Vodafonewatch Report #91 May-June 2011 Snapshot
24 June 2011
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Table of Contents
1 Executive brief
4 Group
4 Vodafone FY10-11 management update
4 Macro and competitive fears assuaged, for now
4 Targets met, but bar lowered for FY11-12
5 Table 1. Vodafone Group financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
5 European stragglers written down again
6 FY10-11
6 Figure 1. Vodafone Group revenue mix, Q1 FY09-10 to Q4 FY10-11
6 ‘Keep calm and carry on’
7 FY10-11
7 Figure 2. Vodafone Europe region revenue mix, Q1 FY09-10 to Q4 FY10-11
7 Figure 3. Vodafone AMAP region revenue mix, Q1 FY09-10 to Q4 FY10-11
7 Table 2. Vodafone FY10-11 revenue analysis
8 Table 3. Vodafone FY10-11 cost analysis
8 Europe: south still struggling, but challenges are wider
9 FY10-11
9 Figure 4. Vodafone regional revenue, Q1 FY09-10 to Q4 FY10-11 (UKP)
9 Table 4. Vodafone Europe Region financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
9 MTR cuts dampen FY11-12 prospects
10 Voice volumes starting to top out
10 OpCo performance — haphazard
11 Table 5. Vodafone OpCo average revenue per user and churn analysis, Q4 FY10-11
12 FY10-11
12 Figure 5. Vodafone OpCo EBITDA, FY10-11 (UKP)
12 AMAP: Group reliance rising; diversification the focus
12 Table 6. Vodafone Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific Region financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
13 FY10-11
13 Figure 6. Vodafone OpCo revenue, FY10-11 (UKP)
13 Table 7. Vodafone customer base analysis, 31 March 2011
14 FY10-11
14 Figure 7. Vodafone regional proportionate customers,
Q1 FY09-10 to Q4 FY10-11 (million)
