Vodafonewatch issue 2008.01
1 February 2008
GROUP: Vodafone’s Q3 results topped market expectations, repeating stories of strong growth in EMAPA and mobile data, and hard-won progress in Western Europe. Growth was both organic and acquired. Arun Sarin again said that he sees no signs of a slowdown in Vodafone’s business, which he considers “recession-resilient”, with favourable exchange rates potentially set to further enhance recently upgraded financial guidance. Both Vodafone and Verizon Wireless dismissed concerns about rivals offering Apple’s iPhone. [pp.3-5,25.]
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Covering: 15 December 2007 to 30 January 2008
Published: January 2008
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GROUP: Vodafone’s Q3 results topped market expectations, repeating stories of strong growth in EMAPA and mobile data, and hard-won progress in Western Europe. Growth was both organic and acquired. Arun Sarin again said that he sees no signs of a slowdown in Vodafone’s business, which he considers “recession-resilient“, with favourable exchange rates potentially set to further enhance recently upgraded financial guidance. Both Vodafone and Verizon Wireless dismissed concerns about rivals offering Apple’s iPhone. [pp.3-5,25.]Various M&A rumours circulated, including investments in Bangladesh (AKTEL) and Vietnam (Mobifone). Talk continued of a bid for Carphone Warehouse, while Oger could facilitate a new opportunity to raise the stake in Vodacom. With the Group’s support (and Vivendi’s funds), SFR moved to take full control of Neuf Cegetel, which in turn is tipped to acquire Alice France from Telecom Italia. Vodafone may be preparing to buy out Deutsche Bahn and Deutsche Bank’s minority stakes in Arcor. Purchase of allMobility was completed. [pp.4,5,10,11,15,17,18,50.]
UEFA may lose its £8m-£9m annual sponsorship from Vodafone, due to a reluctance to provide content exclusivity. A decision to relocate the global brand team from the UK to Ireland, for tax reasons, risks losing key staff. [pp.6,9.]
A leaked smart device roadmap revealed plans for 2008, with Research In Motion, Hewlett-Packard, Palm, and Nokia all present. RIM’s BlackBerry devices appear to dominate the enterprise segment. No sign of Linux devices or iPhones. [pp.7,8.]
Mobile advertising remains in the spotlight, with Vodafone calling for common standards and releasing a Charter in Australia. Verizon Wireless warned that a short-term approach to advertising risked damaging valuable customer relationships. Mobile advertising-enabler Amobee added Italy to its OpCo roster. [pp.8,20,52,63.]
Other vendors gaining visibility included Chordiant (Group), Ericsson and TomTom (both Germany), Tektronix (Malta and Turkey), Openwave (Spain), and Omniture (UK). [pp.9,17,22,24,34.]
WESTERN EUROPE: Vivendi and Vodafone continue to politely spar over each other’s stakes in SFR, with both making clear that they are keen buyers, not sellers. [p.14.]
Vodafone Germany is expanding its retail presence and introducing the Homeseller referral e-channel. Harold Stoeber is tipped to be replaced as Arcor’s boss, possibly in conjunction with a move to buy out minority partners. [pp.16,18.]
Anacom has been threatened with legal action by Vodafone Portugal over proposals to slash termination rates. The operator introduced Wireless Safe Car, a vehicle security system. Vodafone Spain is establishing an application innovation centre with Huawei. [pp.23,24.]
Vodafone UK is attacking regulator Ofcom’s plans for both spectrum reallocation and enhanced number portability, as well as clamping down on “call through” discounters. The Mobile Broadband portfolio is being refreshed to meet aggressive competition head on, but the Vodafone At Home fixed-line offering is said to have performed very poorly in December 2007. An 850-seat call centre is to be created in Stoke-on-Trent, consolidating four existing facilities. [pp.25,26,27,28,29.]
EASTERN EUROPE: Vodafone Czech Republic’s introduction of 3G services will not take place until 2009, breaching licence terms, with suggestions that the operator might even look beyond 3G entirely. [p.31.]
