BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East and Africa were hit with service disruptions to their smartphones for a second day after an unexplained glitch cut off internet and messaging services.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone today announced it is cutting around 500 jobs in the UK.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone is to axe 450 jobs in a move aimed at “simplifying” its operations, the firm announced today.

Vodafone said today UK customers would be offered cheaper services if they were willing to allow advertisements to be sent to their mobile phones.

The launch of 3G services to pre-paid customers boosted Vodafone's Irish subscriber numbers by 29,000, the company said today.

Vodafone today announced it has strengthened its management team in Japan by appointing Bill Morrow, currently chief executive of Vodafone UK, as President of Vodafone KK, its Japanese operation.

Talk-happy Irish mobile phone users continue to contribute to phone company profits, according to key performance indictators released today by Vodafone.

VODAFONE Ireland yesterday confirmed it is examining ways to prevent underage customers from accessing adult websites through its handsets.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone announced today customers in Britain will have to prove they are aged 18 or more to access adult websites through their handsets.

Telecoms group BT today announced plans to launch the first phone service to allow users to use mobile and fixed line networks with a single handset.

Today's deadline for US phone company AT&T Wireless is expected to generate at least two competing offers for the $30bn (€23.4bn) business, according to the Financial Times.

Vodafone Group announced today that Gavin Darby, currently Chief Executive of Vodafone UK, has been appointed chief executive Americas Region with effect from April 1, 2004.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone tonight announced that it had bought a telecoms service provider which manages more than 27,000 customers.

Vodafone UK Ltd has signed a deal with BT Openzone that will enable it to provide its customers with a Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) service through the BT Openzone public wireless LAN network.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone today said it was buying Singlepoint, the mobile phone services operation owned by entrepreneur John Caudwell, for £405m (€574.8m).

Phone services group Project Telecom today looked set to become part of Vodafone after it recommended a £155m (€220m) takeover to shareholders.

Manchester United star David Beckham stars in a new TV advert for mobile phone giant Vodafone starting today.

Vodafone's UK chief executive Christopher Gent has been awarded the second half of his controversial bonus £1.5m (€2.4m) share package, it was disclosed today.