Vodafone Group Plc.
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Telcos 'struggle' to stay competitive
News Carriers worldwide face growing challenge as customer demand changes and new government policies are introduced, finds new Gartner report.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Best strategies, Corporate culture, Wireless Broadband, Carrier, Gartner Inc., investment strategy, research company, recession, financial
Apple's iPhone, an Indian flop, prepares for China
News The failure of Apple's iPhone to make a dent in India's lucrative telecom market may hold important lessons for its upcoming push in China.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., India, Sales, phone, network, China
Vodafone cuts 500 UK jobs
News The operator is shedding hundreds of employees as part of a cost-cutting drive to help it 'compete more effectively in the U.K. market'.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Layoffs, Ovum, cost savings, Vodafone U.K., SIM Card, cost management, financial
Report: Yahoo CEO search narrowing
News Yahoo is close to narrowing the field of candidates down to a few, with former Vodafone Group CEO Arun Sarin among the mix, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, PDA phones, India, Yahoo! Inc., InfoSpace Inc., Bay Area, CTIA, Washington, CEO
Internet giants agree to 'code of conduct' in China
News Ahead of the Olympics, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft agree to basic principles of a "code of conduct" for operating in China and other countries that censor Internet use.
Tags: Web sites, Letter, Google Inc., Code Of Conduct, senator, Internet User, journalist, Jerry Yang, China, Internet
Verizon and Yahoo extend portal deal
News Companies extend agreement to provide Verizon Internet users with Yahoo's Web portal, but will Yahoo be able to get a piece of Verizon's mobile action?
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Legal, Web sites, Search, Verizon Communications Inc., Mobile, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Portal, Advertisement
Vodafone to sell the iPhone next year
News Operator has followed Orange in announcing it will stock Apple's smartphone in the UK market, as O2's exclusivity on the handset draws to a close.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Networking, O2 Plc., Apple Inc., T-Mobile, Apple iPhone, Vodafone Group Plc., pricing strategy, incentive
Roaming caps legal, advises EU advocate general
News The EC's imposition of roaming caps on Vodafone and other mobile operators did not stifle competition, according to the European Court of Justice's advocate general.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Commission, Cap, European Commission, mobile, Miguel Poiares Maduro, Telecommunications, European Court, European Union, economic activity
Vodafone launches unified comms for SMBs
News The One Net platform will target small businesses with a hosted service that brings together fixed-line and mobile communications, with the help of partner BT Wholesale.
Tags: Mobile, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Communications, British Telecommunications, Small And Medium Business, Gartner Inc., tariff, unified communications, Vodafone Group Plc.
Vodafone mobile broadband to hit top HSDPA speed
News Operator is first in U.K. to upgrade parts of its network to reach 14.4Mbps, the highest speed offered by the HSDPA specification.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile, Mobile/Wireless, O2 Plc., Mobile Broadband, Speed, Broadband, HSPA, 3G, HSDPA
Vodafone loses 160K UK customers in a quarter
News Intense competition and economic pressures' have hit revenues at Vodafone UK, although the operator is making more money out of mobile Internet usage.
Tags: Handhelds, Mobile/Wireless, Data services, Mobile Internet, mobile virtual network operator, recession, financial, revenue, Vodafone Group Plc., agreement
EC to cap text-roaming costs
News Operators gave mixed reactions to the move, which is likely to be formalized in October, possibly along with restrictions on data-roaming prices
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile, Regulation, chairman, SMS, European Commission, Internet, industry, data service, Vodafone Group Plc.
Samsung Android phone due in June
News O2 Germany has confirmed it will carry Samsung's i7500, which is likely to be the first non-HTC Android phone to be released in Europe.
Tags: Smart phones, O2 Plc., Mobile, Android, Web Browser, HTC Magic, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., headphone, handset
Operators cautious over Skype-Nokia tie-in
News Mixed reactions from mobile operators to the news that Nokia will be preinstalling Skype on its N97 smartphone.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., Mobile, IP Telephony, Spokesperson, N97, T-Mobile UK, T-Mobile, VoIP
Vodafone snags Android-powered HTC Magic
News At the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Vodafone and HTC announce HTC Magic--Vodafone's first Google Android smartphone--for five countries in Europe.
Tags: Smart phones, Browser, Web browsers, Smart Phone, Google Inc., HTC Magic, Spain, T-Mobile, Germany, Google Android
