Telecoms giant Iliad makes a play for Vodafone’s Italy operation February 7, 2022 French telecoms operator Iliad has tabled a bid for Vodafone’s Italian operation just a week after Vodafone boss Nick Read indicated he was gearing up for a period of dealmaking.
Vodafone chief calls for consolidation amid fears European mobile operators are falling behind February 2, 2022 Vodafone chief urges policymakers to allow European mobile operators to merge and consolidate as firms feel mounting pressure. European telecoms companies face a bill of up to €300bn to roll out super fast 5G across the continent, which some argue is made harder by regulators demanding multiple operators compete in each market to keep consumer [...]
Vodafone ready to go on a deal-making offensive after activist investor pressure February 2, 2022 Vodafone boss Nick Read said the firm is ready to go on a dealmaking offensive as the telecoms giant looks to drive returns for investors following pressure from activist investor Cevian Capital.
Leading Vodafone shareholder backs activist Cevian’s campaign January 31, 2022 One of Vodafone Group's biggest shareholders has hailed an activist campaign aimed at improving the telecom firm's performance as "very sensible".
Youth clubs face closure as government’s digital rollout look to slash rent paid to small site-owners by 90 per cent January 25, 2022 Thousands of churches, charities, social clubs, hospitals and amateur sports clubs will be forced to accept cuts of up to 90 per cent in the rent they receive from hosting mobile phone masts under government plans to make them foot the bill for digital rollout.
‘The future is 4G and 5G’: Vodafone gears up for 3G switch off January 25, 2022 Vodafone today announced that it will begin retiring its 3G network in 2023 as part of a network modernisation programme to improve 4G and 5G experience for all customers.
Over nine million broadband customers are unaware of the biggest in-contract price hike in years January 25, 2022 Research today reveals that over nine million consumers are unaware that their broadband bills are set to increase, according to research by Hyperoptic.
Vodafone climbs FTSE 100 as talks of Italian merger gain momentum January 24, 2022 Vodafone edges to the top of the FTSE100 today as momentum begins to grow after sources said it was in talks with Iliad to strike a merger deal in Italy.
Vodafone launches UK’s first 5G OpenRAN site January 19, 2022 Vodafone has switched on the UK’s first 5G OpenRAN site this morning in Bath, marking the first of the 2,500 5G and 4G OpenRAN sites.
Higher roaming bills for millions of Brits from this week as Brexit allows EE and Vodafone to slap steep new fees on trips to Europe January 4, 2022 Two of the UK’s four biggest networks – EE and Vodafone – are reintroducing roaming charges for customers travelling to Europe from this month, with Three also set to reintroduce them in May 2022. Since Saturday, customers who joined or upgraded with EE after July 7 2021 will face a £2 daily charge for using [...]