Vodafone News
Vodafone is the largest cellco in the world by revenue but China Mobile has more customers. It was formed when UK company Racal won a cellular license and was later spun out. Since then it has grown through a series of bold mergers to the giant it is today with major operations in Germany, the UK, Spain and Italy and India. It has minority positions in Verizon Wireless in the US and in SFR in France, in the process of being sold to Vivendi. In all, taking in subsidiaries and joint ventures it has 341 million cellular subscribers in 30 countries and partner networks, with which it has close ties, over a further 40. Vodafone major shareholders have guided its strategy away from saturated such as Japan (which it sold to Softbank) and pushed Vodafone to attack emerging markets – a strategy that has paid off handsomely with Vodafone capturing control of Essar in India and Telsim in Turkey. Vodafone has begun buying fixed line ISPs to venture into broadband, IPTV and quad play, particularly in Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal.
Click for Southern Europe crisis hits Vodafone results
9 February, 2012
Revenue growth slows amid deterioration in Italy and Spain, but emerging markets and data keep the firm robust
Vodafone leads M2M pack, says study
18 January, 2012
Global scale gives the cellco a headstart in a cellular market which will could see 365m connections in 2016
Vodafone to initiate deep spending review
22 November, 2011
CEO admits need to examine group's cost structures as it struggle with eurozone crisis and tax probes
Vodafone kills 360 at last
19 October, 2011
Its attempt to create its own-branded mobile web experience will be closed down by year end
Vodafone wins some and loses some in Asia
20 September, 2011
Forms partnership with Conexus cellco alliance in the region, but loses pacts with M1 in Singapore and SmarTone Hong Kong
Vodafone Xone lures Silicon Valley start-ups
12 September, 2011
Research center will allow innovators to test and showcase new services on replica of Vodafone's European networks
Vodafone dips its toe into own-brand tablet market
6 September, 2011
Two devices to ship in Germany first, then other European territories, but pricing will be critical
Vodafone in talks to merge Greek unit
30 August, 2011
Considering combining with Wind Hellas to provide stronger competition for Deutsche Telekom's Cosmote
Vodafone to extend Android billing worldwide
24 August, 2011
Seeks carrier billing deals with all major platforms except Apple, having seen doubling of UK app sales with RIM
Vodafone dumps DSL for LTE in Germany
23 August, 2011
Cellco plans to migrate all fixed broadband customers to 4G, avoiding high line charges to Deutsche Telekom
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