MEAA: Mobinil accused Vodafone Egypt of cross-subsidy with shareholder Telecom Egypt. Arun Sarin confirmed investment in a Qatar new entrant at $400m. [pp.4,35.]
A huge, ongoing row erupted in India over allocation of spectrum and GSM licences, but Vodafone nevertheless appears to have secured the licence and spectrum allocation needed to become a truly national player. Vodafone secured a court hearing in its ongoing efforts to dismiss a $2bn tax claim. Telecom Watchdog again accused Vodafone of breaching foreign investment rules. [pp.36-40,41,42.]
Continuing civil and political unrest in Kenya delayed Safaricom’s initial public offering, which had been attempted to be rushed through in 2007. Post-election violence is hitting Safaricom’s revenue. [pp.44-45.]
Vodacom delivered strong Q3 results, although subscriber growth slowed from 31.2% to 17.2%. Dubai’s Oger Telecom is looking to marry its South African interests with Telkom South Africa, a move that could hand Telkom’s stake in Vodacom to Vodafone. Vodacom is said to be close to a Black Economic Empowerment deal, but expectations of a 5%-7.5% stake transfer could be over-optimistic. [pp.45-47,48,49.]
PACIFIC: Vodafone Fiji continues in its efforts to challenge plans to award licences to new entrants. Russell Stanners said 2007 was a good year for Vodafone New Zealand, but the Commerce Commission rejected proposed Undertakings. ihug is to be subsumed within Vodafone NZ. [pp.53,54,55.]
AIP: Verizon Wireless booked another impressive set of quarterly results, as did its larger rival, AT&T. Dennis Strigl, VZW’s President, provided insight into the operator during conference speeches. VZW is bidding in the US spectrum auctions, which analysts fear could be expensive and so further delay dividends to Vodafone. [pp.56,57-59,60.]
China Mobile is now predicted to escape unscathed from the authority’s restructuring of the industry, gaining a fixed-line licence to compete with strengthened rivals. [p.64.]
SOFTBANK MOBILE is to stop marketing 2G services, as it led Japan’s customer additions for the eight successive month. [p.70.]
Vodafone to invest in Bangladesh — report
Bangladeshi daily The Financial Express quoted Gavin Darby, Vodafone’s Chief Executive of Asia, Africa and China, as saying that the Group plans to invest in the country as part of its plans for global expansion. Darby has apparently met with M.A. Malek, the Bangladesh government’s Chief Advisor to the Posts, Telecommunication and Social Welfare Ministry, to formally express Vodafone’s ambitions in the country.
” Vodafone is interested to invest here. We are excited by the growth possibilities in Bangladesh.”
– Gavin Darby, Chief Executive of Asia, Africa and China, Vodafone Group.
Darby said that Vodafone was considering various means of entry into the Bangladeshi market, including acquisition of one of the six existing mobile operators, although he refused to comment on whether any discussions had started.
A separate report in an Indian newspaper, The Daily Star, said that Vodafone is in talks with AKTEL, the third largest of Bangladesh’s six mobile networks, over the possible purchase of a 30% stake, which would be valued at around $300m (£152m/EUR203m), again quoting Gavin Darby. Salahuddin Kashem Khan, Chairman of A K Khan & Co, which currently holds the 30% stake, declined to comment on the reports. The paper also quoted Manzurul Alam, Chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), as saying that “there is no bar if any shareholder intends to hand over its share to another one”, in respect of a potential tie up between Vodafone and Telekom Malaysia (which owns the remaining 70% of AKTEL).
- Vodafone was recently reported to be interested in investing in Telekom Malaysia’s international mobile interests. This was denied at the time.
