Irish communications regulator ComReg says Hutchison 3G Ireland (Three Ireland) has admitted miscalculating the number of active prepay users on its network. The figures, which are used in ComReg's Quarterly Key Data Report, have been incorrectly stated since 2006.

Vodafone UK has launched the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi, a WiFi-enabled mobile broadband device that allows up to five people to simultaneously connect to the internet over the Vodafone network. Similar devices are already available from Three UK and The Carphone Warehouse.

Canadian-based research company IE Market Research Corp. has predicted the shape of the UK mobile industry in 2014. Its latest forecast anticipates a UK total of 84 million mobile subscriptions by the end of 2014. The merged Orange and T-Mobile customer base is expected to maintain its market share – calculated by IEMR to be 41% – while O2's subscriber market share will increase to 28% and Vodafone's share will drop fractionally to 23.3% in 2014.

­Hutchison Whampoa has reported that its profits for the first half of 2010 were up 12% year-on-year to HK$6.45 billion (around £521 million). Losses in the 3 Group, which runs a number of mobile networks including Three UK, were down 82% to HK$998 million. Hutchison Whampoa now has 27.8 million 3G mobile customers worldwide – a 6% annual rise – including over 5 million mobile broadband users.

The business division of Three UK has signed a deal with The Prince’s Trust charity that'll offer thousands of young entrepreneurs a reduced rate on their mobile phone bills. Three Business has created a 24-month package with a line rental discount and a free 2GB data allowance. It's available for all young entrepreneurs who have received start-up business support from The Prince’s Trust.