Vodafonewatch, issue 2009.10 Snapshot
28 October 2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 Group
3 Financial
3 Vodafone transfers ADRs to NASDAQ
3 Operations
3 Vodafone signs roaming agreement with United Hubbing
4 Marketing
4 Vodafone to place roaming ads on in-flight tray tables
4 Fulton — digital ad spend now “wider and deeper”
4 People
4 Vodafone corporate organisation update
5 Request orgchart copies direct, submit updates
6 Graphic: Vodafone Group corporate organisational chart, October 2009
7 Products and services
7 Vodafone 360 value-added services platform revealed
8 Comment: admirable ambition, or overreach?
9 M&A
9 Vodafone steps up development partner recruitment
10 Vodafone finally ends O2 iPhone monopolies
11 Partner Markets
11 Vodafone preps location-aware ad platform — report
12 Suppliers
12 Perfecto Mobile selected for widget testing
12 Vodafone adds Warner content to DRM-free offering
12 Vodafone in back-up partnership with EMC’s Decho
13 Technology
13 Vodafone and RIM launch second Storm
15 Regulatory
15 Operators’ roaming challenge seen as likely to fail
15 Society
15 Vodafone launches World of Difference UK
16 Foundation announces Wireless Innovation Project
16 Strategy
16 Colao highlights Indian lessons
17 USA — Verizon Wireless
17 Verizon execs join VZW in restructuring exercise
17 VZW targets iPhone with Android partnership
18 VZW to shun soft-launches for LTE
18 LTE Innovation Centre opens doors
19 VZW confirms unusual form Nokia device
19 Verizon to mandate data plans for some feature phones
20 Western Europe
20 France
20 Sofialys touts SFR’s mobile marketing uptake
21 France highlights
22 Germany
22 EC criticises digital frequency plans
22 Alcatel-Lucent, Vodafone team on smart meter project
24 Greece
24 Germany highlights
24 Hellas Online investors approve tie-up…
24 …but Vodafone employees protest transfer
25 Ireland
25 Vodafone expands green initiative to call centre
26 Italy
26 Netherlands
26 Highlights
26 Augmented reality start-up wins Mobile Clicks
28 Malta
28 Highlights
29 Portugal
29 Vodafone Portugal trumpets IPTV platform
30 Spain
30 Vodafone, Spanair update mobile ticketing service
31 United Kingdom
31 Vodafone seeks to sharpen legal team structure
31 Vodafone wins fixed-line deal with Rolls-Royce
33 Mobile broadband ads draw more flak
33 Vodafone completes affiliate network selection
34 Central Europe
34 Czech Republic
34 EC pressures Czech regulator on MTRs
34 Vodafone adds five new handsets, cuts prices
35 Hungary
35 Vodafone picks WeDo for revenue assurance
36 Poland — Polkomtel
36 Orascom eyes Polkomtel stake — government
36 Polkomtel seeking takeovers — reports
37 Romania
37 Highlights
37 Turkey
37 Vodafone picks new network maintenance vendor
38 Africa
38 Ghana
38 Ghana Telecom acquisition “illegal”
38 Union deal reached on redundancies — report
39 Vodafone to scrap nearly all exchanges
41 Kenya — Safaricom
41 First tranche of bond programme goes live
41 Safaricom selects Alvarion to widen WiMAX footprint
42 Safaricom brings dynamic discounting to Kenya
43 Safaricom launches cross-border mobile money transfers
44 Mobile savings opportunity being missed — researcher
