Vodafonewatch, issue 2010.03 snapshot
22 April 2010
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Table of Contents
3 Group
3 M&A
3 Colao calms Airtel African threat fears
4 M&A
4 People
4 People
4 Joseph reveals Safaricom exit plans
4 Alamouti appointed as new R&D head
5 Financial
5 Contracts
5 VGE pushes into emerging markets with DPDHL deals
6 Financial
6 Global claims to be tested
7 Corporate
7 Partner Markets
7 Marketing
7 Vodafone lands number-one spot in mobile brand survey
7 Partner Markets
7 Libya’s Al-Madar signs up to Partner Markets…
7 …and TDC deal extended
8 Partner Markets update
8 Vodafone Partner Markets, 1 March 2010
9 Products and services
9 Products and services
9 Nokia joins Vodafone 360 handset supplier roster
10 Regulatory
10 HTC Legend in line to include Vodafone 360 integration
10 Vodafone AppStar EUR1m challenge deadline approaching
11 Technology
11 Strategy
11 Wayfinder LBS business to be shuttered
13 Technology
13 Analyst comment
13 Tele Atlas trumpets Vodafone 360 content role
14 Society
14 Society
14 Orange joins mobile health alliance
14 Vodafone praised for m-health, m-payment schemes
15 Terminals
15 Vodafone Ireland details iPhone packages
15 Terminals
15 Unclear picture on Google Nexus One release
16 Terminals
16 Vodafone UK to compete for iPad — reports
16 Mobile terminal highlights
18 USA — Verizon Wireless
18 USA — Verizon Wireless
18 Bernstein: tables turn in VZW manoeuvring
19 USA — Verizon Wireless
19 VZW positive on LTE tests
20 USA — Verizon Wireless
20 Modified pricing model
20 LTE handset plans
20 Alcatel-Lucent to supply backhaul equipment
21 USA — Verizon Wireless
21 Verizon endorses FCC broadband spectrum plan
21 Verizon updates early-termination fee policy
23 Low churn levels trumpeted…
23 …as is call quality…
23 …and brand perception
24 Europe Region
24 France
24 SFR launches location-aware ad system
25 France
25 SFR trials recyclable SIMs
25 EC rejects complaint over France Télécom
26 Germany
26 Germany
26 Rivals in new bid to halt spectrum auction
27 Vodafone ties with ZTE for Düsseldorf test lab
27 Vodafone preps SIM authentication for e-commerce
28 CeBIT round-up
29 Vodafone touts enterprise wins
29 Vodafone “looking at mobile number directory services”
30 Telegate deals trumpeted
30 Wide-scale user data theft under investigation
31 Greece
31 Greece
31 HSPA+ MIMO upgrade goes live
31 Vodafone Greece launches enterprise productivity suite
33 Ireland
33 Ireland
33 Butterworth calls for broadband cooperation
34 Italy
34 Vodafone Ireland to disconnect inactive PAYG accounts
34 Italy
34 Vodafone, NSN claim LTE trial progress
35 Malta
35 Netherlands
35 Portugal
35 Netherlands
35 Dutch 2.6GHz auction nears
35 Portugal
35 Vodafone JV to push eGain customer care software
36 Portugal
36 Spain
36 Spain
36 Vodafone handed ASCER fixed-mobile contract
36 Vodafone ships malware-infected smartphones
37 Spain
37 Rogue memory cards mooted
38 Spain
38 Vodafone and EC hosts technologies for the elderly event
38 Vodafone ties with social network Tuenti
38 Vodafone offers free voice for new customers
39 Vodafone partners COCEMFE to address disabled
39 Foundation supports healthcare project
40 United Kingdom
40 United Kingdom
40 Vodafone UK to cut more jobs…
40 …while fallout from channel U-turn continues
41 United Kingdom
41 UK market shake-up forecast following T-Orange merger
41 Vodafone and O2 threaten legal action over spectrum
43 Doubts posed over Sure Signal femtocell
43 Comment: Vodafone dicing with reputational risk
44 One Net launch date still unknown
44 Vodafone deploys call centre solution for Carole Nash…
44 …and lands smart meter deal with British Gas
45 Vodafone comes out well in O2-sponsored network tests
46 Nomi doubles up MVNO agreement
46 Vodafone signs content deal with Foursquare…
46 …spurns Rummble?
