Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India, has tied up with Google Cloud to offer G Suite – a set of intelligent productivity, communication and collaboration applications – on a pay-as-you-go model, securely from the cloud with easy access from any device.

In its mission to build Ready Businesses in India, Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India, has tied up with Google Cloud to offer G Suite to Indian enterprises. G Suite is a set of intelligent apps – Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Hangouts, and more – designed with real-time collaboration and machine intelligence to bring people together and help them work smarter.

Under this tie-up, Vodafone enterprise customers can conveniently and securely access G Suite in a pay-per-use, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. With G Suite securely delivered from the cloud, Vodafone will support enterprises from on-boarding and activation right up to migration and service support through a dedicated Cloud Support Team.

Making the announcement, Nick Gliddon, Director, Vodafone Business Services, said, “We are delighted to work with Google to help Indian enterprises benefit from substantial productivity gains through the adoption of G Suite using Vodafone. Vodafone is widely acknowledged as an enterprise mobility leader. With our cloud delivery model, we are now well positioned as a total communications partner to Indian enterprises embarking on their digital journeys.”

About Vodafone Business Services

Vodafone Business Services, the enterprise arm of Vodafone, provides total telecommunications solutions across both mobility and fixed line platforms and enables Global Enterprises, National Corporates, SME’s and Government segments to communicate, collaborate and connect. Today with more than 7.5 million mobility corporate customers as on March 31, 2016, VBS is providing services to global and national businesses equipped with a robust network infrastructure and a 24×7 NOC.

Through a dedicated team of Account Managers and Service Managers and applying a consultative selling approach, it specifically addresses the connectivity, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud and converged communications needs of its enterprise customers.

With the advantage of its global expertise and knowledge of local markets, Vodafone India is well poised to expand the Government’s capacity to deliver benefits and outcomes for citizens, governments and businesses. Vodafone endeavors to be a steadfast partner in the Government’s efforts towards Digital India.

VBS was recently awarded the ‘Enterprise Mobile Service Provider of the Year’ for the sixth year in a row (2011-16) and the ‘Enterprise Telecom Service Provider of the Year – SMB Segment’ at the Frost & Sullivan India ICT Awards 2016. It was also awarded ‘Telecom Leadership Award 2014’ for Customer Service by Voice & Data and the CIO Choice awards for enterprise mobility and leased lines.

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Vodafone Business Services ties up with Microsoft as a Cloud Service Partner; offering the Office 365 business suite as part of its cloud applications portfolio

Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India, has tied up with Microsoft as a Cloud Service Partner. As part of this tie-up, VBS to offer Office 365 to Indian businesses to give them enterprise-grade productivity and collaboration services.

Under the tie-up, Vodafone Business Services will enable Indian businesses of all sizes to access Microsoft Office 365 comprising the familiar Office applications suite from the cloud, along with business-class collaboration tools and services to help them work easier and collaborate better from anywhere. The Microsoft Office 365 productivity suite offered on a pay-per-use Software as a Service (SaaS) model works across multiple devices, provides built-in, enterprise-grade security features, tools for teamwork and increased productivity as well as extensive privacy and compliance controls.

With the service delivery and support entirely managed by Vodafone, Office 365 is easy to deploy and manage, delivering ease of doing business and enhanced productivity to enterprises of all sizes.

Vodafone Business Services is a leading Total Communications Partner to large Indian and multinational companies, public sector enterprises, SMEs and start-ups all over India with solutions across mobility, fixed line, IoT and Cloud.

Announcing the tie-up with Microsoft, Nick Gliddon, Director, Vodafone Business Services, said “We are pleased to partner with Microsoft to bring the Office 365 suite to our enterprise customers. We are confident that the pay-per-use Software as a Service (SaaS) model will make our customers’ business future-ready by giving them predictable IT costs and taking care of the technology upgrades and scalability worries. Vodafone is acknowledged as an enterprise mobility leader. With our cloud platform and tie-up with Microsoft, we are now well positioned as a total communications partner to our enterprise customers.”