45 South Africa — Vodacom
45 Vodacom issues profit warning, writes down Gateway
46 Government steps up pressure over MTRs
47 Mozambique — Vodacom
47 Vodacom ties with Sierra to offer vehicle-tracking
48 Asia-Pacific
48 Australia — Vodafone Hutchison Australia
48 VHA completes first phase of operational review…
48 …outsources directory enquiry service…
48 …and begins network integration planning
50 China Mobile
50 China Mobile passes 500 million-user mark
50 Wang eyes Asian acquisitions
51 China Mobile recruits e-reader content partners
52 China Mobile, NSN, test LTE femtocells
53 Fiji
53 Highlights
54 India –Vodafone Essar
54 Operators slash tariffs as competition intensifies
56 Chart: India selected mobile network connections (million), January to September 2009
56 Chart: India selected mobile network additions, monthly (million), January to September 2009
57 Vodafone targets Indian enterprise market
59 India — Bharti Airtel
59 Airtel-MTN merger talks fizzle out
59 Saga not over
60 Japan — SoftBank Mobile
60 SoftBank top again for net adds
60 New Zealand
60 Amway deal boosts Vodafone as B2B rivalry heats up
61 Incumbents submit new termination rate offers
62 Middle East
62 Egypt
62 Vodafone Egypt plans mobile remittance revamp
63 TE “forced to withdraw” from LINKdotNET pursuit
64 Qatar
64 Overseas call promotion clogs Vodafone network
64 Vodafone gains “more than 150,000″ customers since launch
65 Index
INDEX
A
Aditya Birla Group
- Idea Cellular, 16, 54-55, 57, 59
- – Indus Towers, 16, 55, 59
Africa, 5, 7, 13, 38, 41-42, 44-47, 59
- Congo, 45
- East Africa, 41
- Egypt, 5, 36, 45, 62-63
- Ghana, 5, 38-39, 45, 47
- – Government, 38, 45, 47
- – Legal, 45
- Kenya, 5, 41-45, 62
- – Central Bank of Kenya, 43, 62
- – Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), 42
- – Government, 41-42, 45
- – Nairobi Stock Exchange, 41
- Lesotho, 5, 45
- Mozambique, 45, 47
- Rwanda, 43
- South Africa, 7, 13, 45-47, 59
- – Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), 45
- – Competition Commission, 11, 46
- – Government, 46-47, 59
- – Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), 46
- Tanzania, 42-43, 45, 62
- Uganda, 43
- Zambia, 5
AIRCOM International, 42
Alvarion Ltd., 41
Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH)
- Telecom Fiji, 53
- Vodafone Fiji, 53
Americas, 4, 13, 17-19, 26, 43, 51
- Canada, 28, 51
- Caribbean, 53
- United States of America (USA), 4, 13, 17-19, 26, 43, 51
Amway Global, 60
Anel Telekomunikasyon Elektronik Sistemleri AS, 37
Apple, 7-8, 10, 13, 17, 24, 50
- App Store, 8, 24
- iPhone, 7-8, 10, 13, 17, 24, 50
Arena Verlag GmbH, 22
Asia-Pacific, 50-51, 53
- Afghanistan, 62
- Australia, 5, 7, 13, 48, 51, 61
- China, 7, 17, 50-52, 59
- – China Central Television (CCTV), 52
- – Government, 50, 52
- – Ministry of Agriculture, 50
- – Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), 52
- – Province/Municipality/Region, 52
- – - Beijing, 52
- – - Zhejiang, 51
- Fiji, 53
- Hong Kong, 51
- India, 5, 13, 16, 34, 48, 50, 54-57, 59
- – Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), 55-56
- – Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), 54
