Vittorio Colao

Vodafone Group is to become Samsung’s exclusive strategic telecoms partner in selected European markets to develop and launch a range of consumer Internet of Things (IoT) ‘Smart Home’ product and services.

Vodafone entered the Internet of Things (IoT) consumer market with the launch of “V by Vodafone” enabling consumers to connect millions of home and leisure electronics products to the Group’s dedicated global IoT network – the largest of its kind in the world.

Liberty Global and Vodafone Group have created a new 50:50 joint venture called VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V. Combining Ziggo’s fibre-rich broadband network with Vodafone’s mobile operation is designed to create a stronger converged competitor in the Dutch market,

Newbury, Berkshire, UK. November 13, 2012 — Vodafone has announced a loss of £1,886 million (€2,358 million) for the six months ended 30 September, 2012, as total revenues fell 7.4% on H1, 2011. But the CEO reported that M2M revenues continued to show ‘strong’ growth.