Enterprise focus on cybersecurity technologies
Vodafone launched its Enterprise Security Services platform, which is designed to provide enterprise customers with cybersecurity technologies and support. The company said the VESS line will bring together the group’s current portfolio of security products.
The new business line is set to offer products, services and support in cloud-based protection for business-critical applications; network perimeter management; threat detection and response; and security assessments and advisory services focused on customer security policy development, risk management and compliance processes.
Simon Church is set to join the company in April as chief executive of the division, reporting to Vodafone Group Enterprise CEO Nick Jeffery.
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“Our customers know they face a wide range of cyberthreats, many of which could materially impact their operations and brand,” Jeffery said.
SFR ends 2015 with almost 22 million mobile subs
In other EMEA news, French telecom operator SFR ended 2015 with 21.94 million mobile subscribers, down 4.3% year-on-year. SFR counted 12.60 million postpaid subscribers at the end of 2015, posting 140,000 net additions during the final three months of the year.
SFR posted €11.04 billion ($12.18 billion) in revenues for 2015, down 3.5% compared to the previous year. The decrease was due in large part to the erosion in mobile revenue.