Vodafone Group will acquire Macintosh Retail Group NV’s 210 BelCompany mobile phone stores in the Netherlands for 120 million euros (about $171 million). Local Vodafone branch is the second-largest operator, operating 86 stores in the country. At present Dutch market is pretty saturated, with carrier shifting strategy from acquiring new subscribers toward retaining existing ones.…
Vodafone Essar launches 3G service in East Uttar Pradesh, India
Vodafone Essar switched on a commercial service in East Uttar Pradesh, which is one of the largest service areas in India. Even before this, the company launched limited 3G services in Chennai and Delhi, but this week’s announcement counts as its first fully commercial launch. The new service will launch in the cities of Lucknow…
Orange, Telefónica Movistar and Vodafone to work together in Spain to make NFC take off
In much the same way that America had to standardize their track gauges in order to build a railway system that stretched from the east coast to the west coast, something similar has to happen for Near Field Communication (NFC) to take off. Some operators are giving customers NFC stickers they can place on the…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc heading to Australia’s Optus, Vodafone
The super-sexy, though somewhat bulky Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is heading toward Australian shores where not one but two carriers are waiting to pick it up and offer it to their customers. The two carriers are Optus and Vodafone, both of which will start selling the Swedish-Japanese baby at some point next month (April). And…
Vandals break into Vodafone UK datacenter, disrupt service for several hundred thousand customers
Forget about the iPhone ruining an operator’s billion dollar network thanks to hipsters overusing Instagram to share with the world what type of beer they’re drinking with their sushi lunches, this past Sunday all it took were a couple of crooked thieves breaking into one of Vodafone’s UK data facilities to knock out service to…
Vodafone Italy offers free Telmap-powered navigation to its iPhone users
Vodafone Italy is now offering free Telmap-powered navigation to its prepaid and post-paid iPhone users. The all-in-one solution comes with 3D moving maps, voice and text instructions announcing street names, dedicated pedestrian navigation as well as local search and content, including points of interest such as gas stations, parking lots and more. The so called…
Vodafone, China Mobile sign a strategic co-operation framework agreement
Two of the largest mobile operators in the world, Vodafone and China Mobile, signed a “strategic co-operation framework agreement” at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Under the deal, the two companies will continue their existing co-operation in a number of areas, including exchange of corporate management, technical and operational expertise, enhanced roaming, multinational customers,…
Vodafone bringing Google’s Nexus S to 24 countries around the world!
Thanks to Vodafone, users in 24 countries around the world will be able to play with the still only Android 2.3 Gingerbread-runnin’ smartphone – Google’s Nexus S. Best of all, the carrier will offer both the black and white editions of the device. On the downside though, Nexus S which will be offered by Vodafone…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Confirmed for Orange, O2, T-Mobile UK and Vodafone
Now that Sony Ericsson has gone public with the Xperia Play (also known as the PlayStation phone), carriers are confirming availability. In the UK, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, and O2 will be offering the new device. Word has it up here in Canada, Rogers will exclusively be selling the Xperia Play. We haven’t heard anything from…
HTC Desire 2 Coming to Vodafone Germany
A recent scan of Vodafone Germany’s inventory has revealed the HTC Desire 2. This is the first time we’ve seen that name, but it could be a European variant of any number of upcoming HTC phones, like the Pyramid, Inspire, or the Saga. The original was basically a Nexus One with HTC’s personal branding and…