- – Government, 54, 59
- – Income Tax Department, 20, 46, 63
- – Licence Circles, 54
- – - Andhra Pradesh, 50
- – - Madhya Pradesh, 46, 54
- – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), 56
- Japan, 54, 60
- – Government, 54
- Nepal, 64
- New Zealand, 7, 13, 51, 60, 61
- – Commerce Commission, 61
- Pakistan, 50, 64
- Philippines, 48, 62
- Samoa, 61
- Singapore, 51
- Sri Lanka, 64
- Taiwan, 50-51
- – Government, 50
AsiaInfo Holdings, 52
ASPire Group, 50
AT&T, 4, 7, 17
Automobile Association, 60
Axel Springer AG
- Affiliate Window, 33
Axiata Group Bhd (TM International)
- India (Idea Cellular, see also Aditya Birla), 16, 54-55, 57, 59
- India (Spice Communications, see also MCorpGobal), 57
B
Bank of Africa (BOA), 44
Bertelsmann Group
- Random House, Inc., 22
BestBefore Media Ltd
- Audioboo, 26
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), 54-55, 57
Bharti Group
- Bharti Airtel, 16, 54-55, 57, 59
- – Indus Towers, 16, 55, 59
- Bharti Enterprises, 59
- Bharti Infotel, 59
Blackbetty, 22
Blyk, 20
BPL Communications Ltd
- BPL Mobile Communications Ltd, 57
- – Loop Telecom, 57
Brand Connections Global, 4
Bridge Security, 47
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 38
BT Group, 13, 25
- BT Global Services, 13
C
Callpod, Inc., 9
Carlyle Group
- WILLCOM, Inc., 60
Carphone Warehouse, 5, 10
- TalkTalk, 5
Central/Eastern Europe, 5, 34
- Czech Republic, 34-35, 64
- Hungary, 35
- – National Communications Authority (NHH), 35
- Poland, 36-37
- – Electronic Communication Office (UKE, Poland), 36
- – Government, 36
- Romania, 7, 35, 37
- Russia, 7, 51
- Turkey, 5, 7, 16, 24, 34, 37
China Citic Press, 51
China Mobile, 7, 17, 50-52, 59
- 139.com, 51
- Mobile Market, 50
- Open Mobile System (OMS), 17
- Research Institute, 51-52
- Wang Jianzhou, 50
- Zong (Paktel/CMPak), 50
China Publishing Group, 51
China Telecom, 50
China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), 50
Chineseall.com, 51
Choice (Australia), 51
Cisco Systems, 5
Citigroup
- Citibank, 5, 43
Cloud, The, 8
Cogeco, Inc.
- Cabovisão SA, 29
Commission for the Protection of Competition, 11
Communication Workers’ Union (CWU), 38
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, 44
Coronation Asset Management (Pty) Ltd, 59
Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change, 25
CyTA, 11
D
dealgroupmedia UK Ltd (dgm), 33
Debitel, 20
Deutsche Telekom, 15, 22, 34-36
- Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC), 36
- T-Mobile International, 15, 22, 34-35
- – Czech Republic, 34
- – Germany, 22
- – Hungary, 35, 38
Diageo, 25
DIEHL Metering
- DIEHL Energy Solutions, 22
Digicel
- Fiji, 53
E
East African Marine System (TEAMS), 31
eircom, 25
EMC Corp., 12
- Decho Corp., 12
EMOBILE Ltd, 60
EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A E.S.P (UNE), 21
Ericsson, 7, 34
Essar Group, 7, 16, 41, 54-57, 59
- Essar Communications
- – Essar Telecom Kenya (Yu/ETK/Econet Wireless Kenya), 41
- ETHL Communications Holdings, 56
- Vodafone Essar (See also Vodafone), 7, 16, 53-57, 59
Etisalat
- Etisalat Misr (Egypt), 62-63
Europ Assistance Holdings Limited, 21
European Union
- European Commission, 22, 34
- European Court of Justice (ECJ), 15