Announcing the tie-up, Meetul Patel, General Manager, Marketing & Operations, Microsoft, said, “We are excited to have Vodafone Business Services as a Cloud Partner. Our tie-up will give Indian enterprises of all sizes affordable access to Microsoft’s suite of collaboration and productivity services – across devices, anywhere, anytime, and worry-free.”

About Vodafone Business Services

Vodafone Business Services, the enterprise arm of Vodafone, provides total telecommunications solutions across both mobility and fixed line platforms and enables Global Enterprises, National Corporates, SME’s and Government segments to communicate, collaborate and connect. Today with more than 7.5 million mobility corporate customers as on March 31, 2016, VBS is providing services to global and national businesses equipped with a robust network infrastructure and a 24×7 NOC.

Through a dedicated team of Account Managers and Service Managers and applying a consultative selling approach, it specifically addresses the connectivity, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud and converged communications needs of its enterprise customers.

With the advantage of its global expertise and knowledge of local markets, Vodafone India is well poised to expand the Government’s capacity to deliver benefits and outcomes for citizens, governments and businesses. Vodafone endeavours to be a steadfast partner in the Government’s efforts towards Digital India.

VBS was recently awarded the ‘Enterprise Mobile Service Provider of the Year’ for the sixth year in a row (2011-16) and the ‘Enterprise Telecom Service Provider of the Year – SMB Segment’ at the Frost & Sullivan India ICT Awards 2016. It was also awarded ‘Telecom Leadership Award 2014’ for Customer Service by Voice & Data and the CIO Choice awards for enterprise mobility and leased lines.

For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.in/business

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•  Vodafone Business Services bags two awards  – Enterprise Mobile Service Provider of the Year and Enterprise Telecom Service Provider of the Year – SMB Segment
• Enterprise Mobile Service Provider of the Year (Sixth year in a row)
• Enterprise Telecom Service Provider of the Year – SMB Segment (First time winner)

Mumbai: Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India,  claims top honors at the Frost & Sullivan India ICT Awards 2016. VBS won the award for the ‘Enterprise Mobile Service Provider of the Year’ for the sixth year in a row. In addition, it was also the first time that VBS was awarded the ‘Enterprise Telecom Service Provider of the Year – SMB segment’ in its category.

“Vodafone Business Services is very grateful for this recognition as we continue on our journey to be the most trusted and valued total communications partner with solutions across fixed, mobility, cloud and IoT. We thank our customers for their vote of confidence, “said Nick Gliddon, Director, Vodafone Business Services. “Receiving the Frost & Sullivan award for SMB segment is especially a matter of great pride this year as we believe they are the growth engine for the country, and we are well positioned to serve their needs.”

“In 2015, Vodafone demonstrated excellence across its mobility portfolio and made strides in penetrating and targeting the SMB segment. Vodafone’s mobility portfolio has empowered enterprises to scale up faster, streamline operational efficiencies and more importantly build a more connected and productive workforce in this ubiquitous mobile world. In the SMB segment Vodafone has been at the forefront of innovation to empower SME companies to meet the challenges of the current business environment and equip them to prepare for their next phase of growth. Vodafone’s comprehensive value propositions across their portfolio coupled with their strong partner and channel ecosystem has enabled them to offer SMB’s an ideal technology growth partner to fulfil their objectives. With its strong leadership in mobility and its commitment towards offering the SMB segment an enriched service experience, Vodafone is well positioned to act as a business enabler for enterprises in the coming global and hypercompetitive business landscape”, said Benoy CS, Director, ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan.

About Vodafone Business Services

Vodafone Business Services, the enterprise arm of Vodafone, provides total telecommunications solutions across both mobility and wireline platforms and enables Global Enterprises, National Corporates, SME’s and Government segments to communicate, collaborate and connect. Today with more than 7.5 million mobility corporate customers as on March 31, 2016, VBS is providing services to global and national businesses equipped with a robust network infrastructure and a 24×7 NOC.

Through a dedicated team of Account Managers and Service Managers and applying a consultative selling approach, it specifically addresses the connectivity, Machine-to-Machine (M2M), cloud and converged communications needs of its customers in India.

