Vodafone Group plc

Ford Motor Co <F.N> has signed a deal with Vodafone Group Plc <VOD.L> to install a private 5G network at the car maker's electric-vehicle (EV) battery facility in UK's Essex, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday.

Vodafone Group Plc <VOD.L>, the world's second-biggest mobile operator, has warned that Britain's desire to lead the world in 5G technology will face a big blow if it decides to remove China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from the country's telecoms infrastructure.

Thousands of British customers of Vodafone Group Plc <VOD.L>, the world's second-biggest mobile operator, faced call connection problems on Tuesday evening, although they were resolved within an hour.

Alphabet Inc's Google is exploring an investment in Vodafone Group Plc's <VOD.L > struggling India business, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Vodafone <VOD.L>, the world's second-biggest mobile operator, has recruited Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer, the current CEO of brewer Heineken <HEIN.AS>, to succeed Gerard Kleisterlee as chairman from November this year.

Vodafone, the world's second-biggest mobile operator, has recruited Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer, the current CEO of brewer Heineken, to succeed Gerard Kleisterlee as chairman from November this year.

Vodafone <VOD.L> maintained its dividend on Tuesday, bucking a corporate trend to cut or scrap payouts due to the coronavirus crisis, as the world's second-biggest mobile operator met expectations with a 2.6% rise in full-year core earnings.

European shares finished modestly higher on Tuesday, as telecom stocks surged after Britain's Vodafone maintained its dividend, while defensive stocks were broadly in favour as investors weighed risks from many countries starting to lift lockdowns.

London's FTSE 100 headed higher on Tuesday as a batch of upbeat quarterly earnings updates outweighed concerns about a slower economic recovery as countries balance reopening businesses with avoiding a potential jump in COVID-19 cases.

Vodafone, the world's second largest mobile operator, met expectations with a 2.6% rise in full-year core earnings to 14.9 billion euros ($16.10 billion), but said it could not predict the current year outcome due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus.

The head of Vodafone's Italian operations Aldo Bisio says:

Telecom Italia (TIM) and Vodafone have completed the sale of an 8.6% combined stake in Italy's biggest mobile towers company INWIT as part of efforts to cut debt, the companies said.

Telecom Italia (TIM) and Vodafone have completed the sale of a stake of more than 8% in Italy's biggest mobile tower company INWIT, the Italian phone group said on Thursday.

Telecom Italia (TIM) and Vodafone <VOD.L> said on Wednesday they had agreed to launch the sale of an 8% stake in Italy's biggest mobile tower company INWIT on a pro-rata basis as part of their efforts to cut debt.

* STARTS WITH VODAFONE EUROPE ACCCELERATED BOOKBUILDING PROCESS FOR SALE OF 80 MILLION SHARES OF INWIT

Saudi Telecom Co (STC) <7010.SE>, the kingdom's biggest telecoms operator, said on Monday it needed more time to complete processes related to a planned deal to buy Vodafone Group's 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt.

Kenya's leading telecom firm Safaricom <SCOM.NR> and South Africa's Vodacom <VODJ.J> said on Monday that they had completed the acquisition of popular mobile money platform M-Pesa from Britain's Vodafone <VOD.L>.

Kenya's leading telecom firm Safaricom and South Africa's Vodacom said on Monday that they have completed the acquisition of the popular mobile money platform M-Pesa from Britain's Vodafone, the companies said in a statement.

Mobile operator Vodafone said on Friday it would introduce 30-days free access to unlimited mobile data for half a million of its Pay Monthly customers and upgrade the contracts for those who are flagged as vulnerable.