Vodafone Group plc launched its UMTS-based Vodafone live! service across its operations in 13 countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In connection with the "global" launch, Vodafone also announced the availability...
Motorola Inc. announced it will sell its new clamshell V265 through Verizon Wireless. The news comes on the heels of several new third-generation devices Motorola said it will sell through Vodafone Group plc-all part of the company's promise to release 20 new devices during...
Following weeks of speculation, Verizon Wireless inked an agreement late last week to acquire bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and its remaining spectrum licenses for $3 billion. The deal, which is subject to government approval as well as approval from NextWave's bankruptcy court, will add...
LONDON-South African wireless carrier Vodacom intends to be the first African carrier to offer third-generation services through a deal announced with Vodafone Group plc, which is an owner of Vodacom. The South African company said it plans to market Vodafone's 3G services, particularly the...
Terrified by the stigma of pornography and despite its revenue-enhancing potential, U.S. carriers continue to keep mobile adult content at arm's length, refusing to offer it through their portals. But that's not stopping wireless users from getting it. There's no question of the worldwide...
LONDON-South African wireless carrier Vodacom intends to be the first African carrier to offer third-generation services through a deal announced Wednesday with Vodafone Group plc, which is an owner of Vodacom. The South African company will market Vodafone's 3G services, particularly the 3G Vodafone...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. will provide Vodafone with third-generation wireless data products. Novatel will integrate its Merlin 3G UMTS Wireless PC Card Modems with Vodafone's Mobile Connect software, allowing Vodafone subscribers to securely send and receive e-mails, browse the Internet and download attachments at...
WASHINGTON-While the Bush administration pursues a traditional carrot-and-stick approach to prod Japan into further liberalizing its wireless market, a Japanese telecom firm needing a wireless play is mounting an unorthodox challenge to the Japanese establishment by using high-powered American lawyers to sue the government...
When wireless experts raved about the next big technologies a few years ago, they had Flash-OFDM and UMTS TDD in mind. Both protocols are not only making strides in wide area networks, but are beginning to interface with Wi-Fi service, creating a potential competitive...
Failing to make strong inroads into Europe with its second-generation CDMA offering, Qualcomm Inc. wants to write a different story for UMTS technology. Within a two-week span, the San Diego-based vendor penned two deals that underscore its intention to be a mainstream player in...
PLANO, Texas-EDS said it has partnered with Vodafone Netherlands for a managed BlackBerry service for ABN AMRO Bank of the Netherlands.The new service connects individuals for real-time connectivity to e-mail, calendars, contacts, corporate intranet and the Internet. EDS said that in an ABN AMRO...
BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Motorola Inc. unveiled six new clamshell handsets in the hopes of expanding its popularity among wireless users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The new devices are designed to exploit network services such as Vodafone Live, T-Mobile t-zones, O2 Active, Orange...
Vodafone Group plc named a new financial director from a familiar place and announced board changes and a new organizational structure that the international wireless provider said would enable continued improvement in the delivery of its strategic goals.The company reported that Andrew Halford, current...
LONDON-Vodafone U.K. has chosen Tatara Systems' Subscriber Gateway to enhance its third-generation and GPRS laptop data services. The gateway helps Vodafone become a Wi-Fi service provider without building a hot spot of its own by allowing customers to access its Wi-Fi services initially via...
MUNICH-Siemens AG raised Flash-OFDM technology to a prime spot on the wireless radar with its decision to adopt it as an important part of its offering. Flarion Technologies Inc. is the proprietor of Flash-OFDM. This decision sets the stage for a potential showdown with...
LONDON-A global alliance of wireless carriers that is working to define mobile-phone interface standards said it has added new members and outlined its work to date. The Open Mobile Terminal Platform Ltd. group, which includes heavyweights such as Vodafone Group plc, NTT DoCoMo Inc.,...
Siemens AG raised Flash-OFDM technology to a prime spot on the wireless radar with its decision to adopt it as an important part of its offering. Flarion Technologies Inc. is the proprietor of Flash-OFDM.This decision sets the stage for a potential showdown with CDMA...
LONDON-A global alliance of wireless carriers that is working to define mobile-phone interface standards said it has added new members and outlined its work to date. The Open Mobile Terminal Platform Ltd. group, which includes heavyweights such as Vodafone Group plc, NTT DoCoMo Inc.,...
Nortel Networks said it has appointed Clent Richardson to the post of chief marketing officer. Richardson will lead the company's newly formed global marketing organization responsible for brand development and management, online presence, solutions marketing, advertising, public relations, sponsorships, promotions, community relations, employee communications...
Due to new accounting rules implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Vodafone Group plc said it will likely report a reduction in the carrying value of its 45-percent equity stake in Verizon Wireless. Vodafone noted the new rules require it to distinguish between...
SINGAPORE-Mobile carrier Vodafone Group plc has teamed with telecommunications firms Belgacom and Cable & Wireless to cut costs and increase efficiency in cross-network multimedia messaging service trials, the companies said Tuesday.The new, standards-based system enables payment information to be cascaded through various networks across...
MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG said it has supplied a network of wireless local area networks for Greek operator Vodafone Panafon to allow the carrier to offer WLAN services across five countries. Vodafone customers in Greece, France, Italy, Switzerland and Portugal can use the hot spots...
Vodafone announced plans for 10 new third-generation handsets expected to hit the European and Japanese markets in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season.The line-up consists of Sharp Corp.'s 802 and 902 models; the E1000, V980 and C980 from Motorola Inc.; the V800 from...
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.'s first-quarter fiscal-year 2005 earnings showed the company's revenue grew to $273.1 million, reflecting a 62-percent increase from the year-ago quarter. Net income was $19.6 million, or 38 cents per share, compared with a loss of $16.9 million, or 57 cents per...
