Vodafone completes Vizzavi integration
Vodafone says that it has completed the integration of Vizzavi with its existing operations. The British network operator acquired control of the multi-access portal from joint venture partner Vivendi Universal in August.
Vizzavi will become Vo…
T-Mobile ships Sidekick device
T-Mobile USA has announced the commercial availability of its Sidekick device, the first to use Danger’s Hiptop platform. Hiptop is a mobile device solution which includes a handheld reference specification and a set of hosted entertainment servic…
Motorola, Siemens in talks
The US equipment manufacturer Motorola and its German competitor Siemens are reportedly considering a swap deal which would see Motorola divest its wireless network business in return for Siemens’ mobile handset operations. It is thought that the …
Palm gains approval for split
Palm’s board has gained shareholder approval for a 1-for-20 stock split which it claims will simplify the process of separating the hardware business of the Solutions Group from the PalmSource software subsidary. Palm can initiate the split at a r…
O2 to launch MMS in October
Network operator mmO2 has announced that it will launch multimedia messaging services (MMS) in its four European markets later this month. Dubbed O2 Media Messaging, the service will enable users to exchange personal messages and subscribe for mul…
Digital Bridges wins Telefonica contract
Mobile games developer Digital Bridges has won a contract to supply Telefonica Moviles, the Spanish network operator, with a portfolio of entertainment services. Telefonica will offer the services over SMS, WAP and Java.
Titles include Star Tre…
BT returns as MVNO
British Telecom has returned to the UK mobile telephony market as a virtual network operator (MVNO). The former parent of mmO2 will buy network capacity from its newly independent subsidary and target users of its BT.com portal with flexible tarif…
Vodafone launches high volume pan-European tariff
Vodafone Group Plc today announces the launch of Eurocall Platinum, a new Eurocall option which has been developed to help reduce the cost of calls for high volume roaming customers. Eurocall Platinum builds on the success of Eurocall, Vodafone’s …