Vodafone Bemobile: the work begins

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The transformation of Bemobile mobile phone company following last week’s reported restructure has begun, with Bemobile’s Regional CEO for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, Pradeep Lal, already in PNG to take the reins, and a contract to roll out 300 more towers in place.

People moves: Bemobile, Westpac, Cue Energy Resources, InterOil

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Major changes at Bemobile as Vodafone steps in to take over, while Westpac MD and InterOil CEO announce departures.

Vodafone Bemobile to boost mobile phone competition

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Mobile phone competition in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands is about to get tougher, after a deal which will see about US$250m (K550 million) in new funding for PNG’s second carrier, BeMobile, which will see it relaunched as Vodafone BeMobile.

Vodafone Papua New Guinea?

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The future of Papua New Guinea’s struggling mobile phone company Bemobile remains undecided, but it does seem increasingly likely that Vodafone Fiji will take over the running of the company. This post from last August on tech site Memeburn provides some useful context for this slow-burning story.