F
Facebook, 8, 15, 24, 28, 31
Far Eastern Group
- Far Eastone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., 50
Fonterra Co-operative Group, 60
Ford Motor Company, 4
France Télécom, 10, 13, 15, 20, 36, 41, 62-63
- Orange, 10, 13, 15, 20, 36, 41, 62-63
- – France, 20
- – Mobinil, 62-63
- – Poland (see also Telekomunikacja Polska), 36
- – Telkom Kenya (see also separate entry), 41
- – UK, 10
G
Gemalto NV, 15
Ghana Telecom, 38
Ghosh, Asim, 56
Globacom Ltd, 38
Global Trust Bank (GTB)
- Global Holding Corporation Pvt. Ltd. (GHC), 38
Google, 7-8, 10-11, 17, 20, 24, 28, 37
- Android, 7-8, 10, 17, 24
- Google Mail (Gmail), 37
- Google Maps, 11, 17
- Google Search, 11, 20
- YouTube, 28
GSM Association (GSMA), 3
H
Hellenic Telecoms (OTE)
- COSMOTE, 25
High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), 17, 28, 33, 34
Hutchison Whampoa, 5, 7, 26, 33, 48, 54
- 3 Group, 5, 33, 60
- – 3 Australia, 5
- – 3 UK, 33
- Hutchison Telecommunications Australia (HTAL), 5, 48
- – Dews, Nigel, 5
- Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd, 48, 54
- VHA Pty. Ltd (Australia, see also Vodafone), 48
I
IE Market Research Corp., 21, 25-26, 28-30, 35, 37, 46
Indus Towers, 16, 55, 59
Intel, 25
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., 4-5, 9
Intracom Holdings
- Hellas On Line (HOL), 24
Investec, 59
J
Japan Telecom, 60
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), 45
JPMorgan Chase, 55
K
KDDI, 60
KenTv, 43
KGHM, 36
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, 5
KPMG International, 25, 59
KPN, 22, 28
- E-Plus, 22
- KPN Mobile, 28
L
Lenovo, 35
LiMo Foundation, 8
M
Maxis Communication, Malaysia
- Aircel, 57
MCorpGobal
- Spice Communications, 57
Microsoft, 29
- Windows Live
- – Hotmail, 37
- Windows Mobile, 8, 10, 21, 37
Middle East, 5, 36, 43, 45, 62-64
- Egypt, 5, 36, 45, 62-63
- Israel, 41
- Qatar, 5, 64
- – Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, 64
- – Supreme Council for Information and Communications Technology (ictQATAR), 64
- United Arab Emirates, 43
Mikati group, 59
Millicom International Cellular
- Tigo Ghana, 38
Mitsubishi, 39
Mobile One (Singapore), 59
MobileMonday Oy, 26
Mobinil (see also France Telecom and Orange), 62-63
Mobitelea Ventures, 41
mobypicture, 26
Morgan Stanley, 46
Motorola, 17, 37
MTN, 38, 42, 45-46, 59
- Ghana (Scancom), 38, 45
- South Africa, 45-46, 59
Mumsnet Ltd, 31
MyNameIsE (mynameise.com (Postmachina/madewithlove.), 26
N
NASDAQ, 3
Netia SA, 36
News Corp.
- MySpace, 24
Nokia, 7-8, 11, 19, 26, 34
- Ovi, 7
- S60, 8
Nokia Siemens Networks, 52
Nomura, 59
NTT
- DoCoMo, 54, 60
Numéricable, 20
NZ Communications
- 2degrees, 61
O
Oger Telecom
- Cell C, 46
Open Handset Alliance (OHA)
- Android, 7-8, 10, 17, 24
P
Palm, 10
Perfecto Mobile, 12
PKN Orlen, 36
Polkomtel, 36-37
- Plus GSM, 36
Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE)
- Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE), 36
Portugal Telecom, 29
PowerTel, 21
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 25
Procter & Gamble Co., 4
Provident Capital Transfers Ltd, 43
PSI AG, 22
PTC, 36
Q
Qatar Foundation Consortium, 64
Qatar Telecom (Qtel), 64
Qualcomm, Inc.
