Vodafonewatch, issue 2010.05 snapshot
5 June 2010
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Table of Contents
3 FY09-10 results
3 FY09-10: Europe decline stemmed; India challenged
3 Vodafone Group, financial highlights, FY09-10
4 ACE: Turkey turnaround takes hold
4 Growing pains evident in India
5 Non mobile voice revenue streams on the up
5 Future spending, saving trends outlined
6 Group
6 M&A
6 Egypt sale talks prove short-lived
6 Partners for much longer?
7 Options open in asset restructuring
8 Verizon CFO on VZW buy out, VOD merger, dividend
8 Certainly interested in VZW buy out…but only on right terms
8 Unconvinced about potential for a Vodafone Verizon merger
8 No VZW dividend for 2010
9 Vivendi plays straight bat on Vodafone buyout plan
9 People
9 Eire: Butterworth Group-bound, replaced by Hoencamp
11 Asia and Hutchison hand to exit Vodafone board
11 Hutchison ties being cut ahead of developing markets M&A activity?
12 People movement highlights
13 Contracts
13 Vodafone UK, VGE team on pan European customer win
13 Supplier recruitment highlights
13 Marketing
13 Vodafone to review branding again
14 Products and Services
14 Vodafone backed m healthcare pilot claims success
14 Products and services
14 Vodafone App Star winner announced
15 Suppliers
15 Suppliers given safety reminder
15 Vodafone extends TomTom ties via service revamp
15 Regulatory
15 Vodafone to present “Google Tax” plans to EU — report
16 Operators seek to squeeze Google/YouTube
17 Society
17 Vodafone implicated in Chinese environmental study
17 China scrutiny increasing?
19 Terminals
19 Technology
19 Vodafone seeks ID management, experience progress
20 Terminals
20 Mobile terminal highlights
22 Terminals
22 Strong upside suggested for Verizon iPhone
22 Group own-brand device portfolio refreshed
23 Terminals
23 Strong upside suggested for Verizon iPhone
23 USA — Verizon Wireless
23 Vodafone confirms Nexus One plans; VZW ditches device
23 Google wrong footed by disruptive launch plans
26 Europe Region
24 France
24 VZW pull-out adds to woes
26 Greece
26 France
26 SFR faces La Défense capacity crunch — report
26 SFR to roll out mobile health project in Nice
27 Germany
27 Vodafone nets third of digital dividend airwaves
28 Italy
28 Vodafone ties with Fastweb and Wind for fibre rollout
28 Ambitions reflect incumbent frustrations
28 TI doesn’t bite on involvement lure
29 Netherlands
29 Vodafone lands Vatican mobile contract
30 Spain
30 Netherlands
30 Blyk launches in Netherlands, using Vodafone network
30 Two year wait over
30 Portugal
30 Vodafone Portugal launches hi5 messaging service
31 United Kingdom
31 Spain
31 Vodafone Spain introduces low-cost BlackBerry ES
31 Council enables budget vote via Vodafone Red Box
32 United Kingdom
32 United Kingdom
32 Vodafone to charge for out-of-bundle data usage
34 Vodafone UK smartphone push makes progress
34 Vodafone debuts Visibility security service
35 Vodafone announces low-cost BES for SMEs
36 Vodafone partners with MVNO enabler Teleena
36 Vodafone and Talkmobile offer prepaid credit “overdraft”
37 Africa & Central Europe Region
37 Hungary
37 Czech Republic
37 Vodafone CR adds SME vehicle tracking tool
37 Kenya — Safaricom