- AKTEL had 6.4 million customers at the end of 2007, a number that has been declining recently (blamed on regulatory and tax issues). Average revenue per user is reported to be around $3.50, suggesting annual revenue in the region of $270m. Recent reports had suggested that AKTEL was heading for an initial public offering, valuing it at over $1bn. Market leader Grameenphone, controlled by Telenor, has around 16.5 million of the market’s 34 million customers. Number-two player Banglalink (Sheba Telecom), with 7.1 million customers, is controlled by Orascom. The market grew by 58% in 2007, according to the BTRC, and there are expectations of consolidation.
Other reports quoted M.A. Malek as saying that Darby had promised to provide standard service to Bangladeshi consumers “at a cheaper rate with a smooth network”.
[The Daily Star, 11 January 2008; CNNMoney.com, Economic Times, Financial Express, The Daily Star, 30 January 2008.]
3 Group
3 Q3 FY08 KPIs
4 Strategy 5 M&A
6 Marketing
7 Products and services; People
9 Financial; Operations; Suppliers
10 M&A; Regulatory; Technology
11 Western Europe
11 France — SFR
12 Albania
15 France — Neuf Cegetel
16 Germany
18 Arcor
19 Ireland
20 Greece; Italy
22 Malta; Netherlands
23 Portugal
24 Spain
25 United Kingdom
31 Eastern Europe
31 Czech Republic; Hungary
32 Polkomtel
34 Romania; Turkey
35 MEAA
35 Egypt; Qatar
36 India
44 Kenya
46 South Africa
50 Tanzania; Vietnam
51 Pacific
51 Australia
52 Fiji
54 New Zealand
56 AIP
56 Verizon Wireless
64 China Mobile
67 India — Bharti Airtel
70 Japan
71 Partner Markets
73 INDEX
A
Acacia Research Corporation, 57
Access Commerce group, 13
Acer, 7
Acrodea, Inc., 10
Activision, Inc., 12, 57
Aditya Birla Group, 37-39, 43, 67-68
Idea Cellular, 37-39, 43, 67-68
Indus Towers, 39, 67-68
Advanced Micro Devices, 10
AIF Capital, 67
AK Khan & Co., 5
Alcatel-Lucent, 65
Alcatel Shanghai Bell (ASB), 65
Aletra Capital Partners BV, 17
Allianz Infratech, 38
ALLTEL Corporation, 56
Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH), 52-53
Telecom Fiji, 52-53
Vodafone Fiji, 52-53
America First Credit Union, 58
America Móvil, 6
Claro, 6
Brazil, 6
Amobee Media Systems, 20
ANACOM, Portugal, 23
Apple, 4, 7-8, 25, 30, 66, 71
iPhone, 4, 7-8, 25, 66, 71
Mac OS, 30
Arvest Bank, 58
AsiaInfo Holdings, 66
ASPire Group, 7, 64
ASUSTek, 7
AT&T, 56-57, 60, 62
Dobson Communications, 62B
BancorpSouth, Inc., 58
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), 5
Bango, 25
Bebo, 27
Best Buy, 10
Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), 43
Bharti Group, 36-40, 43, 67-69
Bharti Airtel, 36-40, 43, 67-69
Gupta, Akhil, 67
Kohli, Manoj, 68
Bharti Enterprises, 67
Bharti Infotel, 67
Bharti Infratel, 67
Indus Towers, 39, 67-68
Bité Group, 71
Latvija, 71
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 26
BBC 3, 26
BBC News 24, 26
BBC Radio, 26
BSkyB, 4, 6, 8, 26
365 Media Group, 6
Football365.com, 6
