Podcast - 23rd April 2014
Telefonica sets up its own mobile advertising business, Mozilla puts an interim CEO in place and Nokia suspends sales of its flagship Windows 8.1 RT tablet: all topics for discussion in this week's podcast.
We're also talking about the future growth of Orange Money, EE's online activity, mobile broadband growth and the Loch Ness monster being spotted on Apple iPhones.
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Last week, Orange UK closed its online shop, online customer service and online account management, moving them all to the EE web site.
You might say the future is starting to look less bright for the Orange brand in the UK.
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Podcast - 9th April 2014
This week's podcast starts with news from Microsoft about an update to its Windows Phone platform and a cost-free OS offer to hardware manufacturers.
There's also a new flagship smartphone from Nokia, a roaming announcement from the European Parliament, a UK virtual mobile network from The Co-operative Group, a change at the top for Mozilla, retail expansion for Vodafone and an awkward end to BlackBerry's relationship with T-Mobile in the USA.
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Informa plc says it’s going to merge its two telecoms research businesses into a single company by the end of May.
Ovum will be joining with Informa Telecoms & Media Research in a new company led by current Ovum MD Steve Hotham. The Informa Telecoms & Media brand will then be dropped.
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Vodafone UK says it plans to open 150 new shops in the next 12 months, with 1,400 new retail jobs being created as part of the process.
The company is describing it as a “£100 million boost to the UK’s high street”.
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