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Articles tagged with: Vodafone Group and Vodafone
Safaricom Subscriber Base Up - Market Share Down
Kenya's Safaricom has reported that its subscriber base has risen by 11.2 percent during the second half of 2008, although it lost market share to new entrants into the market. Safaricom said it had 13.3 million subscribers and its market share has fallen to 77 percent from 81 percent at the end of September, when it had 12 million customer. more
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Competition Commission approves Vodacom/Vodafone merger
South Africa's Competition Commission has recommended the approval of the proposed merger between Vodafone Group and local mobile operator, Vodacom Group and has referred the transaction to the Competition Tribunal for approval. more
Related Tags: compete, vodacom, landline, telkom, competition-commission, South Africa
MEF Working on Industry Standard for Delivering Mobile Content
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has launched a ‘Smart Pipe Enablers
Initiative' to create an industry-wide framework that will lay the foundation
for the next generation of mobile entertainment services.
more
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Vodafone Report Says Mobile Phones Drive Economic Growth
A report funded by Vodafone has looked at mobile phone use in India, and found clear evidence to suggest that mobile penetration facilitates economic growth. It shows that Indian states with 10% higher mobile phone penetration will enjoy an annual average growth rate 1.2% higher than those with a lower teledensity. more
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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
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Vodafone to Buy Mobile Location Services Vendor
Vodafone has launched an approved take-over for Swedish mobile location services provider, Wayfinder - valuing the firm at SEK239 million (US$30 million). more
Related Tags: mobile-internet, Sweden
Safaricom Subscriber Base Jumps 50% in Six Months
Kenyan mobile operator, Safaricom has reported that it subscriber base rose over the six months to October by 50.3% over prior year position of 7.956 million to 11.956 million - while turnover increased by 20% compared to September 2007 to Kshs 34.5 billion (US$469 million). more
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Amdocs Buys Mobile Web Personalisation Firm, ChangingWorlds
Amdocs has announced that it is to buy Changing Worlds, a privately-held provider of personalization and portal solutions for mobile service providers. Under the terms of the agreement, Amdocs has agreed to pay US $60 million in cash, net of cash on hand, subject to post-closing adjustments. Additional consideration may be paid later based on the achievement of certain performance metrics. more
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Telecoms Charity Sends Aid to Pakistani Earthquake Victims
Reacting to the 6.5 earthquake in Pakistan Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) deployed a team of emergency telecommunications specialist on Friday. TSFÃ's team which includes a volunteer of the Asian Institute of Technology took off from its Asian base in Bangkok and landed in the capital Islamabad to be deployed to the affected Province of Balotchistan as soon as possible. more
Related Tags: pccw, rsa, earthquake, tsf, Pakistan
Vodafone Australia Chooses SAS to Optimize Marketing Campaigns
Vodafone Australia has ordered a Marketing Optimization platform from SAS as it seeks to reduce its direct marketing costs by some 30 percent. Vodafone regularly targets more than a million customers with direct mail campaigns. But the increasingly inadequate contact strategy led the company to seek an advanced campaign optimization solution. more
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