VODAFONE

VODAFONE



Introduction2

Leveraging Core Competencies3

Global operations3

Strong market position4

Verizon wireless5

Increased contribution from integrated tariffs6

Impairment due to Economic Impact6

Opportunities for future Expansion7

Robust growth of data services7

Enhanced presence in the enterprise market8

Well poised to benefit from the high growth emerging nations8

Competitive and Economic Landscape9

Competition9

Matured European mobile markets may negatively impact future growth prospects10

EuroCrisis and Vodafone11

Financials12

Financial Ratios and Statements14

References19

Vodafone

Introduction

Vodafone Group plc (Vodafone or "the gathering") is a correspondences administrations supplier pander to over 404 million clients in more than 30 nations around the globe. The association works in Germany, South Africa, Italy, the UK, Spain, India and additionally in other Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific business sectors. Vodafone's operations are gathered in a specific division: supply of all communication and data services. The company's prevailing operations hence incorporate the supply of calls, content informing, information and different operations over Vodafone's systems. The aforementioned services are offered either through contracts (regularly up to two years in length) or through acquiring their broadcast appointment ahead of time (prepaid or pays as you go). Venture clients ordinarily have longer contracts. Vodafone's features and benefits essential incorporate: business results, particular results, Vodafone worldwide undertaking and, marked telephones and gadgets (Wireless Intelligence, 2013).

Business results include an extent of reconciled office and portable voice and information services. Inside the service line, Vodafone offers focalized services which carry together the fixed, portable and desktop correspondences. Met administrations incorporate Vodafone OneNet which mixes landlines and fog based joint effort administrations. Versatility results for organizations incorporate portable message and portable broadband, portable security results and secure unit administrator. Particular results incorporate telephones, mobiles and home benefits offered to people. Further, it offers broadband to five million clients in 12 nations. Also, individual results likewise incorporate (TV) benefit conveyed over broadband that gives access to over 100 channels. The TV administration accompanies movie on interest and an elevated definition set-top box and TV recorder. The aggregation likewise offers Vodafone Access Gateway which is a minor box that uses home broadband to support the cellular telephone motion in homes. The aggregation's particular results likewise incorporate benefits offered to clients voyaging abroad. The 650 universal assentions aid the aforementioned administrations. Vodafone Global Enterprise offers endeavor portability results. The aforementioned incorporate administrations for example portable business forms and working practices, business worldwide correspondences administration, portability and machine-to-machine innovation (Vodafone, 2013).

Leveraging Core Competencies

Global operations

Vodafone is among the few telecommunications companies with a broad geographic footprint. The company operates in 30 countries around the globe and partners with operators in 40 other countries to further extend its global reach. In FY2012, the group derived about 11.6% of its revenues from the UK, with rest of its operations well spread across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and Middle East. This global scale allowed the company to attract large deals. Volkswagen signed an agreement with Vodafone to provide services to the 90000 employees and the contract was for 4 years. Most recently, in February 2013, ThyssenKrupp also selected Vodafone as their career in order to provide communication services across 29 ...