Orange and T-Mobile have indicated to surrender some of their combined allocation of broadcast spectrum, with the aim that the proposed merger goes ahead, which will result in T-Orange owning a total of 170MHz of broadcast spectrum, compared with Vodafone's 76MHz allocation and 3's 15MHz.

With the latest Apple iPad-related gossip making rounds that the newly-unveiled device features only a ‘micro’ SIM card compatibility for using mobile broadband, reports say that mobile operators O2 and Orange have placed bulk orders for these micro SIM cards.

In a fresh round of rumors about the forthcoming Apple tablet computer, which likely will be announced later this month, France Telecom deputy chief executive Stéphane Richard inadvertently “confirmed” that the rumored device will be accessible by customers of the France telecom-owned carrier, Orange.

An executive with wireless operator France Telecom implied that Apple is on the verge of releasing a tablet equipped with a Web cam, and offer 3G connectivity to its Orange customers across Europe.

Joining the league of the two main 'contactless' cards, payWave from Visa and PayPass from Mastercard, mobile phone firm Orange has partnered with Barclaycard to launch a new contactless credit card.

Orange customers should be happy as 3G and 3GS handsets of iPhone will be available for them from 10 November. It marks the end of a significantly exclusive two – year deal with the operator O2.

The German group Deutsche Telekom is in talks with three potential buyers of British unit T-Mobile UK. The three potential buyers are France Telecom, Telefonica and Vodafone.

It was informed that Vodafone and Telefónica have offered approximately £4 billion for the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile UK.

The telecom provider Orange has unveiled a low cost mobile broadband service that would provide consumers with "Orange Internet Everywhere" for just £4.89 per month. The new service would provide an allowance of 500MB per month plus speeds of up to 3.6Mbit are available with this deal.