37 Safaricom enlists Huawei in IP network shift
38 Kenya — Safaricom
38 Safaricom gets temporary stay on new competition rules
38 Watering down possible — Safaricom
39 Kenya — Safaricom
39 Competitive challenges mount, however
40 Kenya — Safaricom
40 Syniverse lands Safaricom roaming deal
40 Data push boosts Safaricom profit by 44%
42 Safaricom to sell more bonds, boost expenditure
42 Network management, optimisation, and billing upgrades mooted
43 Safaricom expands into mobile banking for first time
43 Latent demand seen for mobile savings
43 M-PESA flourishing following independence
44 Romania
44 Mozambique — Vodacom
44 Poland — Polkomtel
44 Orascom buyout speculation resurfaces
44 Polkomtel trials NFC m-commerce services
44 Group NFC toe-dipping continues
45 Tanzania — Vodacom
45 Vodacom plans online marketplace — report
45 Romania
45 Vodafone trumpets UMTS900 launch
46 South Africa — Vodacom
46 Vodacom teams with Novell on cloud computing push
46 Turkey
46 Turkish regulator to probe Vodafone, rivals
47 Asia-Pacific & Middle East Region
47 Australia — Vodafone Hutchison Australia
47 Hutchison: cost saving from VHA merger ahead of target
49 China Mobile
49 2010 to see brand changes, focus on data capacity
49 NSN wins post merger network management deal
50 China Mobile
50 VHA “welcomes” NBN plan
50 China Mobile
50 Outsourcing contracts in play — report
51 China Mobile
51 IT, VAS, retail work mooted
51 NSN handed network frame agreement
51 Huawei “becoming more aggressive”
52 India –Vodafone Essar
52 Fiji
52 Vodafone Fiji begins M PAiSA pilot
52 Sedate VMT expansion continues
52 GSMA grant backs rival service
53 India — Bharti Airtel
53 Vodafone to maintain Fiji expenditure
54 India — Vodafone Essar
54 3G licence outlay adds to India challenges
54 India 3G auction: final results
54 Metro circles
54 ‘A’ circles
54 ‘B’ circles
54 ‘C’ circles
55 Japan — SoftBank Mobile
55 Operator/analyst reaction
57 New Zealand
57 Japan — SoftBank Mobile
57 SoftBank to trial TD LTE
57 New Zealand
57 Vodafone NZ mooted as TNZ’s new customer
58 Vodafone “oversteps mark”; prompts MTR U turn
59 Vodafone and Axia partner for broadband scheme bid
60 Qatar
60 Vodafone SMS system hit by glitch…
60 …as is internet service
60 Vodafone set to win government contract
61 Qatar
61 Vodafone enables international video calls
61 Qatar
61 Vodafone ties with developer on fixed line rollout
61 Market entrance eyed for July/August
61 Vodafone challenges Virgin Mobile Qtel deal
62 Vodafone deploys UMTS 900, updates on progress
63 i conX lands interconnect billing deal
63 Mannai enlisted for internal IP services
64 Index
Index
4
4Com Ltd, 30
A
AAA, 54
Aditya Birla Group
- Idea Cellular, 4, 54-55
- – Indus Towers, 55
Adobe, 21
Aegis Group plc, 53
Africa, 3, 7, 11, 14, 20, 32, 37, 39, 43, 46, 52
- Congo, 20
- Egypt, 6-7, 44, 52
- Ghana, 3
- Kenya, 37-40, 42-43, 46
- – CCK, 38-39
- – Government, 38-39
- Mozambique, 20, 45
- Nigeria, 46
- South Africa, 20, 46, 52
- Sub-Sahara, 7
- Tanzania, 14, 20, 46, 52
Alfa Group
- Altimo (Alfa Telecom Int. Mobile)
- – Turkcell (see also Curkurova/TeliaSonera/separate), 46
Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH)
- Vodafone Fiji, 52-53
America Móvil
- Telcel, 50
Americas, 11, 23-24, 52, 59