Sky, 4, 26
Sky Mobile TV, 26
BT Group, 27
Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen (BNetzA, RegTP, FNA, or German Federal Network Agency), 16
C
Cablevision, 60
Capgemini, 14
Carmanah Technologies Corporation, 8
Carphone Warehouse, 4, 10
Cartel Office (Germany), 17
CeBIT, 18
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), 36, 39, 68
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC, India), 40
CGP Investments, 41
ChangingWorlds, 47
Cherry Media Holdings, 9
China GrenTech Corporation Limited, 66
China Mobile, 9, 64-66, 72
Beijing, 64, 66
Jiangsu, 64
Jiangxi, 64
Qinghai, 66
Shandong, 64, 66
China Netcom, 64, 72
China Telecom, 64-65
China TieTong Telecommunications Corporation, 64
China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), 64
Chordiant Software, Inc., 9
Ciena Corporation, 15
Citigroup, 12, 57-58, 67
Clarity, 52
COLT Telecom, 15
Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT, Spain), 25
Commerce Commission (New Zealand), 54-55
Communications Authority, 49
Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), 45
Communications Workers of America (CWA), 57
Competition Appeal Tribunal (UK), 29
Coordinate Technologies, 72
Cox Communications, Inc., 60
Crazy John’s, 51
Crédit Agricole, 15
Calyon Financial, 15
Credit Suisse, 10
Cyfrowy Polsat SA, 32
D
Dada Ad, 20
Dailymotion, 13
Dare, 6
Debitel, 12
Delhi High Court, 39
Dell, 19
Department of Posts (India), 41
India Post, 41
Department of Telecommunications (DoT, India), 36-40, 42, 46, 49
Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), 38
Deutsche Bank, 18
Deutsche Telekom, 16-17, 19, 25, 28, 31, 56, 61
Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC), 32-33
T-Mobile International, 17, 25, 28, 31, 56, 61
Czech Republic, 31
Hungary, 31
UK, 25, 28
Dexia Group, 15
DiBcom, 13
Digicel, 53
Discovery Communications, LLC, 26
Animal Planet, 26
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, 17
E
eBay, 51
EchoStar Holding Corporation, 60
Efficient Capital Structures, 60
Electronic Communication Office (UKE, Poland), 33
Elisa, 72
Ericsson, 7, 17, 20, 27, 43, 65
Essar Group, 36, 41, 67
Etisalat, 35
Etisalat Misr, 35
ETRI, 10
European Union, 23, 32-33
Council of the European Union, 23
European Commission, 33
F
Fa. Anton Schlecker, 17
Facebook, 27, 63
Fairfax Media Limited, 51
RSVP, 51
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 60-61
Fiji International Telecommunications Limited, 53
First Mobile, 17
FirstBank Holding Company, 58
Flashcom Ltd, 45
Foreign Investment Promotion Board, 42
Formula One, 9
Forrester Research, 56, 60
Foundation for Human Resources Development (FHRD), 22
France Télécom, 24-26, 28, 32-33, 35
Orange, 24-26, 28, 35
Mobinil, 35
Poland, 32-33
Spain, 24
UK, 26, 28
G
Ghana Telecom, 46
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd, 69
Glow Entertainment Group SA, 14
glowria.fr, 14
Goal.com, 6
Goldman Sachs, 12, 67