- BREW, 18
R
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
- Reliance Communications (RCom), 50, 54-57, 59
Research In Motion, 8, 10, 13, 20, 24, 26, 28
- BlackBerry, 8, 10, 13, 20, 24, 26, 28
- – 9000 Storm (Vodafone-VZW), 13
RichWeb Media Ltd
- Broadband Expert, 33
Rolls-Royce Group plc, 31
Royal Dutch Shell plc, 5
Rummble Ltd, 26
Ryanair Ltd, 4
S
Safaricom, 5, 41-44
- Joseph, Michael, 41-43
- M-PESA, 5, 41, 43-44
- One Communications Ltd (Onecom), 41
- Ongea, 42
- Packet Stream Data Networks, 41
- Supa Ongea, 42
- Tiffin, Chris, 41
Safeway, 5
Samsung, 7, 19, 21, 34
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd
- Shanda Literature Ltd, 51
Siemens, 25
Sierra Wireless, 47
Singapore Telecom, 16, 48, 54-55, 57, 59
- Australia (Optus), 48
- India (Airtel, see also separate listing), 16, 54-55, 57, 59
Sistema, 7, 51
- Mobile TeleSystems, 7, 51
SIV AG, 22
Slice, 51
Société Générale, 54
Sofialys, 20
SOFTBANK CORP, 60
- SOFTBANK MOBILE, 60
Sonaecom, 29
Sony, 4, 12
- Sony Music Entertainment, 12
Sony Ericsson, 7, 34
Spanair, 30
Sprint Nextel, 18
SPRX B.V. (Sprxmobile)
- Layar, 26
Stadtwerke Pasewalk, 22
Standard Bank
- CfC Stanbic Bank Ltd (Kenya), 41
Standard Chartered, 43
Symbian Ltd/Symbian Foundation, 8, 37
T
Tata Group
- Tata Communications, 57
- – Tata Indicom, 57
- Tata Teleservices, 54
Technology
- 2G, 3, 19, 38, 50, 52, 54-55, 59-60
- – CDMA, 19, 50, 54
- – EDGE, 60
- – GSM, 3, 38, 54-55, 59
- – PHS, 60
- 3G, 10, 18, 35, 48, 50, 52, 54, 60
- – CDMA2000 (EV-DO), 19
- – Evolved HSPA (HSPA+/I-HSPA), 33, 37
- – - 64QAM, 37
- – HSDPA, 10, 18, 21, 33, 35, 48, 50, 52, 54, 60
- – HSPA, 33, 37
- – HSUPA, 21
- – UMTS-TDD, 52
- 4G, 17-18, 52
- – 3GPP Long Term Evolution, 17-18, 52
- – Long-Term Evolution Time Division Duplex (TD-LTE), 52
- – Long Term Evolution (LTE), 17-18, 52
- – WiMAX, 41, 64
- BiDi, 30
- Billing, 7-8, 22, 35
- BREW, 18
- DRM, 12, 29
- DSL, 52
- Femtocell, 52
- Fibre, 20-21
- GPS, 18, 21
- IM, 7, 51
- IN, 7
- IP, 20-21, 29
- Java, 22
- Linux, 8
- M2M, 18, 22, 47
- microSD, 13, 19
- MMS, 20, 30, 35
- MP3, 21
- OSS, 13
- OTA, 12
- Personal computer, 7, 9, 12, 26, 35
- – Netbook, 12, 26
- Push-to-talk, 22
- R&D, 15
- SIM, 47
- Smartphone, 9-10, 13, 17, 19, 26, 28, 33, 34, 60
- SMS, 20, 24, 28, 35-36
- Spectrum, 22, 41, 55-56
- – 800 MHz, 22
- – 900 MHz, 22
- Symbian OS, 8, 37
- Telematics, 47
- TV, 4, 24, 29, 39, 52
- – IPTV, 29
- UICC, 15
- VoIP, 52, 63
- VPN, 21
- W-LAN, 13, 21-22, 26, 33
- Web 2.0, 13
- Widgets, 7-9, 12
- Windows, 8, 10, 21, 37
- – Windows Mobile, 8, 10, 21, 37
Telecom Egypt, 62-63
Telecom Italia, 9, 26
- HanseNet, 9
- Telecom Italia Mobile, 26
