Orange 20Mb broadband trials on the way
Orange has become the latest UK ISP to test super-fast home broadband, announcing plans for a 20Mb trial involving a select group of customers.
PC Advisor

Will Nokia offer its LTE handset as a Verizon exclusive?
Reports are emerging that "Nokia is developing a high-end ‘data-intensive’ touchscreen-based device that will work on the LTE network soon to be rolled out by Verizon Wireless across the US." But will it be exclusive?
News Wireless

Walkers teams up with O2 for flavour vote by text
Walkers and O2 have joined up on a mobile marketing collaboration to offer consumers the largest-ever, free SMS vote for Walkers 'Do us a flavour' crisps campaign.
Marketing

Motorola ships new enterprise handheld
Motorola has introduced a new wireless handheld aimed at mobile workers, combining a compact design with an array of capabilities to target various vertical industry sectors.
vnunet

NEC Deploys Highly Efficient Base Station Amplifier
NEC has announced the successful development of one of the world's most efficient transmitter amplifiers for mobile base stations, a 2.1GHz model that produces 45W of output power per 100W of power consumption.
Cellular News

Online brand abuse 'on the rise' 
Online abuse of the world's top brands is rising, according to a report, with cyber-squatting remaining the most common form of abuse. The study also found that 80% of sites identified in 2007 as "abusive" were still in existence today.
BBC Technology

Ofcom to produce broadband league table by April 
Ofcom intends to reveal which are Britain's fastest and slowest broadband providers by April.
The results of the survey could have an impact on the Government's broadband policy.
PC Pro

Global VPN access for BT's 21st Century Network
BT has introduced Intelligent Virtual Private Network, the first service for its global 21st Century Network. The iVPN service will let businesses access their corporate networks across any of the 172 countries covered. The global 21CN is BT's international network that is used as a platform for the delivery of managed IT services.
Silicon.com

Clearwire sticks to ambitious WiMAX plans
Clearwire has reaffirmed its aim to provide WiMAX coverage to around 120 million people in the US by the end of 2010. Some analysts had expected Clearwire to trim down its previously announced targets on WiMAX rollout given the tighter credit conditions on the world's money markets.
WiMAX Vision

Smartphones to account for 23% of all new mobile phones by 2013, says research
A new report from Juniper Research has forecast that smartphones will account for 23% of all new handsets sold per annum by 2013. Driving interest in smartphones will be the proliferation of online stores selling specialised applications that will make these devices better suited to individual users' needs, says Juniper.
European Communications