2011

Vodafone | July 28, 2011 | Press Release Vodafone today announces that the Board of Verizon Wireless has approved the payment of a $10 billion (£6.1 billion) dividend. As a …

Vodafone | July 28, 2011 | Press Release Vodafone Turkey today announced that it has agreed terms with the Koç Group to acquire  Koç.net1 for a cash consideration of TRY30 …

Vodafone | July 27, 2011 | Press Release Vodafone today announced the world’s first designated prepay phone specifically designed to put the Facebook experience into the heart of the handset, …

Orange | July 28, 2011 | Press Release 7.0% increase in customer numbers on a comparable basis, led by a 23% rise in mobile services in Africa and the Middle …

Orange | July 27, 2011 | Press Release Orange and Google today announced a strategic partnership that will leverage Orange’s SMS platform to bring Google’s services to African customers. This …

Orange | July 27, 2011 | Press Release Benoit Scheen, currently Chief Executive Officer of Mobistar in Belgium, has been appointed Executive Vice President of Europe (excluding France) of France …

Orange | July 27, 2011 | Press Release Marc Blanchet has been named Director of Enterprise France, effective 1 October 2011. His mission will be to improve customer satisfaction, increase …

Orange | July 26, 2011 | Press Release BNP Paribas and Orange have formed a partnership and signed a trademark licence agreement to launch innovative mobile banking services in November …

VimpelCom | August 1, 2011 | Press Release Amsterdam (August 1, 2011) – VimpelCom Ltd. (“VimpelCom” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VIP) today published its 2010 Annual Report. The report is …

Bloomberg | August 1, 2011 | Cornelius Rahn Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) plans to reduce administrative employees at its headquarters as Europe’s largest phone company tries to improve profitability. Read …

XY Mobile | July 27, 2011 | Press Release The Red Herring selection committee has chosen XY Mobile, as an exceptional candidate to become a 2011 Red Herring 100 Asia …

XY Mobile | July 27, 2011 | Press Release The Red Herring selection committee has chosen XY Mobile, as an exceptional candidate to become a 2011 Red Herring 100 Asia …

Bloomberg | July 31, 2011 China Mobile Ltd. (941) will cut international roaming fees charged for 38 countries and regions by as much as 80 percent starting tomorrow, Caijing said …

We haven’t heard much from Twitter recently. Facebook has been in the limelight for reasons both good and bad, and Google+ burst onto the scene to an overwhelmingly positive reception, but Twitter have been fairly quiet since announcing their photo-hosting service a few months ago.

Two top social apps are apparently joining forces, with news Groupon and Foursquare are teaming up with a daily deal partnership. Location based social app Foursquare has long been trying …

Colombian mobile users can switch operators and keep their existing numbers beginning today (July 29). The number portabilitywas possible by a law passed in 2009 and a resolution adopted in …

I may be a bit naïve when it comes to corporate business practices, but I find myself thoroughly confused by the punishing policy of throttling that seems to be rearing its ugly head in the mobile space.

Google has snapped up 1000 patents from IBM ranging from those touching on web based querying to design and production of memory and microprocessing chips, and even some relating to …

Qualcomm | July 27, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO and SAN DIEGO – July 27, 2011 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), through its Wireless ReachTM initiative, and Renaissance Academy Incorporated, …