Telecom New Zealand, 60, 61
- Gen-i, 60
Telefónica Group, 7, 9-10, 15-16, 22, 30, 34
- Telefónica España, 30
- Telefónica Europe (O2), 10, 22, 34
- – Czech Republic, 34
- – Germany, 9-10, 22
- – Ireland, 9-10
- – UK, 7, 9-10, 15, 30
Telekom Austria
- mobilkom Austria, 34
Telekomunikacja Polska SA (TPSA, see also France Télécom)
- PTK Centertel Sp. z o.o., 36
Telenor ASA
- Pannon GSM, 35
- Telenor Pakistan, 50
- Unitech Ltd, 34
Telkom Kenya Ltd (Orange Kenya), 41
Telkom South Africa, 45
Telstra, 48
Terra Firma Capital Partners (TFCP)
- EMI Group Ltd, 12
Time Warner, 12, 20
TomTom
- Tele Atlas, 11
TradeDoubler, 33
Turkcell, 5, 62
Twitter, Inc., 8, 18, 24, 31
U
Ueberreuter Print GmbH, 22
Ulster Rugby, 25
Unilever, 4
Unitech Ltd, 34
United Hubbing Ltd, 3
VenFin Ltd
- Tracker Network (Proprietary) Limited (TRACKER), 46-47
V
Verizon Communications, 4, 7, 13, 17-19, 26, 52
- Seidenberg, Ivan, 17
- Strigl, Dennis, 17
- Verizon Wireless, 7, 13, 17-19, 26, 52
- – ALLTEL Corporation, 17
- – LTE Innovation Centre, 18
- – McAdam, Lowell, 17
- – Mead, Daniel, 17
- – Melone, Anthony, 18
- – Open Development Initiative (ODI), 17
- – Stratton, John, 17
- Vodafone Omnitel, 17, 20, 26
Virgin Media, 33
Vivendi, 7, 12, 15, 20-21, 36, 54
- Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC), 36
- SFR (Société Française de Radiotéléphone), 7, 12, 20-21
- – Neuf Cegetel, 20-21
- – - AOL France, 20
- – - Club Internet, 20
- – - Jet Multimedia, 21
- – - Manigne, Jeremie, 21
- – Tele2 France, 20
- Universal Music Group, 12
Vodacom Group, 5, 7, 11, 42, 45-47
- Beelders, Wally, 47
- Congo (DRC), 45
- Gateway Communications, 44-45
- The GRID, 11
- Group, 11, 45-46
- Lesotho, 5, 45
- Mozambique, 45, 47
- South Africa, 7, 45-47
- Tanzania, 42, 45
- Uys, Pieter, 46
- Vodacom Business, 47
- – Smartcall, 52
- Vodacom Service Provider, 52
Vodafone and Qatar Foundation, 64
Vodafone Group
- Africa & Central Europe, 5, 7, 12-13, 34, 38, 41, 45, 47
- – Africa, 5, 7, 12-13, 38, 41, 45, 47
- – Congo, 45
- – Czech Republic, 34-35, 34-35, 34-35, 64
- – Ghana, 4-5, 38-39, 45, 47
- – Hungary, 35
- – Kenya (see also Safaricom), 5, 41-42, 41-43, 42-45, 61-62
- – Mozambique, 45, 47
- – Poland (see also Polkomtel), 35-37
- – Romania, 7, 35, 37
- – South Africa (see also Vodacom), 5, 7, 11-13, 42, 45-46, 45-47
- – Turkey, 5, 7, 16, 24, 34, 37
- Asia Pacific & Middle East, 50-51
- – Asia, 50-51
- – Australia, 5, 7, 13, 48, 51, 61
- – - VHA Pty. Ltd (see also Hutchison Whampoa), 48
- – China (see also China Mobile), 7, 17, 50-52, 59
- – Egypt, 4-5, 35-36, 45, 61-63, 62-63, 62-63, 62-63
- – Fiji, 53
