UK operator Orange this week announced an agreement with The Cloud to give Orange customers access to The Cloud's UK Wi-Fi hotspot network.

Orange already has Wi-Fi agreements with BT OpenZone, France Telecom and WeRoam - this agreement extends Orange's Wi-Fi network to more than 10,000 hotspots.

"The deal will bring 250 free Wi-Fi minutes per month to those who use Orange's Business Everywhere mobile data cards," writes Tech.co.uk's Anna Lagerkvist. "These offer connectivity through a variety of technologies including Wi-Fi, HSDPA, 3G, EDGE and GPRS. The free Wi-Fi minutes will be bundled into their existing monthly deal, with any exceeding minutes being charged at 8p."

More here from The Register ... more here from ZDNet UK ... more here from Techworld ... more here from VNUnet ... more here from Pocket-lint.co.uk ... and the press release is here.