14 Fixed‑line expansion a key trend for FY11-12
14 Ghana sets sales growth pace; India nearly a top‑five market for Group
14 Qatari shareholders getting twitchy
15 Guidance — focus remains on tackling margin decline
15 Capital expenditure — consistency
15 Sales — cementing recovery
15 Profit and cash flow — stemming decline
16 FY10-11
16 Figure 8. Vodafone OpCo adjusted operating free cash flow, FY10-11 (UKP)
16 Market reaction: concerns assuaged
17 M&A
17 M&A
17 Polkomtel owners deny sale trouble
18 Global Enterprise
18 SMS for Life initiative
expanded to new markets
18 Shareholders — nothing to worry about
18 Talks initiated over Airtel stake — report
20 Marketing
20 VfEg sale rising back up agenda
20 TE seeks licence clarity — but buyout of Vodafone remains an “option”
21 Partner Markets
21 Egypt problems throw spotlight on Vodafone commitment
21 Table 8. Vodafone Egypt, H2 and 12m FY10-11
22 Strategy
22 People
22 Bond signs off with parting shots at detractors
22 VZW — “told you so”
23 Push for better female representation to pre‑empt more changes
24 Germany, UK bear brunt of FY10-11 retrenchment
24 Table 9. Vodafone Group headcount allocation, FY08-09 to FY10-11
25 People movement highlights
26 Suppliers
26 Suppliers
26 Supplier recruitment highlights
27 Technology
27 Ford, Vodafone work on automotive M2M
27 CoCar initiative resurfaces
28 Terminals
28 Mobile terminal highlights
31 Investments and associates
31 Investments and associates
31 Airtel — Idea 3G‑sharing deal begins, VfEL jilted?
32 Investments and associates
32 Airtel — African network talks with Vodafone mooted
32 Safaricom teams with Telkom on infrastructure JV
33 Investments and associates
33 VZW — Vodafone collaboration breaks ground
34 Investments and associates
34 Verizon to add tracking warning to smartphones
34 Enterprise sales — one joint account team live
34 Enterprise services — VZ pushing cloud, “global” SIM proposition
35 R&D, purchasing — multi‑mode handsets worked on, Huawei question dodged
37 VZW — NFC venture “scaled back”
38 VZW — IMS glitch downs LTE network
39 Europe Region
39 Albania
39 Czech Republic
39 Czech Republic
39 VDSL offering goes live in “test mode”
40 Germany
40 Figure 9. Vodafone OpCo capex,
FY10-11 (UKP)
40 Germany
40 FY10-11: MTR pain evident as VfD revenue dips
40 Table 10. Vodafone Germany financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
41 Fixed-line business in reverse
41 Slow start for LTE uptake, but rollout targets met
41 Vodafone dismisses revived link with Kabel
42 Germany
42 VfD adds third-party
billing offering
42 B2B device portal remains a work in progress
43 Greece
43 SingularLogic tie‑up finally sees light of day
43 Hungary
43 Hungary preparing ground for fourth entrant — report
44 Germany
44 “…OUT OF CONTEXT…”
44 Ireland
44 VfIr offloads call centre work to Egypt, India
44 However, offshoring more contentious than ever…
44 …and carries execution risk
45 Hungary
45 O2‑eircom tie on networks; Vodafone deal usurped
46 Italy
46 Figure 10. Vodafone OpCo churn, Q4 FY10-11
46 Italy
46 FY10-11: VfIt remains challenged, sales fall again
46 Table 11. Vodafone Italy financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
47 Italy
47 Onus on quality customers, fixed line
47 Uncertainty remains over “chaotic” 800MHz auction
48 Italy
48 VfIt ties with rivals on
content billing
48 Vodafone misses out in Metroweb sell‑off
49 Malta
49 Netherlands
49 VfN hits out against new ‘net neutrality law
49 Colao — fears “political push‑back” from content fees, but warns over hit
50 Netherlands
50 Figure 11. Vodafone OpCo ARPU, Q4 FY10-11 (UKP)
52 Portugal
52 Figure 12. Vodafone smaller OpCos customer numbers, March 2011 (million)
52 Portugal
52 VfP launches opt‑in mobile ad platform
52 Sign of wider reboot
53 Portugal
53 Spain
53 FY10-11: VfS suffers amid “worse‑than‑India” climate
53 Table 12. Vodafone Spain financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
54 Romania
54 Spain
54 Alarms ring as profit dives in second half of year
54 VfS “transitioning” to lower cost footing — Combes
54 Orange sees VfS as vulnerable
55 Spain
55 Figure 13. Vodafone
OpCo contract customer base, Q4 FY10-11
55 LLU rate rise hits Telefónica rivals
56 Turkey
56 Figure 14. Vodafone OpCo minutes of usage, Q4 FY10-11
56 Turkey
56 FY10-11: VfT sales revival still going strong…
56 Table 13. Vodafone Turkey financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
57 …but profit remains elusive
57 Enterprise, fixed‑line expansion evident
58 UK
58 Figure 15. Vodafone OpCo adjusted operating profit, FY10-11 (UKP)
58 UK
58 FY10-11: VfUK maintains growth as Europe contracts
58 Table 14. Vodafone UK financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
59 UK
59 …but MTR fly in ointment for FY11-12
59 BT fixed‑line partnership stagnant
60 UK
60 Splits open up again over 800MHz auction
61 Contention centres around spectrum ‘floors’
62 UK
62 Shoretel to update VfUK call centre comms
62 UMTS900 rollout begins; “early benefits” showing
63 Vodafone “interested” in Fujitsu’s UK fibre offensive
65 Africa, Asia-Pacific & Middle East Region
65 Australia — Vodafone Hutchison Australia
65 Australia — Vodafone Hutchison Australia
65 VHA confirms NBN trials, preps fixed‑line move
66 Ghana
66 ACMA turns up heat over customer service failures
66 Telcos respond with customer care investments
68 Egypt
68 Ad agency own goal adds to VfEg protest woe
69 India
69 Figure 16. Vodafone
top‑8 OpCo customers, March 2011 (million)
