Iain, James and Mark discuss the week's mobile industry headlines... starting with HP and webOS, then mentioning Samsung, Panasonic, Ofcom, Jawbone, Everything Everywhere, RIM and Google, before ending with a new retail scheme from O2.
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Everything Everywhere, which runs Orange and T-Mobile in the UK, says it’s accelerating the integration of its two mobile networks and will upgrade its network technology.
These plans, which will see over £1.5 billion spent during the next three years, also involve preparations for the rollout of 4G mobile technology.
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There's good news and bad news, as Best Buy Europe announces plans to close its 'big box' UK stores and Everything Everywhere cuts 550 jobs - while Jawbone UP hits the shops and the Simply Tap mobile shopping app goes live.
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Everything Everywhere says it plans to cut 550 office jobs from its UK HQ and other support roles. There’ll be a three-month consultation period before the cuts take effect.
These cuts will affect 4% of staff, with contractors accounting for around a fifth of the losses.
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Everything Everywhere has published its quarterly results for Q3 of 2011.
Turnover was down 4.3% year-on-year to £1,697 million, although this would have been a slight increase if it hadn’t been for the reduction in Mobile Termination rate charges. Similarly, service revenue was down by 1.9% but would otherwise have seen a 3.8% increase.
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