Vodafone Global Enterprise
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{{Short description|Information and communication technology conglomerate}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Vodafone Global Enterprise Limited
| logo = Vodafone 2017 logo.svg
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{start date and age|2007|04|df=yes}}
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| location_city = London
| location_country = England, UK
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| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Ben Elms (CEO)
| products =
| services = IT services, IT consulting, Telecommunications services
| homepage = {{URL|enterprise.vodafone.com}}
| industry = Information and communication technology
| revenue = £1.3 billion (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.vodafone.com/content/dam/vodafone/investors/annual_reports/Vodafone_Annual_Report_12.pdf|title=Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2012|access-date=29 July 2012|publisher=Vodafone Group Plc}}
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| parent = Vodafone Group
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| subsid = Bluefish Communications
Vodafone Automotive
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Vodafone Global Enterprise is a multinational company which provides telecommunications and information technology services to large corporations, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group. It is headquartered in London, England, and was established in April 2007.
History
Vodafone Global Enterprise was established in April 2007 by Vodafone, to serve as a provider of IT and telecoms services to large corporate customers.
In October 2010 Vodafone Global Enterprise acquired two telecom expense management companies, paying US$6.9 million for Australia-based Quickcomm and $2.8 million for United States–based TnT Expense Management.{{cite news|url=http://www.rttnews.com/Story.aspx?type=bn&Id=1440463&SM=1|title=Vodafone Buys Privately Held Quickcomm, TnT Expense Management|access-date=31 July 2012|publisher=RTT News| date=8 October 2010}}
On 1 December 2011, Vodafone Global Enterprise acquired the Reading-based ICT consultancy company Bluefish Communications Ltd. The acquired operations will form the nucleus of a new Unified Communications and Collaboration practice within VGE, which will focus on implementing strategies in cloud computing, and strengthen its professional services offering.
On 23 April 2012, Vodafone announced an agreement to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide for £1.04 billion. The deal was completed on 30 July 2012.{{cite web | url= http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/media/news/cww_appointments.html | publisher= Vodafone | title= Cable & Wireless Worldwide Appointments | date= 30 July 2012 | access-date= 30 July 2012}} The acquisition will give Vodafone Global Enterprise access to CWW's fibre network for businesses, enabling it to take unified communications services to large enterprises in UK and globally; and expand its enterprise integration service offerings in emerging markets.
In June 2012, Vodafone Global Enterprise was granted supplier status to the US Federal Government under GSA Schedule 70, becoming the first non-US mobile provider to achieve such status.{{cite news|url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/vodafone-wins-mobile-contract-under-us-gsa-schedule-70|title=Vodafone wins mobile contract under US GSA Schedule 70|access-date=31 July 2012|publisher=Telecom Paper| date=15 June 2012}} As part of the award Vodafone Global Enterprise will be listed as an approved supplier to provide mobile voice, data and M2M services to the US Government in eight European countries including the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy.
In July 2012, Vodafone Global Enterprise announced that it was conducting trials of dual persona mobile client, an emerging technology capable of enabling business customers to wholly compartmentalise their personal and business applications on a single device, and had plans to launch the service later in 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/mobile-phone/3369974/vodafone-launch-dual-persona-mobile-client/|title=Vodafone to launch 'dual persona' mobile client|access-date=31 July 2012|publisher=PC Advisor| date=13 July 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cio.in/news/make-way-mobile-virtualization-285432012|title=Make Way for Mobile Virtualization|access-date=31 July 2012|publisher=CIO In| date=17 July 2012 }}
Operations
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Vodafone Global Enterprise is organised into the following geographical divisions:
- Northern Europe (headquartered in London, United Kingdom)
- Central Europe
- Southern Europe and Africa
- Middle East & Africa (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- Asia Pacific (headquartered in Singapore)
- Americas
Services
Vodafone Global Enterprise's services include domestic and international voice and data, Machine to Machine services, mobile email, mobile broadband, managed services, mobile payment and mobile recording.{{cite web|url=http://enterprise.vodafone.com/products_solutions/type.jsp|title=Products and solutions by type|access-date=31 July 2012|publisher=Vodafone Global Enterprise}} It offers integrated communication strategies and solutions in cloud computing, unified communications and collaboration.
Major customers
Vodafone Global Enterprise's major customers include:
- Deutsche Post – Vodafone Global Enterprise provides a fully managed Multiprotocol Label Switching network for Deutsche Post which connects around 400 sites across 67 countries, as part of a contract signed in March 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280092344/Deutsche-Post-DHL-builds-wide-area-network-with-Vodafone|title=Deutsche Post DHL builds wide area network with Vodafone|access-date=2 August 2012|publisher=Computer Weekly|date=12 March 2010}}
- The Linde Group – Vodafone Global Enterprise provides mobile voice and data services to The Linde Group in 27 countries, as part of a four-year contract which was signed in October 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240106414/The-Linde-Group-selects-Vodafone-to-provide-global-managed-mobile-services|title=The Linde Group selects Vodafone to provide global managed mobile services|access-date=2 August 2012|publisher=Computer Weekly|date=11 October 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.eurocomms.com/industry-news/49-online-press/7902-vodafone-and-linde-agree-global-deal|title=Vodafone and Linde agree global deal |access-date=2 August 2012|publisher=European Communications|date=12 October 2011}}
- Unilever – Vodafone Global Enterprise manages devices, connectivity and managed mobile services for Unilever in 63 countries, and advises Unilever on the management of consumer devices and applications, as part of a three-year contract which was signed in December 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280094608/Unilever-chooses-Vodafone-for-mobile-management|title=Unilever chooses Vodafone for mobile management|access-date=2 August 2012|publisher=Computer Weekly| date=14 December 2010}}
- Volkswagen Group – Vodafone Global Enterprise provides mobile communications services for around 90,000 Volkswagen Group employees, as part of an exclusive four-year contract which was signed in July 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/VW-chooses-mobile-giant/story-16554126-detail/story.html|title=VW chooses mobile giant|access-date=2 August 2012|publisher=This is Staffordshire| date=18 July 2012}}