With the advantage of its global expertise and knowledge of local markets, Vodafone India is well poised to expand the Government’s capacity to deliver benefits and outcomes for citizens, governments and businesses. Vodafone endeavours to be a steadfast partner in the Government’s efforts towards Digital India.

VBS was recently awarded the ‘Enterprise Mobile Service Provider of the Year’ for the sixth year in a row (2011-16) and the ‘Enterprise Telecom Service Provider of the Year – SMB Segment’ at the Frost & Sullivan India ICT Awards 2016. It was also awarded ‘Telecom Leadership Award 2014’ for Customer Service by Voice & Data and the CIO Choice awards for enterprise mobility and leased lines.

For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.in

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• Plans to increase its SME coverage in Karnataka with a 3-pronged approach focusing on Coverage, Intelligence and Automation
• Aims to increase and double the regional channel partners to cover local SME customers
• Launches six vertical-specific value propositions
• Unveils Ready Business 2.0 for SME
• VBS cloud platform to act as a one-stop shop for IT and business critical needs of SMEs

Bengaluru: Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India, today unveiled its growth strategy to double its target of the Small & Medium Business segment (SME) in India and specific to the state of Karnataka. Reiterating its commitment to the Government’s vision of Digital India and Make in India, VBS aims to adopt a three pronged approach focusing on coverage, intelligence and automation to double its channel network by FY 2016-17 across India. Accordingly, it will increase the channel partners to cover the increased SME customer base in this region.

VBS has launched three SME focussed initiatives which include Information and Communications Technology (ICT) cloud-based offerings; six new vertical propositions specific to a industry and Ready Business 2.0, a value proposition empowering SME to overcome their business challenges and take advantage of the future opportunities.

Popularly known as the Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru has played a critical role in shaping the IT industry of the country and making it technologically empowered. With a GDP of $83 billion, Bengaluru is among the richest cities of the country. The boom of IT has resulted in the development of more than 150,000 small and medium enterprises in the state of Karnataka, and the number keeps growing at a rapid pace month-on-month. Currently VBS is working with customers in varied sectors such as IT/ITES, Startups, E-commerce, Automotive, Construction, Manufacturing in this region. There is a clear demand for enterprise solutions that VBS is offering to the SME segment within the state.

Announcing this initiative, Ajay Sehgal, National Head – Small and Medium Enterprises, Vodafone Business Services, said, “The SME vertical is the fastest growing business segment for Vodafone Business Services. Leveraging the advantage of our global expertise and our experience in India, we will support emerging SMEs to enhance their productivity and business efficiencies. We are commitment to foster the Government’s vision of Digital India and Make in India. Bengaluru is the IT capital of the country and we are looking forward to building strategic ICT partnerships with SMEs and channel partners to fuel the growth and development in the region.”

SME Coverage – Engaging channel partners to drive adoption

VBS aims to enhance its SME reach through its new channel strategy; strengthening the width of coverage with primary Channel Partners and leverage the infrastructure available in the market for extended reach with Advanced Resellers (partners who already have an existing IT relationship with SMEs). In addition, VBS will also empower its existing selected high performing retailers to graduate to working with SME customers for addressing their ICT needs.

SME Automation – Making Vodafone the easiest operator to do business with

• Effective utilization of Sales force tool in alignment in Vodafone way of selling
• System Access Partner Portal – Making Vodafone the easiest operator to do business with
• Partner Operating System – To create standardization across SME Channels to improve efficiency and productivity

VBS will use technology in a significant way to make it easy for the channel to interact with it in a fair and transparent manner, making VBS the easiest operator to do business with.

SME Intelligence – Empowering businesses through our understanding & leadership (vertical propositions & VBS cloud platform)

Launch of additional six new vertical propositions for the SMEs

VBS will launch a total of six Vertical Propositions for SMEs this financial year leveraging its global SME leadership experience, and the understanding of their core business. It has already launched six verticals namely; Ready Construction, Ready Manufacturing, Ready Logistics, Ready Hospitality, Ready Healthcare &Ready Professional Services.

