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• Vodafone announces iPad 2 availability

  Vodafone has launched Apple’s iPad 2 for Australian customers, with the device to run on the both the telco’s existing infrastructure and new 850MHz network.

• VHA joins opposition to Telstra-NBN Co deal

  Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has joined the criticism of Telstra’s structural separation undertaking (SSU) with NBN Co, stating the proposed plan fails to prevent the telco from impeding competition.
  

• Italy 4G frequency auction tops €3.7 billion

  Italy's auction of six blocks of 800MHz frequencies for 4G mobile phone services netted €2.962 billion (US$4 billion) Thursday, taking the total of provisional offers for mobile phone frequency licenses to more than €3.7 billion.

• Vodafone does spectrum deal for LTE

  Vodafone has negotiated the reallocation of certain blocks 1800MHz spectrum with state railway authorities to aid its rollout of Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in capital cities.

• Vodafone to offer iPad 2

  Vodafone has announced it will offer Apple's iPad 2 tablet, with the device available on a 12- or 24-contact or for outright purchase.

• Telecom NZ, Vodafone settle court battles

  Telecom New Zealand (ASX:TEL) and Vodafone have announced that they have settled a long-running legal dispute over service obligation payments.

• Vodafail bites bottom line, customer base

  Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has reported a loss of 375,000 customers so far this year, following customer service and network issues.

• Telstra and Vodafone to carry HTC EVO 3D

  Telstra and Vodafone have jumped on the 3D smartphone bandwagon announcing they will carry HTC’s EVO 3D from 20 September this year.
  

• Post-merger Vodafone, 3 unify project management

  With 5000 staff, 600 stores, 7.5 million customers and $4.4 billion in revenue, the merged Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has consolidated its project management office around one core application which it is now integrating with other business systems.

• UK parliament say phone networks didn't warn hacking victims

  Two U.K. mobile phone operators took years to notify their customers that their voicemail accounts may have been illegally accessed, according to a report by the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee released on Wednesday.

• Nokia E6 available in Aus

  Nokia's E6 smartphone, which runs the updated Symbian Anna operating system, is now available to local customers following its April launch.

• Vodafone reduces NZ roaming prices

  Vodafone has cut prices for Aussie customers travelling to New Zealand with the launch of NZ Data Roaming Packs from 8 July this year.

• Vodafone completes mid-NSW network upgrade

  Vodafone has announced it has wrapped up a three month network upgrade project involving the installation of new mobile equipment at 49 sites across Newcastle, parts of the Central Coast, and the Hunter.

• Vodafone buying out Indian partner in mobile joint venture

  Vodafone ended on Friday a fractious relationship with its Indian joint venture partner, Essar Group, but will end up paying more than earlier planned for the partner's 33 percent stake in the mobile joint venture, Vodafone Essar.

• HTC, Vodafone release Android-based 'Facebook phones'

  HTC and Vodafone have launched two news Android-based smartphones, the Salsa and the ChaCha, both with a dedicated Facebook “F button” allowing instant access to the popular social network.