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Vodafone chief's departure is a sign of the times
Comment So Sarin's decision to invest big bucks in places such as Turkey and India was not always popular with shareholders - even if analysts now laud the $10.9bn bid for a controlling stake in Indian operator Hutchison... [29 May 2008]
Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin to retire
News In the latter he led the acquisition of network operator Hutchison Essar, the largest foreign investment in the country to-date. Mobile operator Vodafone has announced its CEO Arun Sarin is to retire. [27 May 2008]
Top 10 mobile & wireless stories of the year
News Meanwhile, Nokia made moves on mapping - plotting a massive $8.1bn acquisition of digital-map supplier Navteq and talking up location-based services; Vodafone made moves on India, snaffling network operator Hutchison... [13 Dec 2007]
Vodafone's books looking less red
News Following Vodafone's purchase of Indian network operator Hutchison Essar earlier this year, the mobile operator has a market penetration of around 14 per cent in India. Vodafone has slashed operating... [29 May 2007]
India diary, day 9: An auto-rickshaw ride and a catwalk show
Comment Then I'm back to the hotel to check email and, as the man on the ground, even write up a story on the big news of the day - Vodafone's bid for local mobile operator Hutchison Essar. Monday 12 February -... [12 Mar 2007]
Vodafone CEO: Mobile must move it or lose it
News India is likely to be on the mind of the Vodafone CEO following its purchase of Indian network operator Hutchison Essar which was announced yesterday. Speaking today at the 3GSM World Congress in... [13 Feb 2007]
Vodafone, Citigroup team up for m-payments
News Vodafone is upping its game in India too - with a $11.1bn deal for a controlling stake in India's Hutchison Essar announced in the last 24 hours. Vodafone has joined forces with Citigroup to offer an... [12 Feb 2007]
India cheers Vodafone mega-deal
News Vodafone's latest mega-deal, to acquire Hutchison Essar, has been described by the Indian press as a "do or die" attempt to enter the world's fastest growing telecoms market. The Times of India, which... [12 Feb 2007]
Inside offshoring: India's telecoms infrastructure
Comment Meanwhile Hutchison's Essar and Tata Indicom have in the last few days announced they have beaten most of Asia to new push-to-talk services which allow walkie-talkie style one-to-many communications. Now... [16 Jun 2004]
It's "push-to-talk" says India
News Mobile phone company Hutchison Essar, a division of telecommunications giant Orange, has become the second of India's wireless companies in a week to start selling "push-to-talk", the walkie-talkie style... [01 Jun 2004]