- Canada, 59
- Caribbean, 11
- Chile, 52
- Latin America, 11
- Mexico, 50
- South America, 11
- United States of America (USA), 23-24
Apple, 20, 23-24, 32, 34-35
- iPad, 20-21
- iPhone, 20, 23-24, 32, 34-35
ARCTUROS, 28
Asia-Pacific, 3, 11, 51-52, 54
- Afghanistan, 52
- Australia, 11, 47, 49-50, 53
- China, 11, 17, 20-21, 50-52, 57
- – Government, 17, 50
- – Province/Municipality/Region, 51
- – - Inner Mongolia, 51
- – - Zhejiang, 51
- Fiji, 52-53
- – Office des Postes et des Téléco., 31, 34
- Hong Kong, 51
- India, 3-4, 7, 11, 20-21, 32, 50-51, 53-55
- – DoT, 54-55
- – Government, 50, 54-55
- – I-T Dept., 8, 55
- – Licence circles, 53-55
- – - Andhra Pradesh, 54
- – - Assam, 54
- – - Bihar, 54
- – - Chennai, 54
- – - Delhi, 54
- – - Gujarat, 54-55
- – - Haryana, 54
- – - Himachal Pradesh, 54
- – - Karnataka, 54-55
- – - Kerala, 54-55
- – - Kolkata, 54-55
- – - Madhya Pradesh, 54
- – - Maharashtra, 54-55
- – - Mumbai, 54
- – - North East, 54
- – - Orissa, 54-55
- – - Punjab, 54-55
- – - Rajasthan, 54-55
- – - Tamil Nadu, 54
- – - West Bengal & Andaman and Nicobar, 54
- Japan, 11, 20-21, 57
- – Government, 57
- New Zealand, 47, 49, 57-60
- – Commerce Commission, 58
- Singapore, 59
- Taiwan, 50
- – Government, 50
AT&T, 23-24
Axia NetMedia Corporation, 59
Axiata Group Bhd (TM International), 4, 11, 54-55
- India (Idea Cellular, see also Aditya Birla), 4, 11, 54-55
- India (Spice Communications, see also MCorpGobal), 11
B
BGC Partners, Inc., 24
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), 54
Bharti Group
- Bharti Airtel, 39, 45, 54-55
- – Indus Towers, 55
Biffa Ltd, 34
Bité Group, 28
Blyk, 30
Booz Allen Hamilton, 12
Bouygues Group, 26
British Midland Airways, 37, 57, 59
BT Group
- BT Mobile, 36
- Openzone, 23
C
C3, 21
Canon, 9
Carlyle Group
- WILLCOM, Inc., 57
Carphone Warehouse
- Talkmobile, 36
Central/Eastern Europe, 3-4, 11, 37
- Czech Republic, 4, 12, 20, 37
- Hungary, 4, 38
- – GVH, 38
- Poland, 44
- Romania, 4, 12, 44-45
- – ANCOM, 45
- Turkey, 3-4, 12, 46
China Mobile, 20-21, 50-52, 57
- Mobile Market, 20
- Open Mobile System (OMS), 21
China Telecom, 20-21
China Unicom, 20, 51
CJ Garland & Co Limited (Garland Call Centres), 32
Cukurova Holding
- Turkcell (see also Altimo/TeliaSonera/seperate), 46
D
Deutsche Telekom, 23, 28, 37
- T-Mobile International, 23, 37
- – Czech Republic, 37
- – USA, 23
Digicel, 11, 52
- Fiji, 52
DMX Technologies Group, 51
du (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC, or EITC), 26, 63
E
East African Marine System (TEAMS), 35, 46
Efficient Capital Structures, 37
Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA), 30
Entel PCS, 52
Equity Bank Limited, 43
Ericsson, 19, 21, 27, 49, 51
Essar Group
- Vodafone Essar (See also Vodafone), 4, 11-12, 20, 44, 53-55
Etisalat, 45
European Union, 15-16, 27
ExxonMobil Corp., 45
F
Facebook, 14
Far Eastern Group
- Far Eastone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., 50
FlickrShow, 14
France Télécom, 6-7, 26, 28, 45
- Orange, 6-7, 26, 28, 45
- – France, 26
- – Mobinil, 6-7
- – Romania, 45
FX Networks Ltd, 57
G
Galleon Holdings plc, 50
Google, 14-17, 20-24, 31, 35
- Android, 21-24, 35
- Google Apps, 31, 35
- Google Mail (Gmail), 22, 31
- Google Search, 16
