T-Mobile is first UK network to confirm it will range new iPhone rival for businesses
T-Mobile is the first UK network to confirm it will range the new BlackBerry Bold when it is released in September.
The handset will be available to business users and will be the first BlackBerry available through T-Mobile to support HSDPA.
“Demand [...]

Vodafone leads the charge for new service revenues from wholesale, as O2, Orange, T-Mobile and 3 respond to its aggressive strategy in the space
All UK network operators are aggressively pursuing new MVNO business in order to grow their service revenues.
Vodafone wholesale boss Tim Stone (pictured) said: “We are seeking to grow aggressively. We are [...]

T-Mobile will launch RIM’s first tri-band HSDPA 3G handset into the UK next month. Also dubbed the Bold, the network provider will release this on its Business 1-Plan.
T-Mobile will launch the BlackBerry Bold in the UK next month
T-Mobile claims this plan offers a “flexible allowance of voice, data, texts and international calls”.
RIM unveiled the Bold [...]

Virgin Mobile’s quarterly revenues down, contract customers up, prepay customers down
Virgin Mobile’s revenues have fallen in Q2 despite increasing its number of customers compared with the same period last year.
Virgin Mobile posted revenues of £143.9 million for Q2, a fall of £2.4 million compared to Q2 2007.
Virgin Mobile claimed 55,900 net contract additions in [...]

But sheds 554,000 prepay customers in the first half of the year and records dip in profits and ARPU
T-Mobile UK added 37,000 contract customers and shed 554,000 prepay customers in the first half of the year.
Its total UK customer base now stands at 16,794, including Virgin Mobile customers. Its prepay losses are across both [...]

O2 teams up with record label Sony BMG for dedicated music download site
O2 UK and Sony BMG have launched a new online music store, showcasing exclusive content from Sony BMG’s catalogue of artists.
‘My Play’, available via O2’s Active portal, features micro-sites that will showcase individual artists and include exclusive content.
“It’s never been more important [...]

Vodafone offers prepay SIM-only customers 500 free texts
Vodafone is giving new prepay customers a one-off reward of 500 free texts messages when they top up £15 until the end of August.
The bumper SMS allowance, for cross-network use, is valid for one month to Vodafone’s SIM-only prepay customers.
Customer can receive up to two free pre pay [...]

Store staff informed by email to expect complaints from customers about failed MMS
Staff in T-Mobile stores have been informed that 60 per cent of all picture messages sent by customers using the network are failing.
Store staff were told last week in an internal email, the issue, which is effecting all T-Mobile customers, is intermittent and [...]

As some of you already know, updating your iPhone to firmware 2.01 means that you’ve lost access to all your jailbroken apps. That’s pretty much expected and should be rectified by the DevTeam soon enough. What’s notable from an unlocking perspective, however, is that Apple’s 2.01 release also updates the iPhone 3G baseband. This puts [...]

Demand for Apple’s iPhone 3G remains strong, which could be forcing Apple to ramp production beyond its original estimates.
TechCrunch is reporting that Apple has asked Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai, to increase production of the iPhone 3G to 800,000 units a week. That pace translates to about 40 million units a year, far greater [...]