47 Africa & Central Europe Region
47 Hungary
47 Czech Republic
47 Vodafone overhauls tariffs
48 Ghana
48 Ghana
48 Vodafone Ghana debuts charitable foundation…
48 …and trumpets “The Vodafone Way”
49 Kenya — Safaricom
49 Kenya — Safaricom
49 Safaricom backs mobile-based crop insurance scheme…
49 …but international M-PESA launch hits difficulties
50 Kenya — Safaricom Cont’d
50 M-PESA fraud estimated at KES 21m
50 Safaricom in music copyright dispute
51 Safaricom backs online payment system
53 Poland — Polkomtel
53 Poland — Polkomtel
53 Polkomtel sale plans remain up in the air
54 Poland — Polkomtel
54 Turkey
54 Polkomtel selects Ericsson and NSN for HSPA work
55 Asia-Pacific & Middle East Region
55 China Mobile
55 Full-year profits beat expectations
56 China Mobile
56 Investment focus shifting abroad?
56 China Mobile sees slight rebound in customer growth
57 China Mobile buys bank stake in m-payment move
58 New Taiwan unit sees Far EasTone rumours resurface
59 Egypt
59 Egypt
59 TE may bid for fourth mobile licence
59 Egyptian government set to offload TE stake
59 Vodafone Egypt performance
60 Fiji
60 Fiji
60 Vodafone ticked off over exclusive partner deals
61 India — Vodafone Essar
61 India — Vodafone Essar
61 Ghosh departs Vodafone Essar — report
61 Vodafone to bid in both 3G and BWA sell-offs
63 India — Vodafone Essar Cont’d
63 Inter-operator spectrum spat continues
64 India — Vodafone Essar
64 Vodafone joins Indian app store race
65 India — Vodafone Essar
65 App store competition heightening
67 Movie, IPL tickets added to M-Shop
68 India — Bharti Airtel
68 Indian NFC pilot concludes
69 India — Bharti Airtel
69 Number system change faces opposition
69 India — Bharti Airtel
69 Airtel reshuffle takes effect
70 Japan — SoftBank Mobile
70 Japan — SoftBank Mobile
70 SoftBank outdone by DoCoMo on net adds
71 New Zealand
71 SoftBank’s Willcom buyout agreed
72 New Zealand
72 Vodafone flies in extra staff to exploit XT problems…
72 …but experiences inopportune outage itself
72 Middle East
72 Qatar
73 Qatar
73 ComCom comes down against MTR intervention
74 Index
Index
A
AAA, 7
Abu Dhabi Group
- Warid Telecom, 69
- – Bangladesh, 69
Acer, 16-17
Actsoft.com, 20
Aditya Birla Group
- Idea Cellular, 61, 63, 68
- – Indus Towers, 63, 68
Advantage Partners, 71
Africa, 3-7, 14, 24, 35, 47, 49-50, 56
- Congo, 3, 6
- East Africa, 49
- Egypt, 6, 14, 24, 27, 35, 59
- Ghana, 3, 6, 48
- Kenya, 3, 6, 8, 14, 49-51
- Lesotho, 6
- Mozambique, 6
- Nigeria, 3, 56
- North Africa, 7
- South Africa, 3, 6, 24, 50
- Tanzania, 3, 6
Agile Software, Inc., 5
Al Mowasah, 59
Alcatel-Lucent, 43
Alfa Group
- Altimo (Alfa Telecom Int. Mobile)
- – Turkcell (see also Curkurova/TeliaSonera/separate), 54
Almadar Aljadeed (Al-Madar), 7-8
Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH), 8, 60
- Telecom Fiji, 60
- Vodafone Fiji, 8, 60
Amdocs Ltd, 31
Americas, 4-5, 8, 18-21, 23, 34, 61, 71
- Anguilla, 8
- Antigua and Barbuda, 8
- Aruba, 8
- Barbados, 8
- Bermuda, 8
- Bonaire, 8
- British Guyana, 8
- Canada, 61
- Caribbean, 60
- Cayman Islands, 8
- Chile, 8
- Curaçao, 8
- Dominica, 8
- French West Indies, 8
- Grenada, 8
- Haiti, 8
- Honduras, 8
- Jamaica, 8
- Kitts and Nevis, 8
- Panama, 8
- St Lucia, 8
- St Vincent, 8
- Trinidad and Tobago, 8
- Turks and Caicos Islands, 8
- United States of America (USA), 4-5, 18-21, 23, 34, 71
Apple, 9, 11, 15-17, 20, 40, 43, 46, 65
- iPhone, 9, 11, 15-17, 20, 40, 43, 46
