Alex Kinch

Although not officially unveiled until later today, we’ve got all the details of the new Skype mobile – launched in conjunction with mobile operator 3. Ewan will be at the press launch later, so expect pictures soon!
The 3 Skypephone is a fully-featured 3G Internet phone with Skype built-in. In addition to Skype [...]

Leading games publisher THQ has signed a co-marketing agreement with 3 – which gives the 3G mobile operator a unique branding opportunity in some of THQ’s upcoming games titles.
The 3 agreement allows for the company to be included in THQ’s video game Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights scheduled to release later this Autumn for Xbox [...]

Mobile network 3 have “called time on ‘one-size-fits-all’ call plans” today, with the announcement of their new customisable tariff concept.
According to the operator, Mix & Match has been designed to be completely flexible and to appeal to both value seekers and fans of the latest handset. For the first time ever, 1 minute is equivalent [...]

Link: T-mobile in Talks with Hutchison 3g over Network Sharing
T-Mobile and 3 are reportedly in discussions over sharing parts of their 3G network, according to the Financial Times (via Cellular News).
There’s also rumours that should this deal go through, the next logical step would be that T-Mobile purchase 3. James Barford, analyst at Enders Analysis, [...]

Link: 3 Sweden Launches 3G Push-to-Talk Service
3 have launched a 3G push-to-talk and presence service in Sweden, with the platform provided by Nokia Siemens Networks.
The solution includes network monitoring, operations and systems integration services – as well as a presence service that enhances the whole user experience.
Jan Blom, 3 Sweden’s Director of Business Marketing and [...]

Link: 3 launches tenner-a-month data | The Register
The Register are reporting that 3 are about to launch 3G mobile broadband from just ten quid a month.
At £10 a month, the basic Mobile Broadband package (“Light”) gets you 1GB of data, while £15 gets you 3GB, and £25 up to 7GB. Data usage outside these buckets [...]

UK mobile operators T-Mobile, 3 and Vodafone have confirmed plans to begin rolling out the High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) standard in the UK by the end of the year.
The technology - which uses packet scheduling – takes the performance enhancements found in the High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) standard and brings them to the upload side of a [...]

I think it’s time for a new handset. My poor E61 is trying to run Jaiku, Good Mobile Messaging, and Truphone – all at the same time. It’s crashing about every two minutes at the moment – which is not so good.
I’m thinking of keeping the E61 for email with Good, and going to an [...]

Link: Vodafone slashes mobile internet charges by half – Independent Online Edition > Business News
This interesting news appeared on UK newspaper The Independent website today. Vodafone have apparently kicked off a ‘price war’ by introducing a flat-rate mobile broadband tariff of £25/month. Although the article says that the ‘fair use’ limit has been raised, it [...]

Link: Hutch 3G UK Appeals over Termination Cuts
Hutchison 3G UK has filed an appeal against a regulatory decision to reduce its termination charges by 45 percent, calling the ruling “absurd” and “‘anti-competitive,” the Financial Times has reported. The company has lodged the appeal with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Meanwhile they’re planning to start charging for [...]