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  • How are operators using 5G Standalone in the real world? 

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst January 19, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst January 19, 2024

    While 5G Standalone is often referred to as “real 5G,” is it really making any impact in the real world? Dozens of operators around the world have deployed 5G Standalone …

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  • Vodafone selling Spain business for €5 billion to Zegona

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 31, 2023
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 31, 2023

    Vodafone CEO describes sale as part of “right-sizing” effort Vodafone is existing the highly-competitive Spanish market with the sale of its business there to Zegona Communications. According to Vodafone, it’s …

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  • Vodafone UK claims a 92% reduction in operational carbon emissions

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 18, 2023
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 18, 2023

    Vodafone UK says it has cut down its Scope 1 and Scope emissions from 86,360 tonnes to 7,154 tonnes each year In its most recent annual Carbon Reduction Plan, Vodafone …

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  • Vodafone UK launches Standalone 5G

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 23, 2023
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 23, 2023

    The first locations to be covered by the service, branded 5G Ultra, include London, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff Vodafone UK has claimed a first in the U.K., with the launch …

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  • Vodafone, Three to merge UK businesses, create largest UK MNO

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 14, 2023
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 14, 2023

    Vodafone will own 51% of the new entity while Hutchison Group will own 49% Vodafone Group and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings have entered into binding agreements in relation to …

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  • Vodafone, Three UK to merge in the coming days: Report

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 7, 2023
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 7, 2023

    Vodafone will own 51% of the new entity while Three will own the remaining 49% U.K. operators Vodafone and Three UK are expected to announce a merger that would create …

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  • Vodafone UK announces 5G SA trial for selected customers

    by Juan Pedro Tomás January 20, 2023
    by Juan Pedro Tomás January 20, 2023

    Vodafone said that 5G SA trial will be initially for customers in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Bath, Glasgow and Birmingham U.K. carrier Vodafone claimed to be the first mobile operator …

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  • Vodafone opens MEC lab in UK

    by RCR Wireless News November 30, 2022
    by RCR Wireless News November 30, 2022

    The telco hopes to spur local MEC innovation in partnership with Kyndryl and Amazon  Vodafone this week announced the opening of its Edge Innovation Lab in Salford, England. The company is …

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  • Vodafone trials ‘self-powering’ mobile phone mast in the UK

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 15, 2022
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 15, 2022

    The mast will provide 4G coverage and was developed in partnership with Crossflow Energy and Cornerstone As part of its broader goal of reaching net zero UK operations by 2027, …

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  • Vodafone UK signs 10-year deal for three new solar farms

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin May 11, 2022
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin May 11, 2022

    Energy generation is scheduled to begin at the end of 2022 As part of its plan to achieve net-zero U.K. operations by 2027, Vodafone has signed a 10-year agreement with …

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  • Vodafone UK selects Oracle to support 5G network core

    by Juan Pedro Tomás February 14, 2022
    by Juan Pedro Tomás February 14, 2022

    U.K. operator Vodafone has selected Oracle Communications for the provision of cloud-native network policy management for its Standalone 5G network. In a joint release, Vodafone and Oracle noted that the …

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  • Vodafone claims first O-RAN site in the UK

    by Juan Pedro Tomás January 20, 2022
    by Juan Pedro Tomás January 20, 2022

    U.K. carrier Vodafone announced it has switched on what it claims to be the first 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) site in the country, the telco said in a release. The …

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  • Vodafone, Mavenir complete first VoLTE call over containerized open RAN solution

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin December 15, 2021
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin December 15, 2021

    According to Vodafone and Mavenir, the news represents a significant milestone in the move away from physical infrastructure to a digital cloud-based environment Vodafone UK and virtualized RAN software specialist …

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  • UK government sets O-RAN traffic ambition for 2030

    by Juan Pedro Tomás December 9, 2021
    by Juan Pedro Tomás December 9, 2021

    The U.K. government announced a new initiative with the main aim of accelerating the deployment of Open RAN (O-RAN) in the country. In a statement, the U.K. Department of Culture, …

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  • Vodafone expands CityFibre partnership, widening UK broadband footprint

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin November 11, 2021
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin November 11, 2021

    According to Vodafone, the expanded partnership with CityFibre will make it the largest full fiber broadband provider in the U.K. Vodafone is expanding its partnership with CityFibre, which, according to …

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  • Ericsson and Vodafone 5G trial cuts network energy consumption in half

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin September 3, 2021
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin September 3, 2021

    Vodafone UK intends to deploy 1,500 of the new Ericsson radios across its network by April 2022 Ericsson last year warned in a report that 5G has the potential to …

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  • Vodafone launches 5G SA pilots in London, Manchester and Cardiff

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 24, 2021
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 24, 2021

    U.K. carrier Vodafone launched a commercial pilot of 5G Standalone service in London, Manchester and Cardiff, the company said in a release. The commercial pilot will focus on testing new …

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  • Saving lives with 5G: Vodafone UK supports Proximie’s remotely assisted surgery trial

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin May 18, 2021
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin May 18, 2021

    Vodafone UK exec: ‘This is a direct example of how [5G] can revolutionize the healthcare industry’ Clinicians and surgeons at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and University Hospital Llandough …

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  • O2, Vodafone UK announce 5G spectrum trading deal

    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 27, 2021
    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 27, 2021

    U.K. operators O2 and Vodafone have announced a new deal to trade airwaves to create more efficient blocks of 5G spectrum. The two operators already share mast infrastructure in parts …

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  • The latest on the status of the UK’s 5G deployments

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin March 10, 2021
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin March 10, 2021

    According to speed tests, U.K.’s 5G speeds are nearly four times faster than 4G The U.K.’s four largest mobile operators — EE, Vodafone, Three UK and O2 — have launched …

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  • Vodafone UK combats the Open RAN Catch 22 with plan for 2,600 sites

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst November 19, 2020
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst November 19, 2020

    Pilot in Wales scaling up to 2,600 Open RAN sites in Wales and England In August this year, Vodafone U.K. turned on its first Open RAN site at the Royal …

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  • How are operators approaching standalone 5G?

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 5, 2020
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 5, 2020

    T-Mobile In Early August, T-Mobile claimed a world’s first with the launch of a nationwide standalone 5G network that uses its 600 MHz spectrum. T-Mo initially launched its 600 MHz …

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  • Vodafone UK turns on OpenRAN 4G site with support from Mavenir

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 28, 2020
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 28, 2020

    The OpenRAN 4G site will extend mobile services to rural communities Vodafone UK has switched on an OpenRAN 4G site around the Royal Welsh Showground in Powys, Wales with support …

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  • How are operators approaching standalone 5G?

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst August 25, 2020
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst August 25, 2020

    T-Mobile’s 600 MHz standalone 5G network In Early August, T-Mobile claimed a world’s first with the launch of a nationwide standalone 5G network that uses its 600 MHz spectrum. T-Mo …

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  • OPPO supplied devices, network slicing to UK SA 5G network

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin July 7, 2020
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin July 7, 2020

    OPPO worked with Ericsson, MediaTek and Qualcomm on Vodafone’s SA 5G network A few days ago, Vodafone UK switched-on what it claimed was the first live standalone (SA) 5G deployment …

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