Arcadia Group Ltd
- Etam, 24
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 31
Artec Technologies AG, 26
Asia-Pacific, 35, 56, 58, 60, 68-69, 71
- Afghanistan, 8
- Australia, 71
- Azerbaijan, 8
- China, 5, 7, 10-11, 16-17, 27, 55-58, 65
- – Government, 57-58
- – Province/Municipality/Region, 56-58
- – - Beijing, 57
- – - Guangdong, 57
- – - Shanghai, 56-58
- – SASAC, 57
- Fiji, 8, 60
- – Commerce Commission, 60
- – Office des Postes et des Télécom., 43
- Hong Kong, 8, 61
- India, 6, 16-17, 49, 61, 63-65, 67-69
- – Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), 69
- – Department of Telecommunications (DoT), 63
- – Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), 61
- – Government, 63-65, 69
- – Licence circles, 51, 63-64
- – - Andhra Pradesh, 58, 71
- – - Mumbai, 63
- – Telecom Consultants of India Ltd (TCIL), 69
- – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), 63, 69
- Japan, 8, 61, 70-71
- – Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp, 71
- – Government, 69, 71
- Malaysia, 5, 8
- Mauritius, 61
- New Zealand, 71-73
- – Commerce Commission, 60, 73
- – TUANZ, 73
- Pakistan, 61
- Singapore, 8
- Sri Lanka, 8
- Taiwan, 8, 58
- – Government, 58
- Thailand, 8
- Turkmenistan, 8
- Uzbekistan, 8
Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Azulejos y Pavimentos Cerámicos (ASCER), 36
ASPire Group, 16-17, 55
AT&T, 4-5, 7, 18, 20, 23
- Cingular Wireless, 4
Automobile Association, 7
Autonomy, 11
Avaya, 44
Axiata Group Bhd (TM International), 8-9, 11, 61, 63, 68
- India (Idea Cellular, see also Aditya Birla), 61, 63, 68
- India (Spice Communications, see also MCorpGobal), 61
- Malaysia (Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd), 8
- Singapore (Mobile One, see also separate listing), 8
- Sri Lanka (Dialog Telekom PLC, see also separate listing), 8
Azerfon LLC (Nar Mobile), 8
B
Bank of America
- Merrill Lynch, 6
Bank of China, 58
Belgacom Group
- Belgacom Mobile NV/SA (Proximus), 8
- Tango Mobile SA (Tele2 Luxembourg), 7-8
Bertelsmann Group
- Arvato Mobile GmbH, 64
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), 65
Bharti Group
- Bharti Airtel, 3, 16-17, 61, 63, 65, 67-69
- – Bharti Hexacom, 69
- – Indus Towers, 63, 68
- – Kapoor, Sanjay, 69
- – Kohli, Manoj, 69
- Bharti Enterprises, 68
- Bharti Infotel, 68
- Comviva Technologies (Bharti Telesoft), 67
BigMobile Pty Ltd, 29
Bigtree Entertainment
- BookMyShow.com, 67
Bité Group, 8
BNP Paribas S.A.
- Exane, 6
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
- Indian Premier Cricket League, 67
Bouygues Group, 25
Brand Finance, 7
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- BBC Worldwide, 8
BT Group, 41, 44, 46
- BT Mobile, 46
C
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., 4
Callidus Software, 35
Carlyle Group, 70-71
- WILLCOM, Inc., 70-71
Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Ltd, 44
Carphone Warehouse, 40
CeBIT, 28
Cellulant Life is mobile
- Cellulant Kenya, 50
Central/Eastern Europe, 47
- Albania, 6, 31
- Armenia, 8
- Czech Republic, 5, 16, 47, 72
- Estonia, 8
- Hungary, 47
- Latvia, 8
- Lithuania, 8
- Poland, 53-54
- – Electronic Communication Office (UKE), 54
- – Government, 53
- Romania, 10-11, 17, 69
- Russia, 8
- Serbia, 8
- Turkey, 6, 26, 54
- Ukraine, 8
CGI Group, Inc., 28
China International Capital Corporation Ltd (CICC), 56
China Mobile, 5, 7, 10-11, 16-17, 55-58, 65
- Mobile Market, 58
