Vodafone

DUBLIN, Ireland-The latest figures from the Irish telecommunications industry regulator indicate that third operator Meteor is still making little impact on the dominance of Vodafone and MmO2. During the final …

HANNOVER, Germany-SAP, Hewlett-Packard and Vodafone Group said they have signed a letter of intent for collaboration to bring to market, “a suite of mobile capabilities designed to increase the work …

HANNOVER, Germany-SAP AG, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Vodafone Group plc said they have signed a letter of intent for collaboration to bring to market, “a suite of mobile capabilities designed to …

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone company in Japan, gained 164,800 new subscribers in February, according to a survey compiled by the Telecommunications Association of Japan. Due to the strides made by J-Phone, …

HANNOVER, Germany-Research In Motion Ltd. released two new BlackBerry devices, the 6210 and the 6220, for users in Europe. “We continue to lead the industry with a growing choice of …

TOKYO-KDDI on Wednesday announced it would reduce the communications fee from a fixed-line telephone to a mobile phone by 25 percent starting 21 April. Due to the price cut, the …

NEW YORK-Although 2002 “was a very difficult year” because new landline competition squeezed profits, Matav, Hungary’s incumbent carrier, rode the country’s rising tide of wireless penetration and gained significantly in …

LONDON-European mobile data users are set to enjoy greater competition on tariffs and devices following the decision by T-Mobile to more than halve its mobile data charges and push the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sweden’s telecom regulator PTS has confirmed the receipt of a “written submission” from mobile operator Orange requesting transfer of its third-generation (3G) license to a new subsidiary company in …

LONDON-Vodafone announced details of its public offer for the outstanding shares of Portuguese operator Vodafone Telecel that it does not already own. The unconditional offer price is $9.17 for each …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Telia Denmark is introducing a charge of 44 U.S. cents for its multimedia messaging service following a free introductory period, which ends at the end of this month. The …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the hype surrounding the success of multimedia messaging service (MMS), the Swedish cell-phone operator Comviq has joined Vodafone and Telia by extending its free trial of the …

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group company in Japan, will launch a new location information service 3 March. The new location service, called Loco Guide, will provide local information based on the …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Dublin has become the first city in the world to allow motorists to pay for parking via parking meters through their mobile phones. Systems introduced in other cities have …

LONDON-European mobile operators Orange, Telefonica Moviles, T-Mobile AG and Vodafone Group plc signed an agreement to form a new Mobile Payment Services Association designed to deliver an open, commonly branded …

CANNES, France-The 2003 GSM Association Awards were presented this week in conjunction with the 3GSM World Congress being held in Cannes, France. In the technology innovation category, Sharp Corp. won …

CANNES, France-Although much of the industry’s attention was on big-name carriers and equipment makers, wireless content providers also managed to make waves of their own during the 3GSM World Congress. …

LONDON and PARIS-Two European telecommunications companies announced expansions of their GPRS Roaming Exchange programs. Cable & Wireless said it expanded its service into the Asia-Pacific region by connecting additional operators …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘A+’ corporate credit rating on Verizon Communications Inc. and revised its outlook on the telecommunications company and its related entities from negative …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-If cell-phone users are a little uncertain about the complexities of using their e-mail or voice mail services, Vodafone has just made things worse. The company recently sent …

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group business unit in Japan, announced it would launch a new prepaid phone service in mid-February. The new prepaid service “enjorno” will charge up to 40-percent lower …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc confirmed that it is in discussions regarding Japan Telecom, its Japanese subsidiary that offers fixed-line service. Vodafone acquired Japan Telecom in stages to gain control of mobile …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless, the joint venture between Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group plc, has withdrawn plans for an initial public offering of up to $5 billion this year because it …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Following last week’s decision from cell-phone operator MmO2 that it will delay the deployment of its U.K. third-generation (3G) service until the latter half of 2004, other European …

OSLO, Norway-Sales of handheld computing devices, including personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smart phones, rose 3.5 percent in the final quarter of 2002 in Sweden, reversing a slide that began …