British mobile phone giant Vodafone rebounded back into first-half net profit after the previous year's vast Indian writedown was not repeated, it said Tuesday, and ramped up it outlook.

Earnings after taxation stood at 1.13 billion euros ($1.32 billion) in the six months to the end of September, after a net loss 5.129 billion euros last year when it was hit by a vast writedown on the value of its Indian business.