- Open Mobile System (OMS), 16
- Union Mobile Pay (UMPay, see also China UnionPay), 57
- Wang Jianzhou, 56-57
China Telecom, 56
China UnionPay
- Union Mobile Pay (UMPay, see also China Mobile), 57
China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), 56
Christian Action Research and Education (CARE), 59
Chunghwa Telecom, 8
Citigroup, 68
Clearwire Corporation, 19
Computacenter, 28
Comverse Technology, 35
Confederación Coordinadora Estatal de Minusválidos Físicos de España (COCEMFE), 39
Consorci Sanitari del Maresme (CSdM), 39
Consumers’ Association of Ireland, 34
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), 59
Cukurova Holding
- Turkcell (see also Altimo/TeliaSonera/seperate), 54
D
Debitel, 24
Deutsche Post, 5-6
Deutsche Telekom, 23, 26, 29-30, 35, 40-41, 45, 53
- Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC), 53
- T-Mobile International, 23, 26, 29-30, 35, 40-41, 45
- – Germany, 26
- – Hungary, 48
- – Netherlands, 35
- – UK, 40-41, 45
- – USA, 23
DHL Worldwide Express, 5-6
Dialog Telekom, 8
Digicel
- Caribbean, 60
- Fiji, 8, 60
du (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC, or EITC), 7-8, 17, 35
E
East African Marine System (TEAMS), 27
eGain Communications Ltd, 35
Elisa, 8
EMC Corp., 11, 28
- Decho Corp., 28
EMOBILE Ltd, 70
Entel PCS, 8
EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A E.S.P (UNE), 24
Ericsson, 9, 17, 20, 27, 54, 69-70
Essar Group
- Essar Communications
- – Essar Telecom Kenya (Yu/ETK/Econet Wireless Kenya), 49
- Vodafone Essar (See also Vodafone), 16, 60-61, 63-65, 67-68
Etisalat, 35, 59, 61
- Etisalat Misr (Egypt), 59
- Mobily, 35
European Union, 10, 25-26, 38, 41
- Court of First Instance, 25
- European Commission, 25-26, 38, 41
F
Facebook, 25
Far Eastern Group
- Far Eastone Telecoms. Co., Ltd., 58
First Mobile, 65
FirstTuesday.com, 37
FoneStarz Media, 9
foursquare, 46
France Télécom, 7, 14, 16, 24-25, 41, 45, 49, 53, 59
- Orange, 7, 14, 16, 24, 41, 45, 49, 53, 59
- – France, 24
- – Mobinil, 14, 59
- – Poland (see also Telekomunikacja Polska), 53
- – Telkom Kenya (see also separate entry), 14, 49
- – UK, 16, 41, 45
freenet AG (Mobilcom), 30
FX Networks Ltd, 72
G
Gemalto NV, 25, 27
- Valimo Wireless Ltd, 27
Ghana Telecom, 48
Ghosh, Asim, 61
Globacom Ltd, 48
Google, 7, 9-11, 13, 15-17, 25, 37, 46
- Android, 9-11, 16-17, 37, 46
GSM Association (GSMA), 4, 9, 14
- Mobile World Congress, 14
Guttmann Foundation, 39
H
Harvard PR, 40
Hewlett-Packard, 14
High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), 10, 15-17, 36-37
Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL), 61
HSBC, 7
Huawei Technologies, 27, 31, 47
Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA), 59
Hutchison Whampoa
- 3 Group, 41, 45-46
- – 3 UK, 41, 45-46
- Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd, 61
I
IBM, 7, 35
IDG, 11, 13
Iliad, 25
Indus Towers, 63, 68
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), 58
Informa
- Ovum, 13
Infosys Technologies, 65
Innovation Factory, 13
Intel, 4
Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
- Habitat, 24
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., 43
Intrepid Data Systems Ltd, 51
J
J.D. Power and Associates, 23
Japan Telecom, 70
JD Power and Associates, 23
Jinny Software, 50
K
KDDI, 61, 70-71
KGHM, 53
KPN, 26, 35
- E-Plus, 26
L
LCC International, Inc., 54
Leap Wireless International, Inc., 18
LG Electronics, 20
Liberty Global, Inc.
