ExclusiveMobile data specialist Onavo is becoming part of Facebook News Mark - October 14, 2013 Onavo, which offers a number of data compression and monitoring apps for mobile devices, has announced that it’s becoming part of Facebook. The three-year-old company also offers a market intelligence service based on mobile usage data.
ExclusiveT-Mobile USA removes data roaming charges for over 100 countries News Mark - October 11, 2013 T-Mobile US is going to start offering mobile internet access and text messaging in more than 100 countries at no extra charge. The news follows a recent decision by Three UK to drop roaming charges in seven countries.
ExclusiveBT Mobile MVNO is moving from Vodafone to EE News Mark - October 10, 2013 BT has signed an agreement that’s expected to result in EE providing a mobile virtual network for BT customers and employees. The BT Mobile MVNO currently runs on the Vodafone UK network.
ExclusiveLess than one in five smartphones have malware protection News Mark - October 10, 2013 A new report from Juniper Research shows that more than 80% of business and consumer owned smartphones will not be protected by a mobile security product at the end of 2013. It notes that consumer awareness of mobile security products is increasing but says there’s relatively low consumer awareness about online attacks on mobile devices.
ExclusiveOfcom wants to quadruple 900MHz and 1800MHz mobile spectrum licence fees News Mark - October 10, 2013 Communication industry regulator Ofcom has published a consultation about revising the licence fees paid by UK mobile networks for the 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum bands initially used for 2G and 3G services. In December 2010, the Government told Ofcom to revise these fees in line with current market values.