BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Verizon Wireless has entered into an agreement with Alltel Corporation and Atlantis Holdings LLC, an affiliate of private investment firm TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners, to acquire Alltel Corporation in a cash merger. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). [...]

Hey, Looks like BoyGenius hits the score (again!) with this interesting Vodafone's 2008 roadmap (The Windows Mobile one looks more interesting than the symbian as there’s a plenty of mystery devices on it) [...]

Verizon Wireless says it plans to embrace Google’s open-source mobile software platform called Android and the 34-member Open Handset Alliance set up to support its development. The U.S. operator had been one of several large operators withholding support from the Android initiative, announced last month. The change of heart follows Verizon’s announcement last week that it plans to open [...]

Vodafone and Telefonica have taken undisclosed stakes in Amobee Media, a two-year old firm that offers advertising for mobile search, games and SMS.  Both operators have begun trials of Amobee’s technology – Telefonica through its O2 subsidiary in the UK, and Vodafone in Spain, Greece and the Czech Republic – and say their minority stakes will help improve their understanding of a [...]

Verizon Wireless Introduces The Ultimate Consumer Entertainment Source: The MOTORIZR Z6tv  The MOTORIZR Z6tv is Motorola's First Device to Premiere V CAST Mobile TV  09/28/2007  BASKING RIDGE, NJ, and SCHAUMBURG, IL — Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today [...]

Key highlights: The Group has delivered against its financial and operating targets and made good progress on executing against its five strategic objectives Voice and data usage growth offset competitive and regulatory pressures in Europe Continued strong performance in emerging markets, with the recent acquisition in India significantly increasing its [...]