- UPC Germany GmbH,
- – Unitymedia GmbH, 30
LiMo Foundation, 9
M
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), 65
MasterCard, 67-69
Maxis Communication
- Aircel, 61, 65
mChek, 67
MCorpGobal
- Spice Communications, 61
Microsoft, 7, 11, 16-17
Middle East, 4, 6-8, 14, 17, 24, 27, 35, 50, 55, 59, 72-73
- Bahrain, 6-8
- Egypt, 6, 14, 24, 27, 35, 59
- Iran, 6
- Iraq, 6
- Oman, 6
- Qatar, 6, 17, 50, 72-73
- – Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, 72
- Saudi Arabia, 6
- Syria, 6
- United Arab Emirates, 7-8
Millicom International Cellular
- Tigo Ghana, 48
Mobile One (Singapore), 8-9, 11
Mobinil (see also France Telecom and Orange), 14, 59
Mobitelea Ventures, 49
Mondiale Freight Services Ltd., 71
Motorola, 20
MPR Teltech, 4
MTN
- Ghana (Scancom), 48
N
Nahdet El Mahrousa, 59
News Corp., 25, 67
- MySpace, 25
- Tata Sky, 67
Nexus, 15
NFL Enterprises LLC, 19
Nielsen Company, The, 65
Nokia, 9-11, 13-14, 17, 30, 65, 68
Nokia Siemens Networks, 34, 54, 69
Nomi.mobile, 46
Novabase SGPS SA, 35
- CelFocus (see also Vodafone Portugal), 35
NTT
- DoCoMo, 9, 70
Numéricable, 24
NZ Communications
- 2degrees, 72-73
O
Option International, 36-37
Oracle
- Siebel Systems, 31, 35
P
Pacific Fibre Ltd., 71
Palm, 16-17
Panda Security, 37
Pioneer, 43
PKN Orlen, 53
Polkomtel, 53-54
- Plus GSM, 53
Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE)
- Polskie Sieci Elek. (PSE), 53
Procter & Gamble Co., 61
PTC, 53
Q
Qatar Foundation Consortium, 72
Qatar Telecom (Qtel), 72
Qik, Inc., 41
Qualcomm, Inc., 61
R
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
- Reliance Communications (RCom), 61, 63, 65
REMA System, 16
Remedy, 31
Research In Motion, 4, 9, 16-17, 24, 40, 43, 46, 65
- BlackBerry, 9, 16-17, 24, 40, 43, 46
Right to Live Association, The, 59
Rigney Dolphin, 33
Rock in Rio
- Lisbon, 35
Rockefeller Foundation (RF), 14
Roshan (Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd), 8
Rummble Ltd, 46
S
S21Sec, 37
A.S. Watson Group
- Marionnaud, 24
S Tel Ltd (Skycity Foundations/Telecom Investments), 61
Safaricom, 4, 7-8, 14, 35, 49-51
- Joseph, Michael, 4, 49
- M-PESA, 49-50
SAFRAN Group
- Sagem Télécommunications, 43
- – Vodafone Sure Signal, 43
Samsung, 9, 20
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., 18
SAP, 31
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., 57-58
Shanghai Stock Exchange, 56
Sharp Electronics, 16
Shine Communications, 40
Siemens, 35
Singapore Telecom
- India (Bharti Airtel, see separate), 3, 16-17, 61, 63, 65, 67-69
Sistema
- Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), 8
SoftBank Corp.
- SoftBank Mobile, 8, 10-11, 65, 70-71
Software AG
- webMethods, 35
Sony Ericsson, 9, 17
Sprint Nextel, 17, 19, 23
SPRX B.V. (Sprxmobile)
- Layar, 35
Sri Lanka Telecom plc
- Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd, 8
StatusNet, Inc., 11
Swisscom, 8
Symbian Foundation, 9, 17
- Symbian OS, 9
Syngenta AG, 49
T
Tata Group
- Tata Sky, 67
- Tata Teleservices, 61, 63, 65
TDC, 7-8
- TDC Mobil, 8
Technology
- 2G, 6, 9, 16, 18-20, 44, 48, 63, 65, 68-69, 72
- – CDMA, 16, 18-20, 63
- – EDGE, 65
- – GPRS, 44
- – GSM, 6, 9, 48, 63, 68-69, 72
- – PHS, 70-71
- 3G, 15-16, 19-21, 43, 45-46, 54, 55-56, 61, 63, 70, 72
