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5 years ago… Vodafone Airtouch poised to make Mannesmann bid
News 09.11.1999: Vodafone AirTouch is on the verge of making a hostile takeover bid for Mannesmann, the German engineering group turned predatory telecoms player, according to UK press reports over the weekend. [09 Nov 2004]
High-tech VIPs and the silicon.com curse
Comment From the hero of the AirTouch and Mannesmann deals to villain in two years? But we must. As at least one other publication has noted, a place in our 'power 50' list has turned into a poisoned chalice (see... [04 Sep 2002]
Vodafone goes Dutch with 3G network
News According to this weekend's Observer, analysts are predicting that Vodafone may have lost as many as 300,000 subscribers over the last quarter, just two years after it merged with Mannesmann. Some industry pundits blame... [22 Apr 2002]
Vodafone set for £6bn write-down
News Vodafone acquired Arcor as part of its £137bn takeover of Mannesmann and invested £1.7bn in China Mobile in October 2000, only to see its share price fall sharply. Vodafone is set to take a write-down on acquisitions,... [12 Nov 2001]
BT loses 3G high court action
News The payment was deferred after Vodafone bought German rival Mannesmann, which owned Orange at the time. BT and One2One have lost a high court lawsuit that alleged that the British government treated them unfairly over... [17 Oct 2001]
Hong Kong phone giant denies Vodafone rumours
News Hutchison came into the shares after Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom respectively purchased its offshoots, Mannesmann and Voicestream. Hutchison Whampoa has denied rumours it is seeking a buyer for its stakes in Vodafone... [24 Aug 2001]
German 3G firm warns 'one of us will go bankrupt'
News The other licence holders are BT's Viag Interkom, KPN's E-Plus, Vodafone's Mannesmann, Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile and France Telecom's Mobilcom. One of the six successful bidders for a German 3G licence... [24 Aug 2001]
BT and One2One take 3G complaints to court
News According to the auction rules Vodafone had to split from Orange following Vodafone's takeover of German group Mannesmann, which at the time included Orange, because no single operator was allowed more than one licence. [19 Jun 2001]
Go-it-alone Vodafone could sue 3G rivals over network pacts
News Vodafone declined to give silicon.com an official statement on network sharing, but it is highly unlikely that it will be striking any similar network sharing deals, least of all in the UK or Germany, where Vodafone controls the D2... [12 Jun 2001]
Booming profits can't counter Vodafone's massive loss
News These were the first results to include figures from Mannesmann, Vodafone's £113bn takeover. The company wrote off £11.9bn of goodwill on its acquisitions of Mannesmann in Germany and AirTouch in the US. [29 May 2001]
Share and share alike in 3G market to cut costs
News Last year, Deutsche Telekom, BT through Viag Interkom, Dutch KPN through E-Plus, Mannesmann, MobilCom and the 3G Group bought the German UMTS licences at auction. Germany is the first 3G... [27 Feb 2001]
All talk: can Orange keep the future bright?
Comment With the IPO pricing of what some observers call "new" Orange announced today, a further look at the now pan-European player seems apt. Most writing in the business press has focused on the heavily discounted pricing for the share offer,... [22 Jan 2001]
Mannesmann to build E1bn 3G network
News The company has enlisted Siemens to build a test network in Munich and Ericsson for another in Dusseldorf. Each contract is worth E500m (£300m). The first elements of the networks should be in place by 2001. [24 Nov 2000]
3G, or not 3G? That is the $100bn question
News However, as companies such as BT head towards a £30bn 3G debt, Siemens AG have announced a $422.3m deal to supply the technology to its German strategic partner, Vodafones Mannesmann Mobilfunk. In a... [23 Nov 2000]
Vodafone spending spree pays dividends as profits boom
News Vodafone's subscriber base also jumped by 55 per cent, although that includes customers acquired through the hostile acquistion of Mannesmann in April this year. Turnover was also up, increasing 32 per cent to £10.2... [14 Nov 2000]
