CMA approves £16.5 Billion Vodafone-Three merger
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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
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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
Published in AI
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 10:09

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
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Tuesday, 16 May 2023 10:17

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
Published in Network
Wednesday, 22 February 2023 10:12

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
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Tuesday, 27 September 2022 10:36

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
Published in Network
Monday, 31 January 2022 12:09

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
Published in Mobiles


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
Published in Network
Monday, 14 June 2021 11:22

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
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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.