3. Vodafone Group is
telecommunications Company
Headquartered
Newbury, Berkshire, United
Kingdom.
We serve 404 million
customers, employ over 91,000
people and operate in over 30
countries.
Vodafone also owns 45% of Verizon
Wireless, the largest mobile
telecommunications company in
the United States measured by
Introduction
4. History
Evolution as a Racal Telecom brand: 1980 to 1991
1985: First mobile analogue call in the UK
Vodafone Group, then Vodafone Airtouch plc: 1991 to 2000
16 September 1991, Racal Telecom was demerged from Racal Electronics
as Vodafone Group
21 September 1999, Vodafone agreed to merge its U.S. wireless assets with
those of Bell Atlantic Corp to form Verizon Wireless
Vodafone Group plc: 2000 to present
May 2011, Vodafone Group Plc bought the rest of the shares of Vodafone
Essar from Essar Group Ltd with value of $5 billion and became a solely
owned of Vodafone Essar.
5. Founded 1984
HEADQUARTERS LONDON , U.K.
Area served Worldwide
Key people GERARD
KLIESTERLEE(Chairman)
VITTORIO COLLAO (CEO)
Products Mobile Telephony, Internet
Services, Digital Television
Revenue £44. 4bn(2013)
Overview
6. Group revenue for the year was down -1.4% to £44.4 billion
Financial Performance
7. Value Chain
It spends more than £2 billion on goods and services from over
1500 suppliers world wide
A responsible business dependent on suppliers meeting high
environmental and labour standards
We adopt a risk-based approach– concentrating on suppliers
who present a higher risk of unethical conduct due to their
location, the type of product or service they supply, or the size of
their contract with Vodafone
our supplier engagement is carried out at Group level- Code of
Ethical Purchasing, describes the standards that companies must
meet
8. Vodafone was launched officially
on 21st September 2007.
Vodafone Acquires A 67% Stake
In Hutchison-Essar for $10.7 Billion.
Than on hutch was rebranded as
Vodafone.
Vodafone in India
9. Performance in India
11.8 % increase in subscriber base
20%increase in voice usage volume
2nd largest rural wireless operator in the country
‘Product of the Year 2012’- consumer award for
Vodafone Applications
Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social
Responsibility