Vodafone
Vodafone Annual Profits up 1.9 Percent
May 21, 2013 10:30 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsU.K.-based mobile telecoms company Vodafone has reported a 1.9 increase in annual profits despite a slowdown in much of its European operations. It reported Tuesday net profits of 7.70 billion pounds ($11.665 billion) for the year ending March 2013 compared with 7.55 billion pounds the year before...
VZW Makes $7 Billion Distribution
May 14, 2013 9:16 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless today announced a $7 billion cash distribution to its owners, Vodafone and Verizon. The payment will be made on June 25 and will see Verizon getting $3.85 billion, while Vodafone will take $3.15 billion. The move comes after speculation...
Report: McAdam Hints at Withholding Vodafone Payments
May 3, 2013 10:25 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless may be tightening the screws on Vodafone, in an effort to force the European carrier to sell off its 45 percent of the Verizon Wireless joint venture. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam hinted...
Report: Investors Pan Rumored $100B Verizon Bid for Vodafone's Share in VZW
April 29, 2013 10:12 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsA Reuters report from Wednesday that claimed Verizon had hired advisers to prepare a $100 billion bid for Vodafone's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless was apparently credible enough to provoke a response from major Vodafone investors...
Verizon Denies Vodafone Buyout Rumors
April 3, 2013 10:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon today denied a Financial Times report that surfaced yesterday claiming the carrier is teaming up with AT&T on a possible buyout of Vodafone. A post on the Financial Times' Alaphaville blog yesterday cited "usually reliable people"...
Report: VZW, AT&T Crafting Bid to Buy Vodafone
April 2, 2013 10:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsTalk of a joint Verizon, AT&T buyout of Vodafone today bumped shares of the European carrier 6 percent in early trading. According to a post from the Financial Times' Alaphaville blog that cites "usually reliable people," Verizon Communications and AT&T are mulling a breakup bid...
Telecom CEOs: US regulators better than Europe
February 25, 2013 10:08 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe CEOs of AT&T, Vodafone and Telefonica — three of the world's largest cellphone companies — had some rare words of praise for U.S. regulators Monday, saying they're doing better than their European counterparts in promoting faster wireless data networks...
Vodafone CEO Open-Minded About VZW Options
February 22, 2013 9:51 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVodafone CEO Vittorio Colao says he's unsure about the future ownership of Verizon Wireless, according to an interview published in the Wall Street Journal Friday. Colao said he has an "open mind" when it comes to the joint venture that is Verizon Wireless. Verizon Communications currently...
Nokia Protesting Indian Tax Investigation
February 12, 2013 11:08 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsNokia is protesting an investigation into its tax payments in Indian. Reuters reports that Indian officials are looking into allegations that the Finnish handset maker skipped out on $558 million in taxes. The Reuters report adds that British mobile provider Vodafone is similarly under investigation and trying to settle a $2 billion tax dispute.
Vodafone Revenue Falls Amid Tougher Competition
February 7, 2013 9:36 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsLONDON (AP) — Telecommunications company Vodafone says its revenue dropped 2 percent in the third quarter due to tougher competition, a weak economy, and regulatory changes at home and abroad. The company said that revenue in the quarter ending on Dec. 31 fell to 11.4 billion pounds ($17.4 billion).
Report: Verizon Buyout of Vodafone Possible
January 7, 2013 3:19 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon could own all of its Wireless business soon, if CEO Lowell McAdam has anything to say about it. McAdam told the Wall Street Journal Monday that Verizon is strong enough to buy Vodafone out of its stake in Verizon Wireless. Verizon entered into a joint venture with Vodafone...
Telefonica, Vodafone Join Forces in UK
June 7, 2012 7:22 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsTelefónica UK and Vodafone UK have announced a plan to begin pooling the basic parts of their network infrastructure to create one national grid that runs each operator’s independent spectrum.
Fire Downs Vodafone Coverage in Parts of Netherlands
April 4, 2012 7:12 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Vodafone says its customers in parts of the Netherlands have been left without cell phone or mobile Internet coverage due to a fire near one of the mobile provider's network centers.
Appia Powers Vodafone India Mobile Store Launch
October 31, 2011 8:04 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe Durham, N.C.-based today announced that Vodafone India is using Appia to power its new Vodafone Mobile Application Store.
Verizon Wireless to Pay Massive Dividend to Vodafone
July 29, 2011 8:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless will make a long-awaited dividend payment to parent company Vodafone Group at the end of next year...
Analysts: Verizon Wireless Stake Safe Amid Vodafone Sell-Offs
April 4, 2011 8:41 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVodafone announced yesterday that it planned to divest its entire 44 percent stake in French wireless operator SFR to Vivendi for about $11 billion.
Vodafone Hit with Equipment Theft, Network Outage
February 28, 2011 6:51 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVodafone today reported that it is dealing with some serious network outages related to a break-in at its network control center...
VZW Co-Parent Vodafone Restructures
September 10, 2010 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVodafone Group has announced a major restructuring that will place its minority stakes in a separate unit from its core businesses.
Vodafone's India CFO Moves to VZW
September 9, 2010 8:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless has appointed Vodafone Essar CFO Andrew Davies as vice president and CFO, effective Nov. 15.
Vodafone, O2 Get Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus
April 13, 2010 8:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsPalm today announced that the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus phones will be available in Germany on both O2 and Vodafone on April 28.
iPhone 3GS Hits India with Airtel, Vodafone
March 26, 2010 8:07 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe iPhone 3GS is now being sold in India, the world's fastest-growing market, with carriers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone.
Vodafone: Up to 4,000 Affected By Virus
March 19, 2010 8:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVodafone Spain says that up to 4,000 HTC Magic customers could be affected by malware-infected phones...
Virus Reappears on Vodafone Spain HTC Magic
March 18, 2010 7:49 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAnother Vodafone HTC Magic phone infected with malware has surfaced in Spain...
Vodafone Posts Rising Sales
February 4, 2010 7:29 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVodafone Group posted a 10 percent rise in sales as strength in its Asia-Pacific and Middle East markets offset a slump in European sales.
Vodafone H1 Profit up 15 Percent
November 10, 2009 6:30 am | by Robert Barr, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsLONDON (AP) — Telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC on Tuesday reported a 15 percent increase in first-half net profit.
