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Articles tagged with: Vodafone and Target
Vodafone Quarterly Profits Jump 180% Despite Indian Impairment Charge
vodafone has reported a 180% jump in its first quarter profits compared to the year before, thanks to the removal of write-downs of £5.9 billion (US$8.5 billion) that impacted its results a year ago. The company recorded a net income of £8.62 billion (US$12.4 billion), compared to £3.1 billion (US$4.5 billion) a year ago. The company also wrote down its Indian assets by £2.3 billion (US$3.32 billion) due to increased competition in the market, although it increased the valuation of its Turkish subsidiary by £200 million. more
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Vodafone Qatar Sets Up Travelling Retail Stores
vodafone Qatar has launched two new traveling retail stores which will sell all vodafone products and services. The mobile stores will travel across the country selling all vodafone's products and vodafone Mercedes McLaren branded merchandise. more
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Vodafone Qatar Aims for Majority Market Share
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Vodafone Q2 Revenues Rise by 9.6% to $17.7 Billion
vodafone has reported that its Q2 revenues were up 9.3% to £10.74 billion (US$17.7 billion), including the positive impact of exchange rate movements of 8.6 percentage points and a 3.1 percentage point benefit from merger and acquisition activity, primarily attributable to the additional stake in Vodacom. more
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Vodafone To Accelerate Cost-Cutting Programme
vodafone is reported to be preparing to announce an acceleration of its ongoing cost cutting programme which aims to shave £1 billion from its costs. The company is also expected to say that the uncertainty in the economic climate means it will no longer offer forward looking revenue guidance. more
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Vodafone Granted Extra Time to Expand its Qatari Network
Qatar's telecoms regulator, ictQATAR has amended the license recently granted to vodafone to grant the company an additional six months to achieve national coverage. Under the terms of its license vodafone Qatar was required to achieve 98% population coverage and launch full services by 1 March 2009. The revised terms require 98% coverage by 1 September 2009 and the launch of services, including two-way phone mobile and SMS, by 1 July 2009. more
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ZTE Aims to be a Top-5 Phone Manufacturer This Year
China's ZTE is close to breaking into the top-5 of global handset manufacturers after it saw handset shipments jump by 40% in 2008 to reach 45 million units, according to the Taiwan based DigiTimes publication. The company had set itself a target of gaining a top-5 placement by 2011, but did accept that shrinking market share in competitors could bring that date forward. more
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Hutchison Telecom Confirms Spin-Off Plans for Hong Kong Holdings
Hong Kong based Hutchison Telecom has reported a 16% rise in full-year revenues to HK$24 billion (US$3.1 billion) and an increase of 16.8% in EBITDA to HK$6.14 billion (US$791 million). Net income dropped precipitously to HK$1.88 billion (US$242 million) from the extraordinary HK66.8 billion a year ago - which was largely due to the one-off gain from the sale of its Indian interests to vodafone. more
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Industry to Settle on a Generic Phone Charger for All Mobile Phones
The GSMA and 17 mobile operators and manufacturers have announced that they are committed to implementing a cross-industry standard for a universal charger for new mobile phones. The aim of the initiative, led by the GSMA, is to ensure that the mobile industry adopts a common format for mobile phone charger connections and energy-efficient chargers resulting in an estimated 50 per cent reduction in standby energy consumption and the potential elimination of up to 51,000 tonnes of duplicate chargers. more
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Vodafone Expands Mobile Advertising in Greece and Netherlands
Mobile advertising agency, MADS says that it has won contracts from vodafone Netherlands and vodafone Greece to integrate mobile adverts within their vodafone live! portals. more
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