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Vodafone swings to £6.6 billion loss, cuts dividends for first time
Vodafone has slashed its shareholder dividend payout for the first time to invest in 5G and cut debts as it revealed a mammoth 7.6 billion euro (£6.6 billion) annual loss. The mobile phone giant announced a 40% cut to its full-year dividend – which is one of the biggest in Britain – to nine cents a share in…
Vodafone announces 5G launch on July 3rd with several new handsets
Vodafone is to switch on its 5G network for both consumers and business customers in seven cities across the UK on 3 July 2019. It will also offer 5G roaming in Germany, Italy and Spain over the summer. Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and London will be among the first cities in the world…
Which? rates UK’s biggest mobile firms worse than smaller providers
Vodafone was rated worst mobile phone operator in Which? survey The UK’s three biggest mobile operators - Vodafone, EE and O2 - are failing to offer their customers satisfactory service despite often costing more than smaller rivals, a watchdog has found. Vodafone was rated the worst network in the country in…
Vodafone tests live 5G at Birmingham’s New Street Station
Vodafone has live tested 5G in Birmingham as part of its UK-wide trial, with Birmingham New Street becoming the first train station to use the new mobile technology. Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street (above right), tested the region’s new technology on the New Street concourse. Passengers at the station were also invited to…
Use technology to reduce loneliness among older people, suggests Vodafone study
GPs and health service practitioners should be able to prescribe technology such as wearable devices and monitoring systems to tackle loneliness among older people, a report has recommended. It is estimated that around 1.5 million aged 50 and over suffer from chronic loneliness – not only impacting a person’s health and well-being, but also costing…
Vodafone joins UK drone testing consortium to test 5G tracking technology
Vodafone UK has joined a consortium to help carry out the required testing that will ultimately enable drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to fly safely in the same airspace as manned aircraft. Vodafone will provide 4G and 5G connectivity to the National Beyond Visual Line of Sight Experimentation Corridor (NBEC) consortium, which includes Cranfield…
Vodafone announces 5G in 12 more UK towns and cities
Vodafone has announced 12 more cities will benefit from faster mobile data speeds and an ultra-responsive network when 5G goes live later this year. These additional locations join the seven cities that are already live or switching on soon under its UK-wide trial, which started last year. Vodafone will now launch 5G in 19 towns…
Vodafone begins 5G trial at Manchester Airport
Vodafone has started a trial of 5G mobile technology at Manchester Airport in the latest test of the next-generation communications network. The telecoms giant is using a specially designed “blast pod”, in which travellers at the airport’s Terminal One can sit and try out the network. A public rollout of 5G is expected to begin…
Gender diversity still an issue in tech sector, new report says
Gender diversity remains an issue across the technology sector, a new report from an industry charter has claimed. The Tech Talent Charter’s first benchmark report found that while women hold 26% of the technical roles within the businesses of its 200 signatories, the UK-wide average remains only 19%. The Charter launched in 2018 as a…
CES 2019 marks the dawn of 5G mobile phone technology
(Martyn Landi/PA) This year’s technology trade show, CES, has been described as the start of the 5G era of mobile technology. The next-generation mobile network technology is expected to bring connectivity speeds vastly faster than existing 4G networks and is currently being tested by multiple firms around the world – including…
