Articles tagged with: Arun Sarin and Vodafone Group
Ex-Vodafone CEO, Arun Sarin Shortlisted to take Top Job at Yahoo
Former Vodafone CEO, Arun Sarin is one of a shortlist of possible contenders to take the top job at struggling internet firm, Yahoo - reports the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. more
Related Tags: google, microsoft, cisco, vodafone, yahoo, cisco-systems
UPDATE: Vodafone Plunges on Weak 1Q; Low-End Fiscal Year
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group shares fell over 12% in early trade Tuesday after the mobile phone group said it now expects full year revenue at the low-end of its guidance, flagging a weakening economy which analysts believe could be the start of a worsening trend. more
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Mobile Broadband, M&A to Top Colao's Agenda at Vodafone
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Top of Vittorio Colao's agenda when he takes over the reins of Vodafone Group in July will be driving wider adoption of mobile broadband and deciding which assets to buy in Asia and Africa, as the world's top mobile phone operator looks for ways to preserve global growth. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, etisalat, driving, reliance-communications, verizon-wireless, verizon, gartner, orascom-telecom, compete, vodacom, mobile-internet, vittorio-colao, orascom, dubai, dubai, rcs
Vodafone Swings to Fiscal Year Net Profit; Sarin Steps Down
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group has posted a GBP6.7 billion net profit for fiscal 2008 compared with a loss a year earlier and announced that Chief Executive Arun Sarin will step down and be replaced by his deputy Vittorio Colao. more
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Vodafone May Buy More Operators in India
BARCELONA -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone operator Vodafone Group said on Tuesday that it needs more radio spectrum to continue expanding into India and may have to buy it through acquisitions if the government doesn't make it available. more
Related Tags: bharti, mobile-internet, radio-spectrum, bt, tele2, hutchison, essar, vodafone-essar, India
Vodafone CEO: Mobile Internet Key to Growth
BARCELONA -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group Chief Executive Arun Sarin said Tuesday the future of the mobile industry will be defined by who succeeds in developing mobile internet services. more
Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, ovi, lte, nokia-siemens-networks, compete, mobile-internet, symbian, siemens, alcatel-lucent, alcatel
Vodafone CEO: Important Africa, Asia Acquisitions Needed in 2008
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group Chief Executive Arun Sarin said Monday the company had "important acquisitions in Asia and Africa that we have to make" in 2008. more
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UPDATE: Vodafone India Unveils Cost Cuts, IBM Deal
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Related Tags: asia-pacific, qatar-telecom, etisalat, ibm, zte, outsourcing, bharti, london, bharti-airtel, hutchison, essar, vodafone-essar, idea-cellular, indus-towers, emirates, laptop, towers, hutchison-essar, India
Vodafone CEO: Data Revenue Rise in Europe a Real Ongoing Trend
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group Chief Executive Arun Sarin Tuesday said the 48.8% rises in mobile data usage reported by the company this quarter are part of a firm ongoing trend, as consumers increasingly use their mobile phones to access Web sites and multimedia. more
Related Tags: social-networking, chief-financial-officer
Vodafone Eyes Tele2's Spanish, Italian Assets - Source
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group is considering buying Swedish telecommunications company Tele2's fixed broadband assets in Spain and Italy, a person close to the situation said Friday. more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, mobile-advertising, sfr, tele2, ceske-radiokomunikace
