Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) isn’t alone in wanting to prise away O2’s exclusive rights to distribute the iPhone in the UK—but it is shouting the loudest about it. The company’s CFO Andy Holford said today on the release of its Q109 results on Friday (via Guardian.co.uk): “It’s a good product and we would love to have it in the portfolio in more countries”. Vodafone has iPhone deals in 11 countries, but not the crucial UK and German markets.

In the analyst call, CEO Vittorio Colao admitted: “I can tell you for sure we have had and still have some negative iPhone effect. It’s clear the iPhone is working very well in the UK; it’s particularly clear that not having it has hindered us.”

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—Consolidation: Colao wouldn’t comment directly on rumours Vodafone is interested in buying Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile but added his voice to calls that the UK market is too large: “I still believe and have always believed that the UK market has an over investment in commercial costs versus other markets with the same population. Consolidation would bring benefits in terms of savings resources for the remaining players.”

—Q1 earnings: Vodafone made revenue of £10.74 billion ($17.74 billion) for the three months to June 30, a 9.3 percent rise year on year helped by gains in Asia. Overall, revenue fell by 2.1 percent. Vodafone added eight million new mobile customers in the quarter and now has 315.3 million and fixed line revenue was up seven percent thanks to 200,000 new broadband customers—a figure that will rise next quarter after the company signed a €4.8 million ($6.8 million) deal to take on BT’s residential and small business broadband customers in Ireland.

—Europe: European revenue was similar to last quarter at £7.06 billion ($11 billion)—a 4.4. percent rise—but at constant currency rates revenue was down by the exact same amount, thanks to the still challenging economy. The company expects hard times in the EU to continue next quarter as revenue from roaming charges drops as people travel less and from lower mobile termination rates.

—Asia, Pacific and Middle East: Vodafone made £1.49 billion ($2.46 billion)—a 20.3 percent year on year rise and still a 14.3 percent rise at constant currency levels. That’s driven by a remarkable 49 percent growth in average customer base across the region. Vodafone added 56 percent more customers in India, and made £755 million ($1.24 billion) in revenue.

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