contract means you don’t have to sign up for long term commitment. Family members can be on any T-Mobile price plan or pay as you go option: the group organiser must be on Combi, Flext or Solo deals. Easy to set-up and manage, you can change and add new relatives and friends each month. Family members can be part of up to two groups at a time.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: T-Mobile today announces two new additions to its hugely popular SIM only price plan, Solo, providing customers with more value and extra benefits to enjoy such as international calling. The two tariffs, Solo International and Solo 12 month, include more inclusive minutes and – for a limited period for people signing up to a £20 Solo 12 month price plan, internet on your phone – while still offering the flexibility of a SIM only package.
Solo International appeals to those who want to stay in touch with family and friends that live abroad without worrying about the costs. It’s T-Mobile’s first SIM-only price plan to offer international minutes as part of your allowance. For example, at £20 per month, Solo International customers have 200 minutes to use for calls to international numbers as well as 600 UK minutes. (more…)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: France Telecom, the parent company of Orange UK, has ruled out of any talks with T-Mobile over forming a Joint Venture in UK.
“Orange has made no such offer to acquire T-Mobile UK and has no interest in making such an offer,” a France Telecom spokeswoman reportedly said.
