Vittorio Colao begun his tenure with the world’s biggest mobile phone operator said that he would stick to Vodafone’s focus on emerging markets and remained hopeful of a deal for South Africa’s Vodacom.
Mr. Colao said he would continue Vodafone’s expansion “with discipline, into new territories wherever we see new opportunities”. Also gave no indication about wanting to sell Vodafone’s 45 per cent stake in Verizon Wireless, its US joint venture with Verizon Communications.




