Tag: vodafone

February 14, 2024

Samsung Electronics and Vodafone, in collaboration with AMD, yesterday announced that they have successfully demonstrated an end-to-end call with the latest AMD processors enabling Open RAN technology, a first for the industry. This joint achievement represents the companies’ technical leadership […]

January 23, 2024

Vodafone, Xiaomi, and Qualcomm Technologies said they have successfully tested a new 5G technology that will enable customers to get faster upload speeds and wider coverage with the arrival of new smartphones and devices expected during this year. In this […]

January 19, 2024

Satellite direct-to-cellular company AST SpaceMobile has garnered two major new financial backers, adding AT&T and Google as strategic investors along with additional funding from existing partner Vodafone to support commercial roll-out of its technology. The company announced that it has […]

January 16, 2024

Vodafone’s IoT connectivity unit is to become a standalone business by April of next year (2024) following a major 10-year deal with Microsoft that will see both firms invest in the business, and the UK-based operator also commit $1.5 billion […]

January 8, 2024

David Joosten, director of the Americas and partner markets at Vodafone Business, identifies key trends that will shape the digital enterprise market in 2024, as follows… 1 | 5G and IoT will benefit society more than AI The convergence of […]

December 18, 2023

Pairpoint, Vodafone’s ‘economy-of-things’ joint-venture (JV) business with Japanese trading and electric services company Sumitomo Corporation, has teamed up with professional services company Deloitte and IoT tracking firm Nexxiot to verify the provenance of IoT data in the international logistics market. […]

October 10, 2023

Vodafone and Orange announced that they have successfully conducted a pilot with the first real-life experience of 4G calls over a cluster of shared commercial network sites in a rural area near Bucharest, Romania, based on Open RAN technology. This […]

December 19, 2022

Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is already providing coverage to 65 million people across the country, representing nearly 80% of Germany’s population. Since the beginning of the year, Vodafone technicians have commissioned 5,450 5G sites with more than 16,000 […]

December 16, 2022

At the Mobile Edge Forum, Vodafone’s Global Edge Computing and 5G Principal Joanna Newman and Senior Global Product Manager Elizabeth Rumsey spoke about “the perfect storm” of tech advancements that’s been brewing the past several years. And while 5G may […]

October 26, 2022

Following successful field tests earlier this year in Plauen, Germany, Vodafone has announced a 5G Open Radio Access Network (RAN) pilot at mobile sites across the German states of South East Bavaria and North East Lower Saxony. The pilot launches, […]

October 26, 2022

U.K. telecom group Vodafone and Japanese telco NTT Docomo reached an agreement with the aim of cooperating to bring the benefits of O-RAN for operators and vendors globally. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding, both parties will cooperate to […]

October 7, 2022

Vodafone displays its technology leadership in the broadband market, as the UK’s largest full-fibre provider unveils its new market-leading Pro II home broadband packages. Vodafone Pro II plans come with the new Vodafone Ultra Hub and Super WiFi 6E Booster […]

August 5, 2022

Open RAN, while certainly a set of technologies, is often described as a movement—a vision of collaboration that will enable a mix and match approach to radio systems that, if done correctly, can cut operator TCO, foster a more robust […]

August 3, 2022

Ericsson and Vodafone have launched a new preemptive support service for private 5G networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to ensure efficient operations at the Foxconn factory in Komárom, Hungary. The two partners co-created the Service Continuity […]

August 2, 2022

Ericsson and Vodafone on Tuesday announced a service continuity solution for private networks aimed at improving manufacturing and industrial efficiency. It’s described as a “preemptive support service” that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to improve efficiency for […]

May 20, 2022

U.K. telecommunications services regulator Ofcom has proposed an update of some licenses held by mobile operators Vodafone and O2 (Telefonica) with the aim of enabling the deployment of 5G using those frequencies. “In response to requests from Vodafone and Telefónica, […]

May 9, 2022

Vodafone has announced Unified Performance Management (UPM), a new network performance platform which it says is being deployed across 11 European countries where the telco operates mobile services. The company promises customers that they’ll have “a consistently faster hand highly […]

March 23, 2022

A group comprising some of Europe’s largest telecommunications operators updated a list of priority technical requirements for the development of O-RAN systems. In a statement, the telcos noted that the new release is an update of the document published in […]

March 15, 2022

Vodafone Germany’s 5G Standalone (5G SA) network is currently available to nearly 10 million people across the country, the telco said in a release. The German carrier said that 4,000 antennas already support 5G SA technology. Vodafone also said that […]

February 16, 2022

Vodafone Business is teaming with Accenture to deliver managed security services to small to medium enterprises (SME) and national corporate customers in Europe. Vodafone will bring enterprise-grade cybersecurity along with access to leading cyber talent and expertise to organisations that […]