- Nexus One, 23-24
- YouTube, 16
Group Health, 12
GSM Association (GSMA), 15-16, 24, 28, 39, 52
- Mobile World Congress, 15-16, 28
H
Harvard PR, 32
HEROtsc, 32
Hewlett-Packard, 21
hi5 Networks, 30
High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), 20-21, 24
Huawei Technologies, 27, 37, 45, 49, 51
Hutchison Whampoa, 4, 11, 47, 49-50, 53
- 3 Group, 4, 11
- Hutchison Telecommunications Australia (HTAL), 47, 49-50
- – Dews, Nigel, 47, 50
- – VHA Pty. Ltd (Australia, see also Vodafone), 47, 49-50
- Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd, 11, 47, 49
I
IBM, 12, 14, 19, 51
IDFC, 55
Indus Towers (see also Vodafone, others), 55
Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC, India), 55
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., 59
J
Jablotron, 37
John Power (Kenya) Ltd, 39
K
KGHM, 44
Korea Telecom, 44
KPN, 27
L
Lebara Group, 36
Level 3 Communications, LLC., 19
LG Electronics, 22
M
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), 54
Mannai Corporation, 63
Mannesmann, 11
MatsSoft Ltd, 14
Maxis Communication, Malaysia, 54
- Aircel, 54
McGraw-Hill Companies, The
- Standard & Poor’s (S&P), 6, 54
Microsoft, 31, 35
Middle East, 3, 6-7, 11, 20-21, 44-45, 47, 52, 61-63
- – CCASG, 62
- Egypt, 6-7, 44, 52
- Qatar, 20-21, 45, 52, 61-63
- – ictQATAR, 61
Millicom Int. Cellular, 11, 45
Mobinil (see FT, Orascom), 6-7
Motorola, 13, 22
N
Narada Power Source Co., Ltd., 17
Netezza Corporation, 19
News Corp., 14
- MySpace, 14
Nike, Inc., 30
Nokia, 15, 20-21, 35
Nokia Siemens Networks, 15, 19, 49, 51
Northgate Information Solutions Ltd, 13
Novartis AG, 14
Novatel Wireless, 20
Novatium Solutions Pvt Ltd, 54
Novell, 46
- SuSE Linux, 46
nPulse Technologies, LLC., 19
NTT
- DoCoMo, 4, 20-21
NZ Communications
- 2degrees, 58, 60
O
Oger Telecom
- Avea, 46
Opera Software, 22
Option International, 22
P
Palm, 21
Paratus Communications, 32
PKN Orlen, 44
Polkomtel, 4, 44
PortingXS International, 39
Procter & Gamble Co., 12
Q
Qatar Telecom (Qtel), 61-62
R
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
- RCom, 28, 45, 54
Research In Motion
- BlackBerry, 13, 20-21, 23, 31, 34-35, 58, 62
Roshan (Tel. Dev. Co. Afghan. Ltd), 52
S
Safaricom, 37-40, 42-43, 52
- Bonga, 40
- Joseph, Michael, 40
- M-PESA, 43
- Ongea, 40
- Waita, Nzioka, 38
Samsung, 20-22, 44
Second Life, 26
Shanghang Huaqiang Battery Co., Ltd, 17
Shine Communications, 32
Singapore Telecom
- India (Bharti Airtel, see separate), 12, 39, 45, 54-55
SK Telecom, 44
SoftBank Corp.
- SoftBank Mobile, 20, 57
Sonaecom, 28
Sony Ericsson, 21
Sprint Nextel, 23
Stifel Financial Corp.
- Stifel Nicolaus, 50
Swisscom
- Fastweb, 28-29
Syniverse Technologies, 42
T
TalkTalk Telecom Group plc, 32
Tata Group
- Tata Teleservices, 4, 54
- – Tata DoCoMo, 4
TCL Communication, 20
Technology
- 2G, 4, 22-24, 39, 46, 51-52, 60, 62
- – CDMA, 23-24, 60
- – EDGE, 24
- – GSM, 23, 39, 46, 51-52
- – PHS, 57
- 3G, 4, 21, 23, 26, 34, 40, 45, 50-51, 54-55, 57, 60, 62
- – Evolved HSPA (HSPA+/I-HSPA), 45
- – - 64QAM, 45
- – HSPA/HSDPA, 4, 21-23, 26, 34, 40, 45, 50-51, 54-55, 57, 60, 62
- – UMTS, 45, 62
- – WCDMA, 20, 57, 60
- 4G, 24, 27, 57
- – 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), 22, 24, 27, 57
- – WiMAX, 40
