Vodafone connects first space video call over AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites using standard phone.

Following the success of the first LEO satellite-routed video call using a regular 4G/5G device, Vodafone plans to roll out Europe’s first commercial direct-to-smartphone broadband satellite service in 2025-2026, expanding network coverage to rural and underserved areas across the continent. Operating from low Earth orbit, Vodafone says its satellite service using AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellites

Vodafone and Google Extend AI Partnership for 10 Years 

Vodafone and Google have extended their existing partnership by 10 years to bring new services, devices, and TV experiences to Vodafone customers across Europe and Africa, supported by Google Cloud and Google’s Gemini models. Both companies will jointly promote the use of universal industry standards in areas such as online safety, responsible AI development, network

Vodafone joins global telecom leaders to form Ericsson API joint venture

Vodafone has joined other major neowkr operators around the world to create a new company with Ercisson  to offer network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) globally. The venture aims to simplify access to advanced mobile network features, which have traditionally been difficult for developers to integrate across various telecom systems. The deal is expected to close

Top SAP business manager is new CEO of Vodafone Business

SAP chief business officer, Marika Auramo, has left the German business software giant after 24 years and moved to Vodafone as CEO of Vodafone Business, taking over from interim CEO Giorgio Migliarina. Auramo who has more than 25 years of experience in the global IT industry,  also joins Vodafone’s Executive Committee. At the German internatonal

Vodafone UK added 18,000 contract mobile customers in last quarter

Vodafone UK has reported a 5.2 per cent increase in service revenue in its latest quarterly financial update, demonstrating strong performance across both its Consumer and Business segments. The mobile sector witnessed an addition of 18,000 contract customers, attributed to robust seasonal trading and an improvement in consumer contract retention by 0.8 percentage points year-on-year.

Vodafone to invest £1.18bn in 10-year Microsoft partnership to combine AI and IoT expertise

Vodafone and Microsoft have joined forces in a 10-year collaboration partnership to develop a new AI and IoT connectivity platform and revamping Vodafone’s global data centre cloud strategy.  Vodafone will invest £1.18 billion over the next decade in  cloud and customer-focused AI services developed with Microsoft.  Microsoft will use Vodafone’s fixed and mobile connectivity services.