Tag: vodafone
Skyports to transport medical supplies using drones
Drone delivery service provider Skyports has collaborated with Vodafone and digital consultants Deloitte to transport medical supplies and samples for the NHS in Scotland using drones. The live flights will take place later this year. The Skyports-led project was selected following a drive to find space-enabled technology and services that can support the NHS response to coronavirus in…
Vodafone provides 30 days of free unlimited data to NHS staff
Vodafone has announced it will be extending its 30-day free access to unlimited mobile data offer, by upgrading customers who have personal Pay Monthly contracts and who are registered in its systems as working for the NHS. These customers will receive a text informing them of this upgrade from April 6th. Vodafone has already upgraded…
Vodafone offers free access to NHS UK services
With the spread of the Coronavirus across the UK, access to reliable health information has never been more crucial. As a result, Vodafone has decided to give all of its mobile customers, including VOXI and TalkMobile customers, free access to NHS UK online, including the web sites of NHS England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales,…
Over half of users have problems with mobile network, says GWS
Mobile network tester Global Wireless Solutions has released the results of its most extensive nationwide customer experience test of mobile network performance to date. The detailed assessment involved GWS’ engineers collecting close to one million data and voice task tests on iOS and Android devices, alongside nationwide focus groups conducted in partnership with Jigsaw Research,…
Vodafone report shows drone support
Four out of five Britons would support the widespread adoption of drones if stringent safety, security and monitoring measures existed, according to a new report by Vodafone. Of the 2,000 members of the public polled for the report, the majority support their use for emergency response (86%), police assistance (79%) and environmental conservation (61%). Meanwhile,…
Vodafone to accelerate full fibre broadband
Vodafone has announced plans to accelerate the roll out of full-fibre broadband in the UK by restructuring its existing deal with CityFibre to encourage it to build its fibre infrastructure more quickly and to more places. With full-fibre broadband still only available to around 11% of UK premises, Vodafone is working with infrastructure companies such…
Vodafone poised to quit India
Vodafone has warned that a long-running court battle with authorities in India could lead to the telecoms giant quitting the country. The business recently lost a Supreme Court judgment which could leave it liable for 3.7 billion euros (£3.2 billion) and bosses said that, without an intervention by the country’s government, it would be forced…
Virgin Media agrees five-year mobile deal with Vodafone UK
Virgin Media has agreed a five-year mobile deal with Vodafone UK which will see Virgin Mobile services, including 5G, hosted on the Vodafone network. The deal will replace Virgin Media’s current agreement with BT which expires in late 2021. Full Virgin Mobile services will start to move across to the Vodafone network from then, but…
Vodafone teams up with Fairphone
Vodafone has teamed up with Fairphone, billed as the world’s leading ethical mobile phone company, to sell its smartphones from the end of the year. Customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy and Spain will be able to buy the Fairphone 3 from later this year, as Vodafone attempts to show off its green credentials.…
UK’s mobile networks working together to tackle mobile ‘not spots’
The UK’s big four mobile operators have agreed to work together on a shared 4G rural network plan that aims to bring connectivity to 'mobile not spots' - areas of the country with poor mobile coverage. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone will collectively fund £530 million towards a network of new and existing phone masts…