CSS Insight RSS feed - related articles CCS Insight RSS feed - related articles for: Highly competitive UK mobile market puts pressure on “3” http://www.ccsinsight.com “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 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 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 drops roaming charges for its customers when roaming on 3 networks 3 has announced the introduction of “3 Like Home” which will allow its customers to travel abroad and use other 3 Group networks for a price similar to that on their home 3 http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/3_drops_roaming_charges_for_its_customers_when_roaming_on_3_networks 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 UK Phones 4u mobile phone business sold by founder for £1.46bn Doughty Hanson and Providence Equity Partners have announced they will buy Caudwell Holdings, which includes Phones 4u http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/UK_Phones_4u_mobile_phone_business_sold_by_founder_for_146bn 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 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 T-Mobile Subsidises iPhone As Apple's Strategy Stumbles On 3 April 2008, T-Mobile announced a sales promotion in Germany that introduces subsidy to the 8GB version of Apple's iPhone. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/TMobile_Subsidises_iPhone_As_Apples_Strategy_Stumbles Mobile Broadband Market Comes of Age as Operators Target Fixed Broadband Sales of mobile broadband USB dongles/sticks are set to accelerate as mobile operators aggressively target the fixed broadband market. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Mobile_Broadband_Market_Comes_of_Age_as_Operators_Target_Fixed_Broadband