Vodafone are currently making much of their 3.5G offering with some great deals.  O2 on the other hand face considerable embarrassment as their 3G roll out hasn’t met Ofcom targets.

But look at what O2 has achieved.  Winning the iPhone has led to the role out of EDGE which will benefit many more users than just 3G.  The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and new XDA’s have been launched on highly competitive tariffs.  O2’s 20Mbps broadband service through Be is the best network offering. Plus Nokia’s N82 and Prism 7900 handset appear to be an O2 exclusive.

Not too shabby at all. 

Certain senior corporate bods have been buying up the iPhone as the fashion icon of choice.  BlackBerry’s are no longer in, and the iPhone bought at the airport is being flung at IT with the powerful suggestion to get email on it or else.

Of course neither Apple nor O2 are selling it as a business handset, but a new toy can’t be suppressed.  So firewalls and security are weakened, and the boss is happy until the next PR disaster.

So rejoice next week if Apple announces push email support; but will it be BlackBerry, or Microsoft providing the solution?