- – India, 4-5, 7, 13, 16, 34, 48, 50, 53-55, 54-56, 55-56, 55-57, 56-57, 56-57, 59
- – - Indus Towers, 16, 55, 59
- – Japan, 60
- – Middle East, 61-62
- – New Zealand, 7, 13, 51, 59-60, 61
- – Pacific, 53
- – Qatar (see also Vodafone and Qatar Foundation and Vodafone Qatar), 4-5, 63-64
- Ex-executives
- – Donovan, Paul, 5
- – Hofvander, Ann, 34
- – Sarin, Arun, 5
- Executives
- – Becker, Wendy, 5
- – Bento, Jorge, 29
- – Bond, Sir John, 5
- – Burger, Michel, 13
- – Campbell, Justine, 31
- – Chignell, Tom, 61
- – Chomet, Patrick, 5
- – Chowdhury, Mohammad, 62
- – Colao, Vittorio, 4, 10, 16
- – Combes, Michel, 4
- – Daly, Richard, 5
- – Dews, Nigel, 5
- – Don-Chebe, Albert, 39
- – Dowidar, Hatem, 5, 62
- – Dunnett, Andrew, 15
- – Epting, Lee, 26
- – Ericson, Erin, 11
- – Foley, David, 31
- – Fulton, David, 4
- – Ghosh, Asim, 56
- – Gordon, Simon, 3
- – Hasan, Amer, 9, 12
- – Hoepken, Thorsten, 22
- – Kelly, Peter, 31
- – Knook, Pieter, 12
- – Kramer, Terry, 4, 16
- – Lundal, Morten, 5
- – Maher, Grahame, 5, 64
- – Medcraft, Huw, 12
- – Mele, Mario, 34
- – Mullins, Annie, 31
- – Pieters, Marten, 5
- – Prasad, Shailendra, 53
- – Pusey, Stephen, 5
- – Read, Nick, 5
- – Schulte-Bockum, Jens, 5
- – Serdar, Cenk, 5, 62
- – Smithwhite, David, 3
- – Stent, Julia, 33
- – Strong, Pedro, 30
- – Suh, Peters, 5
- – Takkar, Ravinder, 57
- – Tamasi, Sandor, 35
- – Timuray, Serpil, 5
- – Turkington, Laura, 25
- – Venn, David, 5
- – Waters, Patrick, 15
- – Wheldon, David, 5
- Group, 3-7, 12-13, 15-17, 25-26, 28, 31, 34, 36-37, 41, 48, 50, 53-57, 59-60, 62, 64
- – Americas (see also Verizon Wireless), 4, 15-19
- – ASPire Group, 50
- – Marketing, 3-5, 7, 9, 11-12, 20, 25-26, 29, 33, 34, 43, 57, 60
- – - Rewards, 39
- – - vodafone.com, 11
- – - Vodafone Internet Services (VIS), 7-8, 12-13
- – - Vodafone Mobile Clicks, 26
- – - Wayfinder Systems, 11
- – One Vodafone, 12
- – Partner Markets, 5, 11, 51, 53, 59
- – - Austria (A1), 34
- – - Caribbean (Digicel), 53
- – - Japan (SoftBank), 60
- – - Russia and CIS (Mobile TeleSystems/MTS), 7, 51
- – - Singapore (Mobile One), 59
- – - Sweden (Telenor), 50
- – - United Arab Emirates (du), 43
- – R&D, 5, 7, 15
- – - Joint Innovation Lab (with China Mobile, SoftBank Corp., and Verizon Wireless), 5, 7-9
- – Strategy, 16, 31, 33
- – - Green Agenda, 25
- – - Mobile Plus, 4
- – - One Vodafone, 12
- – - Total Communications, 4, 29, 41, 45
- – Vodafone Foundation, 15-16, 64
- – - Americas, 16
- – - – Wireless Innovation Project, 16
- – - Group, 15-16, 64
- – - UK, 15
- – - World of Difference, 15
- – Vodafone Ventures, 5
- Products and services, 7, 57
- – At Home, 25
