Vodafone
RSS VodafoneCruickshank signs up for United News and Media
News However, wireless operator, Vodafone, reacted strongly to the news. Action 2000 chief executive and ex-Oftel director general, Don Cruickshank, has been contracted by United News and Media to help it win a third... [01 Nov 1998]
Vodafone launches second hand mobiles
News Vodafone has linked up with Australian pawnbrokers and second hand goods group Cash Converters International to sell second hand mobile phones in the UK. A spokeswoman for Vodafone said: "We were looking... [13 Oct 1998]
UK mobile companies benefit from pay-as-you-go schemes
News The UK's national mobile phone operators - Cellnet, One2One, Orange and Vodafone - have this week recorded healthy customer gains for the most recently completed calendar quarter. Vodafone still leads... [02 Oct 1998]
Vodafone and Airtouch draw closer to merger
News Mobile operators Vodafone and Airtouch are close to signing a £40bn merger agreement, according to reports in the UK national press. Analysts have favoured a link-up between the two companies for several years but they... [07 Sep 1998]
In brief: Vodafone buys BellSouth New Zealand
News Vodafone Group is to pay $369m for BellSouth New Zealand, a mobile phone operator with over 120,000 subscribers. Vodafone already operates networks in Australia and Fiji. The head of BellSouth will... [27 Aug 1998]
In brief: Vodafone staff in lucrative share offer
News Vodafone has followed the lead of numerous US high-tech companies by offering all its 6,000-plus employees share options worth at least half their basic salary. Chris Gent, Vodafone's chief executive,... [06 Aug 1998]
EC clamps down on telecoms tariffs
News But an Oftel spokesman said: "Vodafone and Cellnet are also part of the investigation, which will have a knock on effect on Orange and One2One. In a letter to European telecoms regulators, the EC has told to them clamp... [24 Jul 1998]
In brief: Orange holds off One2One in Q2 results
News The two companies still trail behind the market leaders Vodafone and Cellnet. Vodafone's sales improved by 20 per cent over the same quarter last year to a customer base of 3.6m. Orange's quarterly... [02 Jul 1998]
Securicor lacks faith in Cellnet
News The recent rise in value of Vodafone and Orange has also fuelled speculation that the time is right for a sell-off. Rumours that Securicor is about to sell its stake in Cellnet have resurfaced following lacklustre... [26 Jun 1998]
