SMS was the original “killer app” for mobile. In terms of the volumes involved and the revenues generated, it is arguably one that has never been bettered. According to the ITU, there were a staggering 6.1 trillion SMS sent globally last year, a figure that has tripled since 2007. Assuming an average cost of US$0.07 per message, the ITU reckons that SMS traffic generated about US$14,000 every second for operators in 2010. Not bad for a service that was originally designed simply to push network notifications to SIM cards.

Smartphone and account for almost 70% of all recent mobile phone sales but you need to make sure you're aware of the security risks too.

Holidaymaker returns from US to £4,000 mobile bill after being wrongly sold £6 roaming bundle

Signal Boost (UMA) senses when you're home and connects to the Orange network through your home Wi-Fi. This provides the freedom to use your mobile around your home to make calls, send messages or use data services as normal.

The dealer category was one marked by diverse but equally worthy business models. Yorkshire dealer The One Point came out tops with the judges thanks to its impressive integrated approach to services, commercial success and media savvy way of publicising itself.

The most recent OFCOM complaints survey released on the 21 April 2011 shows O2 as having the least number of customer complaints (directed via OFCOM) per 1,000 subscribers out of all of the mobile phone operators

Sales of Android mobile phones increased by 1,508% to 7.9 million units in the last quarter of 2010, beating iPhone sales which only increased by 66%, figures have revealed.

30 Million (the population of Canada) Orange and T-Mobile customers are to access both networks at no extra cost as first benefit of newly merged company Everything Everywhere. Join Orange or T-Mobile with The One Point today and get your business covered!

The world’s first smartphone running the amazing, brand new BlackBerry OS 6.0 with full touch screen and legendary BlackBerry® QWERTY keyboard.

The UK’s biggest 3G network is also the best for mobile broadband, according to customers across the country. In the latest YouGov survey of Mobile Broadband users, Three outperformed rivals to win by a long shot, coming top in ten of the twelve quality criteria. The result illustrates Three’s massive network investment programme – a project that has consolidated its position as the country’s biggest 3G network.