Vodafone

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported solid numbers for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005 and the company said its guidance for the full year of 2005 and outlook for 2006 remain unchanged. Vodafone posted 7.1 million organic net customer additions during …

ROUND ROCK, Texas-In the latest collaboration between laptop makers and wireless carriers, Dell Inc. announced plans to add built-in access to Vodafone Group plc’s third-generation wireless network to its notebook computers. The computer manufacturer said it plans to offer notebook …

The Chinese government has given its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology a thumbs up, calling it an officially backed standard, the Xinhua news agency reported. China’s Ministry of Information Industry said the technology is “already mature and ready for manufacturers to move …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc., which provides technology and clearing services to wireless companies, said it has renewed its contract with regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. Syniverse said the deal calls for it to continue to supply the carrier …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc is partnering with Sony Corp. on an interactive streaming radio service for mobile phones and PCs. The companies unveiled Vodafone Radio DJ, which offers custom content based on users’ tastes and preferences. The subscription service also includes …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Morgan Stanley updated its estimates on Verizon Communications following the close of its acquisition of MCI. Fourth-quarter 2005 EPS …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc., which provides technology and clearing services to wireless companies, said it has renewed its contract with regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. Syniverse said the deal calls for it to continue to supply the carrier …

LONDON-Vodafone Group Plc is partnering with Sony Corp. on an interactive streaming radio service for mobile phones and PCs. The companies unveiled Vodafone Radio DJ, which offers customized content based on users’ tastes and preferences. The subscription service also includes …

LISBON, Portugal-Vodafone Group plc said it launched two-way video calling between PCs and third-generation phones to its subscribers in Portugal. The company said its 4 million or so customers can link their cell phone number with their PC, thus allowing …

The wave of litigation in the mobile e-mail space continued last week as Visto Corp. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. Visto claims the software giant violated three patents relating to wireless synchronization, managing and securing data between servers …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration asked Japan to promote competitive wireless policies and to improve spectrum management, but some reforms pushed by trade officials here are not necessarily legally embraced in the United States. The office of U.S. trade representative weighed in …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc won an auction to purchase Turkey’s second-largest wireless operator Telsim for $4.55 billion. “With a larger population than every European country except Germany, and [Telsim’s] penetration level of approximately 53 percent, the Turkish market represents a major …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced plans to launch a streaming video service, CingularVideo, in January, featuring two channels of content from premium cable channel HBO. HBO Mobile and HBO Family Mobile plan to include clips and select episodes from HBO cartoon …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-The wave of litigation in the mobile e-mail space continued as Visto Corp. filed a patent-infringement suit against Microsoft Corp. Visto claims the software giant violated three patents relating to synchronizing and managing data between servers and handheld …

LONDON-Vodafone won an auction to purchase Turkey’s second largest wireless operator Telsim for $4.55 billion. “With a larger population than every European country except Germany, and [Telsim’s] penetration level of approximately 53 percent, the Turkish market represents a major growth …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it plans to launch eight new mobile TV channels including wireless versions of HBO, MTV and Twentieth Century Fox Television. The new video content will be packaged with the operator’s existing Mobile TV offering in a …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc named banking group HSBC Holdings plc Chairman John Bond as its new chairman. Bond, who announced his resignation from HSBC last week, will succeed Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Ian MacLaurin, who spent nine years with the company …

LOS ANGELES-CBS is finally wading into wireless, inking a deal to bring TV shows to Verizon Wireless L.L.C. subscribers. Verizon’s Vcast users can access clips from the station’s hit “CSI” shows as well as “The Amazing Race,” “The King of …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it plans to launch eight new mobile TV channels including wireless versions of HBO, MTV and Twentieth Century Fox Television. The new video content will be packaged with the operator’s existing Mobile TV offering in a …

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-Operating system company SavaJe Technologies raised $40 million in equity financing, which the company said it plans to use to enhance its sales and marketing efforts. Investcorp’s Technology Ventures Fund II led the round, while existing investors VantagePoint Venture …

Qualcomm Inc. snared its first customer for MediaFLO last week, as Verizon Wireless said it will use the chipmaker’s new network to broadcast live TV to subscribers. The nation’s second-largest carrier announced plans to use the $800 million network to …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced it has launched a mobile e-mail service in the United Kingdom under its own brand of Vodafone Business Email. The company said the service is available in hosted and “behind the firewall” versions to business customers …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. said it has won the contract to provide GSM clearinghouse services for Vodafone Group plc. Syniverse recently announced plans to establish a clearinghouse data center in Europe by the end of first-quarter 2006. It opened its …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. said it has won the contract to provide GSM clearinghouse services for Vodafone Group plc. “We have spent several years working closely with one of Vodafone’s largest partners to identify the unique aspects of GSM roaming …

LONDON-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. stepped into the global infrastructure limelight, announcing an agreement with U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc to supply mobile network infrastructure equipment to Vodafone’s networks worldwide. “Huawei has successfully fulfilled the selection criteria required by the Vodafone supplier …