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Vodafone CEO: We need to recover the concept of investment

2018-03-01 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Regulatory bodies in Europe must act now to improve margins for operators, or risk being left behind in the race to develop and implement 5G, according to Vodafone Group's CEO, Vittorio Colao. Speaking to journalists at the Mobile World Congress this week, Colao said that regulators needed to get real about margins in the industry and stop focussing solely on driving down prices for consumers. "Returns for the telecoms industry must be better. Regulators should take that into account…read more on TotalTele.com »

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Vodafone CEO responds at MWC to Deutsche Telekom criticism of Vodafone expansion plans

2018-02-27 11:31:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao has responded at the Mobile World Congress (MCW) in Barcelona to comments from Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges that regulators should block Vodafone's bid to take over Liberty Global's German cable subsidiary Unitymedia, reported UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph. Hoettges said last week that Vodafone's plan to purchase Liberty Global's assets, which mostly do not overlap with Vodafone's existing cable network in Germany, was "totally unacceptable" and should be rebuffed by competition regulators.

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Vodafone exits Qatar market, sells stake for EUR 301 mln

2018-02-26 14:51:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Vodafone Group announced it's existing the Qatar market and selling its 51 percent stake in Vodafone Qatar to its joint venture partner the Qatar Foundation for QAR 1.35 billion (EUR 301 million).

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Vodafone, Samsung launch European smart home product portfolio

2018-02-26 08:25:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Vodafone and Samsung have announced at MWC that they are working together to develop and launch a range of consumer Internet of Things (IoT) 'Smart Home' products and services in selected European markets. The "V-Home by Vodafone" portfolio brings together Samsung's "SmartThings" open platform and the "V by Vodafone" consumer IoT system launched in November to offer consumers home automation, security and safety products and services in the form of security cameras, smoke detectors, water leak sensors, smart lighting and smart heating. "V-Home by Vodafone" with the Samsung SmartThings Wi-Fi hub will be launched in Spain and Germany in the second quarter followed by other markets later in the year.

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