Vodafone

Vodafone Australia offers discounts on handset and SIM only plans

Vodafone Australia introduced a number of discounts for November, offering a range of reduced plan costs across select Vodafone Infinite Plans for SIM Only and handset plans. According to a press release late last week, the company said, “During November, eligible customers who sign up or upgrade to the $ 33 Lite+ month-to-month SIM only […]

Vodafone adds 7,000 software engineers to target digital services

Vodafone unveiled plans to add nearly 7,000 software engineers to its expanding European-wide technical workforce by 2025, through a combination of recruitment, re-skilling existing employees and insourcing. The company said in a statement, that “Expanding its software capabilities will allow Vodafone to build differentiated products and services at lower cost and own the intellectual property […]

Vodafone, Celltick deploy cell broadcast-based public warning system in India

Cell broadcast-based products provider Celltick has announced that Vodafone Idea (Vi) is the first operator in the State of Andhra Pradesh to support its CAP-compliant Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) that is being deployed for the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA). The IPAWS will deliver real-time geo-targeted warning alerts in more […]

India’s Vodafone Idea remains hopeful as stock plummets

As Vodafone Idea descends deeper into its doom, India’s leading telco stock plunged on Wednesday over 5 percent in afternoon trading hours on Bombay Stock Exchange after the operator’s proposals to revive the telecom sector had been snubbed during a recent Cabinet meeting. Last month, the telco’s shares witnessed an 18 percent rise, reaching 31 […]

Vodafone Idea freefall trickles down to India’s telecom sector

Vodafone Idea’s (VI) fate is now controlled by the Indian government as the impending demise could immensely affect telecommunication service rivals, stakeholders, and the government, resulting in catastrophic outcomes on the country’s telecom sector. India’s telecommunication sector is wielding its final strategies to push itself from the underlying financial concerns, with Aditya Birla Group’s subsidiary, […]

Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone’s zero tariff defies net neutrality

The Court of Justice in the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday against German mobile operators Telekom Deutschland and Vodafone for violating domestic authorities’ bloc net neutrality and roaming regulations for their “Zero-rating” scheme, following national investigations. The EU ruling was based on the compatibility of services provided by the telcos, following limitations on bandwidth […]

Vodafone Hungary introduces eSims, expands 5G at Lake Balaton

Vodafone Hungary has started offering eSims, and announced the further expansion of its 5G network in the area around Lake Balaton. The operator’s customers can enjoy the benefits of the new generation mobile network in another large city, Balatonfüred, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal. The operator made superfast mobile […]

Vodafone Idea refuse to file for voluntary bankruptcy

Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi), a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is not looking to file for voluntary bankruptcy despite its financial struggles, ABG senior executives told ET Telecom.  Vi’s financial criticality was revealed on June 7 when Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the telco, wrote to the government offering to hand over the group’s stake in Vi to any public sector or local financial entity who could save the company.  In his letter, Birla asserted that without immediate government support, […]

Nokia, Vodafone launch AI solution on Google Cloud

U.K. operator group Vodafone and Finnish kit vendor Nokia have partnered up to jointly develop an AI solution on Google Cloud to detect and remediate network anomalies before they impact customers.  The new machine learning (ML) system was co-developed based on Nokia’s Bell Labs algorithm and the anomaly detection service product that runs on Google Cloud and is already being rolled out across Vodafone’s pan-European network.  In a joint statement, the partners explained that […]