- Billing, 32, 36, 42, 63
- Bluetooth, 26
- BSS, 13
- CRM, 49
- DSL
- – VDSL, 28
- Fibre, 28-29, 45, 50-51, 59, 61
- – FTTH, 29, 61
- GPS, 14, 22
- IMS, 51
- IP, 30, 37, 51, 59, 63
- Linux, 46
- M2M, 15, 52
- MMS, 30, 62
- NFC, 44
- OSS, 13, 19
- SIM, 44
- Smartphone, 5, 21-24, 26, 32, 34-35, 58, 60
- SMS, 14, 22, 30-32, 36, 38, 60
- Softswitch, 37
- Spectrum, 4, 24, 27, 45, 50, 55
- – 700 MHz, 24
- – 800 MHz, 27
- – 900 MHz, 27, 45
- – 1000 MHz, 21
- – 1800 MHz, 45
- – 2600 MHz, 27
- Symbian OS, 21
- TV, 59
- – IPTV, 59
- VoIP, 13
- W-LAN, 20-23
- Web Services, 23
- Widgets, 14, 57
Telecom Egypt, 6
- Tantawy, Tarek, 6
Telecom Italia, 28-29
Telecom New Zealand, 47, 57-60
Teleco. de Mozambique (TDM), 45
- Mozambique Cellular (mCel), 45
Teleena, 36
Telefónica Group, 12, 15-16, 27-28, 34, 37
- Telefónica España, 12, 15-16
- Telefónica Europe (O2), 12, 27, 34, 37
- – Czech Republic, 12, 37
- – Germany, 12, 15, 27-28
- – UK, 12, 15, 34
Telekom Austria
- mobilkom Austria, 11
TeleManagement Forum
- TM Forum, 19
Telenor ASA, 4, 11
- Uninor, 4
TeliaSonera
- Turkcell (see also Alfa/Curkurova/seperate), 46
Telstra
- TelstraClear, 57
Terra Firma Capital Partners (TFCP)
- EMI Group Ltd, 9
Tiscali, 28
TomTom, 15
- Tele Atlas, 15
Truphone, 36
Turkcell, 46
Twitter, Inc., 14, 57
U
United Development Company (UDC), 61
United Nations, 21, 45, 52
V
Vector Limited, 57, 59
Verizon Communications, 8, 20-24, 57
- Killian, John, 8
- Verizon Wireless, 7-8, 20, 22-24, 57
- – Droid, 24
- – McAdam, Lowell, 20, 22
- – TALKS, 7-8
- Vodafone Omnitel, 3, 14-15, 20, 28-29
Viacom, Inc.
- MTV Networks, 20-21
Virgin Group
- Virgin Mobile, 61
Visa, 44
Vivendi, 9, 20-21, 23, 26, 30, 39
- Canal Plus, 9
- SFR (Société Française de Radiotéléphone), 9, 23, 26
- Universal Studios
- – Universal Pictures, 30
Vodacom Group, 4, 20, 42, 45-46, 52
- Congo (DRC), 20
- Mozambique, 20, 45
- South Africa, 20, 45-46, 52
- Tanzania, 20, 46, 52
- Vodacom Business, 46
Vodafone Group
- Africa & Central Europe Region, 3-4, 7, 11, 14, 20, 32, 37, 43, 45-46, 52
- – Africa, 3, 7, 11, 14, 20, 32, 37, 43, 45-46, 52
- – Congo, 20
- – Czech Republic, 4, 3-4, 12, 11-12, 20, 37
- – Ghana, 3
- – Hungary, 4, 3-4, 38
- – Kenya (see Safaricom), 37-38, 37-39, 38-39, 38-40, 42-43, 46, 52
- – Mozambique, 20, 45
- – Poland (see Polkomtel), 4, 43-44
- – Romania, 4, 3-4, 12, 44-45
- – South Africa (see Vodacom), 4, 20, 42, 45-46, 52
- – Turkey, 3-4, 12, 46
- Asia Pacific & Middle East Region, 3-4, 11, 51, 54
- – Asia, 3, 11, 51, 54
- – Australia, 11, 47, 49-50, 49-50, 53
- – - VHA Pty. Ltd (see Hutchison Whampoa), 47, 49-50
- – China (see China Mobile), 11, 16-17, 19-21, 50-52, 57
- – Egypt, 6-7, 6-7, 43-44, 52
- – - Vodafone International Services, 7
- – Fiji, 52-53, 52-53
- – India, 3-4, 7, 11-12, 20-21, 32, 39, 44-45, 50, 53-54, 53-54, 53-55, 54-55
- – - Indus Towers, 55
- – Japan, 20, 57
- – Middle East, 3, 11, 47
- – New Zealand, 47, 49, 57-60
- – Pacific, 3, 11, 52
- – Qatar (see Vodafone and Qatar Foundation, Vodafone Qatar), 20-21, 45, 52, 60-63
- Europe Region, 15
- – France (see Vivendi/SFR), 9, 23, 26
- – Germany, 3, 13-15, 19-21, 23, 27-28, 44
- – Greece, 14, 28
- – Ireland, 9, 14, 63
- – Italy, 3, 11, 13-15, 20, 23, 28-29
