CMA approves £16.5 Billion Vodafone-Three merger
Massive shake-up for the UK market by Kitten Kong
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given a conditional green light to Vodafone and Three's £16.5 billion merger.
Qualcomm's 5G RAN finally hits the market in Vietnam
Four years after launch
Four years after entering the radio access network (RAN) market, Qualcomm has achieved its first commercial deployment in Vietnam.
Vodafone signs AI deal with Microsoft
Phone giant teams up with Microsoft for AI and cloud
Vodafone has signed a 10-year deal with Microsoft to use the tech monster's artificial intelligence and cloud technology.
Vodafone will axe 11,000 jobs
Company performance "not good enough"
Vodafone will axe 11,000 jobs over the next three years as the new chief executive sets out her plans to "simplify" the outfit.
Vodafone puts Raspberry into 5G network
Raspberry Pi 4 PC with 5G onboard
Vodafone has revealed a prototype for a portable 5G network based around a cheap and cheerful Raspberry Pi 4 PC combined with a small 5G software-defined radio (SDR) from a company called Lime Microsystems.
Telcos call for more money from Big Tech
Users should pay
Europes big telcos including BT, Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom want users to pay for the costs of data fuelled by the global streaming and internet boom.
Vodafone and Intel working on OpenRAN tech
Want to break Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia’s grip
Vodafone has teamed up with Intel and other silicon vendors to design its own chip architecture for nascent OpenRAN network technology.
Qualcomm creates a processor with integrated SIM
Backed by Thales, Vodafone, and Samsung
Qualcomm has come up with a mobile processor which has an integrated SIM and the technology is being backed by Vodafone, Samsung and Thales.
Vodafone opts for Samsung for UK 5G
Replacing Huawei
British telecoms group Vodafone has chosen Samsung as its 5G vendor replacement for Huawei.
Vodafone sees 50 percent increase in traffic
Mobile surge
Vodafone, the world’s second largest mobile operator, said the coronavirus crisis was causing data traffic on its networks to surge, with demand already rising 50 percent.