Competition in the market for 3G mobile phone services heats up with T-Mobile’s launch of its 3G network in New York City. According to Om Malik, T-Mobile’s latest move doesn’t add up to much in the short term  since the network is limited to NYC and only four handsets can use it (I have no [...]

Wildfire Broadband appears to have shut down its Wi-Fi service in downtown Scottsdale (Arizona). According to the East Valley Tribune, “the paid service meant to capitalize on flashy new downtown projects and an influx of new residents had to compete with free Wi-Fi service that has become increasingly commonplace at coffee shops, restaurants and hotels.” [...]

Blyk, the UK MVNO for people between the ages of 16 and 24, has signed up 100,000 customers, six months ahead of schedule. Blyk claims that response rate (29 percent) to the ads is very high compared to other media. Blyk launched last year in the UK and has an interesting business model: it provides [...]

The New South Wales government has scrapped plans to set up free Wi-Fi hotzones in the central business district of Sydney and other NSW cities. The government looked at proposals from 15 providers but decided not to go ahead for financial reasons. The article in the Sydney Morning Herald says “in the US, free wireless [...]