The world's largest wireless services provider, Motley Fool Inside Value pick Vodafone
The highlight of the report was growth in the emerging markets segment, where service revenue was up 18.2%. Vodafone spent more than $15 billion to acquire operators in India and Turkey, where year-over-year subscriber growth this quarter was 75% and 32%, respectively. These operators and others in emerging markets are helping offset meager growth in saturated Europe, where competition is intense.
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Strong growth of 32.2% in non-messaging data revenue is also helping to make up for voice revenue that is showing anemic growth, and even declines, across most developed markets. The rollout of third-generation (3G) services and subsequent uptake of multimedia services is already helping the bottom line, and should improve it in future quarters.
Overall, the numbers were good enough for Vodafone management to reiterate its outlook for the balance of the fiscal year. And if the company continues to execute well and make continued progress in recent acquisitions, there's even room for positive surprises in the future.
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Fool contributor Dave Mock is fired up about many things, including naps, sunbathing, and leisurely strolls. He owns no shares of companies mentioned here. Dave is the author of The Qualcomm Equation. China Mobile is a Global Gains recommendation, and France Telecom is an Income Investor recommendation. The Fool's disclosure policy is en fuego.