69 India — Vodafone Essar
69 FY10-11: VfEL breaks back into profit…
69 Table 15. Vodafone India financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
70 India — Vodafone Essar
70 …but risks and uncertainties continue to rack up
70 Group acknowledges tax “uncertainty” — heads on the block?
71 India — Vodafone Essar
71 VMT finally reaches India, via pilots
71 Kenya — Safaricom
71 FY10-11: Price war response halts profit growth
71 Table 16. Safaricom, 12m FY10-11
72 Kenya — Safaricom
72 Safaricom gets wallet out to bolster defences
73 M‑PESA and customer growth maintained
74 New Zealand
74 Qatar
74 New Zealand
74 VfNZ takes slightly less bad MTR hit than expected
75 Qatar
75 South Africa — Vodacom
75 FY10-11: Vodacom shifts to front foot to tackle rivals
75 Table 17. Vodacom financials, H2 and 12m FY10-11
76 South Africa — Vodacom
76 South African climate improves, but competition on rise
76 Smartphone penetration fuels data growth, but M‑PESA disappoints
77 Capex boosted to strengthen data, transmission
78 Index
Index
A
A2A S.p.A. 48
Acer 26
Adecco S.A. 26
Aditya Birla Group
- Idea Cellular 31, 32, 69, 70
- Indus Towers 31, 32
Africa 12, 18, 21, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 65, 75, 76, 77
- Ghana 13, 14, 30, 32, 66
- Kenya 71, 72, 76
- Capital Markets Authority 66
- Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) 72, 73
- Kenyatta University 72
- Moi University 72
- University of Nairobi 72
- Nigeria 71
- North Africa 14
- South Africa 25, 29, 30, 71, 75, 76, 77
- Public Investment Corp. Ltd 25
- Tanzania 18, 71, 76
Agency Republic 59
Alcatel-Lucent 26, 29, 38
Alfa Group
- Altimo <>(Alfa Telecom International Mobile)
- Turkcell (see Curkurova/TeliaSonera/separate) 57
Al Jazeera 74
Allianz SE
- Investitori SGR 48
Alvarion Ltd. 72
Amdocs 44
Americas
- Canada 34
- Chile 21
- Latin America 34, 44
- United States of America (USA) 34, 50
Antin Infrastructure Partners 48
Apax Partners 17
Apple 28, 47, 50, 62
- iPad 62
- iPhone 16, 28, 30, 62
Asia-Pacific 21, 24, 26, 44, 65
- Afghanistan 71
- Australia 13, 14, 28, 29, 30, 40, 44, 64, 65, 66
- Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) 66
- Federal Court 65
- National Broadband Network (NBN) 64, 65
- Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman 66
- China 4, 15, 22, 31, 35, 71, 72
- Fiji 13, 71
- Commerce Commission 74
- India 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 18, 21, 24, 31, 32, 37, 44, 53, 56, 69, 70, 71, 72
- Licence Circles
- Andhra Pradesh 16, 50
- Gujarat 31
- Himachal Pradesh 26, 44
- Orissa 31
- Reserve Bank of India 71
- Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) 70
- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) 70
- Indonesia 71
- New Zealand 13, 44, 74
- Commerce Commission 74
- North Island 74
- South Island 74
AT&T 28, 33, 37
AXA SA 48
Axiata Group Bhd (TM International)
- India (Idea Cellular, see Aditya Birla) 31, 32, 69, 70
B
Baker & McKenzie 26
Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. 31
Barclays plc 35, 37
- Barclays Bank 37
- Barclays Capital 35
Belgacom Group 6, 22
Bergenbier Romania 25
Bertelsmann Group
- Random House, Inc. 47
Bharti Group 18, 31, 32, 71, 72
- Airtel 18, 31, 32, 71, 72, 73