Google, 4, 10, 27, 51, 60-61
MySpace, 27, 51
H
Heritage Foundation, 61
Hewlett-Packard, 7, 20
Compaq, 20
High Court, 28, 39, 41, 55
Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL), 38
HTC, 7, 17
Huawei Technologies, 10, 24, 30, 65, 72
Vodafone 720, 72
Hutchison Whampoa, 36, 41-42
3 Group, 25, 28-29
3 UK, 25, 28-29
Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd, 36, 41
Hybyte Solutions & Services Limited, 26
I
i-mob plc, 23
IBM, 68
Income Tax Department (India), 41
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), 49
India Equity Partners Ltd, 67
Indus Towers, 39, 67-68
Infomatics, 37
Investec, 60
Investment Corporation of Dubai, 67
ITI Group, 32
TVN, 32
IXI Mobile, 72
Ogo, 72
J
J.D. Power and Associates, 18
K
Kavveri Telecom Products Ltd, 72
KDDI, 70
KGHM, 33
Központi Szolgáltatási F?igazgatóság (KSzF), 31
L
Lagardere, 15
LG Electronics, 13, 17, 58
LiMo Foundation, 10
Linux Phone Standards Forum (LiPS Forum), 10
Louis Dreyfus Group, 11-12
LUXGSM, Luxembourg, 72
M
Macquarie Bank, 67
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), 43
Go Mobile, 40
Maxis Communication, Malaysia, 37, 39, 43
Aircel, 37, 39, 43
McDonald’s Corporation, 26
McLaren Group, 9
Media Access Project, 61
Microsoft, 22, 51, 60, 71-72
MSN, 72
Windows Live Messenger, 22, 51
MindShare, 69
Ministry of Commerce, 64
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, 43
Ministry of Information Industry (China), 65
Mobilaria, 22
Tunin.FM, 22
Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), 8
Mobilturk, 34
Mobitelea Ventures, 45
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC, India), 43
Director General of Investigation and Registration, 43
Morgan Stanley, 10
Motorola, 7, 65
Mowana Five Mile Communications, 49
MTN, 46, 48
Mumbai High Court, 41
N
National Communications Authority (NHH), Hungary, 31
National Competition Commission, 24
National Development and Reform Commission (China), 64-65
National Geographic Channel, 26
NDS Limited, 19
Neuf Cegetel, 11-12, 14-15
AOL France, 12, 15
Club Internet, 12, 15
LD Collectivites, 15
Paulin, Michel, 15
New Zealand Commerce Commission, 54
News Corp., 4, 8, 13, 26-27, 51
BSkyB (also check for seperate listing), 8
Sky, 4, 26
STAR Group Ltd, 5, 8, 69
STAR India, 69
YouTube, 13, 27, 51
NHH, 31
Nielsen Media Research, 33
Nokia, 4, 7, 10, 27, 51
Nokia Siemens Networks, 31, 65-66, 68
NTT, 70-71
DoCoMo, 70-71
Numéricable, 15
NZ Communications (Econet Wireless), 54
O
OECD, 4
Ofcom, UK, 10, 25-26, 29
Oger Telecom, 48
Cell C, 48
Olympic Games, 20, 64, 66
Omniture, Inc., 27
Openwave Systems, 24
Oracle, 14
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), 44
Orlen, 33
Ovum, 11, 61
P
P&T Luxembourg, 72
LuxGSM, 72
P4, 32-33
P Phone Mobile Networks Ltd, 64
Palm, 7, 17
Parsvnath Group, 38
Parsvnath Developers, 38
paybox solutions AG, 19
Perlico, 19
PGG Wrightson Limited, 7
PKN Orlen, 33
Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications (PIIT), 32
Polkomtel, 32-33
Glapinski, Adam, 33
Polskie Radio (PR), 32
Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE), 33
Popote Wireless, 45
Portugal Telecom, 46
Posts, Telecommunication and Social Welfare Ministry (Bangladesh), 5
Precision – Sociedade Gestora de Franchising, S. A., 23
Privatisation Commission, 44
Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. (Grupo PRISA), 8-9, 17, 22, 31-33, 57, 63
PTC, 32-33
PTK Centertel Sp. z o.o., 32-33
PTS, Sweden, 46-47
Purple Labs, 10
Q
QUALCOMM, 58, 60
Firethorn, 58
Quantum Corp., 40
QuickPlay Media, Inc., 20
R
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), 54
Regions Financial Corporation, 58
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, 36-39, 42-43, 67
Reliance Communications, 36-39, 42-43, 67
Research In Motion, 7, 13, 26, 51, 58, 71
BlackBerry, 7, 13, 26, 51, 58, 71
Rogers Wireless, 7
ROK Entertainment Group, Inc., 34
RTL Group, 26
Channel Five, 26
S
Safaricom, 44-45
Joseph, Michael, 44-45
M-PESA, 45
SAFRAN Group, 13
Sagem Télécommunications, 13
Sage, 13
Salvador Caetano Group, 23
Samsung, 7, 13
Santogal Group, 23
Saudi Telecom Company, 48
SBI Holdings, Inc., 71
SevenOne Intermedia GmbH, 8
Shippingstop Dot Com (India) Pvt. Ltd, 38
Shyam Telelink Limited (Rainbow), 38
Siemens, 4, 7, 10, 27, 51
Silicon & Software Systems Ltd (S3), 8
Singapore Telecom, 46, 51, 54, 67
Optus (Australia), 51, 54
Smart Voucher Ltd, 26
Ukash, 26
SmarTone-Vodafone, 72
SOFTBANK CORP, 70-71
SOFTBANK MOBILE, 70-71
Sony Ericsson, 7, 27
Walkman, 7
Sopra Group, 14
Spice Communications, 38
Sprint Nextel, 56-57, 61
St. Modwen Properties plc, 28
Standard & Poor’s, 69
Stoke-on-Trent City Council, 28
SunTrust Banks, Inc., 58
Supreme Court, 44
Kenya, 44
SureWest Communications, 62
Swisscom, 72
Swisscom Mobile, 72
Symbian, 7
Symbian OS, 7
Synovus Financial Corp., 58
T
Tata Group, 38, 43
Tata Teleservices, 38, 43
TDC, 33
TDC Mobil, 33
TeamCast, Inc., 13
Technology
2G, 13, 17, 22, 25, 27, 33-34, 36-40, 42-43, 58, 64-66, 70
CDMA, 36-40, 64
EDGE, 13, 33, 58
GPRS, 22, 27, 34, 66
GSM, 17, 22, 25, 34, 36-40, 42-43, 64-65
PHS, 70
3G, 7-8, 10, 12-14, 22-23, 25-27, 30, 31, 34, 42, 58-59, 64, 70-72
CDMA2000 (EV-DO), 59
TD-SCDMA, 64
WCDMA, 64
WCDMA (HSDPA), 26, 30
WCDMA (HSUPA), 26, 30, 71
WCDMA (HSxPA), 8
WCDMA (UMTS), 13, 22, 31
4G, 10, 31, 57-58, 61
3GPP Long Term Evolution, 57-58
WiMAX, 10
Billing, 14, 27, 42
Bluetooth, 51
CRM, 13
DRM, 19
DSL, 3, 12, 14, 16-17, 19
Femtocell, 11, 27
Fibre, 11, 15, 68
Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), 11
GPS, 51
IM, 22, 51, 72
IP, 61, 69-70
Linux, 8, 10, 71
MPLS, 70
MVNO, 25, 64
Push-to-talk, 42
SIM, 19, 22, 31
SMS, 12, 19, 23, 41, 51, 56, 68-69
Spectrum, 10, 25, 36-40, 42, 60-62
700 MHz, 60-61
900 MHz, 25
1800 MHz, 42
Symbian OS, 7
TV, 13-14, 18-19, 26, 31-34, 60, 68
DTH, 68
DVB-H, 31-32
DVB-SH, 13
IPTV, 18-19, 68
ULL, 16, 54
