All Vodafone UK articles – Page 2
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone FY24–25: Della Valle’s to-do list isn’t shrinking
Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle offers candid summary of the group’s FY, but appears broadly satisfied with progress thus far and remains optimistic about prospects to the end of the decade. Claims of an imminent reversal in Germany; UK merger complete; and an improved revenue mix across the group are among the drivers…
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone FY24–25 guidance: group ‘insulated’ against macro aggro
Management talks up group’s ability to defend against the worst of FY25−26’s geopolitical turmoil, with supply chains and cash flow protected from ‘economic volatility’…
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone FY24–25 spend: investment on the rise
Capex jumps 8% after a drop-off, with network investment among the priorities. Troubled German OpCo maintained spend despite losing €1bn from earnings in two years…
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone FY24–25 in-depth: another challenging year en route to German revival
CEO Margherita Della Valle emphasises the various ‘transitions’ Vodafone has navigated over the past two years, putting mixed financials in perspective…
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M&A
Vodafone, Three complete UK merger to create ‘multi-dimensional’ mobile leader
Combination creates new UK mobile top dog with more than 27 million subscribers. Vodafone’s Margherita Della Valle has declared her European reshaping programme as ‘complete’ as the Group locks in VodafoneThree’s financial plans…
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone sees the bright side of global chaos
FY24–25: As Vodafone Business surpasses €8bn in revenue, driven by Digital Services, anticipated hikes in cybersecurity, defence, and sovereignty spending in politically uncertain times is expected to provide another boost.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone braces for UK merger impact, lines up €1.5bn investment for inaugural year
FY24–25: Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle teases imminent deal completion and rapid integration to follow.
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Public Affairs
Vodafone’s £120m legal battle with franchisees reaches High Court
Lawsuit filed by nearly half of Vodafone UK’s retail franchisees proceeds to High Court, after failing to reach a resolution through a mediation process.
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Analyst Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: AI agents put to task
Latest from Vodafone as the Group’s AI strategy fills out; several Business deals in Europe, Africa, and further afield; and a view from the Group and its peers as geopolitics shake up the industry…
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: top-table changes across Europe
April 2025 edition: 30+ senior and strategic people changes across Vodafone and its ecosystem, including European CEOs, Consumer leads, Vodafone Business executives, and board members at Group-level and in Africa…
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Analyst Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: attention turns to post-merger strategy in the UK
Latest around Vodafone, including rumours of a UK pay-TV play once Vodafone and Three complete their combination; Vodafone and Digi’s Romanian M&A hits its first regulatory speedbump; Group entities lobby for improved subsea security and land bank protections; Vodacom’s Shameel Joosub goes on tour…
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone–Three MergeCo looking to TV for convergence boost — report
Soon-to-be-combined operators said to be exploring TV subscription options as part of plan to poach customers, ramp up convergence.
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Analyst Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: Group rings changes in Luxembourg and HQ
Latest from Vodafone as Ninian Wilson takes charge of new Procure & Connect business; another boardroom rejig; news of change afoot in India; Dutch M&A on the cards; and a series of Business deals…
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Analyst Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: positive moves for dealmaking Group
Latest from Vodafone as the Group faces the ups and downs of dealmaking; hype turns to more grounded optimism on small cells and 5G MPN solutions; several key changes to OpCo ExCos, and some new digs for former CEOs; more across the footprint…
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Analyst Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: Della Valle calls for a ‘European renaissance’
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as the Mobile World Congress dust settles. A series of innovative proof of concepts and more substantial products and partnerships were announced, and the usual on-stage lobbying made plenty of headlines…
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Analyst Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: AI, APIs, and the coming 5G wave
Latest from BT as the operator talks up advancements in AI adoption, secures an API collab, and readies for an incoming wave of 5G use-cases; MWC used to talk up the same; Global Fabric goes live; more…
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Analyst Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: change afoot across the investments portfolio
Latest from Vodafone and across its footprint, including: potential for change in Germany fibre JV ownership; Liberty on the lookout for shared services partners; TPG Telecom enters new era; Vodacom initiates headcount cull in South Africa; more…
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Analyst Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: looking to the skies for mobile infill, satellite D2D
Latest from Vodafone, including: MWC previews, with drones and APIs among the early teases; Vi CEO promises capex uplift to underpin turnaround attempt; Vodafone–Three leadership team named, former Group CEO Nick Read finds another non-exec posting; more…
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Analyst Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly Q3 special: German woe distracts from bright sparks in Europe, Africa
Latest from Vodafone as Q3 earnings are digested, leaving investors with a sour taste but management still hungry (and expectant) for a turnaround in the near future. Major executive changes in UK and Investments; MOCN shared network deal goes live in Oz; massive capex uptick in India; strategic deals signed with Mobily, Advantage; more…
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People
Vodafone–Three MergeCo CEO names UK leadership team
Max Taylor lines up eleven lieutenants, only three of which come from Three UK as merger completion nears…