- Africa
- Kenya 31, 72, 73
- Bharti Enterprises
- Comviva Tech. (B. Telesoft) 31
- Bharti Infotel 18
- Indus Towers 31, 32
Bloomberg L.P. 60
Blueforce Development Corp. 32
BOKU, Inc. 42, 48
BP plc 25
BSkyB 63
BT Group 27, 59, 63, 64
C
Cardmobili 20
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. 29, 30
CeBIT 42
Ceské Radiokomunikace a.s. (CRa) 39
China Mobile 4, 15, 22, 35
Cisco Systems 25, 26, 63, 72
Clessidra SGR S.p.A. 48
Colegio de Mediadores de Seguros 54
Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT, Spain) 55
C. Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT, Spain) 55
Cossette Communication Group
- Dare Digital 59
Cukurova Holding
- Turkcell (see Altimo/TeliaSonera/seperate) 57
Cyfrowy Polsat SA 17
D
DaimlerChrysler
- Mercedes~Benz 34
Dell 29, 30
Deutsche Post 42
Deutsche Telekom 6, 33, 39, 40, 45
- Europe
- Czech Republic 39, 45
- Hungary 43, 45
- UK (see Everything Everywhere) 45, 59, 60, 61, 64
- USA 33, 37
Discover Financial Services 37
E
Eaton Towers 32
eircom 45
emporia 28
Engineering S.p.A. 42, 48
Entel PCS 21
Ericsson 24, 27, 38
Essar Group 70
- Vodafone Essar 12, 14, 15, 25, 31, 32, 41, 56, 57, 69, 70, 71, 76
Etisalat 32
Europe
- Austria 21
- Bulgaria 21
- Canary Islands 26
- Central Europe 43, 56
- Czech Republic 13, 39, 45
- France 32, 45, 48, 49, 54
- Germany 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 20, 24, 26, 27, 28, 34, 37, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 61
- Greece 11, 13, 43, 49
- Hungary 13, 43, 45
- Ireland 13, 20, 44, 45, 47, 49, 54, 61
- Italy 7, 8, 11, 13, 24, 28, 42, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 64
- Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) 47
- Malta 13, 22, 49
- Communications Authority 49
- Netherlands 6, 8, 11, 13, 20, 37, 47, 49, 50, 61
- Poland 13, 17, 18, 31, 45
- Portugal 11, 13, 20, 30, 47, 52, 53, 54, 61
- Romania 11, 13, 28, 37, 45, 49, 54
- Russia 21
- Scotland 60
- Spain 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 20, 24, 37, 45, 47, 53, 54, 55, 61, 64
- Sweden 17
- Turkey 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 20, 48, 56, 57, 58
- United Kingdom (UK) 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 20, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 37, 45, 47, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64
- Office of Communications (Ofcom) 9, 60, 61, 62
European Union 61, 64
- European Commission 17, 22, 43, 49
Everything Everywhere Ltd (see DT, FT) 45, 59, 60, 61, 64
F
F2i 48
Facebook 28
Fininvest S.p.A
- A. Mondadori Editore S.p.A. 47, 48
Ford Motor Company 27
France Télécom 32, 45, 49, 54
- Mobinil 20
- Orange 27, 54, 73
- Spain 54
- Telkom Kenya (see separate) 73
- UK (see Everything Everywhere) 45, 59, 60, 61, 64
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLC 26
Fujitsu 63, 64, 65
G
Gameloft 54
Giving.com Limited (JustGiving) 60
Google 29, 37, 50, 59
- Android 28, 29, 30, 33, 43, 54
- YouTube 50, 68
H
HDFC Bank Ltd 71
Herbert Smith 26
HEROtsc 62
Hewlett-Packard 26, 44
High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) 28, 29, 30
Huawei Technologies 29, 30, 31, 35, 39, 62, 72
Hutchison Whampoa 14, 28, 29, 30, 44, 61, 64, 65, 66
- 3 Group
- Italy 48
- UK 60