- – Evolved HSPA (HSPA+/I-HSPA), 3, 31, 36, 54, 71
- – - 64QAM, 31, 54
- – - MIMO, 31
- – HSPA/HSDPA, 3, 15-16, 19-21, 31, 36, 43, 45-46, 54, 55-56, 61, 63, 70-72
- – TD-SCDMA, 16, 56
- – WCDMA, 16, 19, 63, 71-72
- 4G, 18, 20, 34, 54
- – 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), 3, 18-20, 26-27, 34, 41, 54
- – WiMAX, 19, 49, 72
- Billing, 19-20, 54
- CRM, 33
- DSL, 38-39
- Ethernet, 28
- Femtocell, 43
- Fibre, 18, 24, 33, 71-72
- Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), 39
- FM, 17
- GPS, 11, 13, 16, 39
- IP, 24-26, 28
- IVR, 67, 73
- Java, 67
- LBS, 11
- M2M, 18, 28, 44, 49, 55
- microSD, 17, 37, 68
- MMS, 26, 47, 50
- MPLS, 5
- NFC, 68-69
- Personal computer, 8, 16, 20-21, 28, 37-39, 45
- – Netbook, 16, 21
- R&D, 4, 11, 27
- SIM, 25, 27, 43
- Smartphone, 9, 11, 13, 15-17, 21, 30, 36-37, 40, 43
- SMS, 24-26, 29, 35, 38-39, 41, 47, 50, 60, 67
- Spectrum, 18, 21, 26, 33, 41, 61, 63, 71
- – 800 MHz, 26, 41, 63
- – 900 MHz, 26
- – 1800 MHz, 41
- – 2600 MHz, 35, 41
- Symbian OS, 9, 17
- T-loop, 39
- TV, 25-26, 67
- – HDTV, 29
- – IPTV, 25-26
- W-LAN, 16, 25
- WAN, 5, 43
- Web Services, 31, 36
- Widgets, 10-11
- Windows, 17
Telecom Egypt, 59
Telefónica Group, 5-6, 11, 14, 16, 26, 41, 44-45
- Telefónica Europe (O2), 16, 26, 41, 44-45
- – Czech Republic, 16
- – Germany, 6, 26
- – UK, 5, 14, 16, 40-41, 43-45
Telegate AG, 29-30
Telekom Austria
- mobilkom Austria, 8, 65
- – A1 (Austria), 8
- – VIP mobile, 8
- – VIP Operator, 8
- – VIPnet, 8
Telekomunikacja Polska SA (TPSA, see France Télécom)
- PTK Centertel Sp. z o.o., 53
Telenor ASA
- Telenor Pakistan, 61
- Total Access Communication PLC (dtac), 8
- Uninor, 61
TeliaSonera
- Turkcell (see also Alfa/Curkurova/seperate), 54
Telkom Kenya Ltd (Orange Kenya), 14, 49
TIBCO Software, Inc., 35
Time Warner
- Boomerang, 35
Todoebook.com, 36
TomTom, 11, 13
- Tele Atlas, 11, 13
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp)
- Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), 56
Trenitalia, Italy, 34
Trio, 9
Tuenti, 38
Turkcell, 54
Twitter, Inc., 25
Two Tomorrows Group Ltd, 14
U
United Nations
- UN Foundation, 14
V
Valimo Wireless Ltd, 27
Verizon Communications, 5-7, 10-11, 16-21, 23, 28, 34, 65
- Verizon Wireless, 5-6, 16, 18-21, 23, 28, 34, 65
- – ALLTEL Corporation, 18
- – McAdam, Lowell, 21
- Vodafone Omnitel, 16, 18, 34
Videocon Industires Ltd, 61
Visa, 67
Vivendi, 4-6, 8, 16-17, 24-25, 53
- Lévy, Jean-Bernard, 4
- Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC), 53
- SFR (Société Française de Radiotéléphone), 8, 24-25
- – Neuf Cegetel, 24
- – - AOL France, 24
- – - Club Internet, 24
- – SFR Régie, 24
- – Tele2 France, 24
Vodacom Group, 3-6, 24, 35
- Congo (DRC), 3, 6
- Gateway Communications, 5-6
- The GRID, 24
- Group, 3-4
- Lesotho, 6
- Mozambique, 6
- South Africa, 3, 6, 24
- Tanzania, 3, 6
- Vodacom Business, 6
- Vodacom Business Africa, 6
Vodafone and Qatar Foundation, 72
Vodafone Group
- Africa & Central Europe Region, 3-7, 13-14, 24, 34-35, 47, 49-50, 55-56
- – Africa, 3-7, 13-14, 24, 34-35, 47, 49-50, 55-56
- – Congo, 3, 6
- – Czech Republic, 4-5, 16, 47, 72
- – Ghana, 3, 6, 47-48
- – Hungary, 47
- – Kenya (see also Safaricom), 3-4, 6-8, 7-8, 13-14, 35, 48-51, 50-51
