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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…
Halfords to sell ‘world’s first’ connected smart bike with Amazon Alexa
Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant is continuing to move beyond the speaker and on to two wheels for the first time, with the launch of a new connected smart bike in the UK. The Cybic Legend will allow riders to ask Alexa anything as they cycle - from traffic updates to directions. “Adding Alexa functionality expands…
Vodafone lifts lid on manhole covers to install new antennas
Vodafone UK’s Senior Networks Manager Mohamed Elhabiby installing a 4G-enabled manhole and cover in Newbury, Berkshire. Vodafone is lifting the lid on manhole covers to install small antennas below street level to help improve 4G mobile coverage for customers in busy urban areas. Vodafone is using inventive ways to expand…
#Goldilocks reimagined to teach children about using social media responsibly
Children’s story Goldilocks And The Three Bears has been reimagined for the digital age as a way to help parents and children discuss using social media responsibly. Called #Goldilocks, the new story has been written by award-winning children’s author Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Horrid Henry illustrator Tony Ross. In it, Goldilocks gets into trouble…
Ford and Vodafone prototype warns drivers of accidents and emergency vehicles
Ford and Vodafone are working on a connected vehicle technology that could alert drivers to an accident ahead just moments after it has happened. What's more, the system could also provide early warning that emergency vehicles are approaching – and which side of the road they should move towards to avoid being an obstruction. The…
Vodafone’s VOXI partners with PayPal to offer interest free deals on smartphones
Vodafone's youth brand VOXI has announced a collaboration with PayPal that it reckons will give customers a more flexible and affordable way to purchase a smartphone with no upfront cost and 0% interest using PayPal Credit. Offering monthly instalments over 30 months for its range of smartphones via PayPal Credit, VOXI customers will have full control over…
Vodafone claims UK’s first holographic call, plans 1000 5G base stations
At its 'Future Ready' Conference in Newbury yesterday (September 20th, 2018) Vodafone showed off its 5G prowess by conducting what it claims was the UK's first ever live holographic call using 5G technology. The call was carried out between the operator's Manchester office and Newbury headquarters, and featured England women's football captain Steph Houghton MBE…
Vodfaone announces Gigafest Broadband pricing, rolls out in Milton Keynes
Famous for its concrete cows (above), Milton Keynes will be the first place to get Vodafone's Gigafast Broadband Vodafone Gigafast Broadband, with download and upload speeds 20 times and 150 times faster respectively than the average fixed broadband connection in the UK, is available to pre-order from Friday, 14 September 2018…