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I've been doing a little travelling in Europe over the past few months and with modern life being what it is, mobile connectivity is a must. In my case, it's provided by UK's Three and this year's situation is much improved over previous years. Three has introduced "Feel At Home" which lets customers use their mobile phone for both voice
The launch of 4G services in the UK by Everything Everywhere today has been heralded by the majority of the tech blogs and news sites as a long-overdue success. But is this a victory for common-sense or has Ofcom simply managed to cover-up its own incompetence? (For those outside the UK, Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.) Here's
Squeezing among all the CES news, UK mobile telco Three reports a huge jump in smartphone data over the past year. On New Year's Eve, smartphone traffic was up nearly 600% in the UK compared with the same evening a year before. On 31st December 2010, 14 TB of data was transmitted. For the same date in 2011, it was
If you ever needed evidence that mobile telcos (MNOs) are moving their business focus from telephones to data, then look no further than a recent post on Three's blog. Phil Sheppard, the company's Director of Network Strategy, revealed that 97% of the traffic flowing through Three's network was data. Only 3% was voice. Also staggering was the growth in smartphone
If you got an iPad for Christmas, here's what you did with it over the holidays, according to mobile telco Three. - You had your iPad unwrapped and working by 10am on Christmas Day. - You downloaded Maps, Skype, Angry Birds, ebay, YouTube and Sky Sports News apps. - You visited Google search, iTunes and Facebook the most often, followed
UK-based mobile telco, Three, today announced a new pay-per-day mobile data option. For only £2 ($3), you get a day's worth of internet access with a limit of 500MB. There's no monthly commitment. Three’s Director of Mobile Broadband, Joe Parker, said: “Three’s Pay Per Day deal is the ideal proposition for business travellers, iPad owners and students who have a