Vodafone Netherlands increases the investments in its 2g and 3g networks, with 20 percent. The provider has the money to own say needed to the growth in mobile internet. The use of mobile internet grew by 80 percent.
In addition, Vodafone is aware that mobile internet is not always at everyone’s work, said spokesman Joost Galema against Tweakers.net. “At busy times in busy areas of the customers have not the good experience with the mobile internet that we would like. Those problems have our full attention.” Which solutions to Vodafone, it is not yet known. Earlier heractiveerde Vodafone edge network to hustle to catch.
The provider has the investments in its networks increased from 200 million to 240 million. That applies for the period from march 2011 to march 2012. The investments are covered more in maintenance and expansion of the capacity.
Vodafone sees the use of mobile internet will increase. Last quarter, 80 percent more data verstookt than in the same quarter last year. How much data customers of Vodafone in total consumption, the provider does not say.
The provider made the increase of investment known at the presentation of the quarterly and interim results. The number of customers at Vodafone Netherlands increased by 8.5 percent to 5.3 million. The operating revenue increased by 2.3 percent to 965 million euro. The revenues from calls and sms, and decreased, but Vodafone earned more money on mobile data. The profit (ebitda) rose by 10 percent to 308 million euros.