VoIP, 18, 69
VSAT, 69
W-LAN, 18-19, 26, 31
Windows, 7, 17, 22, 30, 51, 71
Windows Mobile, 7, 17, 71
Tektronix, 22, 34
Tele2, 3, 14, 28
Alpha Telecom, 28
Telecom Commission, 39, 69
Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT, India), 39
Telecom Egypt, 35
Telecom Italia, 7, 15, 18-19
Alice, 15, 19
HanseNet, 18-19
Telecom Italia Mobile, 7
Telecom New Zealand, 53, 55
Telecom Pacific Ltd, 53
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, 38, 40, 42-43
Telecom Watchdog, 42
Teledifusion de France (TdF), 31
Antenna Hungária, 31
Telefónica Group, 16, 20, 24-25, 31, 64
Telefónica Moviles, 24
Telefónica O2 Europe, 19, 25-26, 28, 31
Czech Republic, 31
Germany, 19
Tesco Mobile, 25
UK, 25-26, 28
Telekom Malaysia, 5
TM International Sdn Bhd, 5
TM International (Bangladesh) Limited, 5
AKTEL, 5
Telekomunikacja Polska SA, 33
Telenor, 5, 31
GrameenPhone Ltd, 5
Pannon GSM, 31
Telewizja Polska (TVP), 32
TeliaSonera, 25
Yoigo, 25
Telkom Kenya, 45
Telkom South Africa, 3, 46, 48
Telstra, 55
TelstraClear, 55
Temasek Holdings, 67
Tesco, 25
Tesco Mobile, 25
Time Warner, 12, 15, 26
Boomerang, 26
TomTom, 17
Trio, 13
Trolltech ASA, 10
U
Ubiquisys, 27
UBS, 57, 61, 64
UDcast, 13
UEFA, 6, 9
Champions League, 6, 9
UFIDA Mobile Business Technology Co., Ltd, 66
Unitech Ltd, 38
United Internet, 18
Unwired Fiji Ltd, 53
V
VeriSign, 69
Verizon Communications, 3, 9, 20, 39, 56-63
Strigl, Dennis, 56-58, 61, 63
Verizon Wireless, 3, 9, 20, 39, 56-63
McAdam, Lowell, 61
Rural Cellular Corporation (RCC), 62
Straight, Jim, 58
Vodafone Omnitel, 3, 20, 22, 56-57
Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), 62
Viacom, Inc., 43
MTV Networks, 43
Videocon Industires Ltd, 38
Datacom Solutions Pvt Ltd, 38
Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Company (MobiFone), 50
Virgin Group, 56
Virgin Mobile, 56
Vivendi, 9, 11-15, 32-33, 52
Canal Plus, 11
Lévy, Jean-Bernard, 11, 14
Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC), 32-33
SFR (Société Française de Radiotéléphone), 11-14
Neuf Cegetel (also see separate entry), 11-12, 14-15
Tele2 France, 12, 14
Trotot, Pierre, 11
Vodacom, 3, 9, 46-50
Congo, 46-47
Lesotho, 46-47
Mozambique, 46-47
South Africa, 3, 46-48
Tanzania, 46-47, 49-50
Vodafone
Corporate, 43, 54, 71
ASPire Group, 7, 64
CGP Investments (Cayman Islands), 41
EMAPA, 3, 31
Africa, 5, 9, 35, 46, 48
Asia, 5, 9, 35, 53
Australia, 51-52, 54
Congo, 47
Czech Republic, 20, 31
Eastern Europe, 31
Egypt, 3-4, 35, 46
Fiji, 52-53
Hungary, 31
India, 3-4, 36-43, 67-69
Indus Towers, 39, 67-68
Kenya, 44-46
Middle East, 9, 35
Mozambique, 47
New Zealand, 7, 53-55
ihug, 55
Pacific, 9, 53
Poland, 32-33
Qatar, 3, 35
Romania, 3, 8, 34, 53
South Africa, 3, 9, 46-50
Turkey, 3-4, 22, 34
USA, 3, 9, 20, 39, 56-63
Ex-executives, 8-9, 54
Jarvis, David, 9
Lattimore, Ted, 8
Mudie, George, 8
Patel, Phil, 54
Executives, 3-4, 6, 8, 37-38, 41, 60, 64-65
Arnone, Guido, 10
Bakshi, Hamir, 41
