Vodafone Financial & Performance – Page 5
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone’s problem children: German remedial progress, Spain disowned, UK betroved, Italy seeks paramour
Vodafone Europe H1 FY23–24 insights, including Germany still needing to navigate TV exodus; regional organic growth; the happier story at remnant smaller markets; and more…
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Financial & Performance
Egypt in the spotlight as Vodacom revenues rocket
H1 FY23–24: Vodafone Egypt consolidation sees Vodacom revenue rise by more than 40%, with data customer and financial services growth playing a part.
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M&A
Two down, one to go: Vodafone gets serious about M&A in Italy
H1 FY23–24: CEO Margherita Della Valle signals Italy is next in Group’s “right-sizing” initiative for struggling European markets as strategy in motion for Spain and UK.
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Financial & Performance
A clean break from a broken market: Vodafone CEO welcomes Spanish retreat
Margherita Della Valle uses further deterioration of Vodafone Spain performance to prop up claims of a strategic vision in action, but distancing the Group from one of its erstwhile ‘core four’ markets continues to reflect poorly on historic turnaround attempts.
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Financial & Performance
Vodacom adamant: no exits from DRC or Mozambique, unless market goes ‘wrong’
H1 FY23–24: CEO reiterates faith in ‘International’ OpCos, despite macro headwinds and pricing challenges — only “wrong” market structure would compel exits — as Egypt acquisition majorly rebalances business
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Network & Infrastructure
1&1 picks up the pace on mobile network rollout, almost ‘fully functional’
German newcomer sees mobile network rollout finally accelerate despite delivery delays from main passive infra partner, and assures that mobile services remain scheduled for activation in December
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Financial & Performance
Safaricom 2030 strategy: build on Kenya, pursue Ethiopia, leverage data
Jovial CEO boasts strong start to Ethiopian endeavour in upbeat H1 earnings conference; teases upcoming 2026–2030 strategic cycle. Read more from our in-depth coverage…
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Vendor Voice
Prodapt: Domain specialist service providers can help telcos go beyond opex reduction
Telcos should zoom out of their opex focus and pursue the top‑line improvement potential inherent in their networks with enterprise customers, believes Prodapt.
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Financial & Performance
VodafoneZiggo bats off doubters: committed to ‘value over volume’ model, despite Q3 weakness
Outgoing CEO Hoencamp concedes that ‘jam tomorrow’ outcome of subscriber losses so far outweighing ARPU gains is not “entirely by design”. Defends “balancing act”, regardless of competitive animus. Read more for Q3 highlights and takeaways…
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M&A
In depth: Vodafone concedes defeat in Spain, billions poorer, in latest bid to ‘right-size’
Cutting and running from yet another once sunny market now beset by unbearable competitive storms, will Vodafone ever find a downsize that fits?
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M&A
Vodafone said to near Spanish exit as Zegona preps finance
Reports indicate takeover deal is nearly complete, with Zegona said to have raised debt funding from bank syndicate and Vodafone itself.
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Financial & Performance
Troubled Vi to plough funds into 5G as losses mount
Aditya Birla Group Chairman pledges “significant investment” in Vi’s 5G rollout, but timelines and funding remain unclear.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Vodafone Spain dials up enterprise efforts in hunt for growth
Vodafone Spain moves to revamp business unit in battle for revival, with new management in to support growth strategy.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone’s international federation reports another year of decline
Partner Markets revenue drops for third year running, with management this time blaming the conflict in Ukraine.
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Financial & Performance
Safaricom issues green financing to fuel ESG investments
Sustainability-linked loan facility set to “unlock” Kenyan operator’s investment diversification plans.
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Premium
TPG MVNO push gathers steam with IMZI launch
A subsidiary of long‑term enabler partner Isoton is delivering a cheap and quick path for brands to get up and running as MVNOs.
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Premium
US tops the agenda for SpaceMobile commercial launch
Successful testing heralded, and funds raised for initial BlueBird launch as satellite‑to‑mobile innovator readies 2024 commercial launch.
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Strategy & Change
TPG to cull brands as integration gives way to simplification
CEO Iñaki Berroeta announces multi-year simplification programme that aims to establish a “leaner, nimbler” TPG Telecom.
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Financial & Performance
Circle Gas turnover soars but expansive ambitions yet to materialise
Safaricom-backed clean cooking scaleup quadruples turnover against previous financial year but reports net loss. Now with refreshed leadership, finance, and international expansion ambitions…
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Financial & Performance
Vi customer losses continue, but financing options open
Parent pledges financing for operator as spectrum payment obligations close in.