Vodafone Global Enterprise
Vodafone Group's enterprise business serving multinational corporations with telecommunications, information technology, connectivity, cloud, security, and managed services.
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Overview
Vodafone Global Enterprise is Vodafone Group's business focused on large corporate and multinational customers. Established in April 2007, it was created to bring Vodafone's international telecommunications and information-technology capabilities together for organizations operating across multiple countries. Its proposition combines mobile and fixed connectivity with managed communications, cloud, unified communications and collaboration, machine-to-machine services, security, and professional or integration services. The business is designed around the needs of multinational enterprises rather than individual consumers. A central element of its model is the ability to coordinate services across national Vodafone operations and partner networks, giving corporate customers a more consistent commercial and operational relationship across their international estates. Its service portfolio has included domestic and international voice and data, mobile broadband, mobile email, managed mobility, mobile payments, mobile recording, machine-to-machine connectivity, cloud solutions, unified communications, collaboration, and enterprise security. Vodafone Global Enterprise expanded its capabilities through targeted acquisitions and through the integration of Vodafone Group assets. In 2010 it acquired Quickcomm in Australia and TnT Expense Management in the United States, adding telecommunications expense-management capabilities. In 2011 it acquired Bluefish Communications, a United Kingdom information and communications technology consultancy, with the intention of strengthening unified communications, collaboration, cloud implementation, and professional services. Vodafone's 2012 acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide further increased the enterprise division's access to fixed-network infrastructure and international business connectivity, including fiber assets useful for unified communications and enterprise integration. The division has operated through geographic structures covering Northern Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe and Africa, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Americas. London has been identified as its headquarters, with regional centers including Dubai and Singapore. Its enterprise customer work has included multinational network, mobility, and managed-service arrangements for organizations such as Deutsche Post, The Linde Group, Unilever, and Volkswagen Group. These engagements illustrate the business's emphasis on cross-border connectivity, centralized device and service management, and support for geographically distributed workforces. Vodafone Global Enterprise also pursued public-sector and emerging enterprise opportunities. In 2012 it obtained supplier status under the United States General Services Administration's Schedule 70, allowing it to offer mobile voice, data, and machine-to-machine services to the US federal government in selected European countries. The same year it tested a dual-persona mobile client intended to separate personal and business applications on one device. The available reference material does not establish a separate public company listing for Vodafone Global Enterprise; it describes the organization as a wholly owned subsidiary or enterprise division of Vodafone Group Plc.
History
Vodafone Global Enterprise was established by Vodafone in April 2007 to serve large corporate customers with international telecommunications and information-technology services. Its creation reflected the growing complexity of multinational communications requirements: enterprises needed coordinated mobile, fixed, data, and managed services across many jurisdictions, while Vodafone sought to present a more unified enterprise proposition across its country operations. The division developed a portfolio spanning domestic and international voice and data, mobile broadband, mobile email, machine-to-machine connectivity, managed services, mobile payment, mobile recording, cloud computing, unified communications, collaboration, security, and professional services. Its operating structure covered Northern Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe and Africa, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Americas. London served as the headquarters, while regional operations included locations such as Dubai and Singapore. Expansion during the early 2010s combined acquisitions with the use of Vodafone Group infrastructure. In October 2010, Vodafone Global Enterprise acquired Quickcomm, an Australian telecommunications expense-management company, and TnT Expense Management, a United States-based counterpart. These transactions added capabilities for controlling, analyzing, and administering corporate telecommunications costs. In December 2011, the division acquired Bluefish Communications, an ICT consultancy based in Reading, United Kingdom. Bluefish's operations were intended to provide the foundation for a unified communications and collaboration practice, with particular relevance to cloud-computing implementation and professional services. A major infrastructure development followed Vodafone's agreement to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide in April 2012. The transaction, valued at £1.04 billion in the announcement referenced by the source material, completed in July 2012. For Vodafone Global Enterprise, the deal offered access to Cable & Wireless Worldwide's fiber network and strengthened the ability to deliver unified communications and enterprise connectivity in the United Kingdom and internationally. It also supported wider enterprise integration activity in emerging markets. The division broadened its public-sector reach in June 2012 when it gained supplier status under the United States General Services Administration's Schedule 70. The award made it an approved supplier of mobile voice, data, and machine-to-machine services to the US federal government in eight European countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy. In July of the same year, it announced trials of a dual-persona mobile client. The technology was intended to keep personal and business applications separate on one device, addressing enterprise security and bring-your-own-device management concerns. Vodafone Global Enterprise's customer references included multinational organizations with distributed operations. It managed a multiprotocol label switching network for Deutsche Post connecting approximately 400 sites in 67 countries under a contract signed in 2010. It provided mobile voice and data services to The Linde Group in 27 countries under a four-year agreement signed in 2011. For Unilever, it managed devices, connectivity, and mobile services in 63 countries under a 2010 contract. In 2012, it provided mobile communications services to approximately 90,000 Volkswagen Group employees under an exclusive four-year contract. The available reference material presents Vodafone Global Enterprise as a wholly owned Vodafone Group subsidiary or enterprise division, rather than as an independently listed company. It does not provide a later standalone corporate history, a separate current executive roster, or independently reported financial statements for the unit.
