Verizon Communications Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg says the U.S.'s number two telecom will be the hunter and not the prey-especially where it concerns its Verizon Wireless partner Vodafone--as telcos continue to consolidate. "We're not for sale," he told the Financial Times. "And in case you didn't get that the [...]

Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg wants out of the company's Verizon Wireless joint venture with Vodafone, telling the Financial Times that since Verizon is "doing 100 percent of the work," he wants 100 percent of the earnings.Vodafone and Verizon's relationship has been a tense one at best since the two [...]

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Vodafone Italia has released a new broadband switch/router for the home though could be key enabler of future fixed-mobile convergence. The carrier's Station box, developed with Huawei Read more[...]

In recognition of Earth Day, this bit on Vodafone going green: The company said it's planning to cut CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2020, using its 2006-2007 reduction emissions as a starting point. Read more[...]