On the last day of 2008, Vodafone, the mobile telecommunications company, had 289 million customers. Now, a new report indicates that Yahoo might be on its way to becoming Vodafone’s default search provider in Europe.
Vodafone, T-Mobile, Battle Over iPhone Terms
Vodafone sought an injunction in Germany that would prevent Apple’s partner, T-Mobile, from selling the iPhone while tied exclusively to T-Mobile’s service.
Vodafone Forms Irish Alliance With Google, Others
Your average news bulletin may say something about Corporation X partnering with sites Y and Z, and your average response may be a shrug – X, Y, and Z often represent companies you’ve never heard of. But in this case, Vodafone has sealed a deal with Google, YouTube, eBay, and MySpace.
Vodafone, Others Flee Facebook Over BNP Ads
Before today, I don’t think I’d ever heard of the British National Party – guess I need to brush up on my racist, far-right organizations. But it would seem that Vodafone and five other major corporations know the name, and they pulled out of deals with Facebook after their ads were placed on the BNP’s profile page.
Skype, Vodafone Move Forward Together?
Vodafone’s getting deeper and deeper into this whole Internet thing – the latest reports indicate that the company is exploring options with MSN, Yahoo, and AOL. It has also displayed several mobile phones designed to work with Skype, and has presented some VoIP technology.
Vodafone, Google Make Mobile Maps
Vodafone and Google have announced plans “to develop a location-based version of Google Maps for mobile,” which should present users with a range of local search and navigation options.
Americans may be out of luck, however – the two companies only mentioned “key European markets” in an official statement.
Yahoo Strikes Deal With Vodafone
Yahoo is making its way, one step at a time, into the mobile market.
Vodafone Expands In Eastern Europe
Vodafone will acquire 79% of the share capital of MobiFon and 100% of the share capital of Oskar Mobil in the Czech Republic.
Vodafone to Buy Czech and Romanian Operators
Vodafone International Holdings B.V. has entered into agreements with Telesystem International Wireless of Canada.
Vodafone Changes Up Japanese Management Team
Vodafone has made some changes to its management team in Japan for one, appointing Vodafone UK CEO, Bill Morrow, as President of Vodafone K.K.