- 2012
Cable & Wireless Worldwide transaction completed
[1]Vodafone completes its acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide, expanding access to fiber infrastructure and enterprise connectivity capabilities.
- 2012
US government supplier approval
[1]The division gains supplier status under GSA Schedule 70 for selected mobile voice, data, and machine-to-machine services in Europe.
- 2011
Bluefish Communications acquisition
[1]The acquisition of Bluefish Communications strengthens the planned unified communications, collaboration, cloud implementation, and professional-services practice.
- 2010
Expense-management acquisitions
[1]Vodafone Global Enterprise acquires Quickcomm in Australia and TnT Expense Management in the United States, adding telecommunications expense-management capabilities.
- 2007
Vodafone Global Enterprise is established
[1]Vodafone establishes the division in April to provide telecommunications and information-technology services to large corporate customers.
Products and positioning
A global communications and information-technology partner for multinational corporations, combining Vodafone connectivity, managed services, cloud capabilities, and enterprise integration across international markets.
Telecommunications
Enterprise connectivity
Domestic and international voice, fixed and mobile data, broadband, and network services for multinational organizations. The offer is structured to connect offices, employees, sites, and devices across multiple countries through Vodafone operations and associated infrastructure.
Machine-to-machine and Internet of Things
Vodafone IoT
Connectivity and management capabilities for machine-to-machine applications and connected devices. The enterprise proposition supports organizations that need to monitor, connect, and manage distributed assets across international markets.
Cloud and collaboration
Cloud and unified communications
Cloud computing, unified communications, collaboration, and related implementation services designed to integrate voice, messaging, conferencing, and business applications. The Bluefish Communications acquisition was intended to strengthen this practice.
Managed enterprise services
Managed mobility and security
Managed mobile services covering devices, connectivity, mobile email, security, mobile recording, and related administration. These services are aimed at organizations seeking centralized control of international mobile estates and separation of business and personal use.
Brand decisions
2012
Acquire Cable & Wireless WorldwideM&ABackground
The enterprise business needed stronger fixed-network and fiber capabilities to support unified communications and international enterprise integration.
Action taken
Vodafone agreed to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide in April and completed the transaction in July.
Aftermath
The deal expanded access to fiber infrastructure and strengthened enterprise connectivity capabilities in the United Kingdom and other markets.
Announced transaction value. £1.04 billion (April 2012 announcement)
2012
Pursue US government enterprise supply opportunitiesStrategyBackground
Vodafone Global Enterprise sought to expand its public-sector customer base and formalize access to government procurement channels.
Action taken
The division obtained supplier status under US General Services Administration Schedule 70.
Aftermath
It became an approved supplier for mobile voice, data, and machine-to-machine services to the US government in eight European countries.
2012
Trial dual-persona mobile clientProduct launchBackground
Enterprises needed to support personal and business use on the same mobile device while maintaining separation between corporate and private applications.
Action taken
Vodafone Global Enterprise began trials of a dual-persona mobile client and planned a later-2012 service launch.
Aftermath
The trial positioned the division in the developing enterprise mobility and bring-your-own-device management market.
2011
Acquire Bluefish CommunicationsM&ABackground
Vodafone Global Enterprise sought to expand beyond connectivity into unified communications, collaboration, cloud implementation, and professional services.
Action taken
The division acquired Bluefish Communications, a Reading-based ICT consultancy.
Aftermath
Bluefish's operations were intended to become the nucleus of a new unified communications and collaboration practice.
2010
Acquire Quickcomm and TnT Expense ManagementM&ABackground
Multinational customers required better control and administration of telecommunications spending across countries and service providers.
Action taken
Vodafone Global Enterprise acquired Quickcomm in Australia and TnT Expense Management in the United States.
Aftermath
The transactions expanded the division's telecommunications expense-management capabilities.
Acquisition consideration. US$6.9 million for Quickcomm and US$2.8 million for TnT Expense Management (October 2010)
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