- VHA Pty. Ltd (see Vodafone) 29, 65, 66
Hyundai 27
I
IBM 18, 44
ICICI Bank 71
Imperial College 47
Indus Towers 31, 32
Institute of Fundraising 60
Intel 23
Intesa Sanpaolo 48
Investec 16
Isis Telecommunications Management 37
J
JPMorgan Chase 33, 35
K
Kaseya International Ltd 76
KGHM 17, 18
KPN 6, 16, 49, 50
L
LBM 62
LG Electronics 29, 30
Linklaters 26
Lycamobile Ltd 40
M
MasterCard 37
MatsSoft Ltd 18
McLaren Group 34
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. 33
Metroweb S.p.A. 48
Microsoft 6, 29, 48
- KIN 29
- Windows Mobile 43
- Xbox 29
Middle East 14, 26
- Egypt 11, 13, 20, 21, 44, 62, 68
- Qatar 13, 14, 71, 74, 75
- Supreme Council for ICT (ictQATAR) 75
Millicom International Cellular 32
Mobcast Ltd 47
Mobinil 20
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. 29, 30
mpass (Germany, Vodafone/O2/paybox) 42
MTN 32
Mumsnet Ltd 60
N
NASDAQ 26
Natixis Bank 49
Nokia 29, 30, 71
Nokia Siemens Networks 38
Novartis AG 18
Novatel Wireless
- MiFi 29, 30
Nvidia 29
O
Oger Telecom / Cell C 76
Opera Software 21
Optical Express Group 60
Oracle
- Siebel Systems 43
Osborne Clarke 26
P
Philips 22
Pinsent Masons 26
PKN Orlen 17, 18
Polkomtel 17, 18, 31
Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE)
- Polskie Sieci Elek. (PSE) 17
PortingXS International 66, 72
- Ghana 66
- Kenya 66, 72
Providence Equity Partners 17
- KDG Holding GmbH (Kabel D.) 41
Q
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) 75
Quintica Group 25, 72
R
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) 53
RCS MediaGroup 48
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
- Reliance Communications (RCom) 71
Reply S.p.A. 42, 48
Research In Motion 28, 30, 33, 37, 41, 43, 60
- BlackBerry 28, 30, 33, 41, 43, 60
Rigney Dolphin 44
Roshan (TDC Afghanistan Ltd) 71
RTL Group 47
S
Safaricom 14, 25, 31, 66, 71, 72, 73, 76
- IGO Wireless 72
- Instaconnect 72
- M-PESA 73, 76, 77
- Nyagah, Evans 25
- Tiffin, Chris 72
Sagem 29
Samsung 28, 29, 30, 52
ShoreTel, Inc. 62
Singapore Telecom
- Optus (Australia) 29, 65
SingularLogic S.A. 43
Sistema
- Mobile TeleSystems 21
Skype 6
SoftBank Corp. 22
- SoftBank Mobile 22
Sonaecom 64
- Optimus 30
Stirling Square Capital Partners LLP 48
Swisscom 22
- Fastweb 48
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. 42
T
TalkTalk Telecom Group plc 63
Tata Group 71
- Tata Teleservices
- Tata DoCoMo 71
Technology
- 2G 31, 43, 49, 62, 70, 72
- CDMA 28, 29, 35
- GSM 28
- 3G 6, 29, 31, 38, 39, 43, 62, 64, 69, 72, 77
- HSPA+/I-HSPA 28, 76
- HSDPA 35
- HSPA 28, 39, 64, 76, 77
- UMTS 27
- UMTS900 62
- 4G 38, 61
- LTE 27, 28, 29, 35, 38, 41, 47, 64, 72
- WiMAX 72
- Cloud computing 35, 76
- CRM 43
- DSL 39
- Femtocell 29, 30
- Fibre 32, 48, 63, 64, 65, 74, 76
- FTTC 63
- FTTP 63
- IMS 38
- IP 6, 7, 35, 38, 39, 49, 53
- IPTV 53
- M2M 22, 27, 32, 35, 74
- MNP 39, 66, 69, 70, 72
- MVNO 20, 40
- NFC 31, 37, 59
- PC 48, 53
- Netbook 29, 30
- R&D 27, 33, 35, 42
- SIM 34, 74
- SMS 16, 18, 52, 60, 66, 68, 73, 74, 76
- Spectrum 5, 29, 31, 43, 45, 47, 49, 60, 61, 62, 70
- 800 MHz 47, 54, 60, 61, 62
- 850 MHz 29
- 900 MHz 43, 49, 60, 61, 62
- 1000 MHz 29, 30, 60, 61
- 1800 MHz 49
- 2600 MHz 47, 54, 60
- Digital dividend 47, 49, 62
- Symbian OS 29, 54
- VAS 31, 72, 76
- VDSL 39