SaaS on VBS cloud platform 

The newly launched VBS cloud platform caters to the Indian SMEs by addressing their connectivity, collaboration and productivity needs by making relevant ICT business solution available on cloud. Acting as a one-stop shop for SMEs for their IT related business needs, the VBS cloud platform will allow access business applications in pay-per-use Software as a Service (SaaS) model, while allowing them to focus on their core business. The pay-per-use model will make SME customers’ business future ready and also take part fully in Digital India and Make in India. Ease of one-stop billing and seamless support from VBS will take care of the technology upgrades and scalability worries for the SMEs.

Ready Business 2.0

To catalyse the growth of Indian businesses, specifically Small and Medium Sized Businesses, VBS has introduced Ready Business 2.0 – an integrated technology solutioning approach that uses Vodafone’s suite of Total Communications solutions to provide answers to business problems, designed for making businesses more agile towards taking on future challenges.

Adding more on the value proposition, Ajay said, “Vodafone Business Services will help growing businesses become ready for their next phase of growth. Our newly launched cloud platform will act as a one-stop shop for SMEs for all their ICT related business needs. With our Ready Business 2.0 proposition, our fixed, mobile and cloud solutions can empower SMEs in scaling up faster, enhancing operational efficiencies and building a more connected and productive workforce, thus making their business more responsive to customers.”

According to a study undertaken by Department of Science and Technology, there are approximately 4 million Small and Medium Enterprises across various industries, employing 106 million people in India. The MSME segment has the potential to emerge as a backbone for this economy and act as an engine for growth, given the right set of support and enabling framework.

About Vodafone Business Services

Vodafone Business Services, the enterprise arm of Vodafone, provides total telecommunications solutions across both mobility and wireline platforms and enables Global Enterprises, National Corporates, SME’s and Government segments to communicate, collaborate and connect. Today with more than seven million mobility corporate customers, VBS is providing services to global and national businesses equipped with a robust and superior network infrastructure and a 24×7 NOC.

Through a dedicated team of Account Managers and Service Managers and applying a consultative selling approach, it specifically addresses the connectivity, Machine-to-Machine (M2M), cloud and converged communications needs of its customers in India.

With the advantage of its global expertise and knowledge of local markets, Vodafone India is well poised to significantly expand the Government’s capacity to deliver benefits and outcomes for citizens, governments and businesses. Vodafone endeavours to be a steadfast partner in the Government’s efforts towards Digital India.

VBS was recently awarded the ‘Best Enterprise Mobility Service Provider Award by Frost & Sullivan for fifth year in a row (2011-15). It was also awarded ‘Telecom Leadership Award 2014’ for Customer Service by Voice & Data and the CIO Choice awards for enterprise mobility and leased lines.

For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.in

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Globally enables Diabetacare to launch one of world’s first remote diabetes treatments

Mumbai, July 27, 2015: Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India, has collaborated with Diabetacare to launch dCare Smart, a device that helps people manage diabetes better.

An industry first, dCare Smart, is a GSM SIM enabled wireless glucometer that empowers people to proactively monitor their blood sugar levels which is powered by Vodafone’s Machine to Machine (M2M) embedded cellular technology.  The device transmits blood sugar results to a secure Diabetacare server, where they are constantly monitored by Diabetes Specialist Clinicians at the Diabetacare`s Diabetes Management Centre (DMC). In case of any abnormal blood glucose readings, both the patient and kin receive an alert/call with expert advice from the DMC immediately.

dCare Smart is powered by Vodafone’s Machine to Machine (M2M) embedded cellular technology. It is paired with the back-end clinical servers which connect directly to the electronic medical record system, wherein access is given to patients and their caregivers to keep them informed and better manage the condition.

