Scottish independence: BT, TalkTalk, EE, Telefonica, Vodafone and Three warn of increased costs if Scots vote Yes September 14, 2014 Six of Britain's leading telecoms companies are the latest to warn of potential price rises if Scotland votes Yes to independence. The chiefs of BT, TalkTalk, EE, Telefonica UK, Vodafone UK and Three UK have issued a joint letter warning that the uncertainty around regulation and spectrum allocation, which mobile networks use to operate, could [...]
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus UK release date and prices: Pre-orders begin at Apple, EE, O2, Three and Vodafone September 11, 2014 Apple fans eager to get their hands on the shiny new iPhones revealed on Tuesday won’t have long to wait. Both devices are available for pre-order from today in the UK ahead of their release on 19 September. The devices can be ordered directly from Apple online as well as from the major mobile networks [...]
Phones 4u loses key Vodafone contract in 2015 September 1, 2014 High street mobile retailer Phones 4u saw the value of its debt, listed on the Irish stock exchange, plummet over 50 percentage points yesterday after Vodafone announced it would not renew its contract with the group. Vodafone, which accounted for 27 per cent of Phones 4u’s contract sales and 16 per cent of its pay [...]
City A.M. helps Vodafone to launch its refurbished store August 27, 2014 Vodafone enjoyed a momentous day in the City yesterday – not least because City A.M.’s chief executive Jens Torpe and The Capitalist went down to its new store on Fenchurch Street, cutting the ribbon on the newly spruced up premises. The store is part of the mobile giant’s £100m investment in the high streets. UK [...]
Mitie forecasts good full-year revenue growth after securing £250m Vodafone deal August 11, 2014 Outsourcing firm Mitie yesterday said it expects good full-year revenue growth, after securing a string of high-profile contracts including a £250m deal with telecoms giant Vodafone. The FTSE 250-quoted company had already secured 90 per cent of budgeted revenues for this financial year by 30 June, with the start dates of a number of contracts [...]
Vodafone AGM not so tweet for Gerard Kleisterlee as UK Uncut hijacks hashtag July 29, 2014 Anticipation of vast protests over tax arrangements outside Vodafone’s AGM in Paddington yesterday proved wrong, as no placards were brandished outside the Hilton, allowing shareholders and chairman Gerard Kleisterlee to enter un-heckled. But that was possibly because the heckling took place elsewhere – on Twitter. UK Uncut, the anti-austerity group, took over #VodfoneAGM and [...]
Vodafone in Portugal deal to reach 900,000 homes with fibre networks July 21, 2014 Telecoms giant Vodafone has agreed a 25-year deal between its Portuguese subsidiary and Portugal Telecom to deploy and share fibre networks to 900,000 Portuguese homes. The agreement comes into effect in December, giving each company the potential to reach an additional 450,000 customers. The deal fits neatly into Vodafone Portugal’s aim to reach 1.5m homes [...]
Vodafone strikes fibre share deal with Portugal Telecom to reach 900,000 homes July 21, 2014 Telecoms giant Vodafone has announced a 25-year deal between its Portuguese subsidiary and Portugal Telecom to deploy and share fibre networks to 900,000 Portuguese homes. The agreement comes into effect this December, giving each company the potential to reach an additional 450,000 business and residential customers. The deal fits neatly into Vodafone Portugal's target to [...]
Vodafone to talk to machines with Cobra Automotive deal June 16, 2014 VODAFONE yesterday announced its intention to buy Cobra Automotive Technologies for €1.49 per share in cash, in a deal worth €145m (£115m). The Italian firm specialises in car electronic services including vehicle tracking, usage-based insurance and security to the car industry. The deal comes as Vodafone seeks to expand its range of machine to machine [...]
Vodafone set to buy Cobra Automotive Technologies June 16, 2014 Vodafone has announced its intention to launch a voluntary takeover of Cobra Automotive Technologies for €1.49 per share in cash, valuing the company's entire fully diluted ordinary share capital of Cobra at €145 million (£115m). Cobra has operations in a host of countries including China, Brazil, Japan and the UK and is listed on the [...]