Vodafone UK has an exclusive deal to distribute the HMD Fuse, claimed to be the world’s first smartphone that blocks children from creating, sharing or receiving nude content.

Shares in Vodafone’s satellite partner AST SpaceMobile rose 20 per cent today before a small pullback after the company posted strong second-quarter results and highlighted progress with key partnerships.

VodafoneThree has activated its Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) platform on more than 600 sites, with 9,000 expected to be live by the end of the first year of the merger.

Vodafone Business has partnered with Steven Bartlett’s FlightStory Studio to launch a new social media content series aimed at UK small and medium-sized enterprises.

Vodafone’s UK mobile contract base fell by 46,000 in the first quarter of its financial year 2026, mainly due to disconnections in the business segment and customer losses to Three.

Vodafone is promising customers it will resolve their enquiries without being bounced from one service agent to another and being kept ‘on hold’. Called ‘Just Ask Once’, the service promises that a single Vodafone representative will handle a customer’s query from start to finish, proactively providing updates until the issue is resolved. The new service is

VodafoneThree has been selected  as a main connectivity contractor for Sizewell C, the £14.2 billion nuclear power station being built on the Suffolk coast.

Vodafone has launched a same-day phone repair service called Fix & Go, at five UK stores.

Vodafone is using the Wimbledon tennis championships to promote its digital inclusion initiative. As the tournament’s official connectivity partner.

Vodafone Business is now main sponsor of the Army Rugby Union for five years. Vodafone branding will now appear across all Army Rugby team kits and fixtures.

VodafoneThree to be Curry’s exclusive mobile network operator partner. The new deal expands the existing mobile partnership into the home and mobile broadband market, including fixed wire services

Virgin Media O2 is spending £343 million to buy of 78.8 MHz of spectrum from Vodafone UK.

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile have further progressed their joint venture to bring continent-wide satellite 5G connectivity to standard smartphones by next year.

Vodafone has been appointed to lead the next phase of Breathe London, the Mayor of London’s air quality monitoring programme.

Vodafone Group has appointed Microsoft leader Pilar López as its new Chief Financial Officer.

AST SpaceMobile, the company that is developing a system of low earth orbit satellites to enable satellite calls from regular smart phones, has partnered with  Vodafone Idea to expand mobile connectivity across India using space-based cellular broadband. Vodafone Ideas is a joint venture between AST SpaceMobile to bring space-based mobile broadband to remote regions of

Customers of VodafoneThree unable to have a genune complaint resolved will be able to cancel their contract without notice or penalty.

VodafoneThree has signed a wholesale partnership with Community Fibre, London’s largest full fibre network. 

Vodafone rolls out its eSIM network trial across the UK, to Belfast, Sheffield, Liverpool and Watford.

Vodafone is to collaborate with ORCA Computing to explore how quantum computing can be massively speed up deployment of broadband and mobile infrastructure.

Vodafone has launched a data-only “digital travel platform” built around a Travel eSIM that offers instant data connectivity in more than 200 countries. 

Vodafone has updated its Official Glastonbury Festival app with live location sharing and step-counting as new features.

Vodafone Group and CK Hutchison have completed the long-anticipated merger of their UK mobile operations, officially forming a new entity called VodafoneThree.

A new Ericsson-designed, cone-shaped mobile antenna has been deployed by Vodafone to provide more stable 5G coverage inside tunnels.

Vodafone and EE are among the networks offering savings of up to £1,006 on the new £1,017 Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge.

Vodafone has launched a new screen damage insurance product, offering protection from just £2 a month.

Vodafone has a new contract to supply fixed connectivity to the Data Communications Company (DCC) to hasten the rollout of smart meters.

Vodafone key partner AST SpaceMobile has received government permission test its satellite-to-cellular service in the United States. 

