Verizon prepping $100B bid to buy more of itself
Verizon wants to own all of subsidiary Verizon Wireless’ stock. And it’s willing to spend $100 billion in cash and stock to make it happen. At least, according to a Reuters story tonight that suggests...
View ArticleVerizon closes $130B deal to buy out Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless today
As of today, Verizon finally has full control over its wireless future. British telecom company Vodafone, which has held a 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless since the joint venture’s founding in...
View ArticleVodafone buys Ono for $10B to add landlines and cable to its wireless service
Looks like landlines are still a thing in Europe — so much so that British telecom giant Vodafone just shelled out $10 billion (€7.2 billion) for Ono, a Spanish cable-and-landline company, according to...
View ArticleVodafone says hackers broke into nearly 2,000 customer accounts this week
(Reuters) – Vodafone U.K. said on Saturday hackers had accessed the accounts of 1,827 of its customers this week, the second cyber attack on a British telecoms company this month. The attackers had...
View ArticlePayPal extends digital wallet reach with Vodafone and America Movil partnerships
PayPal wants to us to celebrate the notion of “New Money,” whereby technology reimagines how we can safely and affordably manage, move, and spend our cash. At this year’s Mobile World Congress, the...
View ArticleHow CableLabs is paving the way for lightning-fast broadband
Phil McKinney’s job as CEO of CableLabs is to lead the cable TV industry forward into new technologies that can help with the delivery and adoption of cable TV services. The company is the research arm...
View ArticleHow IoT is powering transportation beyond the connected car
GUEST: The transportation industry is experiencing a digital revolution. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are showing up in everything from our cars to our homes to our cities. IoT is affecting...
View ArticleGameMine offers subscription games tied to direct carrier billing
EXCLUSIVE: Apple’s App Store and Android’s Google Play pretty much crushed the old system where carriers sold games direct to mobile users. But GameMine has found a way to bring the carriers back into...
View ArticleVodafone’s go-to for better customer retention (VB Live)
VB LIVE: A steady customer retention rate compounds revenue, and an increase of 10 percent will boost your business value by more than 30 percent. Learn how AI-powered marketing automation platforms...
View ArticleHow CableLabs envisions learning with video walls, light field Holodecks, and...
As CEO of CableLabs, Phil McKinney’s job is to dream big. He gets paid by cable TV providers around the world to do research on the future and how to build the networks that the future will require,...
View ArticleVodacom launches Africa’s first commercial 5G service in Lesotho
In the latest illustration of the ambitions and challenges involved in launching early next-generation cellular services, Vodacom has announced the launch of Africa’s first commercial 5G network — an...
View ArticleVodafone UK plans 5G launch in 2019, but says early phones are too big
Vodafone will launch its U.K. 5G network in 2019, the company confirmed, but it has concerns about the size of early 5G devices.Read More
View ArticleHow Facebook and 500 other companies will bring 3.8 billion more people online
About 51 percent of the people in the world have Internet access. How will the other 49 percent get it?Read More
View ArticleHuawei releases autonomous AI driving solution and demos cellular-connected cars
Next-generation cars will be able to communicate with each other and coordinate their actions to avoid accidents if targeted initiatives are widely adopted.Read More
View ArticleVR and cloud gaming frenzy seizes MWC as 5G hype builds
Telecom industry players at MWC Barcelona 19 made it clear they believe cloud gaming and VR will be key use cases for 5G networks.Read More
View ArticleVodafone sets 7-city 5G launches for July 3 in U.K., summer in Spain (updated)
Relying considerably on Huawei fixed and mobile gear, carrier Vodafone plans the U.K.'s first 5G launch in early July, with more cities later in 2019.Read More
View ArticleAlexa users in the U.K. can now call Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. for free
Amazon announced Vodafone subscribers in the U.K. can now link their phone plans to make and receive calls through Alexa-enabled devices.Read More
View ArticleDeutsche Telekom debuts 5G in Germany as Vodafone UK offers unlimited plans
Two major European carrier launches have given Germany its first commercial 5G service and U.K. customers their first unlimited 4G/5G data plans.Read More
View ArticleTelecom Italia unveils 5G data plans, expects 120-city coverage by 2021
Italy's top cellular carrier is now offering commercial 5G data plans in three cities, and expects to cover 22% of the country's population by 2021.Read More
View ArticleVodafone’s deals with Telefonica and TIM show how 5G will quickly expand
Voluntary tower-sharing deals between rival carriers will enable 5G to quickly reach customers, avoiding long delays or the need for nationalized networks.Read More
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