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The Government of Turkey has consulted with local carriers Turkcell, Turk Telekom, and Vodafone Turkey while reviewing European 5G deployment models In sum – what to know: October 5G spectrum tender – Turkey will launch its long-awaited auction this October, …

VodafoneThree noted that more than 7 million Three and Smarty customers have already seen average 4G speed improvements of 20%, and up to 40% in some areas In sum – what to know: 600 shared network sites live – VodafoneThree …

In the 700 MHz band, which is used for wider area coverage, Movistar had 11,934 base stations in July, up 1,137 from March In sum – what to know: 1,229 new 3.5 GHz sites since March – Movistar expanded from …

Aduna is now co-owned by Ericsson, with a 50% stake, and a consortium of twelve major CSPs In sum – what you need to know: Global API venture launched – Ericsson and 12 major telcos finalize Aduna as a 50:50 …

Vodafone posted a 5.5% rise in service revenue in Q1 (to June 30), beating expectations, despite a reversal at its big German op-co, albeit a slowing one, and softening growth in its home market in the UK, where the Three …

Vodafone’s standalone IoT business is doubling down on global reach, platform consistency, and SIM innovation – to dominate an evolving and fragmented cellular IoT market. Strategic spin-out – Vodafone IoT explains its new independent flex in the global IoT market …

Ofcom noted its latest ‘Mobile Matters’ report tracks growing 5G adoption and performance gaps among U.K. carriers In sum – what to know: 5G growth accelerates – 5G now accounts for 28% of UK connections, with urban areas still ahead …

Virgin Media O2 will invest £343 million to acquire 78.8 megahertz of spectrum from Vodafone UK, pending Ofcom approval In sum, what to know: £343M spectrum deal secured – Virgin Media O2 will invest £343 million to acquire 78.8 megahertz …

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile announced SatCo in March 2025, positioning it as a unique, Europe-led initiative to advance the continent’s digital sovereignty Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile are moving ahead with SatCo, their joint venture aimed at delivering direct-to-device satellite broadband …

Ambient IoT leaders Linxens and Dracula are to create battery-free smart labels to tackle the sector’s grim sustainable IoT record and failed massive IoT promise. In sum – what to know: Battery-free – Linxens and Dracula, prominent in the niche …

Five years later, and the deal is done: the long-running saga to combine mobile operators Vodafone and Three in the UK is finished – in a £16.5 billion merger that creates a new number-one in the market, with 29 million …

Vodafone said that this recent test was conducted at the telco’s testing facility near Madrid using its 5G SA network In sum – what you need to know: 5G uplink milestone – Vodafone and MediaTek achieved uplink speeds of 277 …

In January 2025, MasOrange and Vodafone Spain reached a deal to establish FiberCo—set to become Spain’s largest independent nationwide fiber optic company In sum – what you need to know: FiberCo financing secured – MasOrange has raised 11 billion euros …

The global mobile core network market surged 32% in Q1 2025, driven by 5G SA rollouts, CNF upgrades, and strong growth in China – pushing Dell’Oro to raise its 2025 forecast. In sum – what to know: Core network growth …

Vodafone Idea has partnered with Swedish vendor Ericsson to build the 5G infrastructure in Delhi In sum – what you need to know: Vodafone Idea launches 5G in Delhi – The telco activated its commercial 5G services in Delhi on …

New private 5G infrastructure to enable smart port applications like anti-collision systems, autonomous vehicles, drones for cargo monitoring, and real-time traffic analysis. Private 5G – newly-formed Fastweb+Vodafone will deliver a private 5G network for the Port of Ravenna, covering shipyards, …

The roaming connection between Vodafone and A1 was enabled through a 5G SA architecture leveraging Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core and SEPP platforms Britain’s Vodafone Group and Austria’s A1 Group have announced a key milestone: a successful 5G Standalone (SA) roaming …

In sum – what you need to know: Vodafone hits IoT milestone – UK-based operator has connected its 200 millionth IoT device, a healthcare monitor, with IoT sales accelerating 50% in the last five years to double in volume.  IoT …

Vodafone UK is using Ericsson’s advanced AI and ML powered software solutions Vodafone UK and Ericsson said they have successfully lowered the daily power usage of 5G radio units (RUs) by as much as 33% at selected sites in London. …

SatCo will exclusively distribute AST SpaceMobile’s satellite services to European MNOs under a single turnkey arrangement Vodafone and satellite company AST SpaceMobile have established a joint satellite service business called SatCo, with the goal of providing “100% geographic coverage in …

Vodafone allocated two dedicated network slices at the Principality Stadium during the Wales vs. Ireland Men’s Guinness Six Nations match U.K.-based telco Vodafone said it has successfully trialed the use of multiple 5G Standalone (5G SA) network slices operating simultaneously …

For operators, Xeon 6 with performance cores supports vRAN acceleration and edge AI use cases As Intel goes through a leadership transition and rumors of a potential split between the foundry and products businesses make the rounds, the company made …

The research hub is scheduled to open by summer 2025, said Vodafone Vodafone has announced plans for a research hub dedicated to the enablement of seamless switching between low earth orbit space-based and land mobile broadband services. The project is …

Vodafone has a new deal with Saudi tech and telecoms outfit Mobily to expand its IoT coverage in Saudi Arabia. The deal is between the UK-headquartered operator’s enterprise IoT arm (Vodafone Business IoT / Vodafone IoT) and the Saudi firm, …

Vodafone engineer Rowan Chesmer video called the company’s Chief Executive Margherita Della Valle from the remote mountains in mid-Wales Forty years after claiming the U.K.’s first mobile phone call, Vodafone said it has achieved another landmark milestone: The world’s first …