Vodafone Business has signed a five-year agreement with cloud-based A! specialist ServiceNow for a new AI-driven customer service platform for enterprise clients. ServiceNow clients include Fortune 500 companies such as Coca-Cola, Siemens. Vodafone Business will use the platform to introduce intelligent automation, accelerate issue resolution, and drive proactive service management across customer touchpoints. Machine learning and

How can the Vodafone, Three, SMARTY, VOXI, and TalkMobile brands all coexist in harmony? The truth is—they can’t. Duplication will have to go, and some brands won’t make it predicts Graystone Strategy founder and MVNO expert JamesGray

In what might sound like something from a sci-fi weather app, Vodafone is teaming up with the River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) and Wireless DNA to use its mobile network to improve short-term rainfall forecasts—also called nowcasting. 

Vodafone has landed a four-year contract with the networks division of ScottishPower to modernise and future-proof the critical communications infrastructure that underpins Scotland’s electricity grid. The telecoms giant will overhaul the operational communications used to manage SP Energy Networks’ infrastructure, which includes 19,500 substations, 23,000km of overhead lines, and 41,000km of underground cables—serving two million

Regulator outlines three potential authorisation routes as Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile lead UK charge in satellite-to-smartphone connectivity Ofcom has launched a consultation on proposals to authorise the use of mobile spectrum bands for satellite Direct-to-Device (D2D) services — a move that could transform mobile connectivity in rural and remote areas of the UK. Says Ofcom:

Vodafone’s Gen Z focussed MVNO VOXI Mobile has reached a million subscribers.. Launched in 2017 as a sub-brand of Vodafone, VOXI was designed to appeal specifically to younger users with a flexible, contract-free model and unlimited access to Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Snapchat and YouTube — without eating into data allowances. “Reaching one million customers is

Vodafone UK and Ericsson claim 5G AI technology abd machine learning has reduced power consumption by up to a third at some London cell sites. The two companies tested Ericsson’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to reduce energy without sacrificing performance. The trial introduced three key innovations: 5G Deep Sleep – Smart algorithms

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Sign Agreement to Create European Direct-To-Device Satellite Service Provider Vodafone Group and AST SpaceMobile have signed an agreement to create a jointly-owned European satellite service business to serve network operators Europe. AST is building a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by any smartphone for both commercial and government application, The

Vodafone is taking mobile connectivity to new heights—literally.  The company isto open Europe’s first dedicated research hub in Malaga for integrating low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite and land-based mobile broadband services. This initiative will enable seamless switching between 4G/5G networks and satellite connections using standard smartphones. The Málaga hub will focus on designing, testing, and

T-Mobile and Starlink, have launched a free-to-use public beta of a service that connects just anout any smartphone with Starlink satellites to achieve a call connection practically anywhere in the USA. The availablility of the service comes less than two weeks after Vodafone demonstrated a satellite video call from a regular smartphone using AST SpaceMobile’s

CEO of Vodafone UK Max Taylor who will be CEO of the new merged network. has anniunced his management team to run the £15 billion venture. They are:  Darren Purkis (CFO) Kelly Barlow, (Strategy and Portfolio). Clare Corkish (HR) Andrea Dona (Networks), Nick Gliddon (Business). Stephen Lerner (Regulatory, Government Affairs & Company Secretary), Nicki Lyons

Vodafone reckons nearly a million UK children have been conned by online scams over the past year. The data comes from a survey of  2,000 parents, children aged 11–16, and over 4,800 teacher. It found that 13-year-olds are the most frequently targeted. The average financial loss per scam is £103, often causing anxiety, depression, and a

Vodafone added 37,000 new consumer contract customers in Q3 of its latest financial year. However, this growth was offset by business contract disconnections and the reclassification of part of the mobile customer base to the IoT segment. As a result, the total contract customer base saw a net increase of just 1,000 in Q3. Fixed