- VoIP 7, 49
- Windows 29, 30, 43
- Windows Mobile 43
- W-LAN 27
Tele2 55
Telecom Egypt 20, 21
Telecom Italia 6
- Telecom Italia Mobile 46, 48
Telecom New Zealand 64
Telefónica Group 6, 26, 30, 39, 42, 45, 49, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63
- Telefónica España 6, 54, 55
- Telefónica Europe (O2) 26, 30, 39, 45, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63
- Ireland 45
- UK 26, 30, 60, 61, 62, 63
Telekom Austria
- mobilkom Austria 21
- Mobiltel (Bulgaria) 21
Telenor ASA 17, 18, 43, 45
Telepizza 52
TeliaSonera 17
- Turkcell (see also Alfa/Curkurova/seperate) 57
- Yoigo (Xfera) 53
Telkom Kenya Ltd (Orange Kenya) 73
Telkom South Africa 76
Telstra 66
Turkcell (see also Alfa/Curkurova/TeliaSonera) 57
V
Verizon Communications 18, 22, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 42, 59
- Terremark Worldwide, Inc. 34
- Verizon Wireless 18, 22, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 42, 59
- McAdam, Lowell 33, 34, 35
- Melone, Tony 38
- Shammo, Fran 28
- V CAST 33
- Vodafone Omnitel 5, 10, 15, 24, 28, 33, 42, 46, 47, 48, 53, 59, 62, 64, 75
Virgin Group
- Virgin Mobile 75
Virgin Media 63
Visa 31, 37
Vivendi 15, 17
- SFR (Société Française de Radiotéléphone) 4, 15, 17, 22
Vodacom Group 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26, 30, 54, 57, 75, 76, 77
- Group 14, 15, 25, 54, 57, 75, 77
- Kekana, Albertinah 25
- Maseko, Sipho 25
- South Africa 25, 29, 30, 71, 75, 76, 77
- Tanzania 18, 71, 76
- Uys, Pieter 25, 76
- Vodacom Business 76
Vodafone
- Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific Region (AMAP) 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 21, 24, 65
- Africa 12, 21, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 65, 76, 77
- Australia 13, 14, 28, 29, 30, 40, 44, 64, 65, 66
- VHA Pty. Ltd (see also H. Whampoa) 29, 65, 66
- Egypt 11, 13, 14, 20, 21, 31, 44, 62, 68
- Vodafone International Services 44, 62
- Fiji 13, 71
- Ghana 13, 14, 29, 30, 32, 66
- India 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 24, 25, 31, 32, 37, 41, 44, 53, 56, 57, 69, 70, 71, 72, 76
- Indus Towers 31, 32
- Kenya (see also Safaricom) 14, 25, 31, 66, 71, 72, 73, 76
- New Zealand 13, 28, 44, 64, 74
- Qatar (see Vodafone and Qatar Foundation and Vodafone Qatar) 13, 14, 16, 28, 30, 62, 71, 74, 75
- South Africa (see Vodacom) 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 54, 57, 71, 75, 76, 77
- Corporate
- Vodafone Int. Holdings BV 70
- Europe Region 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 24, 39, 43, 44, 46, 47, 54, 56, 58, 59
- Albania 13, 39
- Czech Rep. 10, 13, 25, 28, 39, 45
- Germany 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 20, 24, 26, 27, 28, 34, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 53, 54, 59, 61, 75
- Greece 5, 10, 11, 13, 15, 28, 29, 43, 44, 49
- Hungary 13, 29, 43, 45
- Ireland 5, 10, 13, 20, 41, 44, 45, 47, 49, 54, 61
- Italy 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 24, 28, 33, 42, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 59, 62, 64, 75
- Malta 13, 22, 28, 30, 49
- Netherlands 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 20, 24, 25, 28, 37, 40, 47, 49, 50, 56, 58, 59, 61