Bellack, René, 8
Bertoluzzo, Paolo, 22
Brislen, Paul, 54
Chignell, Tom, 54
Darby, Gavin, 5
Green, David, 52
Guindani, Pietro, 22
Jeffery, Nick, 39
Joussen, Friedrich, 18
Khan, Aslam, 53
Klein, Mark, 18
Koksaldi, Huseyin, 34
Kremling, Hartmut, 17
Kuerten, Jens, 16
Maher, Grahame, 31
Miles, Tim, 7
Muscat, Joseph, 22
Newens, Mike, 28
Padovan, Ben, 35
Panos, Arthur, 51
Peretti, Carlo, 22
Pinnington, David, 9
Read, Nick, 26
Rees, Aled, 9
Román, Francisco, 24
Rushworth, Mark, 55
Saggers, Richard, 8
Sarin, Arun, 3-4, 6, 8, 37-38, 41, 60, 64-65
Senaratne, Avanthi, 52
Stanners, Russell, 55
Stöber, Harald, 18
Taylor, Ben, 7
Wheldon, David, 6, 9
Whitehill, Kyle, 9, 30
Group, 3-10, 14, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30, 33-34, 35-38, 41-42, 45-46, 48, 52-53, 56, 60, 63-65, 67, 70
Vodafone Global Enterprise, 39
Marketing, 6, 8-9, 20, 26, 43, 51-52, 54, 63
Partner Markets, 67, 71
America Móvil, 6
Brazil (Claro), 6
Caribbean (Digicel), 53
Estonia (Elisa), 72
Finland (Elisa), 72
Hong Kong (SmarTone-Vodafone), 72
Kuwait (MTC-Vodafone), 72
Latvia (BITE Latvija), 71
Lithuania (Bité), 71
Luxembourg (LUXGSM), 72
Sweden (Telenor), 5
Switzerland (Swisscom Mobile), 72
Products
3G Broadband, 26-27
Aham Khamsa (Egypt), 35
Arcor All-Inclusive, 19
At Home, 27
BlackBerry, 7, 51
BloX, 22
Business&Life (Italy), 43
CallYa, 16
Compass (Australia), 51
Connect Abroad, 26
E172 USB Modem Stick, 30
ExpressCard, 7
Family, 54
FreeVideo (Italy), 20
GPS Navigation Pack (Australia), 51
Hello Tunes (Fiji), 52
Homeseller (Germany), 16
In Business, 61
M-PESA, 45
Mobile Broadband, 20, 25-26, 30, 31, 34
Mobile Broadband 30 Day (UK), 25
Mobile Broadband 3Gb (UK), 25
Mobile Broadband Business (UK), 26
Mobile Broadband Business Travel (UK), 26
Mobile Connect, 7, 20, 26, 71
Mobile Email, 71
Mobile Internet (UK), 13-14, 23, 25-26, 47, 71
MobileTV, 13, 26, 31-32, 34
Online Manuals (Portugal), 23
Passport, 22
Perlico Freedom (Ireland), 19
Treo 500v (Palm), 7, 17
USB Modem, 30, 34
USB Modem Pebble, 26, 34
USB Modem Stick, 25-26, 30
Vodafone 720 (Huawei), 72
Vodafone 920 (HTC), 7, 17
Vodafone at Home, 27
Vodafone Messenger, 22
Windows Mobile Email, 71
Wireless Safe Car (Portugal), 23
World, 71
Zorgeloos Internet (N’lands), 22
Strategy, 26
Total Communications, 3, 12, 18, 26-27, 46
Vodafone Foundation, 9-10, 22
UK, 9
Western Europe, 3, 11
Albania, 12
France, 9, 11-15
Germany, 8, 16-19, 72
allMobility Deutschland (smobil), 17
Germany (Arcor), 16, 18-19
Greece, 20
Ireland, 9, 19, 47
Perlico, 19
Italy, 3, 8, 20, 22, 56-57
Malta, 22, 34
Netherlands, 17, 22
Portugal, 23, 27, 46
Spain, 8, 20, 24-25
UK, 7-10, 14, 17, 25-30
Vulcan Spectrum, 60
W
Wachovia Corporation, 58
Weather Investments, 5, 35
Orascom Telecom, 5, 35
Banglalink, 5
Mobinil, 35
Weglokoks, 33
Y
Yahoo!, 6, 51
Yes Telecom, 9
Z
Zain (MTC), 72
Celtel, 45
Kenya, 45
MTC-Vodafone, 72
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