Following the success of the first LEO satellite-routed video call using a regular 4G/5G device, Vodafone plans to roll out Europe’s first commercial direct-to-smartphone broadband satellite service in 2025-2026, expanding network coverage to rural and underserved areas across the continent. Operating from low Earth orbit, Vodafone says its satellite service using AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellites

Vodafone has launched a Carbon Calculator app, a tool designed to help business customers better understand the carbon emissions generated by their mobile phone usage. The app calculates the emissions associated with mobile plans and was developed in partnership with the Carbon Trust. According to Vodafone, by gaining insights into the environmental impact of their

EE has emerged as the dominant network in key areas of mobile connectivity, according to an analysis by nPerf. The analysis is based on 91,281 tests conducted by users under real-world conditions using the nPerf application, available on both Android and iOS. EE achieved the highest nPerf Score in categories such as latency, video streaming,

Vodafone has partnered with Gigs, to provide UK startups the ability to launch their own mobile services. The announcement comes less than a week after Vodafone revealed a similar “MVNO In A Box” initiative with eSIM Go. Gigs is a  platform that enables businesses to integrate mobile connectivity into their products and services and offer

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Vodafone’s historic merger with Three. The deal will be completed in the first half of next year and is conditional on both companies signing binding commitments to invest billions to roll out a combined 5G network across the UK and cap tariffs and offer preset contractual terms

Vodafone UK and eSIM Go have partnered to enable UK organisations to become instant MVNO’s without any upfront costs or technical expertise. This solution, described as an ‘MVNO-in-a-box’ allows businesses to seamlessly integrate mobile services into their digital platforms. eSIM Go’s platform already supports over 300 MVNO partners globally, including prominent brands like Western Union,

Sky has expressed strong opposition to the proposed remedies to safeguard competition resulting from a merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK Sky has called the remedies suggested by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)  “weak” and “temporary.” The company argues that the measures fail to adequately safeguard competition in the mobile wholesale market, leaving

The proposed merger between Vodafone and Three is nearly a done deal. The Competition and Markets Authority has agreed that a significant network upgrade by the merged company could address competition concerns and allow the merger to proceed. The CMA now states that a legally binding commitment from Vodafone and Three to undertake their proposed

Vodafone and Google have extended their existing partnership by 10 years to bring new services, devices, and TV experiences to Vodafone customers across Europe and Africa, supported by Google Cloud and Google’s Gemini models. Both companies will jointly promote the use of universal industry standards in areas such as online safety, responsible AI development, network

Vodafone Group is building a massive logistics hub in Luxembourg to store mobile and fixed network equipment for its European markets. The 26,000-square-meter facility will be managed by the Vodafone Procurement Company and is expected to enable more efficient movement of equipment, such as antennas and routers, across Vodafone’s European businesses. Vodafone estimates that 88

Vodafone and Three have pledged to maintain tariffs for their SMARTY and VOXI MVNO customers.at £10 or below for two years from the completion of the proposed merger of the two networks. They say they will also provide a pricing framework that encourages other MVNOs to access their additional network capacity. Upon approval of the

The UK will miss out on £11bn of infrastructure investment to deliver 5G Standalone to 95 percent of the population by 2030 and 99 percent of the UK population by 2034 unless the Vodafone Three merger goes ahead. So says Vodafone UK’s Chief Network Officer, Andrea Donà, citing findings from research that indicate nationwide 5G

Vodafone has joined other major neowkr operators around the world to create a new company with Ercisson  to offer network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) globally. The venture aims to simplify access to advanced mobile network features, which have traditionally been difficult for developers to integrate across various telecom systems. The deal is expected to close

Approval for the Vodafone and Three merger is now in doubt as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it could lead to higher prices for consumers. Although a final decision is not expected until December 7, the CMA says it is now worried that the merger “could lead to millions of customers having to

Vodafone is promising contract customers a new phone every year without any early upgrade fees or remaining charges. They must  exchange their existing device for an iPhone 16 or a model from its range of ‘Pristine’ refurbished phones. Under the  Vodafone Xchange scheme customers can choose a phone with 0% APR and customisable upfront costs.

