As well as a WAP browser the Mars has T9 predictive text input and 10 ring tones including vibrate.

The Trium Mars is perfect to launch WAP on Pay As You Talk. It is one of the most impressive pre-pay WAP phones for value and functionality. This introduction ensures that WAP is even more accessible said Paul Donovan commercial MD of Vodafone UK.

He is American David McGlade who succeeds Peter Erskine who was recently appointed as head of BT Wireless in charge of all BTs mobile operations worldwide including BTCellnet in the UK.

McGlade (39) has worked at USA mobile operator Sprint PCS before being a co-founder of Colorado software company Pure Matrix providing platforms for mobile internet services. He was also the President and CEO of Catch TV a Silicon Valley web and interactive TV service provider to the cable industry and has worked for TCI (now part of AT&T) a leader in the US cable market.

David is ideally qualified to take over operational responsibility for BTCellnet in the UK said Erskine.

He has a strong pedigree in the cellular industry and more recently has worked in the heart of mobile Internet developments.

It is the perfect combination for us – an excellent manager of a leading edge mobile business and someone with the vision and experience to develop BTCellnets clear lead in mobile internet services in the UK Erskine added.

He told Mobile News:

The Group is absolutely not for sale not at any price. In 1999 profits were up 71 per cent to 14.3 million turnover was up 80 per cent to 596.1 million and sales this year are heading for 1 billion. Were fuelling growth from cash in hand with enormous and exciting plans on the cards.

Mobile Week the publication which carried the report printed an apology after being threatened with legal action over the story.

The High Speed Circuit Switch-ed Card will enable speeds of up to 28.8k three times the current GSM data speed.

Orange is so far the only network to have an HSCSD card available on the market.

Hugh Symons was one of the original three Orange distributors when the network launched in 1994.

We can provide expertise for

Oranges high-speed mobile office concept said Hugh Symons marketing and business development manager Gary Trudgett.

Geraldine Wilson the Vodafone executive who masterminded the distribution of pre-pay into non-specialist channels such as Woolworths Boots and Supermarkets has been appointed the new managing director of the Vizzavi UK.

She reports to Evan Newmark Vizzavi Europe CEO. Ex-On-Digital executive Guy Lawrence will run Vizzavi Europe marketing.

The service will initially be available to Vodafone customers via their PC digital or WAP mobile phone.

Vizzavi is the joint venture company between Vodafone and VivendiNET (Vivendi and Canal+) to build a new multi-access European portal.

The agreement was announced in May and recived European commission approval in July. Vizzavi already has a presence in France and will shortly be launching in Germany and Italy with further European expansion planned soon after.

Vizzavi intends to be one of Europes leading branded multi-access gateway to online communication content and commerce.

Vizzavi will bring customers the information they want from the internet to whatever device they have handy whenever and wherever they want it.

Initially it is expected that customers will be able to enjoy the benefits of Vizzavi through their PC a digital GSM handset or through a WAP enabled device and in the near future customers will also be able to access Vizzavi through an internet enabled TV.

Around 1000 WAP sites will be available through the WAP directory.

The site allows people anywhere in the world to send and receive user-generated news reports over their mobile phone. Visitors to www.quios.com can register as reporters or subscribers on the subject of their choice and then submit their news via Planet Quios web which broadcasts it as an SMS

The deal is with online medical placement company Clicklocum which claims to be the largest source of pharmacist locum cover in the UK.

The idea is that locums will be able to use their WAP phones to get details of where and when they are needed to cover for regular pharmacists.

BTCellnet will be distributing the Siemens C35 WAP phones free of charge to Clicklocum subscribers from this week.

The phones will be pre-programmed for easy access to the WAP site.

The service will be rolled out to include nurses GPs and hospital doctors.

This is a very exciting development for BTCellnet said Martyn Glasock head of content and affinity marketing at BTCellnet.

Mobile internet technology has created a wealth of opportunities for companies with a web presence that need to communicate with their customers on a regular basis.

We supply telecoms products to retailers but we also have an objective to position ourselves as specialists to web site retailers said CMC boss Geoff Walters.

The link with hemscott.NET offers us the perfect platform to achieve this objective.

CMC already has online ventures with companies such as Interactive Investor International.

Said hemscott.NET CEO Ros Wilton:

Investors require access to business and investment information at all times. The special offer of a free WAP phone means we will enable our users to access information wherever they are.

Both companies are collaborating on a European trial of new corporate mobile intranet products and services. Commercial deployment is planned for Spring next year.

Trila users should be able to use Microsoft Outlook to send and receive e-mail from a range of mobile devices as well as access their Microsoft Exchange calendar diary and personal web content.

The services will be based on existing standards such as WAP GPRS and HTML so developers can use their existing tools.

Called Freedom the package is Jersey Telecoms alternative to the mainland pay as you talk boom. 20:20 Logistics provide the handset kitting and management operation.The JT GSM Freedom phone comes in a specially designed box.

Call charges are 15p a minute for local fixed and mobile numbers. There is also a 35 Sim-only package for those who have a contract and wish to switch to pre-pay or prefer to choose another model.

Jersey Telecom says Freedom has been designed to complement rather than compete against existing JT GSM tariffs.

This is unlike many UK tariffs targeted at groups such as young people or people that might be considered a credit risk.

Instead it is ideal for people who dont currently own a mobile phone (perhaps being put off by cost or signing a contract) and want low running costs by only making short local calls said the network.