- Portugal 5, 10, 11, 13, 20, 28, 30, 44, 47, 52, 53, 54, 61, 64
- Romania 10, 11, 13, 25, 28, 30, 37, 44, 45, 49, 54, 62
- Spain 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 20, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 37, 45, 47, 53, 54, 55, 59, 61, 62, 64
- Turkey 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 20, 48, 56, 57, 58
- Borusan Telekom 48, 57
- UK 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 37, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 75
- Cornerstone 45
- Executives
- Álvarez, Javier 26
- Bailey, Tony 25
- Bond, Sir John 22
- Buchanan, John 22
- Colao, Vittorio 6, 7, 16, 22, 23, 24, 33, 35, 49, 50, 53, 70
- Collymore, Bob 73
- Combes, Michel 54
- Dews, Nigel 29, 65
- Duroň, David 39
- Feasey, Richard 60
- Ghyka, Mihai 25
- Halford, Andy 6, 35, 46, 59
- Hoencamp, Jeroen 44
- James, Renee 23
- Joosub, Shameel 25
- Joussen, Fritz 42
- Kind, Marco 25
- Klouda, Jan 25
- Lauvergeon, Anne 23
- Parkinson, Dale 25
- Pusey, Stephen 6, 35, 62
- Read, Nick 21
- Slater, Angus 25
- Smithwhite, David 22
- Vandevelde, Luc 23
- Watson, Anthony 23
- Wildberger, Karsten 25
- Woodrow, Nick 26
- Yea, Philip 23
- Zapletal, Ondrej 25
- Ex-executives
- Darley, Claire 26
- Gent, Christopher 26
- Horn-Smith, Julian 26
- Iyer, Krishnan 25
- Group 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 33, 35, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 50, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 69, 70, 75
- Marketing
- Vodafone Marketing Solutions 52
- Vodafone Mobile Clicks 20
- Partner Markets 21, 33, 35, 71
- Afghanistan (Roshan) 71
- Bulgaria (Mobiltel) 21
- Chile (Entel) 21
- France (SFR/Vivendi) 4, 15, 17, 22
- Japan (SoftBank) 22
- Russia and CIS (Mobile TeleSystems/MTS) 21
- Sweden (Telenor) 17, 18, 43, 45
- Switzerland (Swisscom) 22
- R&D
- Test & Innovation Centre 27
- Strategy
- Total Communications 64
- Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE) 18, 26, 33, 42
- mHealth 18
- V. Internet Services (VIS) 44
- V. Procurement Company (VPC)
- V. Roaming Services 22
- Investments & Associates
- Americas (see also Verizon Wireless) 18, 22, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 42, 59
- Poland (see also Polkomtel) 13, 17, 18, 31, 45
- Products
- At Home 53, 59
- Broadband (Italy) 30
- Business 54
- Business World M2M 74
- CallYa 41
- Casa TV 53
- Easy Box 30
- Infinite 65
- International (UK) 44, 62, 70
- JustTextGiving 60
- Mini Bazis 29
- Mobile Payment 42
- MobilParkolás 45
- Money Transfer 71, 76
- mpass (see separate listing) 42
- m-pay 48
- OneNet 39, 47
- promo4U 52
- SMS for Life 18
- Terminals
- 845 28
- 945 28
- Smart 28, 30
- Vodafone Business Partner 54
- Vodafone Conferencing 53
- Vodafone Expand 29
- Vodafone TV 39, 53
- Webbox 29, 30
- Vodafone Foundation 39
- Czech Republic 39
Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. 14, 16, 28, 30, 62, 71, 74, 75
Volkswagen 27
W
Weather Investments
- Orascom Telecom
- Mobinil (see France Télécom) 20
- Wind Telecomunicazioni 48
Weglokoks 17
WPP 68
- J Walter Thompson Co. 68
Z
Zain (MTC) 32, 72
About Vodafonewatch
Report: #91
Covering: May-June 2011
Published: June 2011
Next report: July 2011
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