Vodafone’s former Regional CEO of Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, Vivek Badrinath, will become GSMA director general and  GSMA Board member in April. This follows the announcement in June 2024 that current director general, Mats Granryd, will step down after MWC Barcelona. From March, he will take on a new role as special advisor

Vodafone is now offering an alternative IoT service called Long Term Evolution for Machines (LTE-M). It is designed for IoT services not connected to mains electricity and only transmit small amounts of data, such as burglar alarms, wearable devices, and asset tracking. The technology is also known as LTE Cat-M1 and is optimised for indoor

The Competition and Markets Authority needs another three months to produce its findings on the proposed Vodafone and Three merger. The original period for the CMA’s report to be prepared and published was September 18. This has now been extended to December 7. Inquiry group chair Stuart McIntosh stated that this was because the Inquiry

Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have reached a new agreement for Cellnex UK to provide them with tower infrastructure and associated services. Cellnex is a European and UK independent owner and operator of wireless telecoms infrastructure. It manages more than 138,000 sites in 12 European countries, mainly in Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and

Virgin Media O2 supports the merger of Vodafone and Three and said it  would be “a positive step for investment in the UK’s digital infrastructure.” The affiirmatiom was made by Lutz Schüler,CEO of Virgin Media O2 announcing the networks Q2 financial performance.  Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone UK have a new, long-term mobile network sharing

Zegona is setting up a long-term financing plan with investments from Spanish and international investors after buying Vodafone Spain for £4.26 billion in May. The refinancing will be used to pay off the initial loans taken to buy Vodafone Spain. This refinancing is expected to be completed by July 17, 2024. The new financing includes:

and Virgin Media O2 have entered a long-term network-sharing agreement to enhance rural connectivity  The agreement builds on the existing collaboration between Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2, including the Shared Rural Network initiative, to deliver quality mobile coverage in hard-to-reach areas across the UK. “With this agreement and our merger with Three, we will

Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have agreed to extend their network sharing agreement that has been operating for more than a decade. The agreement is subject to the approval of the merger between Vodafone and Three by the Competition and Markets Authority. The agreement will be an irresistible carrot for the Competition and Markets Authority

Vodafone will be donating around 75,000 connections during the Wimbledon tennis tournament, which starts today (July 1). The ‘Connect Better’ promotion will challenge players to hit their fastest serves and increase the target number of 75,000 connections. It is part of Vodafone’s everyone.connected program, which aims to help four million people and businesses cross the

Vodafone is using eSIM technology and QR codes to offer Glastonbury-goers who are subscribers on other networks a free seven day trial of the network. Festival goers scan a QR code at Vodafone’s Connect and Charge stand or click on a link in the in the Official Glastonbury App  (below) to get 50GB data, 500 minutes

Vodafone Customer Marketing VP Frank Wiemann has joined Lyca Mobile as the Chief Marketing Officer. Wiemann will work on branding development across Lyca Mobile’s global footprint. He has around two decades of experience in the telecommunications industry and has held various senior leadership roles at E.ON, o.tel.o communications, and Vodafone in Germany, Spain, and the

Vodafone’s prepay team has given its 2024 Vodafone Prepay Campaign of the Year award to distributor GK Telecom  GK is a PAYG SIM distributor for all networks, and also distributes for MVNOs such as Giffgaff, Smarty, Voxi, and Lebara. The company handles all the tariff refreshes and summer and winter promotions for Vodafone and other

Around 70,000 Taylor Swift fans at the Cardiff concert used up enough data to download more than 700 full-length HD movies, Vodafone reports. More than 3.314 terabytes of data were sent and received during the show. “Swifties recorded such a huge increase in data consumption that they beat Harry Styles and Pink concerts by 1.1TB

