Vodafone UK has announced two acquisitions and a
partnership tie-up with secure mobile working specialist Fiberlink
to beef up its offerings to businesses.
The company will acquire Aspective, a consultancy and service
provider specialising in mobilising enterprise applications, such
as customer relationship management and field sales automation
packages.
Vodafone has also snapped up mobile services provider Isis
Telecommunications Management, which offers bespoke services aimed
at small-to-medium-sized businesses.
The three-year tie-up with Fiberlink will make Fiberlink's
Extend360 Mobility Platform the foundation of its remote access
package for enterprise users. This will offer secure remote access
to the corporate networks, with a single interface allowing
connection via LAN, Vodafone 3G broadband, WLAN, dial up, Wi-Fi
hotspot or broadband.
Kyle Whitehill, director of Vodafone UK’s enterprise business
unit, said, “We are focused on developing our capability in three
core areas: applications, access and service.”
In the next three years Vodafone aimed to move from being purely
a mobile network operator to position itself as an integrator of
seamless communications, he added.