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Comment At the end of this month Chris Gent will hand over his CEO office at Vodafone to Arun Sarin. To anyone who knows his background, however, the path he is likely to walk as Vodafone’s CEO is clear, as is... [23 Jul 2003]
Vodafone mobile phones get Sony music and video
News Vodafone and Sony Music Entertainment have announced an agreement to bring multimedia to mobile phones. Under the deal, Sony will provide music and visuals from its artists for ring tones, photos and video to be played... [24 May 2004]
Vodafone makes £12.6bn pre-tax profit
News Vodafone today reported Group pre-tax profits of £12.6bn, but with the wave of the accountants' wands this turned into a loss of £9bn. And Vodafone can claim another 340 million customers if you add in... [25 May 2004]
Vodafone and Orange get cosy on mobile masts
News Mobile operators Orange and Vodafone have agreed to share network resources. Orange and Vodafone said the deal to share 2G and 3G mobile masts in the UK, which will start to be implemented this year,... [20 Feb 2008]
Vodafone shares hammered despite good news
News Vodafone shares dropped six per cent today as the company announced pre-tax profit up 19 per cent, turnover up ten per cent and free cash flow only beaten in the sector by Microsoft. Around the same volume level was the... [25 May 2004]
Vodafone considers pinching Vivendi's assets
News Vodafone is poised to make a bid for the remaining stake in Vivendi's mobile division SFR. The outstanding SFR shares would cost Vodafone between £8bn and £9bn, analysts have predicted.... [03 Jul 2002]
Vodafone CEO warns of Apple, Google threat
News Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin has warned the industry to get creative about mobile services or risk becoming marginalised by the arrival of new kids on the block such as Apple and Google. Fewer mobile operating systems is... [12 Feb 2008]
Vodafone denies bribery allegations
News Vodafone has denied accusations that it paid bonuses of around DM150m (£48m) to Mannesmann executives in an attempt to smooth last year's takeover. German prosecutors yesterday confirmed that Vodafone... [22 Aug 2001]
Vodafone may charge for mobile spam
News Companies that want to send millions of junk messages to Vodafone customers could soon have to pay for each one. Mobile network operator Vodafone is considering charging business customers for sending... [08 Jun 2004]
Vodafone and Amdocs look to deepen relationship
News Vodafone has chosen Amdocs to consolidate its billing systems worldwide. However, no monetary value has been put on the deal and it looks like Vodafone won't rule out other billing system suppliers. It... [14 Jul 2004]
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. That figure tops 116 million when companies in which... [14 Nov 2000]
Vodafone cuts mobile broadband prices
News Vodafone is hoping to ramp up mobile broadband uptake in the UK by waving the carrot of a £15 per month 3GB price plan in UK consumers' faces. Business customers can expect more data for their pound -... [01 Feb 2008]
Vodafone explores femtocell potential?
News Vodafone is testing femtocell technology, which involves mini base stations being installed in homes and small offices to improve indoor 3G coverage. An article in The Times newspaper last week claimed... [28 Jan 2008]
Vodafone says no to £30m Yes buy
News Vodafone has denied it paid £30m to take over Manchester-based telecoms reseller Yes Telecom. It's thought Vodafone paid considerably less for the B2B operator. Vodafone announced the... [13 Jul 2006]
Vodafone venture, Intel sparks chip war and 3G faces Finnish challenge
News The move would take Vodafone into the heart of the coveted Japanese market - Japan Telecom being the country's third largest telecoms group - but also make it an uncomfortable bedfellow with BT, which lays claim to a 20... [11 Dec 2000]
