Virgin Media director David Elstein has resigned from the board. Elstein was a director of NTL since 2003, prior to its purchase of and rebranding as Virgin Media.

EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding has threatened to impose caps on roaming charges for data and text messaging if operators do not reduce roaming prices by July 1.

BlackBerry has struck an agreement with 20:20 Mobile Group that will see the company distribute its smartphones to retailers, dealers and MVNO’s in Europe.

Music download provider Omnifone has signed LG to introduce the first handset to incorporate MusicStation Max, an upgraded version of its MusicStation service

LG unveiled three new touchscreen handsets at the Mobile World Congress.

Vodafone has unveiled two new own branded mobile phones to grow its range of own branded phones launched over the last year.

Sony Ericsson has a new sub-brand called Xperia which applies to a new range of high-level communicator-type phones. The Xperia range will be shipped from June.

Vodafone and O2 are trialling a new system of improving 3G coverage inside buildings using so-called Femtocels

Metallic slider to be last of the Ultra Edition

Orange is expected to beef up all its 12 and 18-month consumer and business tariffs in February, including a flat-rate European call charge ahead of regulatory intervention.