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Over 2.5 million mobile payment users expected worldwide by 2015

A new report from Juniper Research anticipates the number of mobile phone users making payments for digital goods reaching 2.5 billion worldwide by 2015. That's a 40% increase from this year’s forecast of 1.8 billion.

Key growth sectors are expected to include mobile tickets for transport and entertainment.

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Mobile and media companies look at using spare TV spectrum in UK trial

Some of the UK's largest technology and media companies are working together to see if unused TV spectrum could be used as an alternative to WiFi and mobile data.

The BBC, BSkyB, BT, Microsoft, Nokia and Samsung are among the companies that have formed the Cambridge TV White Spaces Consortium.

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Another 3D mobile phone heading to the UK

Back in February, LG announced its Optimus 3D smartphone - and more recently it's confirmed July for a UK launch.

Now HTC has said its 3D handset is also coming to the UK this summer.

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Trading spectrum isn't the only way to avoid mobile network strain

Last week UK regulator Ofcom announced that mobile phone operators were now allowed to trade spectrum. Robin Kent, director of operations at Adax Europe, has published an open letter in response:

Following Ofcom's announcement to allow phone operators to trade spectrum in a move intended to increase mobile network capacity, it seems that the whole industry is solely focused on this to resolve the strain on the network.

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HTC turns old O2 HQ into new European and UK headquarters

HTC Corporation has officially opened its new European and UK headquarters in Slough today. The building will house senior management, the sales & marketing teams and the engineering teams for HTC EMEA and HTC UK.

The new HTC facility covers 6,500 square metres and was formerly the UK headquarters of O2.

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