Vodafone has added a ‘Good Grade’ option in its refurbished phone range which claims to offer customers savings of up to £216 over new. Good Grade is described as “excellent working order but some visible signs of use, such as small scratches, dents or marks on the case and screen”. Good Grade devices, include iPhone

BT has torn apart the proposed Vodafone and Three merger in its response to the Competition and Markets Authority investigation into the planned merger and driven a coach and horses through any claim that the deal would be good for consumers. BT claims a merged network would have a disproportionate share of capacity and spectrum

Two former Virgin Media executives have masterminded the acquisition of Vodafone Spain for £4.26 billion (€5bn). Zegona, the company set up in 2015 by former Virgin Media executives Eamonn O’Hare (main pic) and Robert Samuelson, has completed its reverse takeover of Vodafone Spain. Zegona was set up with the objective of investing in businesses in

Stephen van Rooyen, the man who helped launch Sky Mobile andn Sky Broadband in the UK will be the new CEO of Vodafone’s Netherlands joint venture, VodafoneZiggo, from September. VodafoneZiggo is a Dutch company offering fixed, mobile, and integrated communication and entertainment services to consumers and businesses. It is a joint venture of Liberty Global,

Government security agencies have approved the Vodafone and Three merger on condition that the National Security Committee oversees work deemed to have a potential impact on national security. A technical group will be set up within the National Security Committee to monitor cyber, physical and personnel security facets and that the new merged network migration

 Vodafone Business has launched ‘Your Business Can’, a new brand campaign aimed at helping small and medium sized businesses source the digital tools to enhance cybersecurity. Vodafone Business reckons 46 per cent of UK SMEs felt that they could increase profits and efficiency by making better use of digital tools, whilst 40 per cent admitted that

SAP chief business officer, Marika Auramo, has left the German business software giant after 24 years and moved to Vodafone as CEO of Vodafone Business, taking over from interim CEO Giorgio Migliarina. Auramo who has more than 25 years of experience in the global IT industry,  also joins Vodafone’s Executive Committee. At the German internatonal

The integration of 5G into UK rugby stadiums could boost the sport’s economy by £139 million each year by 2029 says a forecast by Development Economics into impact of advanced connectivity on professional sports. The Vodafone-commissioned research claims an increase in revenue is expected from improved hospitality and ticketing strategies enabled by 5G. Sales of

The proposed merger of Vodafone  and Three deal could leave consumers and businesses worse off,  lead to higher prices for customers and affect investment in UK mobile networks says the Competition and Markets Authority  The CMA has ruled the merger now requires further investigation with a six-month probe run by a panel of outside experts.

Vodafone chief commercial officer Max Taylor is now  CEO  replacing Ahmed Essam who now becomes Executive Chairman Vodafone Germany and CEO European Markets. As chief commercial officer he was responsible for the commercial performance of the Consumer division including sales and marketing, digital, brand, customer experience and commercial operations. Taylor has 25 years experience in

Vodafone Business estimates the slow rollout of standalone 5G is costing small and medium enterprises £8.6 billion a year in potential productivity savings. Standalone 5G networks offer superior coverage, speed, and connectivity compared to non-standalone setups, unlocking advanced services such as augmented reality, autonomous vehicles, and IoT. In its report, titled “Supercharging Small Businesses,” Vodafone

The global market for pre-owned smartphones boomed to to 309 million units last year and its expected to reach 431 million units by 2027. So say the latest findings from the Recommerce Barometer, unveiled in collaboration with Vodafone indicating a surge in European interest towards purchasing refurbished smartphones. According to the report inflationary pressures are

MVNO Lyca Mobile has hired ex-Vodafone Group executive Nikos Paraskevopoulos (main pic left) as its new group chief financial officer and ex-BT and Plusnet executive Ketan Hindocha (right) as group director of customer care. These appointments are part of Lyca Mobile’s recent efforts by CEO Richard Schäfer to strengthen its executive team, which also saw

