Britain's Vodafone is looking at new ways of making money from the mobile Internet, such as offering premium services, as the battle for control of an expanding market dominated by search engine Google hots up.
Vonage Holdings Corp said on Monday that it would pay $3 million to settle a previously disclosed investigation of its business practices in 32 states by state attorneys general.
Sprint Nextel Corp said on Monday the company has paid down a $1 billion loan outstanding under its $4.5 billion revolving credit facility.
Vodafone is seeking an extension to Monday's deadline for a tax claim issued by India over the British mobile phone operator's $11.2 billion purchase of Hutchison Telecom's Indian operations in 2007.
Belgium's dominant telecom operator Belgacom aims to overturn its conservative reputation by developing new technology and expanding overseas, Chief Executive Didier Bellens told newspapers on Saturday.
China's Huawei Technologies took the No. 2 position in the ailing mobile network gear market in the third quarter, almost doubling its market share from a year ago, and bypassing Nokia Siemens.
The demand for mobile Internet access and data services such as games and pictures appears to be recession proof, the global head of France Telecom's Orange mobile business said.
Network equipment maker Avaya said on Wednesday it won key regulatory approvals for its bid for Nortel Networks Corp's enterprise business, adding that it expects to close the deal in December.
Sprint Nextel Corp is starting the process of eliminating up to 2,500 jobs in the current quarter in an effort to save at least $350 million annually, the company said on Monday.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave final approval to AT&T Inc's $944 million bid to buy Centennial Communications Corp.
Indian state-run telecom Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd may open direct negotiations for a stake in Kuwait's Zain if its exclusive talks as part of a consortium fail.
Spain's Telefonica will buy broadband operator HanseNet from Telecom Italia for 900 million euros ($1.34 billion), Telefonica said on Thursday, strengthening its competitive position in Germany.
Spain's Telefonica said on Thursday that it is targeting sales in Germany of nearly 5 billion euros ($7.43 billion) after buying broadband operator HanseNet from Telecom Italia.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd announced a share buyback worth up to $1.2 billion on Thursday, driving up its share price, but analysts said competitive concerns will continue to exert pressure on the company's stock.
China Unicom, the country's No.2 mobile carrier, said on Tuesday that it had already signed up more than 1 million 3G subscribers, but analysts said that handset subsidies and marketing costs could weigh on profit margins.
Smith Micro Software Inc posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates by a penny, but revenue missed, hurt by a tough economic environment, and the company cut its full-year revenue view, sending its shares down 20 percent.
Verizon Communications Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said on Wednesday the current debate about net neutrality is "extremely troubling" and risks halting progress in broadband development.
Verizon, No. 2 wireless carrier in the U.S., made its boldest attack on Apple's iPhone with a TV commercial that boasted Droid, a new smartphone from Motorola, does everything the iPhone doesn't.
It may not seem like it when commuters are shouting down their cell phones to the dismay of other passengers but most Americans believe there are unspoken rules about mobile phone etiquette.
Users of Microsoft Corp's Sidekick mobile phone may have permanently lost data such as contacts, photos and calendar entries due to the failure of a Microsoft server computer.
