LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s mobile operators have
put aside their hostilities and agreed to accelerate the
roll-out of super fast broadband to prevent Britain from falling
further behind in the race for connectivity.

Britain’s operators EE, Vodafone Group Plc, O2 and 3
have been at loggerheads over the allocation of spectrum,
forcing the government and regulator Ofcom to step in and broker
a deal. 02 is owned by Telefonica SA and 3 by Hutchison
Whampoa.

LONDON (Reuters) – Ofcom gave pay-TV firm BSkyB a clean bill of health on Thursday, saying there was no evidence it was linked to a phone hacking scandal which has engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, its largest shareholder.

The investigation by Ofcom, which has clashed repeatedly with BSkyB in the past, had hung over the hugely successful group and raised the prospect of News Corp being forced to sell down some of its near 40 percent holding.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s media regulator gave pay-TV firm BSkyB a clean bill of health on Thursday, saying there was no evidence it was linked to a phone hacking scandal which has engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, its largest shareholder.

The investigation by Ofcom, which has clashed repeatedly with BSkyB in the past, had hung over the hugely successful group and raised the prospect of News Corp being forced to sell down some of its near 40 percent holding.

LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Google’s Motorola
Mobility unveiled its first smartphone handset to be powered by
an Intel processor on Tuesday, featuring a wide screen
and longer-life battery to better compete against Apple’s iPhone
and Samsung.

The Razr i will launch in Argentina, Brazil, Britain,
France, Germany and Mexico in October, as the first handset of a
multi-device agreement between the two groups.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest mobile operator, Everything Everywhere, announced the imminent launch of its superfast mobile service under the new brand EE, putting it in line to become the first operator to carry the iPhone 5 on the 4G network.

The operator, which had already stolen a march on its rivals by persuading regulator Ofcom to allow it to move ahead with a 4G service before other providers, says it will offer superfast connection speeds to 20 million people by Christmas.

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest mobile
operator, Everything Everywhere, has launched a new brand and
network called EE for the country’s first superfast mobile
service, which it said would be available to 20 million people
by Christmas.

The operator, a joint venture between France Telecom’s
Orange and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile, in
August won approval to provide faster, next generation 4G
services ahead of its rivals.

LONDON (Reuters) – Qatar, Xstrata’s (XTA.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) second-largest investor, has held back immediate support for Glencore’s raised bid for the miner, despite an apparent rapprochement last week, saying in a rare statement on Tuesday it was still considering its position.

The tiny, gas-rich Gulf state has become an unexpected kingmaker in commodity trader Glencore’s now $36 billion bid for Xstrata, the world’s fourth largest diversified miner, and its efforts to create a mining and trading powerhouse.

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Britons
took to the streets of London on Monday to cheer Olympic and
Paralympic athletes, celebrating a summer of spectacular sport
that surprised even the most optimistic by lifting the host
nation’s mood.

In scenes reminiscent of the Royal Jubilee and the 2011
wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, flag-waving fans
crammed into the centre of the city to cheer the likes of Mo
Farah, Jessica Ennis and David Weir a day after the 45-day event
came to an end.

LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Britons took to the streets of London on Monday to cheer Olympic and Paralympic athletes, celebrating a summer of spectacular sport that surprised even the most optimistic by lifting the host nation’s mood.

In scenes reminiscent of the Royal Jubilee and the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, flag-waving fans crammed into the centre of the city to cheer the likes of Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis and David Weir.

LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – With top athletes competing in
front of sold-out stadiums and global television audiences in
the millions, the Paralympic Games are starting to look a lot
like their able-bodied equivalents – and big business is right
behind.

Although the money for TV rights, ticket sales and athletes’
earnings is not on a par with the Olympics, the rapidly growing
profile of the Paralympics has made them a commercial
opportunity in their own right.