Vodafone UK has reported a 5.2 per cent increase in service revenue in its latest quarterly financial update, demonstrating strong performance across both its Consumer and Business segments. The mobile sector witnessed an addition of 18,000 contract customers, attributed to robust seasonal trading and an improvement in consumer contract retention by 0.8 percentage points year-on-year.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has started its Phase 1 investigation into Vodafone UK’s joint venture agreement with Three UK to combine the companies’ telecommunications operations under one single network provider. The CMA must assess the potential impact of a merger on competition. It cannot consider other potential effects, such as national security concerns,

The Competition and Markets Authority wlll soon begin the first phase of its probe into the planned merger of Vodafone and Three. Ahmed Essam, CEO of Vodafone UK?, said: “We have formally submitted our Merger Notice to the CMA, having worked with them closely through the pre-notification process. “We look forward to continuing the constructive

Vodafone and Microsoft have joined forces in a 10-year collaboration partnership to develop a new AI and IoT connectivity platform and revamping Vodafone’s global data centre cloud strategy.  Vodafone will invest £1.18 billion over the next decade in  cloud and customer-focused AI services developed with Microsoft.  Microsoft will use Vodafone’s fixed and mobile connectivity services.

International mobile comms connectivity provider Cellhire has appointed former Vodafone IoT sales chief Tony Guerion as its new CEO. Guerion has more than 27 years of experience in the communications industry. He joined Vodafone in 2010 and become Global Head of Sales for IoT in 2016. Cellhire provides mobile communications, M2M/IoT services and data connectivity

Hove-based equipment and technology financier Lease Group has appointed of Zoe Pullen, Head of Corporate, to support its resellers selling to PLCs and the public sector. Pullen, previously Head of Enterprise for Samsung and Vodafone, will be heading up Lease Group’s Corporate division following an increase in demand for flexible funding solutions in the supply

Administrators launch battle to slash networks’ lEGAL COSTS The administrators of Phones4U face a staggering legal bill of £77.2 million from the networks they sued in addition to their own costs of around £29 million. This arises from Phones4U’s unsuccessful four-month trial during its administration, where they claimed all the mobile networks colluded to push

Vodafone has forced Virgin Media to withdraw an ad that claimed “Get the fastest WiFi Guarantee of any major provider”. Vodafone complained to the Advertising Standards Authority that the ad, which ran in July, was misleading and could be not be substantiated. The ASA agreed and ordered Virgin Media to pull the ad and ensure

Mobile networks are facing a collective claim of more than £3 billion for allegedly overcharging customers for handsets beyond their contractual terms.

Vodafone has signed a multi-year partnership with Superstruct Entertainment to be official connectivity partner of the Boardmasters music festival held in Cornwall in August

Vodafone Business is pushing small and medium enterprises to improve their planet-saving credentials with adding sustainability advice to its V-Hub digital support and training portal.

Vodafone culled 179,0000 low-income legacy SIMs which impacted the size of the contract customer base in the first half of the year. 

GlobalIT consultancy Accenture has invested £130 million in a minority stake of a joint venture with Vodafone to implement AI-driven technology in Vodafone’s Intelligent Services (VOIS).

Vodafone says its network racked up 4G speeds of more than 43Mbps at a Trafalgar Square summer event after the installation of seven Ericsson units deployed on lamp posts by wireless infrastructure company Ontix. 

Vodafone and unified comms managed service provider Onecom have agreed on a five-year deal for Onecom to deliver more Vodafone airtime, 5G, IoT and digital connectivity solutions to Onecom’s 70,000 business customers.??

Three’s proposed merger with Vodafone is now ‘vital’ to enable the required investment scale, said Three CEO Robert Finnegan. The network today revealed its Q3 results which showed total revenue of £1.8bn, an increase of two per cent over the same period last year. Three now has 10.7 million active customers, an increase of four per

Vodafone has teamed up with the Jason Robinson Foundation and prominent charity Sported to support community sports clubs.