Nick Gliddon, Director – Vodafone Business Services says, “Vodafone is renowned globally for being a leader in M2M solutions and is driving the Internet of Things (IoT) by connecting machines, devices and objects to the internet, turning them into ‘intelligent’ assets that communicate with the world around them globally for more than 20 years. Leveraging our global expertise, we are the first telecom service provider to offer the M2M service platform in the Indian market today. Vodafone’s M2M Solution for Diabetacare allows data to be securely uploaded to a central server and is then accessed remotely by multiple parties. This Diabetacare deployment is a reflection of our strong, successful and differentiated approach to M2M in India. There is a huge opportunity in this country and we have the capability to maintain over 10 billion SIMs in our platform. We are confident of growing this business further, especially in segments like healthcare.”

Sharing his views on the initiative and launch of dCare Smart, Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal, Founder & Managing Director, Diabetacare said, “We looked at alternatives but, for me, Vodafone’s M2M solution is ahead of the game. Beyond the technology, Vodafone was able to demonstrate a real problem-solving attitude. Vodafone’s global M2M solutions will help Diabetacare fulfil its plans to ramp up deployments to 100,000 users across multiple locations. Diabetacare is a mainstream proposition and the service is priced to make it affordable. Vodafone’s scale and global coverage means the business needs just one supplier, fully managed from a single platform.  It means Diabetacare is ready to respond quickly to growth opportunities worldwide.”

Diabetes is fast gaining the status of a potential epidemic in India with more than 62 million diabetic individuals currently diagnosed with the disease. In 2000, India (31.7 million) topped the world with the highest number of people with diabetes. It is predicted that by 2030 diabetes may afflict up to 79.4 million individuals in India. According to experts the prevalence of diabetes is predicted to double globally from 171 million in 2000 to 366 million in 2030 with a maximum increase in India.

Vodafone Business Services

Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India provides Voice and Data solutions across mobility and wireline platforms. Today with more than six million mobility corporate customers, VBS is amongst the top leaders in this segment in the country. It is currently providing both mobile and wireline services to global and national businesses equipped with a robust and superior network infrastructure and a 24×7 NOC.

With the advantage of global expertise and experience and the knowledge of Indian markets, is run through the following verticals – Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE), National Corporate (NC), Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and the recently created vertical for Government customers. VBS which is the number one mobility service provider by market share is transitioning in to a strategic partner to Indian enterprises providing total communications solutions. It specifically addresses the connectivity, Machine-to-Machine (M2M), cloud and converged communications needs of its customers in India. Vodafone India is well poised to significantly expand the Government’s capacity to deliver benefits and outcomes for citizens, governments and businesses. It endeavours to be a steadfast partner in the Government’s efforts towards Digital India.

Through a dedicated team of Account Managers and Service Managers and applying a consultative selling approach, Vodafone Business Services offers a varied range of products and services such as Machine to Machine Solutions, Wireline Data Solutions (MPLS-VPN, Internet Leased Lines, domestic and international Leased Circuits), Office Wireline Voice (E1-DID), Toll Free Services, Conferencing and Collaboration, Application Mobility and Mobile Email & Connectivity Solutions to help enterprises (big and small) to enhance their productivity and efficiency.

VBS was recently awarded the ‘Best Enterprise Mobility Service Provider Award by Frost & Sullivan for fifth year in a row (2011-15). It was also awarded ‘Telecom Leadership Award 2014’ for Customer Service by Voice & Data and the CIO Choice awards for enterprise mobility and leased lines.

About Diabetacare

Diabetacare is a leading diabetes service provider embarking upon innovation and market building, combining technology with medical science to benefit millions suffering with diabetes. An initiative of medical leaders from United Kingdom & India combining expertise in Diabetes, eHealthcare & business, the Diabetacare connected service bridges gaps in current diabetes management in a manner that is efficient, effective, affordable and available to patients round the clock.

Diabetacare offers personalised Diabetes care and support through its team of qualified, trained and experienced healthcare professionals using its proprietary state of the art remote monitoring service with easily accessible Diabetacare centres across India. The model entails a Physician Led care supported by Diabetes Specialist Nurses (some specialising as Foot Care Specialist) & Diabetes Educators utilising state of the art technology to improve patient compliance and outcomes.

Diabetacare has developed a robust Training programme to Train Diabetes Specialist nurses and Diabetes Educators providing them with PG Certificate in Diabetes Nursing / Educator in partnership with a UK University.

