Mobile and broadband group Vodafone reported a drop in service revenue in its largest market Germany in the first quarter, reflecting broadband and TV losses after regulation changes.
Overall service revenue growth however, accelerated slightly quarter-on-quarter to 2.5%, helped by Turkey, where high inflation is providing a boost, and Britain.
It said it was on track to hit its full-year targets.
Vodafone said its German TV customer base fell by 79,000 while its cable broadband service saw a 34,000 decline after regulatory changes ended processes like automatic recontracting, resulting in a 0.5% decline in service revenue in the country.
It said the scale of customer losses had reduced versus the previous quarter following remedial action.
Chief Executive Nick Read said Vodafone had "executed in line with expectations", with growth recorded in Europe and Africa.
He said in November he was pursuing consolidation in a number of Vodafone's European markets, as well as opportunities for its towers business, Vantage Towers.
"Our near-term focus on our operational and portfolio priorities remains unchanged," he said on Monday.
"We've made good progress towards stabilising our commercial performance in Germany, and we continue to actively pursue opportunities with Vantage Towers and to strengthen our market positions in Europe."
Vodafone Ireland results show that service revenue for the first quarter reached €210M, an increase of 5.4% year-on-year driven by continued growth in mobile and fixed broadband.
Vodafone Ireland's total fixed broadband customer base increased by 6.6% year-on-year to over 321,000.
Overall Vodafone's total mobile customer base increased by 4.7% year-on-year – with over 24,000 additional contract and prepaid customers joining the network in this quarter.
"It has been another strong quarter with growth across all our business areas," said Anne O'Leary, CEO of Vodafone Ireland.
"This is a testament to the strength of our business, not only in terms of our leading product offering and customer-first approach but is also reflective of our strong positioning in Ireland as a purpose-led organisation that is fully committed to connecting for a better future," she added.
During the quarter Vodafone announced that it will upgrade its 3G network in a phased programme from late 2022.
"As we look towards the year ahead, and the next decade, a continued focus on sustainability as an integral part of our business will be a critical factor in our success as we engage with our people and customers on a range of experiences and initiatives," Ms O'Leary said.
"One part of that will be the upgrade of our network to transition our 3G services to 4G and 5G, in a phased programme from late 2022.
"This is part of our strategy not only to boost speed and reliability for customers but to also make Vodafone Ireland's network more sustainable and energy efficient," she added.
