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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.

Thursday, April 16 2009 05:07 PM

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.

Thursday, April 02 2009 12:22 PM

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'.

Wednesday, February 25 2009 07:47 AM

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.

Wednesday, December 10 2008 08:44 AM

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.

Wednesday, August 06 2008 05:36 PM

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?

Thursday, September 04 2008 10:21 AM

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.

Wednesday, September 30 2009 10:05 AM

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Networking, O2 Plc., Apple Inc., T-Mobile, Apple iPhone, Vodafone Group Plc., pricing strategy, incentive

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.

Friday, September 11 2009 09:38 AM

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.

Friday, August 28 2009 09:46 AM

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.

Monday, July 27 2009 09:19 AM

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

Wednesday, July 16 2008 11:12 PM

Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile, Regulation, chairman, SMS, European Commission, Internet, industry, data service, Vodafone Group Plc.

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.

Monday, October 05 2009 09:47 AM

Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Commission, Cap, European Commission, mobile, Miguel Poiares Maduro, Telecommunications, European Court, European Union, economic activity

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.

Tuesday, April 28 2009 10:34 AM

Tags: Smart phones, O2 Plc., Mobile, Android, Web Browser, HTC Magic, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., headphone, handset

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.

Wednesday, February 18 2009 07:14 AM

Tags: Smart phones, Browser, Web browsers, Smart Phone, Google Inc., HTC Magic, Spain, T-Mobile, Germany, Google Android