Vodafone

LONDON-Italy’s Vodafone Omnitel plans to upgrade its gaming platform through its deal with mobile entertainment company Cash-U Mobile Technologies. Omnitel currently uses the first version of Cash-U’s Pecan entertainment platform …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Clearer signals are emerging from Portugal with regard to the likely launch date for third-generation (3G) services. Some reports suggest that Portugal Telecom has asked for the launch of …

TOKYO-The number of picture service users in Japan is growing rapidly. NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, announced that the number of subscribers of its i-shot picture phone …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While it has become accepted that Vodafone will take control of Vizzavi, its Internet portal joint venture with Vivendi, the transaction will need careful handling to ensure Vodafone …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc confirmed it is in discussions with Vivendi Universal concerning the future shareholder structure of their Vizzavi joint venture Internet portal. Vodafone said the discussions may lead to …

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group company in Japan, announced the number of users of its popular picture phone service exceeded 6 million as of the end of July. The service, known …

DUBLIN, Ireland-While its major competitor O2 Ireland has accepted the terms of its third-generation (3G) mobile license, Ireland’s largest mobile operator, Vodafone, has further delayed a decision on whether to …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Trying to divert criticism about its third-generation (3G) strategy away from itself, Vodafone said the shortage of fully capable 3G handsets will now mean the launch of its …

TOKYO-Japan Telecom, a Vodafone company in Japan, announced it sold a base station business unit to Bovis Lend Lease, an Australian company. It is the first time that an overseas …

LONDON-MmO2 confirmed that it accepted a third-generation license in Ireland for $112.4 million. The “B” license includes minimum requirements of 33-percent demographic coverage by the end of June 2006 and …

CHICAGO-United States Cellular Corp. completed its $610 million acquisition of PrimeCo Wireless Communications L.L.C.’s Chicago major trading area market including its 20 megahertz spectrum licenses covering 13.2 million potential customers …

DENVER, United States-VoiceStream Wireless’ launch of wireless service last month in the U.S. states of California and Nevada not only provided the country’s smallest nationwide operator with a footprint in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Orange SA has requested from the Swedish telecom regulator a three-year extension for building out its third-generation network in Sweden. Sweden’s 3G license conditions include having an operational network …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone and consumer groups in Ireland are once again at odds over the price of calls following the publication of figures showing that average revenue per user (ARPU) in …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone New Zealand has chosen Ericsson to provide end-to-end multimedia messaging service (MMS) services between New Zealand and Australia. Vodafone New Zealand plans to launch extended MMS services in …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it added 2.7 million proportionate customers during its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, including 1.3 million subscribers from stake changes, bringing its total registered proportionate …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Software firms across Europe have developed myriad mobile applications aimed at the business market during the past few years, raising hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital to …

As the battle for the multimedia messaging service (MMS) market in Europe begins to heat up among the region’s wireless carriers, the fight for the MMS infrastructure market has largely …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, and TORONTO-In the aftermath of their quarterly earnings report, the stocks of both Nortel Corp. and Ericsson AB plummeted, highlighting the struggles of the major players in the …

LONDON-Hewlett-Packard Company launched its new wireless personal digital assistant in the United Kingdom through wireless giant Vodafone, the second device to hit European shelves running on Microsoft Corp.’s wireless-capable Pocket …

HELSINKI, Finland-Comptel said it will deliver advanced provisioning solutions for Vodafone Omnitel’s third-generation (3G) and value-added services in Italy. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The system will …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Vodafone U.K. and Sierra Wireless have teamed to make Sierra Wireless’s AirCard 750 wireless PC card modem available on Vodafone’s GPRS data network in the U.K. Through the …

TOKYO-Shipments of mobile phones with cameras surged from 6 million units in 2001 to 23 million units in 2003 in Japan, according to a survey conducted by a research institute. …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone Group announced it will launch the “Sha-mail” service in Europe in the fourth quarter. The company revealed its plans to begin marketing the new camera-enabled phones in seven …

Portugal-Portuguese company Sonae.com has approached EDP regarding an acquisition of its telecom subsidiary Oni Group, which owns a third-generation license in Portugal. Sonae owns 45 percent of Portuguese mobile operator …