- – Broadband (Italy), 39
- – Casa, 29
- – Directory Assistance Service, 48
- – Family, 11
- – Find&Go (UK), 21
- – Free Minutes, 28, 37
- – International (UK), 64
- – Loaded, 34-35, 42
- – Location Nudge, 11
- – Log’n'Go (Romania), 35
- – M-PESA, 5, 41, 43-44
- – Mobile Broadband, 12-13, 33, 52-53, 62
- – Mobile Internet (UK), 7-9, 24, 26, 35, 37
- – Mobile Plus, 4
- – MobileTV, 24
- – Money Transfer, 43, 62
- – My Football, 9
- – My Web, 7
- – Student Play (Malta), 28
- – Terminals, 37
- – - BlackBerry, 8, 10, 12-13, 20, 24-26, 28
- – - Storm (Research In Motion), 13
- – - USB Modem, 37
- – - Vodafone 125 (ZTE), 24, 34
- – - Vodafone 236, 34
- – Vodafone 360, 7-9, 11
- – Vodafone at Home, 25
- – Vodafone Maps, 11
- – Vodafone Music, 33
- – Vodafone Music Store, 31, 33
- – Vodafone News, 9
- – Vodafone Parents, 31
- – Vodafone PC Backup, 12
- – Vodafone People, 7, 11
- Western Europe, 20
- – France (see also Vivendi/SFR), 7, 12, 20-21, 20-21
- – Germany, 4, 9-10, 12-13, 20, 22, 24
- – Greece, 9, 12, 24-25
- – Ireland, 4-5, 9-10, 12-13, 25, 61
- – Italy, 4, 9, 12-13, 17, 20, 26
- – Malta, 28
- – Netherlands, 5, 9, 13, 26, 28, 51
- – Portugal, 9, 29
- – Spain, 4, 9-10, 12-13, 30
- – UK, 4, 7, 9-10, 12-13, 15, 26, 30-31, 33, 43, 61
Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C., 5, 64
- Maher, Grahame, 5, 64
W
Warner Music, 12
Weather Investments, 24, 26, 36, 62-63
- Orascom Telecom, 24, 26, 36, 62-63
- – LINKdotNET, 63
- – Mobinil (see also France Télécom), 62-63
- – WIND Hellas, 24
- – Wind Telecomunicazioni, 26
WebTech Wireless, Inc., 47
WeDo Technologies, 35
Weglokoks, 36
Western Europe, 20
- Channel Islands, 59
- Cyprus, 11
- France, 7, 12-13, 20-21, 36, 41, 51, 62
- Germany, 4, 9-10, 12-13, 20, 22, 24
- – Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen (BNetzA, RegTP, FNA, or German Federal Network Agency), 22
- Greece, 9, 12, 24-25
- Ireland, 4-5, 9-10, 12-13, 25, 61
- – Government, 25
- Italy, 4, 9, 12-13, 17, 20, 26
- Malta, 28
- Netherlands, 5, 9, 13, 26, 28, 51
- Portugal, 9, 29, 35
- Spain, 4, 9-10, 12-13, 30
- Switzerland, 51
- Turkey, 5, 7, 16, 24, 34, 37
- United Kingdom (UK), 4, 7, 9-10, 12-13, 15, 26, 30-31, 33, 43, 61
- – Government, 31, 42, 61
- – Legal, 11, 15, 31
Western Union, 5, 43
Woobius Ltd, 26
Y
Yahoo!, 37
Z
Zain Group (MTC/Celtel), 5, 38, 41, 43
- OpCos (Zain/Celtel/MTC), 5, 38, 41, 43
- – Ghana, 5, 38
- – Kenya, 5, 41, 43
- – Tanzania, 43
- – Uganda, 43
- – Zambia, 5
- Zap, 43
Zhejiang Publishing United Group Co., Ltd, 51
Zon Multimédia (PT Multimedia), 29
- Zon TVCabo, 29
ZTE Corporation, 43
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