Nokia Siemens Networks to manage, plan and expand Orange UK network infrastructure

Up to 290 staff to be affected by proposed restructure, which will see over 200 redeployed in new customer-facing roles and the rest laid off

Truphone organises a new channel programme and commission package to recruit resellers of VoIP application for BlackBerry handsets

Orange’s second survey of consumer mobile media habits across the UK shows most punters use mobile internet and email at home

Consumer watchdog criticises Lord Carter’s interim ‘Digital Britain’ report as neglectful of economic divide and unambitious as far as roll out broadband speeds go

Internet telephony provider pitches to mobile dealer channel to ramp up sales of VoIP product

Fixed line deal pulled on souring relationship between airtime distributor Avenir and Vodafone, although Avenir confirms new distribution contract with Carphone division Opal Telecom

Two new music phones will feature Comes With Music and a third will bring music functionality to low-end prepay market

Vodafone and Telefonica O2 confirm sharing of existing and future infrastructure in UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and potentially the Czech Republic; deal to save “hundreds of millions”

European Parliament to vote on data roaming wholesale cap of 46p per MB, to start July 1