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SFR adds customers in Q3, but earnings and revenue slump
Despite cost-cutting by rivals, French operator SFR is managing to attract new customers. The company, France's second-largest mobile operator, said it added 86,000 net new customers in the third quarter, after losing 673,000 in the first half due mainly to the market entry of Iliad's Free Mobile.
Vodafone kept afloat by Verizon dividend as Spain, Italy hit results
Vodafone blamed deepening economic problems in Spain and Italy for a first-half net loss of £1.98 billion, compared to a £6.68 billion profit a year earlier. The global operator is writing down the value of its businesses in Spain and Italy by £5.9 billion as consumers in recession-hit Southern Europe cut back on spending.
Verizon Wireless to pay $8.5B dividend to parents Verizon, Vodafone
Verizon Wireless will pay an $8.5 billion dividend to parent companies Verizon Communications and Vodafone, the second straight dividend payment the carrier has produced after years of not doing so.
Vodafone's Q2: Investors to be reassured despite European turmoil
Vodafone will publish its second-quarter results Nov. 13 with the aim of calming investor' fears over the lingering Eurozone crisis.
UK operators rename mobile payments JV 'Weve,' hype tailored services
The leading UK operators have renamed their mobile payments joint venture "Weve" and are teaming up to offer customers specialised services. The JV, previously known as Project Oscar, will launch commercially as Weve early next year, offering customers of the three operators tailored services such as news, apps and m-payments.
Vodafone Spain loses 639K customers after dropping handset subsidies
Vodafone Spain will reintroduce subsidised smartphones after losing more than 600,000 customers in the second quarter, while rivals Orange Spain and Yoigo gained market share.
Vodafone's TelstraClear acquisition gets New Zealand regulatory approval
ComCom, New Zealand's telecom regulator, on Tuesday approved Vodafone New Zealand's NZD 840 million (USD 668.7 million) acquisition of TelstraClear, Telstra's New Zealand unit.
SpiderCloud adding LTE to enterprise small cell system
SpiderCloud Wireless is scaling up its operations to address additional markets and is adding LTE capability to its small cell enterprise radio access network (E-RAN) systems.
Vodafone Spain unveils budget brand to push back against rivals
Vodafone Spain will enter the low-cost market in a direct response to services offered by its rivals Movistar and Orange Spain. The new "Vodafone Yu" service targets the youth sector and offers prepaid calls at low monthly rates, as well as low-price bundles of texts, data and calls.
Vodafone takes swipe at EE's LTE network quality ahead of launch
Vodafone UK is spending £4.5 million on a high-profile advertising campaign touting the quality of its network ahead of EE's LTE launch this week.