- – Mozambique, 6
- – Poland (see also Polkomtel), 53-54, 53-54
- – Romania, 10-11, 17, 16-17, 69
- – South Africa (see also Vodacom), 3-6, 24, 35, 50
- – Turkey, 6, 26, 54
- Asia Pacific & Middle East Region, 35, 55-56, 58, 67-68
- – Asia, 35, 55-56, 58, 67-68
- – Australia, 71
- – China (see also China Mobile), 5-7, 10-11, 15-17, 55-58, 65
- – Egypt, 6, 13-14, 24, 27, 35, 59
- – Fiji, 8, 7-8, 59-60
- – India, 3, 5-6, 16-17, 49, 60-61, 63-64, 63-64, 63-65, 67-69
- – - Indus Towers, 63, 68
- – Japan, 10-11, 65, 70-71
- – Middle East, 4, 7, 34-35
- – New Zealand, 71-73
- – Pacific, 59-60, 71
- – Qatar (see also Vodafone and Qatar Foundation and Vodafone Qatar), 6, 16-17, 50, 72-73
- Europe Region, 5
- – Albania, 6, 31
- – France (see also Vivendi/SFR), 4, 6, 8, 24-25
- – Germany, 6, 10, 24, 26-30, 40, 69
- – - Arcor, 26, 30
- – Greece, 10, 31
- – Ireland, 10, 15, 33-34
- – Italy, 6, 10, 16-18, 24, 34
- – Malta, 16, 35
- – Netherlands, 10, 35
- – Portugal, 10, 28, 35-36
- – - CelFocus (see also Novabase), 35
- – Spain, 10, 13, 36-39, 69
- – Sweden, 7-8, 11
- – UK, 4-5, 7, 9-11, 13, 15-18, 33-35, 40-41, 43-46, 49
- – - Cornerstone, 40-41
- Ex-executives, 4, 33, 54
- – Burke, Chris, 4
- – Fitzgerald, Celine, 33
- – Patel, Phil, 54
- – Walker, Mike, 4
- Executives, 3-4
- – Alamouti, Siavash, 4
- – Birtwistle, Nick, 40
- – Brislen, Paul, 72
- – Butterworth, Charles, 33
- – Colao, Vittorio, 3-4
- – Devine, Tom, 40
- – Durbridge, Mike, 40
- – Ghosh, Asim, 61
- – Gopalan, Srini, 40
- – Hlavinka, Pavel, 47
- – Joussen, Friedrich, 27
- – Kelly, Peter, 44
- – Laurence, Guy, 40
- – Maher, Grahame, 72
- – Marin, Miguel, 54
- – Mele, Mario, 47
- – O’Brien, Terry, 40
- – Pusey, Stephen, 4
- – Ramanathan, Kumar, 64
- – Shepherd, Ian, 40
- – Stanners, Russell, 71
- – Venn, David, 48
- Group, 3-11, 13, 16-18, 27-28, 33-34, 36, 40, 49, 53-54, 55, 59-61, 63, 65, 68, 70, 72-73
- – Americas (see also Verizon Wireless), 16, 18-21, 23, 63
- – ASPire Group, 16-17, 55
- – Marketing, 3, 7, 9, 24, 30, 37, 45, 64
- – - AppStar, 10
- – - Free Friday, 41
- – - vodafone.com, 8
- – - Vodafone Internet Services (VIS), 15
- – - Vodafone Mobile Clicks, 35
- – - Vodafone One, 44
- – - Wayfinder Systems, 11, 13
- – - ZYB (Imity), 11
- – Partner Markets, 6-8, 38, 60, 68
- – - Afghanistan (Roshan), 8
- – - Austria (A1), 8, 65
- – - Bahrain (Zain), 6-8
- – - Belgium (Proximus), 8
- – - Bulgaria (Mobiltel), 8
- – - Caribbean (Digicel), 8, 60
- – - Channel Islands (Airtel-Vodafone), 8
- – - Chile (Entel), 8
- – - Croatia (VIPnet), 8
- – - Estonia (Elisa), 8
- – - Finland (Elisa), 8
- – - Honduras (Digicel), 8
- – - Iceland (Vadafone Iceland), 8
- – - Japan (SoftBank), 8, 10-11, 65, 70-71
- – - Lithuania (Bité), 8
- – - Luxembourg (Tango), 7-8
- – - Macedonia (Vip), 8
- – - Macedonia (VIP Operator), 8
- – - Malaysia (Celcom), 8
- – - Panama (Digicel), 8
- – - Russia and CIS (Mobile TeleSystems/MTS), 8
- – - Scandinavia (TDC), 7-8
- – - Serbia (Vip), 8
- – - Singapore (Mobile One), 8-9, 11
- – - Sri Lanka (Dialog), 8
- – - Sweden (Telenor), 61
- – - Switzerland (Swisscom Mobile), 8
- – - Thailand (dtac), 8
- – - United Arab Emirates (du), 7-8, 17, 35
- – R&D, 4, 10-11, 26-27, 58, 69
