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Vodafone UK Demo Tested 5G SA Network Slicing at Glastonbury

9th July, 2024 (7 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK conducted another trial of Network Slicing technology on their latest 5G Standalone (SA) powered mobile broadband network at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, which despite heavy network load was able to dedicate a “slice” of capacity to help drink vendors speed up card transactions.

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Streetwave Maps Mobile Network Speeds in Caerphilly Using Bin Lorries UPDATE

9th July, 2024 (2 Comments)

Mobile network analyst Streetwave has partnered up with the Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) in Wales to harness local refuse (bin) collection trucks in order to map the local network (mobile broadband) performance across the area, which covers services from EE (BT), O2 (Virgin Media), Vodafone and Three UK.

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Vodafone and Meta Boost UK Mobile Network Efficiency for Videos UPDATE

9th July, 2024 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that they’ve worked with Meta (Facebook etc.) to trial and deploy a new mobile broadband (4G, 5G) “network optimisation” for “short-form videos” across the UK and 10 other countries, which is said to “free up network capacity” for customers and allows them to “view more high-quality short videos“.

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New 2.2Gbps Broadband Package Goes Live from Vodafone UK UPDATE

8th July, 2024 (10 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone may like to know that the operator has finally introduced their new 2.2Gbps (symmetric) speed home broadband package, which is based off CityFibre’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network and includes their premium “Pro II” features. But they also have a 1.6Gbps option on Openreach’s network.

Vodafone Invests £120m to Deploy New SuperTOBi AI Chatbot

5th July, 2024 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that they’ll invest around £120m (Euros 140m) this year to deploy and upgrade their existing AI chatbot system with SuperTOBi, which will support customers via Generative AI (GenAI) technologies from Microsoft Azure OpenAI.

4G Mobile Goes Live on First Tunnel Sections of the Elizabeth Line in London

4th July, 2024 (2 Comments)

The latest update from Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) signals have now been extended to cover the first tunnel sections on the Elizabeth line (running approximately 5 miles). Further tunnelled sections to Whitechapel, Canary Wharf and Woolwich will be connected this summer.

BT Tops MedUX 2024 Study of Big UK Broadband ISP Performance UPDATE2

3rd July, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm MedUX has today published the results of a new study, which examined the fixed broadband performance and quality of three major UK ISPs – BT, Sky Broadband and Vodafone. Overall, BT ended up topping the rankings, but it’s unclear why they left out TalkTalk and Virgin Media, both of which are bigger than Vodafone.

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Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 Sign UK Network Sharing Agreement

3rd July, 2024 (15 Comments)

Mobile network operators Vodafone and O2 (Virgin Media) have today announced a new 10-year network sharing agreement. Crucially, the deal also includes a provision for Vodafone’s proposed merger with Three UK (aka – MergeCo), which will enable the merged company to “participate” in the same network sharing deal and divest some radio spectrum to O2.

Freshwave Stick All Four UK Mobile Operators on One 4G Small Cell Box

2nd July, 2024 (7 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave and CommScope have jointly begun to deploy a new “world first” solution, which can bring 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) connectivity from all four UK mobile network operators (Three UK, EE, Vodafone and O2) indoors via a single combined small cell box.

Vodafone Join O2 and EE in Hitting First SRN Rural 4G UK Coverage Target UPDATE

1st July, 2024 (3 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has this afternoon followed both O2 (Virgin Media) and EE (BT) in announcing that they’ve “hit [the] Partial Not Spot (PNS) coverage target of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme“, which was achieved by expanding their 4G (mobile broadband) coverage to a total of 400 rural locations.

Vodafone UK to Donate 75,000 Free Mobile Data SIMs for Wimbledon

1st July, 2024 (11 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has today announced that they will donate “up to” 75,000 free mobile data (broadband) and calling SIMs, as part of this year’s Wimbledon Championships (tennis), to help both digitally excluded people and sports clubs to cross the digital divide.

BT Does Deal to Share Rural UK Mobile Masts with O2 and Vodafone

29th June, 2024 (22 Comments)

BT (EE) has confirmed to ISPreview that they’re in advanced talks over a new agreement with rivals, including at least O2 (Virgin Media) and Vodafone, that will give them the ability to access some of EE’s mobile masts in remote locations. The deal may help to improve 4G (mobile broadband) coverage in Partial Not-Spot areas and tackle delays.

Mobile Operator VOXI Doubles Data on £10 UK Plan to 45GB

28th June, 2024 (0 Comments)

Contract-free mobile operator VOXI, which is a virtual network operator (MVNO) sibling of Vodafone, has more than doubled the 4G and 5G data allowances (mobile broadband) on their two entry-level plans. New customers will now get 45GB (GigaBytes) for £10 a month (up from 20GB) or 75GB for £12 (up from 25GB).

Vodafone Adopt Simpler UK Mobile and Broadband Price Rise Policy UPDATE

26th June, 2024 (27 Comments)

Mobile network operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK is preparing to introduce a simpler pricing policy, which will replace their old inflation-linked approach to annual price hikes with one that simplifies things (i.e. by expressing future annual increases using a clear figure in pounds and pence).

Vodafone UK Boost Internet Security of Pro II Broadband Packages

24th June, 2024 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has this morning launched a new internet security service for their Pro II home broadband packages “at no extra cost“, called ‘Secure Net Home’, which is a combination of digital security and parental controls (filtering) that can be used on more than 150 connected devices in the home.

Top Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs for H1 2024

24th June, 2024 (12 Comments)

Today we’re taking our usual biannual look back to see how the average UK broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line ISPs, mobile operators and Starlink (satellite) since the end of 2023. Overall, broadband speeds have continued to improve, albeit not without some surprises.

Clearing Up Confusion Over Vodafone UK’s New Roaming Charge

21st June, 2024 (11 Comments)

Some of Vodafone’s UK customers have questioned the mobile network operator’s claim that their inclusive roaming feature comes at “no extra cost”, particularly after a stealthy 22p call fee was introduced. But you’d have to dig deeper into their website to find it and the charge doesn’t apply to everybody.