Vodafone

BEIJING—U.K.-based Vodafone opened a representative office in Beijing on 9 November. Foreign operators must have a representative office for three years before they can set up a joint venture with …

BELLEVUE, Washington, United States—InfoSpace and Vodafone Australia announced they are extending their business agreement in a move to continue to work together to offer wireless Internet services in Australia. The …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—News International, the vast media organization with outlets in most major countries, is preparing to unveil its proprietary mobile content delivery platform and a new strategy of forming …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless Inc. filed an updated registration statement relating to its potential initial public offering of common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The statement notes that upon …

FRANKFURT, Germany—Deutsche Telekom’s wireless unit T-Mobile added 1.7 million net subscribers during the third quarter, bringing the carrier’s worldwide wireless customer base to 45.6 million subscribers. VoiceStream Wireless, T-Mobile’s U.S. …

LONDON—Vodafone said adoption of the single Vodafone brand by Portugal’s Telecel Vodafone and Spain’s Airtel Vodafone is complete, ahead of the original early 2002 schedule. Both companies supported the single …

TOKYO—J-Phone Group on 1 November consolidated four companies of the group into one company to compete with its two rivals NTT DoCoMo and KDDI. Due to the reorganization, the new …

NEW YORK-Vivendi Universal has worldwide ambitions, particularly in the area of wireless technology and interactive television, and equally important, it possesses a balance sheet to support its plans, said Jean …

Carriers choose low-key number portability promotions MELBOURNE, Australia-With the advent of mobile number portability (MNP) in Australia, the forecasted marketing blitz has largely failed to materialize, despite some initial predictions …

LONDON—Vodafone Group said its average revenue per user (ARPU) has begun to stabilize based on its end-September financial figures. The operator said its total inactive customer base in its controlled …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Macalla Software said Eircell Vodafone will use its technology for the Online Store. The service allows customers to purchase Eircell Vodafone’s products using a PC or a mobile phone. …

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc has said its average revenue per user has begun to stabilize based on its end-September financial figures. The operator said its total inactive customer base in its …

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OXFORD, United Kingdom—Despite losing a legal appeal over the timing of its third-generation (3G) license payments, British Telecommunications (BT) said it will instigate a fresh court action restating that it …

LONDON—Vodafone Group said it will cut about 600 jobs in the United Kingdom by January. The world’s largest mobile carrier said it does not plan cuts in its numerous operations …

LONDON—Vodafone Multimedia, part of Vodafone U.K., selected SeeBeyond and its integration partner Ect to develop infrastructure to allow event-based or two-way text messaging. “By leveraging the benefits of the SeeBeyond …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Using PipeBeach’s VoiceXML platform, Europolitan Vodafone’s customers are now able to download and listen to ring tones simply by using their voice. Europolitan Vodafone launched its voice portal earlier …

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TOKYO—Vodafone Group, world’s largest mobile operator, on Friday said it successfully purchased 693,368 shares, which represents 21.7 percent, of Japan Telecom. Due to the purchase, Vodafone’s stake in Japan Telecom, …

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Using PipeBeach’s VoiceXML platform, Europolitan Vodafone’s customers are now able to download and listen to ring tones simply by using their voice. Europolitan Vodafone launched its Voice Portal in …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, achieved rapid business expansion by gaining a 59.6-percent market share of new customers in September. J-Phone, now owned by the world’s largest …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia began shipping its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phones in Europe on 28 September, barely making the third-quarter deadline it had set for itself for commercially offering GPRS …

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc added 2.5 million worldwide proportionate subscribers during the third quarter, bringing the wireless giant’s proportionate customer base to 95.6 million subscribers. Vodafone said it added 713,000 subscribers …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia began shipping its GPRS phones in Europe on Sept. 28, barely making the third-quarter deadline it had set for itself for commercially offering GPRS handsets. Competing handset vendors …