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Carriers Entering the Free IP Based Calling Services Race
AT&T, Verizon, and Vodafone have all recently opened research centers in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley areas as part of a race among carriers to find a fiscally viable way of making free IP...
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A ‘Connected Life’ or Power to the Machine?
While I don’t believe anybody would argue the benefit of a personal navigation device which is able to show traffic jams in near real time as Erik Brenneis, Head of M2M, Vodafone Group also sees as an...
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Alcatel-Lucent Names Michel Combes as New CEO
Alcatel-Lucent announced that Michel Combes will step into the role of CEO beginning on April 1. Combes takes over from Ben Verwaayen, who announced that he was leaving earlier this month after...
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Research Shows Apple Brand Value Surpasses Telecom Operators
New data from Brand Finance shows that Apple leads the telecom industry in terms of brand value. The research firm ranked 500 of the top telecom brands by value, placing Apple at the top thanks to such...
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Verizon Denies Rumors of Vodafone Purchase, Again
Over the last few months, there have been persistent rumors that Verizon is planning to buy Vodafone. The latest story to show up in newsfeeds this week claimed that Verizon and AT&T were working...
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Verizon Possibly Preparing $100 Billion Bid for Vodafone’s Verizon Wireless...
Rumors have been circling Verizon for the last few months regarding the carrier’s possible attempt to take full control of Verizon Wireless by buying out Vodafone. Though Verizon has denied these...
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Vodafone Investors Want Bigger Bid from Verizon
Despite the fact that the deal consists entirely of rumors and there has been no official bid, six major Vodafone investors have responded to the possibility of Verizon purchasing Vodafone’s stake in...
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Verizon Shareholders Would Support a Higher Bid for Vodafone Stake
Though there still hasn’t been an official offer put forward, shareholders at Verizon and Vodafone continue to speak out on what they think is a fair price for Verizon’s acquisition of Vodafone’s stake...
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Verizon Wireless to Pay Out $7 Billion in Dividends
Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications and Vodafone, has said that it will pay out a dividend of $7 billion to its two owners. A regulatory filing indicates that the dividend...
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Vodafone Confirms Talks Regarding Sale of Verizon Wireless
Remember all those rumors a few months ago about a deal between Vodafone and Verizon concerning the sale of the former’s 45% stake in joint venture Verizon Wireless? Well, they’re back. There’s a bit...
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Verizon and Vodafone Reach $130 Billion Deal
It was a busy Labor Day weekend for Verizon as the company finally reached an agreement with Vodafone to purchase the British carrier’s 45% stake in their Verizon Wireless joint venture. A deal has...
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Shareholder Sues Verizon over $130 Billion Vodafone Deal
Verizon’s $130 billion purchase of Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless would be the third-largest corporate transaction in history, so it’s no surprise that it’s already attracting drama. Mere...
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AT&T Reportedly Considering Vodafone Bid
AT&T is reportedly looking into a takeover of Vodafone as part of its strategy to move into Europe. The news comes from Bloomberg, which reports that AT&T executives are laying out the...
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Verizon Gets FCC Approval for $130 Billion Deal with Vodafone
Verizon has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission for its $130 billion purchase of Vodafone’s 45% stake in the Verizon Wireless joint venture. The deal, which is the third...
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AT&T Says No Plans for Vodafone Bid
AT&T is not planning on making a bid for British carrier Vodafone any time soon. Despite rumors coming to a peak over the weekend, AT&T said in an official statement on Monday that it has no...
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Vodafone Shareholders Approve Verizon Wireless Sale
One of the largest corporate transactions in history nears completion as Vodafone shareholders approved the sale of the company’s stake in Verizon Wireless. At a meeting on Tuesday, 99.76% of...
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Verizon Closes $130 Billion Deal with Vodafone
Verizon has completed its purchase of Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless. The deal was announced back in September and took around six months to get the necessary approvals from shareholders and...
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AT&T CFO Downplays European Expansion
AT&T seems to be over its ambition of European expansion. Instead, the carrier will concentrate on its efforts in the U.S. The change in attitude was revealed by comments made by chief financial...
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SoftBank Reportedly Considering Bid for Vodafone
Could SoftBank be shifting its attention to Europe? The Japanese carrier, which acquired Sprint last year and has been eying T-Mobile, is reportedly considering a possible bid for Vodafone. Vodafone,...
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Verizon Profit Up, But Subscriber Growth Slows
Verizon had a mixed first quarter, with its report showing a slowdown in new customer additions even as its financials remained strong. The carrier added just 539,000 postpaid subscribers in the...
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