Diabetacare combines technology and healthcare in innovative ways to bring better treatment outcomes. Our 24×7 Diabetes Management Service helps people with diabetes monitor their blood glucose levels remotely using our connected blood glucose monitoring device (dCare Smart). The glucose test results from dCare Smart are uploaded automatically to our Diabetes EMR System (DxNET) where they are constantly monitored by our experts. Our state-of-the-art mobile applications Diabeta App for people with diabetes and InTouch App for physicians are fully integrated to DxNET and are accessible from anywhere anytime. Our full clinic practice tool (Diabetasense), capable of performing 50+ diagnostic tests required for the treatment and management of diabetes and related complications, augments our services enabling us to provide personalised care in a comfortable setting.

About Vodafone India

Vodafone India is a fully owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc., which is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. Making its entry into India in 2007, Vodafone today has built an ever growing, robust business in highly price sensitive and competitive market. Serving over 185 million customers, Vodafone provides innovative, customer friendly and differentiated products and services through a wide scale distribution and exclusive retail footprint – backed up with a modern, technologically advanced network for both voice and data.

Vodafone India provides customers with a new currency in the form of M-Pesa, the world renowned mobile wallet and money transfer service. Vodafone M-Pesa is an innovative, safe and secure mobile wallet that enables complete suite of services like money transfer, bill payments, and recharge on the move from the mobile. It caters to all segments of the society, from the unbanked to the under banked and to the net-savvy and evolved customers. Today, with a pan-India distribution of over 90,000 agents and more than 3 million customers, Vodafone M-Pesa is the largest banking correspondent in the country and is playing a vital role in enabling financial inclusion and m-commerce.

A value based organization; Vodafone is committed to achieving the highest standards of Health, Safety and Well-being for its employees and business partners. As a responsible corporate, Vodafone India has been working with several partners from the social sector to address some of India’s most pressing challenges over the years. Sustainability for us is an ongoing journey as we firmly believe that what is good for the society is good for business.  The Vodafone Foundation too is actively engaged in CSR by harnessing the potential of mobile services and technology to maximise impact within communities, especially in the domains of m-Women, m-Agriculture, m-Education and Disaster Relief.

About Vodafone Group Plc.

Vodafone is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies and provides a range of services including voice, messaging, data and fixed communications. Vodafone has mobile operations in 26 countries, partners with mobile networks in 55 more, and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets. As of 30^th June 2015, Vodafone has over 449 million mobile customers and over 12 million fixed broadband customers.

For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com

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Mumbai, March 13, 2015: Vodafone Business Services, the enterprise arm of Vodafone India, today announced the 10 winners of the Ready for the Big League, (RFTBL) comprising medium-sized businesses with a turnover between INR 50 crores and INR 500 crores. Ready for the Big League is a unique and innovative customer engagement platform aimed at connecting and catalysing the growth of medium-sized enterprises (MEs) from all over the country.

Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies Pvt Ltd., Chem Process Systems Pvt Ltd., Global Advertisers, Midas Care Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd., Sevenseas Global Express Logistics Pvt Ltd., Satkar Logistics Pvt Ltd., Kaar Technologies, Detection Instruments (India) Pvt Ltd., Smaat India Pvt Ltd. and 4G Identity Solutions Pvt Ltd. emerged as the winners of the Vodafone Ready for the Big League after a rigorous two months stringent process of elimination. These 10 winners now have the opportunity to showcase their businesses to the country over national media – both print and television. This nationwide exposure will help businesses showcase their products and services to the entire country and create new business opportunities for them.

The shortlisted 10 businesses got a unique chance to get their business plans vetted and evaluated by a top notch and distinguished jury panel and McKinsey.

