Vodafone

LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K. has cut the price of its shares in its pending initial public offering by 20 percent due to “tough market conditions,” according to international press reports. Virgin Mobile shares will now be priced between $3.70 and $4 …

Wireless retailer FTS Wireless Inc. reported it will begin offering Nextel Communications Inc. subsidiary Boost Mobile L.L.C.’s prepaid wireless services. FTS, which also operates Wi-Fi hot spots, operates six retail wireless locations and one wireless kiosk in the Florida Gulf …

LEXINGTON, Mass.-Vodafone Netherlands has licensed Taral Networks’ AirNgine to deliver application-to-person multimedia messages, Taral announced Thursday. Vodafone will use Taral Networks’ Multimedia Messaging Service Push Server to ensure timely bulk delivery of “perishable” application-to-person messaging. “The ability for subscribers to …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless unveiled its VZAccess Manager service, which allows customers to manager their remote access needs from anywhere in the country using the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess or 1x-based NationalAccess wireless PC cards and Mobile Office Kits. The …

Vodafone Group plc signed a long-term global framework agreement with billing and customer retention management provider Amdocs. The deal will position Amdocs as the global billing solutions provider for Vodafone’s worldwide operations, which currently include equity interests in 26 countries …

Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month to all networks in the country. The carrier originally launched its …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month to all networks in the country. The carrier originally launched …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced a collaboration with gaming company Square Enix for new content for the Vodafone Live! multimedia service. The agreement marks Japanese-based Square Enix’s entry into the European market. The initial titles available for download to Vodafone customers …

NUREMBERG, Germany-Nokia Corp. will incorporate Coding Technologies’ aacPlus audio codec into its future products under a newly signed licensing deal. aacPlus, which offers high audio quality at low bit rates through an audio compression scheme, has been adopted by SK …

Research In Motion Ltd. is trading up more 12 percent at $66.71 per share-surpassing its previous 52-week high by $4-following the release of earnings for first-quarter 2005 that exceeded analyst expectations. Revenue totaled $269.6 million, up 28 percent from the …

Sun Microsystems Inc. made several announcements at last week’s JavaOne show in San Francisco, including a new version of the Java platform and two carrier partnerships. “Java powers 1.7 billion devices worldwide and it’s rapidly accelerating into the cable TV, …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported the closing of the public offering made by its wholly owned subsidiary Vodafone International Holdings B.V. for the shares that Vodafone and its subsidiaries did not already own in its Japanese-based Vodafone Holdings K.K. Following the …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless, which is partly owned by U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc, said it has expanded the reach of its international text messaging service to include more than 28 countries, allowing customers to send and receive inter-country text messages to …

U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom said U.K. mobile carriers must reduce their mobile termination rates, in a further blow to the highly competitive market, which has already been forced to lower the prices of terminating calls on wireless networks. Vodafone U.K. …

Camera phones are the most rapidly accepted consumer electronics device in history. Yet it appears that wireless carriers-a group many assumed would reap the rewards of a camera-phone revolution-are sitting on the sidelines of this mass adoption, watching and waiting. …

Several third-generation commercial launches were announced in markets across Western Europe last week, with market leaders Vodafone Group plc, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile all beginning services in various countries. In Italy, Telecom Italia Mobile launched its EDGE and …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported a 10-percent increase in revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, but a net loss of $16.3 billion. The global carrier added 13.7 million new mobile customers during the year, brining its total to 133.4 …

Several third-generation commercial launches were announced in markets across Western Europe this week, with market leaders Vodafone Group plc, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile all beginning services in various countries. In Italy, Telecom Italia Mobile launched its EDGE and …

HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., which operates several third-generation networks around the world, has signed 1.73 million 3G users globally, according to press reports, which signals strong recent uptake of its next-generation services after a sluggish start. The carrier said it …

Mobile virtual network operator agreements sprung up on both sides of the Atlantic this morning, with two wireline providers overlooking their former wireless subsidiaries for the partnerships. AT&T Corp. reported a deal with Sprint Corp. to sell AT&T-branded wireless service …

ST. LOUIS-Amdocs said it has received a systems integration contract from Vodafone Group plc affiliate Vodafone Hungary, which previously selected the Amdocs Enabler billing system. Under the contract, Amdocs will replace the carrier’s legacy billing system with Amdocs Enabler, including …

MAIDENHEAD, United Kingdom-Flarion Technologies Inc. reported that Vodafone KK in Japan will conduct network technology trials of Flarion’s Flash-OFDM based mobile broadband system later this year. The trial will cover areas of Tokyo and will use Flarion’s commercially available PC …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched consumer-focused third-generation services in two European countries, with other countries to follow in coming months, the global mobile operator said. Vodafone customers in Germany and Portugal can initially use Samsung Z105 and Sony Ericsson Z1010 handsets …

LISBON, Portugal-WeDo Consulting, which provides software solutions for communications and media markets, said it closed a deal to implement its revenue assurance solution, called RAID, with Vodafone Portugal. The product will allow integration and automation of all revenue assurance control …

LONDON-Top European mobile-phone companies have created a new alliance, Freemove, to promote global mobile services, and to take on Vodafone Group plc, according to several European reports. Partners in the alliance include T-Mobile, Orange, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile. …