European Commission seems happy but rival firms could yet put a spanner in the works.

The Independent Spectrum Broker admits moves toward Digital Britain came at “wrong point in the electoral cycle.”

Research published this week suggests that mobile internet browsing is being shunned by three in four mobile users because of concerns over cost and poor service.
Analysts at Essential Research claim that despite hype surrounding the success of the iPhone, and other top of the range smartphones, the mass market is far from feeling comfortable with [...]

Google’s Internet browser has finally overtaken Apple’s offering in popularity – just as the Mountain View firm prepares to officially unveil what could be the first iPhone-killer.

The BT Group is waging a war on two fronts: versus the Government on one side, battling TalkTalk and Sky on the other.

Ford technology will enable hotspots on wheels.

The Google Phone is very real and will almost certainly be sold in Europe during the first quarter of next year.
Online reports are suggesting the phone, believed to be called the Nexus One, will be available in America as soon as the start of January. However, a keynote speech by Eric Schmidt, Google CEO and [...]

TeliaSonera today launches what it claims to be the world’s first commercial 4G mobile broadband service, in Stockholm and Oslo.
Although there have been many trials of the 4G or Long Term Evolution (LTE) services across the world, today’s service is, the network operator claims, the first time a full commercial service has been on offer.
The [...]

Maybe EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding wasn’t completely wide of the mark when she warned Spain over internet disconnections. Although the Spanish government says it has dismissed the idea of disconnecting individuals caught downloading illegal content from the internet, it has come up with new ways of severing communications services.
An estimated 3-4 million people [...]

Vodafone will see in the New Year with a concerted push to encourage pay-as-you-go customers to use data to coincide with its launch of the iPhone.
Although the network has not announced a date when it is allowed to start selling the iconic smartphone, it is widely believed to be from the first week of January [...]

Will wireless broadband help to bridge the digital divide in America?

Mobile operator 3 says that, due to poor 3G coverage in some areas, some of its customers are unable to even carry out basic web surfing – and it’s revealed how its going to do something about it. Meanwhile, rival firm Virgin Media has unveiled its new “super fast” modem for mobile broadband, featuring a potential top speed that’s double that of its existing offering.

More than 50 free Wi-Fi hotspots are due to be switched on in not-spot areas by a company based around the premise there is more to the technology than fleecing businessmen in airport lounges.
The locations, which include remote Scottish Islands, will be named next week. They won a competition run earlier this year by Freerunner, [...]

Free home broadband and three months Sky Mobile TV are the baits O2 is to use this Christmas to defend against having to share the iPhone with Orange (and then Vodafone early next year).
The much-loved mobile handheld device has been exclusive to O2 for two years but now the mobile operator finds itself fighting two [...]

With mobile data traffic set to increase twenty-five fold by 2012, our mobile networks could soon be overloaded. That’s according to data analysts Informa Telecoms and Media, which says we’re facing online traffic jams on our phones if the network operators don’t take action.

As progress is made on one of the Digital Britain proposals, it’s emerged that if the current Government loses the next election another will be abandoned “as soon as possible.”

A report from the All Party Parliamentary Commons Group (Appcom) which calls on ISPs to filter the Net for malware and to put child-protection on mobile devices has met with some bemusement among internet providers.
On the one hand, TalkTalk and other ISPs have reported they are pleased with the report urging the government to reconsider [...]

The UK’s biggest residential ISP has just posted it’s first trading statement since it acquired its former rival Tiscali. And despite its newest brand losing over sixty thousand customers in period in question, the TalkTalk Group has declared a “stronger than expected quarter for customer growth.” However, its forecast for mobile broadband isn’t so positive.

A new report’s been released that highlights the problems consumers and small businesses are having with their mobile operators. The Communications Consumer Panel (CCP) says that, as things stand, not even 2G coverage across the UK is up to scratch – never mind networks capable of supporting mobile broadband.

A lot’s been made by the mainstream media about the decision to screen an England international football match – a World Cup qualifier no less – exclusively on the Internet. The sensationalism was such that one newspaper even went so far as to ask whether this could be “the beginning of the end for traditional broadcast television.” In contrast, the idea that millions could watch said game online seems like a relatively conservative bet.