Vodafone (VOD) UK has reportedly launched a converged fixed-mobile service (called "Vodafone One Net") yesterday for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the UK, helping them to more effectively manage their corporate communications. This follows the company’s successful launch of Vodafone One in June 2009 that offers bundled voice, data and fixed-line services for large businesses. Vodafone One Net, which was previously launched in Italy and Czech Republic, marks Vodafone UK’s entry in the lucrative communications market for SMEs in the UK, representing an approximate £8 billion market opportunity. The new combined service offers a single number for mobile and landline services, one voicemail number for all messages and one contract through a single service provider. Users can seamlessly switch between landline phones and their mobiles while in a call and will have the flexibility of paying a flat call rate per subscription for all calls. ...

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Chicago, IL – August 4, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: AT&T Inc. (T), NTT DoCoMo (DCM), Vodafone (VOD), Telefonica (TEF) and SK Telecom (SKM).

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AT&T Leads Global HSPA Market

AT&T Inc. (T) has reportedly emerged as the leading player in the global HSPA (high-speed packet access) market in terms of total subscriber connections. According to a recent report by the GSM Association, the second-largest US carrier has outpaced industry leaders such as

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