Announcing the winners of the Vodafone Ready for the Big League, Naveen Chopra, Director, Vodafone Business Services, said, “Vodafone Ready for the Big League is a platform for Medium Enterprises to effectively manage their rapid growth challenges and cater to their evolving needs. The initiative provides national exposure to these businesses and has helped Vodafone Business Service to better understand the goals and challeges of medium sized businesses. These 10 shortlisted businesses from the Ready for The Big League will set an example for other businesses and help in enhancing their business efficiencies through the adoption of emerging technologies, business agility, superior work-force productivity and higher customer engagement”

About Vodafone India:

Vodafone India is a 100% fully owned subsidiary of the Vodafone Group Plc. with operations across the country serving around 180 million customers. Commencing operations in 2007, Vodafone in its long-term commitment to India, has built a robust business in a highly competitive and price sensitive market. Vodafone India has been providing innovative, customer friendly and reliable products and services by continuously differentiating itself with a strong brand, best quality network, unique distribution and great customer service. This has been acknowledged at several prestigious forums where Vodafone India has won awards and recognition across different segments consistently.

Serving the needs of businesses, Vodafone Business Services provides total telecommunications (Voice and Data) solutions across mobility and wireline platforms. With the advantage of global expertise and experience and the knowledge of local markets, the business is run through the following verticals – Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE), National Corporate (NC), Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and a dedicated vertical for Government customers. Vodafone Business Services has steadily taken leadership position and is currently providing both mobile and wireline services to global and national businesses equipped with a robust and superior network infrastructure and a 24×7 NOC.

M-Pesa is a unique and innovative money transfer service from Vodafone. Serving the needs of the unbanked and under-banked customers, Vodafone M-Pesa is a safe, fast and convenient way of bringing bank to the mobile. With a pan India distribution network of 85,000 agents and with more than 2.5mn customers, M-Pesa is the largest banking business correspondent in the country. M-Pesa today plays a vital role in enabling financial inclusion and m-commerce.

As a value based organization, Vodafone is committed to achieving the highest standards of Health, Safety and Well-being not only for its employees but also for all its partners. At Vodafone, sustainability is an integral part of the company’s mission and strategy, shaping the conduct of business every day. ‘Vodafone Cares’ is a platform to showcase all the good that Vodafone does for the society and has championed several projects and initiatives under the three pillars of Education, Environment and Empowerment. The Vodafone Foundation in India is committed to leverage the potential of mobile technology to address some of India’s most pressing challenges relating to education, health, equality and access. Its activities focus on the 4Ms of empowering individuals – m Health, m Education, m Agriculture and m Women.

Vodafone is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies with over 443 million customers in its controlled and jointly controlled markets as of 31^st December 2014. Vodafone has equity interests in telecommunications operations in nearly 30 countries and around 50 partner networks worldwide.

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Ready for the Big League – an engagement platform to connect and engage fast-growing medium sized businesses  (with annual turnover between INR. 50 crores and INR. 500 crores)

Business Readiness Scorecard – a web-based diagnostic tool to measure business readiness towards facing future challenges that helps businesses work towards better operational agility, better connected employees and more satisfied customers.

Ready Business – an integrated technology solutioning approach that uses Vodafone’s suite of Total Communications solutions to provide answers to business problems, designed for making businesses more agile towards taking on future challenges

To participate in Ready for The Big League, to know your Business Readiness Scorecard & for more information on Ready Business, log on to:www.vodafone.in/bigleague

MUMBAI, November 17, 2014: Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India, today announced the launch of three key initiatives to catalyse the growth of Indian businesses, specifically focusing on Medium Sized Businesses that are between INR. 50 crores and INR 500 crores in annual turnover. These initiatives leverage the latest advances in technology led communication and will enable businesses increase productivity, reduce costs and improve customer responsiveness.

According to several estimates, the overall improvement in the economic environment should result in real GDP growth of over 5% this fiscal year.  The Medium Enterprise segment forms the core of Indian industry. A faster growing Medium Enterprise segment will help accelerate the Indian economy into its next phase of growth, helping achieving even higher real GDP growth in next fiscal year and beyond.

Announcing the launch of these new Medium Sized Enterprise focused initiatives, Naveen Chopra, Director, Vodafone Business Services, Vodafone India Ltd. said, “As a total communication solution provider, we partner with enterprise clients to make them more agile and future ready. The three initiatives being launched today – Ready for the Big League, Business Readiness Scorecard and Ready Business are synergised to effectively manage rapid growth challenges – catering to evolving needs of customers, enhancing operational efficiencies and building a more connected and productive workforce.”

