In the excitement(!) of yesterday's O2 purchase, it was easy to overlook an equally significant event. Vodafone sold Vodafone Sweden - its wholly-owned network operator - to Telenor.
It's the time of year when people start predicting the future. Wireless consultancy inCode Telecom has just published its top ten predictions for 2006.
Channel 4 has launched a TV channel that will offer programmes to Vodafone and Orange mobile phone users. Full-length programmes will be edited into two-hour blocks that can be watched on compatible 3G handsets.
Phones4U up for sale with the rest of Caudwell Group
John Caudwell has announced that he is selling all of his Caudwell Group companies - including Phones4U - but wants to sell them together because he has no wish to break the business up. (You can download a pdf copy of the press release here).
A Japanese professor claims that young people who use mobile phones are disregarding human social patterns and - in the words of a report in Mainichi Daily News - "are aping the behaviour patterns of chimpanzees". I hope the pun is intentional.
Newbury motorists can pay for car parks by mobile phone
Motorists in Vodafone's home town of Newbury can now pay for car parking charges by using their mobile phones, thanks to ticket machines developed by mPark.