Vodafone

Vodafone Faces Court Case in 'bugging' Row
Parents believe their son was murdered before he could blow the whistle.

Vodafone Moves Closer to Clinching Indian Deal
Vodafone's chances of buying India's Hutchison Essar, the country's fourth largest mobile phone operator, brightened yesterday after it emerged that two of the carrier's major shareholders were prepared to split the company three ways.

Vodafone Sells Stake in Belgian Mobile Operator
Vodafone today sold its 25% stake the Belgian mobile operator Proximus for €2bn (£1.4bn), as the company focuses on its most profitable operations.

Wired for Pounds: Mobile Operators Look to Fixed Lines for New Growth
Vodafone's chief executive, Arun Sarin, will admit to investors today that just offering mobile phone services is not enough for the world's biggest operator. By Richard Wray.

Vodafone to Unveil Record £20bn Loss
City pressure grows on chief exec Sarin as he takes knife to costs in make-or-break bid to save billions.

Vodafone in Talks on £6bn Exit From Japan
City welcomes deal after £5bn write-down of value.

Business of Sport: Vodafone Rings Changes Without Sentiment in Quest for Global Power
Sponsorship is all about exposure, so trading Manchester United for the Champions League was a good deal, Vodafone's chief marketing officer tells Andrew Culf.

Vodafone Stays at the Crease
Cricket: Vodafone renewed its multi-million pound sponsorship of the England cricket team for another four years yesterday, before the team's long-awaited Ashes clash.

Japan's Liberated Mobile Market Worries Vodafone
Vodafone's embattled Japanese operation faces a serious challenge as the government prepares to open the door to two new players.

German Executives Cleared Over Vodafone Payments
A court today cleared Germany's leading bank chief and five others of illegally overpaying executives following Europe's biggest corporate takeover. In a packed courtroom in Dusseldorf, the judge told Josef Ackermann, the chief executive of Deutsche Bank - Germany's biggest bank - and his...

Vodafone-Vivendi Carve-up at Sfr
Vodafone and media group Vivendi Universal yesterday patched up some of their differences as they simplified their joint ownership of French mobile phone company SFR.The agreement, which comes almost a year after Vivendi thwarted Vodafone's attempt to buy control of SFR, will see...

Top Executives Face Charges
Bonuses for Mannesmann takeover said to be illegal. Prosecutors in Düsseldorf yesterday opened the way for what has been billed as Germany's most sensational business trial when they charged six people in connection with allegedly illegal payments during Vodafone's takeover of Mannesmann three years ago.

Millions sign up to Vodafone
Vodafone's customer base grew by nearly 5 million users in the final quarter of last year, including more than 250,000 in the UK alone.

Weary Gent declares
Sir Christopher Gent confirmed yesterday that he is quitting Vodafone, which he has transformed into the world's leading mobile phone company over his near six-year tenure as chief executive.

Sarin: Vodafone's £21m fat cat
Arun Sarin, the man who will replace Sir Christopher Gent as Vodafone chief executive next year, is one of the original telecoms boom fat cats after earning a staggering £21m from a takeover deal involving the mobile phone giant in 2000.

Gent to step down in July
Sir Christopher Gent, the chief executive of telecoms giant Vodafone, is to step down in July, the company confirmed today.

Vivendi snatches up Cegetel stake
Vodafone last night saw its hopes of acquiring control of Cegetel - France's second largest telecoms group - dashed after cash-strapped Vivendi Universal trumped its bid for an important stake.

Japanese Authorities Raid Vodafone Division
Japanese authorities yesterday raided the offices of mobile phone company J-Phone, owned by Vodafone, as part of an investigation into alleged price-setting. Japan's fair trade commission stormed the headquarters of the Japanese mobile phone company to search for evidence that J-Phone...

Vivendi gathers strength from sales
Vivendi Universal last night signalled its exit from its traditional utilities business after 150 years in a move which could strengthen its hand in its battle with Vodafone for control of phone group Cegetel.

Vodafone bids for Vivendi telecoms group
Mobile phone giant Vodafone has launched a takeover bid for Vivendi Universal's French telecoms group, Cegetel, after agreeing to buy BT and SBC's stakes in the company, which owns the SFR mobile network, for £4bn in cash.

Bad company news drags market back down
Markets today reverted to form after a week-long advance, dragged down by negative corporate news. In London, leading UK shares fell on weakness in the mobile operator Vodafone as it moved to take control of France's Cegetel. Investors feared that Vodafone's return to the acquisition trail would leave it overstretched.

£8bn Bid Tale Has Vodafone Spinning
Growing conviction that Vodafone will make an unsolicited £8bn cash offer for French mobile phone company SFR before the end of the month sent its shares spinning downwards yesterday.

Battle of the European V-companies
Vodafone seeks to buy Vizzavi stake from Vivendi. Vodafone is in talks to buy out Vivendi from its Vizzavi joint venture in what analysts believe is a first step towards the mobile phone company buying the cash-strapped media conglomerate's stake in French wireless network SFR.

Vodafone's £13.5bn Loss Creates a British Record
Vodafone yesterday recorded a record annual loss of £13.5bn - the largest in British corporate history - as it slashed the value of the companies it acquired during the technology stock boom.

Vodafone Shares Fall After Huge Loss
Shares in the telecoms giant Vodafone rose in early trading today but eventually dropped after the City pondered the company's future after it posted one of the largest losses in global corporate history.

Vodafone Shares Rise Despite Huge Losses
Shares in the telecoms giant Vodafone rose in early trading today as the City welcomed better than expected results and strong underlying growth, despite the company posting one of the largest losses in global corporate history.