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In 2007 The Roaming Regulation established maximum prices that can be charged by mobile phone network operators in EU for calls received and made by a user outside their home network.
Four of Europe’s largest mobile phone operators, Vodafone, Telefónica O2, T-Mobile and Orange, challenged the validity of the Roaming Regulation. However the European Court of Justice has indicated it is unlikely to overturn the price caps imposed on mobile roaming fees.
Roaming costs are to be reduced again in 2010 and again in 2011.
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Making a call |
Receiving a call |
Sending an SMS |
Receiving an SMS |
Summer 2009 |
43 cents |
19 cents |
11 cents |
free |
Summer 2010 |
39 cents |
15 cents |
11 cents |
free |
Summer 2011 |
35 cents |
11 cents |
11 cents |
free |
Dell confirmed plans to enter the smart phone business and announced partnerships with two of the world’s largest mobile operators – in China and Brazil. The initial Mini 3 smart phones are designed around the Android platform to best deliver power, flexibility and customization opportunities for both users and carriers.
From the middle of next year, Lufthansa's customers will once again enjoy the full freedom to communicate via the Internet above the clouds as the airline re-launches FlyNet, its on-board broadband Internet service. In addition, the new service will permit in-flight data transfer over standard GSM/GPRS mobile networks. Thanks to FlyNet, Lufthansa passengers will soon not only have WLAN Internet access but will also be able to send SMS messages by mobile phone and transfer data via smartphones such as PDA, iPhone or BlackBerry devices. Together with its new business partner Panasonic, Lufthansa aims to equip a major part of its long-range fleet with FlyNet within the first year of operation.
 Imagine have launched next-generation broadband network that offers wireless high speed Internet and phone access at home and on the move.
Irish company is initially investing €100 million upgrading its existing national infrastructure to the state-of-the-art WiMAX network. This new technology will allow Imagine to make high speed broadband available and affordable to businesses and consumers across Ireland. Imagine intends to slash existing pricing by up to 50 per cent.
The Imagine WiMAX service is already in operation, and phase one of the rollout covering 250,000 homes in Dublin, Wexford, Sligo, Tralee and Athlone will be completed by mid-November 2009.
Imagine's new network will not be restricted to high-population areas, but will also be rolled out to smaller towns and rural communities at a rate of 15 new WiMax areas per month.
Annual study performed by Deloitte found that over half of the wireless networks are not protected against attacks on their information, exposing sensitive, personal or business data (ie private files, online transactions details or email communication etc) to unauthorised users. 6545 networks in Dublin, Cork and Limerick were scanned for the study purposes. In all three cities, residential networks are more secure than their business counterparts. Among the three cities Limerick has the most secure wireless landscape.
Vodafone and Apple confirmed that they have reached agreement to bring iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS to the UK and Ireland in early 2010. Pricing, tariffs and availability information will be announced locally in the future. According to Irish Examiner customers should not expect cut-price deals when the two operators go head-to-head, given the popularity of the iPhone. Vodafone now offers iPhone through thirteen of its operating companies.
Samsung Mobile Ireland announced that its first Android phone - Galaxy Spica handset (i5700) will be available exclusively on the O2 network.
"The Samsung Galaxy Spica is one of the most innovative and high-quality Android-powered devices on the market. We've built in all the features people have come to expect from high-end Samsung devices, like the fast processing power, to provide a great user experience," said Gary Twohig, Country Manager, Samsung Mobile Ireland."We're fortunate to have the technical ability at Samsung to support a variety of operating systems and demonstrate real leadership in developing the technologies that customers want and understand.' |
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Lufthansa with on-board broadband 
First Android handset available on O2