- – - Joint Innovation Lab (with CM, SoftBank, VZW), 10-11
- – - Test and Innovation Centre, 27
- – Strategy, 6, 28-29
- – - Total Communications, 6, 29
- – Vodafone Foundation, 13-14, 38-39, 41, 47-48, 59, 72
- – - Group, 13, 72
- – - UK, 13
- – - World of Difference, 59
- – Vodafone Global Enterprise, 5-7, 9, 14, 28
- – - mHealth, 14
- Products and services
- – 360, 9-11, 13, 17, 36, 38, 46
- – Applications Service, 31
- – Books on Mobile (UK), 41
- – Business, 36
- – Business Place, 36
- – Casa, 38
- – Data Roaming Control, 10
- – Family, 67
- – Flexi, 54
- – Global Mail, 5
- – Home Phone (New Zealand), 38
- – Lifestyle (Ireland), 10
- – Loaded, 47
- – M-PESA, 49-50
- – MB Phone, 35
- – Mobile Broadband, 16, 20, 27, 31, 34, 38-39, 45, 54
- – Mobile Email, 17
- – Mobile Internet (UK), 9, 16, 20, 36, 46, 64
- – Music Player (Spain), 17
- – MyWeb, 9, 34, 46
- – Navigator, 11
- – NetPolis, 31
- – Office, 36, 39
- – One, 44
- – OneNet, 44
- – Park, 47
- – Professional (Greece), 31
- – Ready to Go, 29
- – SIM Only (UK), 43
- – SMS Balcony (India), 67
- – Speak, 39
- – Star of the Match, 67
- – SuperFlat, 26
- – Tango, 7-8
- – Telecoms Management, 5, 9
- – - BlackBerry, 9, 16-17, 24, 40, 43, 46
- – - Sure Signal (Sagem), 43
- – - Vodafone 125 (ZTE), 55
- – - Vodafone 360 Samsung H1, 8-9, 11
- – - Vodafone 360 Samsung M1, 8-9, 11
- – Tuesdays (India), 67
- – World, 7
- – World Plus Plan (Egypt), 7
- – ZYB, 11
Vodafone Iceland, 8
Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C., 17, 72-73
- Maher, Grahame, 72
W
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 7
Walt Disney Company, The, 9
Weather Investments
- Orascom Telecom
- – Mobinil (see also France Télécom), 14, 59
webMethods Inc., 35
Weglokoks, 53
Western Europe, 5
- Austria, 8, 65
- Bulgaria, 8
- Channel Islands, 68
- Croatia, 8
- Cyprus, 8
- Denmark, 7-8
- Faroe Islands, 8
- Finland, 8
- France, 4, 6, 8, 14, 24-25, 49, 53, 59
- Germany, 6, 10, 24, 26-30, 40, 69
- Greece, 10, 31
- Guernsey, 8
- Iceland, 8
- Ireland, 10, 15, 33-34
- – Consumers’ Association of Ireland (CAI), 34
- – Government, 33
- Italy, 6, 10, 16, 18, 24, 34
- Jersey, 8
- Luxembourg, 7-8
- Macedonia, 8
- Malta, 16, 35
- Netherlands, 10, 35
- – Government, 35
- Norway, 7-8
- Portugal, 10, 28, 35-36
- – Portuguese Association of the Deaf, 36
- Scandinavia, 11
- Serbia, 8
- Slovenia, 8
- Spain, 10, 13, 36-39, 69
- Sweden, 7-8, 11
- Switzerland, 8
- Turkey, 6, 26, 54
- United Kingdom (UK), 4-5, 7, 9-11, 13, 15-18, 33-35, 40-41, 43-46, 49
- – Government, 41
- – Hartlepool Borough Council, 40
- – Legal, 41
- – Office of Communications (Ofcom), 45
- – Office of Fair Trading (OFT), 41
Western Union, 49
WIN Plc, 9
World Wide Web Consortium, 11
World Wide Web Foundation, 14
Z
Zain Group, 3, 7-8, 11, 48-49, 51, 56, 69
- OpCos (Zain/Celtel/MTC)
- – Africa, 3, 7, 56, 69
- – Bahrain, 7-8
- – Democratic Republic of Congo, 3
- – Ghana, 3, 48
- – Kenya, 3, 8, 48-51
- – Nigeria (Vmobile), 3, 56
- – Tanzania, 3
Zee Telefilms, 67
- Dish TV, 67
ZTE Corporation, 16, 27
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Issue: 2010.03
Covering: March 2010
Published: April 2010
Next issue: April 2010
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