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Vodacom Group Ltd., the No. 1 South African mobile telecom provider that listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Monday, could be Vodafone Group plc's (NYSE:VOD) "springboard into sub-Saharan Africa."That comment was made by Vodacom CEO Pieter Uys in an interview with Bloomberg News. He said Vodafone has committed to...
Posted on May 21, 2009 2:34 PM
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) on Monday delivered a healthy first-quarter earnings report. The wireless provider reported net income of $3.2 billion, up from $3.05 billion in the same period a year ago, besting Wall Street expectations. Verizon was helped by the $28.1 billion acquisition of Alltel Corp. in January by...
Posted on April 27, 2009 12:05 PM
Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ:CLWR), on the verge of a massive U.S. WiMax buildout, named a new CEO. The wireless broadband provider brought in telecom vet William Morrow to replace company co-founder and current chief Benjamin Wolff, who will focus on strategic and financing opportunities.Wolff will continue as co-chairman alongside Craig McCaw....
Posted on March 10, 2009 3:07 PM
MySpace Inc., a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is trying to joint venture its way past Facebook Inc. in the race to provide millions of users with a universal Web identity. By partnering with Google Inc., MySpace wants to create a more social Web, enabling its users to...
Posted on December 9, 2008 4:33 PM
Vodafone Group plc, the world's biggest cell-phone operator, added another 87 million potential users to its customer base, including 60 million in the fast-growing Russian market. The British firm created a nonequity partnership with Mobile TeleSystems OJSC to provide customers with communications services and to collaborate jointly on future...
Posted on October 30, 2008 3:25 PM
"When are you going to go vertical?" is a question that Verizon Communications Inc. CEO Ivan Seidenberg (pictured) hears frequently.Seidenberg said at the Dow Jones & Co. and Nielsen Co. Media and Money conference in New York that he receives queries about whether Verizon will make like the cable...
Posted on October 14, 2008 4:57 PM
Vodafone Group plc wants to increase its bet on Africa. The U.K.-based wireless giant made a nonbinding proposal to acquire an additional 15% stake in Vodacom Group Ltd. for 22.5 billion South African rand, or $2.46 billion, in cash. This would bring Vodafone's stake in its JV with Telkom...
Posted on October 13, 2008 5:18 PM
On Monday, $40 billion worth of telecom deals were announced as the Chinese government restructures the industry there. Sweden's TeliaSonera AB just made a $42 billion bid for France Télécom SA. In the U.S., joint venture Verizon Wireless is acquiring rural cellular provider Alltel Corp. for $28.1 billion -- including...
Posted on June 5, 2008 2:34 PM
Vodafone Group plc issued positive financial earnings on Tuesday, and Arun Sarin announced he's resigning as chief executive. During a conference call, Sarin, who survived a bid to oust him in July 2006 amid profit warnings and a floundering share price, said he "felt the timing was right to hand...
Posted on May 27, 2008 10:10 AM
Who might buy the more-than-50% stake in Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.'s handset business that the Chinese equipment company wants to sell to improve its access to the U.S. market? A story in Tuesday's South China Morning Post said suitors could include AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group...
Posted on May 21, 2008 8:15 AM
Marathon days and grueling nights. Secrecy and front-page news. And a final exhausting vigil before a $47 billion climax.
Posted on August 16, 2006 12:55 PM
Laura McCluer on rebuilding alliances at CA; plus dealmaking at Vodafone, Bertelsmann, Nortel and GenVec.
Posted on April 15, 2006 3:32 PM
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