- – Netherlands, 3, 9, 14-15, 20, 23, 30, 36, 39
- – Portugal, 20, 28, 30
- – Spain, 3, 12, 14-16, 20-21, 23, 31, 35, 44
- – UK, 9, 11-15, 21-24, 31-32, 34-36
- Ex-executives
- – Ghosh, Asim, 11
- – Rövekamp, Frank, 13
- Executives
- – Becker, Wendy, 12-13
- – Bond, Sir John, 52
- – Butterworth, Charles, 9
- – Colao, Vittorio, 3-4, 7, 15-16, 28, 55
- – Combes, Michel, 15
- – Dews, Nigel, 47, 50
- – Halford, Andy, 5
- – Hewitt, Russell, 53
- – Hoencamp, Jeroen, 9
- – Holmes, Chris, 34
- – Maher, Grahame, 61
- – Meyners, Martin, 19
- – Pusey, Stephen, 15
- – Reeves, Andy, 49
- – Román, Francisco, 15
- – Schellekens, Ronald, 15
- – Schultz, Detlef, 15
- – Siebert, Karl Wilhelm, 19
- – Solomon, Liliana, 45
- Group, 3-5, 6-7, 9, 11-13, 15-17, 20-23, 28, 45, 52-55, 59
- – Americas (see Verizon), 7-8, 20, 22-24
- – Mannesmann, 11
- – Marketing, 3, 12-13, 28, 30, 38, 44, 47, 60
- – - App Star, 14
- – - Group Marketing, 12-13
- – - vodafone.com, 14
- – - Vodafone Internet Services (VIS), 12, 20, 60-61
- – - Wayfinder Systems, 15
- – Partner Markets, 22, 24, 52, 63
- – - Afghanistan (Roshan), 52
- – - America Móvil, 50
- – - Austria (A1), 11
- – - Caribbean (Digicel), 11, 52
- – - Chile (Entel), 52
- – - Japan (SoftBank), 20, 57
- – - Latin America (America Móvil), 50
- – - Mexico (Telcel), 50
- – - Sweden (Telenor), 4, 11
- – - United Arab Emirates (du), 26, 63
- – R&D, 14, 19, 57
- – - Joint Innovation Lab (CM, SoftBank, VZW), 14, 57
- – Strategy, 5, 12, 28
- – - Total Communications, 5, 28, 61
- – Vodafone Global Enterprise, 5, 13
- Products and services
- – 360, 22
- – Auto Manager, 37
- – Business, 34
- – Family, 14
- – International (UK), 7
- – Loaded, 22
- – Mobile Office, 30
- – Money Transfer, 39, 43, 52
- – PC Protection, 45
- – Ready to Go, 21
- – Red, 31, 61
- – Red Box, 31
- – Secure Remote Access (UK), 34
- – Small Business (UK), 32
- – Terminals
- – - BlackBerry, 13, 20-21, 30-31, 34-35, 58, 61-62
- – Visibility, 34
Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C., 20, 45, 52, 61-63
- Maher, Grahame, 61
W
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- ASDA
- – ASDA mobile (Vodafone UK MVNO), 36
Weather Investments
- Orascom Telecom, 6-7, 28-29, 44
- – Mobinil (see also France Télécom), 6-7
- – Wind Telecomunicazioni, 28-29
Western Europe
- Austria, 11
- Finland, 45
- France, 7, 9, 23, 26, 28, 45, 59
- Germany, 3, 13-15, 19-21, 23, 27-28, 44
- Greece, 14, 28
- Ireland, 9, 14, 63
- Italy, 3, 11, 13-15, 20, 23, 28-29
- – AGCOM, 29
- Netherlands, 3, 9, 14-15, 20, 23, 30, 36, 39
- – Government, 29, 39
- Portugal, 14, 20, 28, 30
- Scandinavia, 11
- Spain, 3, 12, 14-16, 20-21, 23, 31, 35, 44
- – Donostia-San Sebastián City Council, 31
- Turkey, 3-4, 12, 46
- United Kingdom (UK), 9, 11-15, 21-24, 31-32, 34-36
- Vatican City State, 29
WPP, 13, 54
- Fitch, 54
- Partners, The, 13
- Team Vodafone, 13
Y
Yahoo!
- Flickr, 14
YOC AG, 12
YouGov plc, 34
Z
Zain Group
- OpCos (Zain/Celtel/MTC)
- – Africa, 39, 54
- – Kenya, 39
ZTE Corporation, 51
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- Contact us for further information, including samples and evaluation trial requests. info@marketmettle.com / +44-20-7183-0111.
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