Arun Sarin Quotations

Yes, growth is slowing down a bit, but longer term we still see good growth prospects,

We do not believe that you can be 'half responsible' or pick and choose the convenient areas to be responsible in

The place where our margins are really being impacted is in Japan,

Leadership is experiential... it's really a trained art.

Only 25 percent of the world's calls are now on wireless networks. That's a huge opportunity for us.

I don't think of myself as a stubborn person. I am here doing a job to the best of my ability.

He has deep experience of the sector and knows us well from his role as an adviser over many years.

We expect to see good growth and profitably in Japan in the following years. I am confident we can return Vodafone Japan to its previous heights.

We expect to see good growth and profitably in Japan in the following years, ... I am confident we can return Vodafone Japan to its previous heights.

Our peak selling season is just coming up. The idea that 3G customers will give us a higher share of their wallet is coming true,

It has become increasingly clear that the greatest operational benefits come from strong local and regional scale.

You can do many, many things with it (3G technology). These services are less than one year old. It is still very early days and the mobile revolution is just beginning.

Where we can buy control, we like to buy control,

We continue to look for opportunities in Asia,

We are the only company that has a substantial presence in Asia and we have global leadership in 3G.

Today the experience is okay not great for downloading.

We are happy with our position in the U.S. and have no current plans to exit.

We are growing our revenue, we are producing profits, we are outperforming our peers, ... We are taking share from land lines, and introducing new technology that will allow us to sell wireless DSL, mobile TV, games and music downloads.

We are confident that we can return this company to its previous height..., ... We are relaxed about where we are, where we are going. Obviously we are working very hard to make sure that we are increasing the profitability.

Those were the big surprises for our shareholders,

We (Vodafone board members) are united in the view that we need to stay in Japan,

We have grown our customer base to 171 million and made good progress in our 3G and other global products and services,

This transaction is consistent with Vodafone's strategy of developing our global footprint in growth markets.

Falling margins, which is really investment in customers, is very much a part of turning the company around,

Falling margins are very much part of turning the company around. You can't turn around without investing in customers.

We see the recent changes to the competitive landscape in Germany as more pronounced against our historic expectations than for any of our other major markets.

We expect dividends from this company in the next couple of years,

Vodafone has delivered a good operational performance in a challenging environment.

This new structure is an important step forward for the group as it is aligned with our evolving strategy and addresses the different priorities across the group.

Europe needs a stable, pro-competitive economic outlook, coupled with a willingness to be innovative at the micro level and consider measures which will give industry more flexibility.

This is an important step forward. It will enable us to continue to outperform our competitors.

Almost three quarters of our margin decline in the first half of this year is because we are spending to retain and acquire customers there.

As we have seen over the last few years, service interoperability has unlocked the true potential for mobile. While we, as mobile operators, need to compete at the retail level, we must also continue to work together at the service interoperability level in order to stimulate customer demand and to continue to grow our industry.

As was evident, mobiles are better than the wire service here.

The Turkish market represents a major growth opportunity.

By creating three new business units, and with an increased focus on costs, we are reflecting the different approaches that will be required to continue to succeed, both in terms of our existing operations and in capturing new revenue streams for the future.

You will see us growing the business organically as hard as we can, but equally keeping our minds open as to whether we can grow inorganically as well,

The easy growth is obviously behind us because we are at 100% saturation in some markets so we have to work harder for growth, ... Everybody is suggesting a slightly more competitive world next year.