As many weepeing fans have noted, T-Mobile recently dropped their US spokeswoman, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. In a not wholly unrelated move (*chuckle*) the US operator is now about to move faster. How do I mean? Rumors abound that the company will announce tomorrow that it is making quick use of its recent win at the US spectrum auctions in the 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz bands to roll-out UMTS here.

Analysts think it will take about 18 months for T-Mobile to roll out the network, but devices will appear sooner.