CSS Insight RSS feed - related articles CCS Insight RSS feed - related articles for: '3' UK strikes a national roaming deal with Orange for its UK network http://www.ccsinsight.com Demand for Consumer Qwerty Devices Fuelled by Social Network Sites On 9 July 2008, LG launched its KS360 phone in the UK http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Demand_for_Consumer_Qwerty_Devices_Fuelled_by_Social_Network_Sites Social Networking Sites Present Huge Opportunity On 28 April 2008, Vodafone in Italy launched Vodafone Friends, a social networking platform. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Social_Networking_Sites_Present_Huge_Opportunity New advertising funded MVNO prepares for launch in the UK Blyk, a pan-European free mobile operator targeting the 16 to 24 year old youth market, has announced a series of deals as it prepares its first European launch in the UK market http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/New_advertising_funded_MVNO_prepares_for_launch_in_the_UK The UK market shows healthy growth in 2006 but worrying trends are emerging The publication of the annual results from France Telecom / Orange, T-Mobile and Telefonica / O2 in the last week has confirmed the 2006 metrics for the UK market. However, whi http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/The_UK_market_shows_healthy_growth_in_2006_but_worrying_trends_are_emerging 3's services such as MSN Instant Messaging and See Me TV gather momentum 3's UK network was recently awarded the “Best Mobile Messaging Service” at the 3GSM Awards for its support of Windows Live Messenger on its network. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/3s_services_such_as_MSN_Instant_Messaging_and_See_Me_TV_gather_momentum “3” UK acquires 95 additional retail outlets from O2 as part of The Link O2 acquired The Link in June 2006 which owned approximate 300 stores nationwide. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/3_UK_acquires_95_additional_retail_outlets_from_O2_as_part_of_The_Link Vodafone launch new consumer tariffs into the UK market New tariffs were formally launched by Vodafone into the consumer market. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Vodafone_launch_new_consumer_tariffs_into_the_UK_market Lacklustre uptake for 3G leads to waning support from Operators Under pressure from shareholders Vodafone is believed to be reducing its focus on 3G http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Lacklustre_uptake_for_3G_leads_to_waning_support_from_Operators O2 goes on acquisition trail buying “Be” broadband and taking control of The Link On Tuesday O2 set out its stall for fixed and mobile converged offerings in the U.K. with the acquisition of Be, a U.K.-based broadband provider, for £50 million. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/O2_goes_on_acquisition_trail_buying_Be_broadband_and_taking_control_of_The_Link New iPhone 3G Set to Break Sales Target as Apple Opens Up to Subsidies On 9 June 2008, Apple unveiled the long-awaited iPhone 3G at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/New_iPhone_3G_Set_to_Break_Sales_Target_as_Apple_Opens_Up_to_Subsidies