• Ready for the Big League (RFTBL):A pan-India platform to engage with medium sized businesses.RFTBL is a national engagement platform where all Indian business, between INR. 50 crores and INR 500 crores in annual turnover can participate. Vodafone will select the Top Ten business out of all participants and provide them opportunity to showcase their businesses to the country over national media – both print and television. This nationwide exposure will help the chosen businesses showcase their products and services to the entire country and create business new opportunities for themselves.

• Business Readiness Scorecard: A web-based diagnostic tool that helps businesses measure their competitive business efficiency and take stock of their capability to deal with the volatility of today’s business environment. The Scorecard has been specially designed following a nation-wide survey to understand the real life business problems faced by businesses in India, comprising but not limited to the following:  culture and management, IT & communication fundamentals, policies & processes and enabling solutions.

Based on a readiness score after having administered the online tool, the Business Readiness Scorecardidentifies the pain points and challenges that need to be addressed by the business. It helps orient the business towards facing future challenges, helping them work towards better operational agility, better connected employees and more satisfied customers.

• Ready Business:A unique and innovative solutioning approach to empower Indian businesses overcome today’s challenges and take advantage of future opportunities. It goes beyond the conventional approach and comprehensively helps address business problems using Vodafone’s suite of Total Communications solutions. It helps provide answers to business problems, designed for making businesses more agile towards taking on future challenges

To participate in Ready for The Big League, to know your Business Readiness Scorecard & for more information on Ready Business, log on to: www.vodafone.in/bigleague

About Vodafone India:

Vodafone India is a 100% fully owned subsidiary of the Vodafone Group Plc. with operations across the country serving over 174 million customers. Commencing operations in 2007, Vodafone in its long-term commitment to India, has built a robust business in a highly competitive and price sensitive market. Vodafone India has been providing innovative, customer friendly and reliable products and services by continuously differentiating itself with a strong brand, best quality network, unique distribution and great customer service. This has been acknowledged at several prestigious forums where Vodafone India has won awards and recognition across different segments consistently.

Serving the needs of businesses, Vodafone Business Services provides total telecommunications (Voice and Data) solutions across mobility and wireline platforms. With the advantage of global expertise and experience and the knowledge of local markets, the business is run through the following verticals – Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE), National Corporate (NC), Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and a dedicated vertical for Government customers. Vodafone Business Services has steadily taken leadership position and is currently providing both mobile and wireline services to global and national businesses equipped with a robust and superior network infrastructure and a 24×7 NOC.

M-Pesa is a unique and innovative money transfer service from Vodafone. Serving the needs of the unbanked and under-banked customers, Vodafone M-Pesa is a safe, fast and convenient way of bringing bank to the mobile. With a pan India distribution network of close to 80,000 agents and with more than 2mn customers, M-Pesa is the largest banking business correspondent in the country. M-Pesa today plays a vital role in enabling financial inclusion and m-commerce.

As a value based organization, Vodafone is committed to achieving the highest standards of Health, Safety and Well-being not only for its employees but also for all its partners. For creating such a responsible culture in the organization, the company received the Golden Peacock Occupational Health & Safety Award 2013. At Vodafone, sustainability is an integral part of the company’s mission and strategy, shaping the conduct of business every day. ‘Vodafone Cares’ is a platform to showcase all the good that Vodafone does for the society and has championed several projects and initiatives under the three pillars of Education, Environment and Empowerment. The Vodafone Foundation in India is committed to leverage the potential of mobile technology to address some of India’s most pressing challenges relating to education, health, equality and access. Its activities focus on the 4Ms of empowering individuals – m Health, m Education, m Agriculture and m Women.

Vodafone is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies with over 438 million customers in its controlled and jointly controlled markets as of 30 September 2014. Vodafone has equity interests in telecommunications operations in nearly 30 countries and around 50 partner networks worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.com. Follow us on twitter @VodafoneIN_News   

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