Vodafone

Microsoft said that the generative AI tool will be implemented across Vodafone with the aim of improving productivity, innovation and digital efficiency U.K.-based telco Vodafone has extended its strategic deal with Microsoft to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot AI software …

The CMA noted that it will release its final report on the Vodafone-Three merger on December 7, 2024 An in-depth investigation carried out by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has identified competition concerns related to Vodafone’s planned merger …

Vodafone has deployed an all-edge private 5G network in pilot mode at the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant in Czechia for power generation conglomerate ČEZ Group. The UK-headquartered firm called it a “European first”, as a 5G-based private network at a …

Prompted by some late opportunism by Spain-based Telefónica, which has just issued a press note (widely covered) to declare itself the best telco-born ‘techco’ in Europe, six months after the research was first released, RCR Wireless has returned to the …

Vodafone said that e& currently owns 3.94 billion voting rights in the company U.K.-based Vodafone Group said Emirates Investment Authority, which operates under the e& brand, has raised its shareholding in the company and now owns 15.01% of its voting …

Three currently has 10.9 million subscribers in the U.K U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network covered 62% of the country’s population as of the end of June, an increase of 1 percentage point compared to the end of …

Vodafone initially launched 5G Standalone technology in the country in 2023 Some 39% of companies in the U.K are ready to invest in 5G Standalone (5G SA) right now, with 14% expecting to invest in this technology within 12 months, …

Vodafone and Three UK initially announced their intention to merger operations last year The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially extended the deadline for its investigation into the proposed merger of Vodafone and Three UK to December 7. …

Digi is planning a 5G rollout in Portugal using licenses won licenses in 2021 Romania-based Digi Communications’ Portugal subsidiary has agreed to purchase Nowo Communications from MasMovil for $164.8 million. It’s a notable development as just a month ago, the …

Vodafone has said enterprise customers in the UK now have all the necessary cellular-based IoT tools at their disposal, after it switched on LTE-M services in its home market. The operator, which has hitherto steered customers looking to connect battery-powered …

Vodafone noted that 5G SA technology can integrate many connected devices and sensors with IoT across heating, cooling and lighting systems to monitor energy use 5G-powered technologies can generate significant cost and energy savings across public buildings like schools, hospitals …

Vodafone’s CEO said that if the proposed merger with Three is blocked, it will mean ‘even more constrained’ investment U.K. carrier Vodafone said that the new U.K. government will fail to achieve its promise of nationwide access to 5G technology …

New agreement provides Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 with access to Cellnex’s UK towers Cellnex UK, Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have reached a new long-term agreement under which Cellnex UK will provide the two mobile operators with tower infrastructure …

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, TIM and Vodafone detail Open RAN interests—SMO, RIC, RAN hardware acceleration are focus areas As Open RAN has becomes mainstream, the industry focus has shifted from supplying greenfield network builds to integrating new, open radio systems …

Vodafone has been minimizing its ownership of Vantage Towers for the past several years Vodafone Group has sold a further 10% stake in Vantage Towers for 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion), a decision the company said is “in line” with …

Convergence, rejuvenation, transformation, sophistication…AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Telstra, Vodafone execs chart a course to growth at DTW24—Ignite There were a number of prominent themes this year at TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World—Ignite event in Copenhagen, Denmark. AI, obviously, cloud, operating models, …

Vodafone Germany noted that the first compact antenna is on a parking garage in Düsseldorf German operator Vodafone Germany has started to deploy compact base stations developed by Swedish vendor Ericsson to boost 5G coverage in the country. In a …

When Vodafone tested the use of 1024 QAM tech in Spain, it recorded peak download speeds of just under 1.8Gbit/s Vodafone Group tested the use of 1024 QAM technology on its 5G infrastructure with partners Qualcomm and Xiaomi to improve …

Smartphone users are consuming and creating short-form videos at astonishingly high rates Vodafone Group and Meta Platforms are deepening their network traffic optimization partnership by addressing the capacity needs of short-form video on 11 of the carrier’s European mobile networks. …

Vodafone partnered with a Glastonbury Festival drink vendor to demonstrate how network slicing can enable faster payment transactions Vodafone partnered with EBC, an onsite drink vendor at the Glastonbury Festival — a music event in Somerset, U.K. — to demonstrate …

The purchase would have led to ‘significant impediments to competition and consumer harm,’ said Portugal’s competition authority Following a draft decision thwarting Vodafone Portugal’s proposed acquisition of Cabonitel, including Nowo Communications, the country’s competition authority Autoridade da Concorrencia (AdC) this …

Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 said the new agreement includes plans for the latter to purchase spectrum at market value from the entity resulting as a result of the merger between Vodafone and Three UK Vodafone UK and Virgin Media …

Following the placing, Vodafone holds 82.5 million shares in Indus Towers, equivalent to a 3.1% shareholding U.K.-based Vodafone Group announced that it has sold 484.7 million shares in Indian tower company Indus Towers, representing 18% of Indus’ share capital, through …

Vodafone currently owns 21.5% of Indus Towers via various group entities U.K.-based Vodafone Group is looking to sell its entire $2.3 billion stake in Indian tower company Indus Towers through stock market block deals, local newspaper Business Standard reported, citing …

The U.K.’s competition regulator launched the initial phase of an antitrust investigation in January after the entity was notified by the two carriers about the proposed merger U.K. operator BT believes that the proposed merger between local telcos Vodafone and …