SmarTone | March 3, 2011 | Press Release
SmarTone-Vodafone today announced that it has bid successfully at the auction in Hong Kong for 2 x 5 MHz at the 850 MHz frequency band for HK$875 million. This spectrum will be put quickly to use in increasing network...
The Australian | February 25, 2011 | Mitchell Bingemann
TELECOMS: Vodafone Hutchison Australia is readying itself to become a player in the National Broadband Network as early as next year after revealing it suffered a significant slow-down in mobile customer growth for the second half...
Carlson Wireless announced the launch of LongHaul ST, the next generation of wireless microwave connectivity for multiple Applications.The LongHaul ST is the newest product series to be added to CWT's lineup of wireless microwave connectivity solutions. The ST was designed in response to the...
Trading Markets | February 22, 2011 | Press Release
SYDNEY, Feb 22, 2011 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
Australian telecom operator Vodafone announced Tuesday that it will replace all 2G and 3G equipment at all base stations throughout Australia with a Chinese company's solution as part of its overall...
A group of top mobile operators have publicly committed to launching and supporting Near Field Communications technology in short order, according to the GSMA.The group of 15 global operators making the early commitment to launch NFC services in some markets by 2012 includes: America...
New Zealand Herald | February 10, 2011 | Hamish Fletcher
2degrees plans to invest $100 million in its network over the next two years, extending its reach into more parts of New Zealand.
The announcement follows a deal between 2degrees and international telecommunications giant Huawei, which...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Alvarion Ltd.United States: With Pennsylvania's PPL Electric Utilities to deploy Alvarion's BreezeMAX Extreme 3650 WiMAX solution as part of its smart grid communications network.Value: UndisclosedTAM AirlinesBrazil: With OnAir, the in-flight connectivity service provider, to equip a...
Bloomberg | February 7, 2011 | Iain Wilson
New Zealand’s government selected Telecom Corp. and Vodafone Group Plc as partners to build a broadband Internet network across New Zealand’s rural areas.
Commercial negotiations with the two companies have begun and are likely to be concluded by...
Vodafone Group Plc announced that Sir John Bond, the chairman of Vodafone, will be retiring from the board in July 2011. He will be succeeded as chairman by Gerard Kleisterlee, currently president/CEO and chairman of the board of management and the group management committee...
Vodafone Group plc finds itself between the proverbial rock and a hard place as it was forced to send text messages to its Egyptian subscribers encouraging them to “confront traitors and criminals” as the Egyptian government tries to quell demonstrators who are demanding the...
The current protests engulfing parts of Egypt has spread to the country’s mobile networks as Vodafone Group plc (VOD) noted the country’s government has asked operators to restrict service in some areas of the country. “All mobile operators in Egypt have been instructed to...
Sydney Morning Herald | January 24, 2011 | Asher Moses
Vodafone has terminated its dealer agreement with Communications Direct after this website on Friday revealed allegations that staff at the dealer were misusing customer information and forwarding detailed call records outside the company.
Staff at the...
International telecom giant Telefonica SA (TEF) and China’s second largest wireless operator China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) said they plan to “enhance” their current Strategic Alliance by each investing approximately $500 million in the other operator. The move will see Telefonica increase its stake in...
International telecom giant Telefonica SA (TEF) and China’s second largest wireless operator China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) said they plan to “enhance” their current Strategic Alliance by each investing approximately $500 million in the other operator. The move will see Telefonica increase its stake in...
Sydney Morning Herald | January 21, 2011 | Lucy Battersby
LIKE an unhappy population rising up against an oppressive landlord, angry mobs of Vodafone customers are rattling pitchforks at the company and calling for justice. Or at least to be let out of mobile phone...
Trying to figure out winners and losers in the LTE space is going to take a few years to figure out, as operators test networks and announce trials before going commercial, but a new report from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association on LTE attempts...
Sydney Morning Herald | January 12, 2011 | Lucy Battersby
HELICOPTERS and sandbags are being used to keep generators running and underground networks dry as telephone operators scramble to maintain services and minimise damage in Queensland's flooded areas.
But mobile phone coverage will drop out where...
Sydney Morning Herald | January 10, 2010 | Lucy Battersby
THE privacy commissioner will investigate the way Vodafone handles customer data after reports that private information was easily accessible to outsiders.
Vodafone is looking for the people who breached its customer database.
More stories have emerged of...
Piper Alderman, an Australian law firm, is asking customers of giant telco Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd. to register their interest in a lawsuit against the company based on Vodafone’s silence after reports its network was crumbling under the weight of its users.
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Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. It’s been said that a rising tide raises all ships, but not so in the wireless...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The “twenty-teens” will begin my third decade in the telecom industry. In the past 17 years, there...
Editor's Note: The mobile space witnessed a lot of news over the past 12 months that have and will alter the mobile landscape for years to come. With the end of 2010 just days away, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the...
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