Mobile Today has been on the case again and got a quote from the 3UK CEO Kevin Russell, regarding his predictions for 2009. Mr. Russell starts off by saying that because of economic conditions, the customer is going to have more power with respect to the Operator - essentially customer retention is going to be a

Broadband Expert reports that 3UK and T-Mobile UK are making progress with their joint 3G radio access network and that Ericsson will manage the venture. There are different approaches of network sharing like one company covers one area while the other covers another. This approach however, sounds like one organization maintains the RAN which is then used by both mobile operators. In this scenario...

Mobile Choice UK is reporting on a special tariff available for the new INQ1 handset from 3. As you may know, the INQ has been delivered by an offshoot of Hutchison, essentially a new handset vendor. The INQ1 has been gaining lots of press attention (including ours, here) for the fact it integrates tons of social

The INQ1 is available today. COME ON! From the 3UK release: INQ1 will be available free on a contract tariff from £15 per month offering unlimited free Facebook, Skype, Windows Live Messenger and web access, plus 75 minutes of calls to other networks, unlimited texts, unlimited email and unlimited free 3-to-3 calls*. £20 will get you

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the 50:50 joint venture formed by Hutchison 3G UK (3UK) and T-Mobile UK to manage the integration of both operators' 3G radio access networks (RAN), has awarded Ericsson a four-year managed services contract for the operation and maintenance of the consolidated network.

3UK has launched a new phone into the UK market, the INQ¹, which it calls the “world’s most advanced social networking phone”. Features to access Facebook are integrated into the heart of the phone, as well as other communication and music services.

Heh. Got a moment? I’ve got a Youtube video for you. Here’s the first screen: If you’ve got a moment, watch the full vid…

Mobile Today is reporting that 3UK customers can now get Sky channels on their Mobiles. Interestingly, the video will be served up ‘off-portal’, which means customers will need to decide whether to take out an internet add-on package, before streaming. The result, cost-wise, is that there will be charges for the service, and then for the

Buongiorno has announced that they are successful in a bid to provide the outsourcing of 3UK’s Java Games Platform (the same win for 3 Ireland too actually!). Buongiorno merged with iTouch last year, and this will be the first implementation by the Group in the UK and Ireland. The platform (with a portal front-end) wil aggregate

3UK and INQ on 13 November, unveiled the INQ¹, a handset that is claimed to be "the world’s most advanced social networking mobile phone", and brings Facebook to the core of its user experience. With millions of people accessing social media via mobile phones, 3 believes the combination of the handset, its network capability and pricing, will democratise access to mobile internet servic...