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4 weeks ago | 
vodafone.co.uk | Ally Stevens |Alan Lu |Andrea Donà
The drastically improved mobile signal at the airport, due to a dedicated in-building coverage system, is part of the company’s network improvement plan, both in the capital and across the country as a whole. London Stansted Airport is growing and it needs the connectivity to grow with it.
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2 months ago | 
vodafone.co.uk | Ally Stevens |Andrea Donà |Alan Lu
130 special events across the country, from music festivals to agricultural shows, will be receiving improved mobile coverage during 2025 from Vodafone's herd of COWs. Spring is glimmering on the horizon, so Vodafone is starting to ramp up the deployment of its temporary mobile phone masts. These Cells on Wheels – or COWs for short – can be found at some of the biggest UK special events.
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2 months ago | 
vodafone.co.uk | Ally Stevens |Alan Lu
An OpenRAN mini-mast has brought Vodafone 4G signal to a bucolic corner of Devon, a hamlet that's also a gateway to Dartmoor National Park. In the middle of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, sits Postbridge. Known for its fine example of an ancient clapper bridge, this tiny hamlet is also home to the Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
vodafone.co.uk | Andrea Donà |Alan Lu |Ally Stevens
Andrea Donà, Chief Network Officer & Network Director at Vodafone UK, explains the significance of Vodafone's historic first space mobile video call. If you’re reading this article on a smartphone, then it’s likely your internet connection involves a mast. A key component in any mobile network, ensure we can currently provide over 99% of the UK’s population with our 4G signal. The tricky part is reaching that final 1%, many of whom live in the countryside.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
vodafone.co.uk | Alan Lu |Ally Stevens
In a world first, Vodafone has made the first-ever video call over satellite. Here’s how it works and what it means for you. Vodafone Group has just completed the world’s first ever space-based video call using 4G/5G smartphones and satellites built to offer a full mobile broadband experience.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
vodafone.co.uk | Mark Davison |Ally Stevens
This is the first year Vodafone has featured in the Top Employers Institute’s globally recognised certification programme. The programme, which uses a rigorous assessment based on the HR Best Practices Survey, evaluates companies across areas such as employee wellbeing, development and engagement, touching on everything from leadership and learning and development to talent strategy.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
vodafone.co.uk | Alan Lu |Ally Stevens
Bad weather can affect Vodafone's mobile network, so the company has technology and procedures in place to lessen the impact of such disruptive events and ensure any repairs are done as quickly as possible, despite the many challenges facing engineers in the field. Everyone in the UK is familiar with the disruption and inconvenience that wet and stormy weather can bring. But few will know about how Vodafone plans for and deals with such events, given their potential impact on its mobile network.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
vodafone.co.uk | Mark Davison |Ally Stevens
Vodafone UK might be best known for its mobile and broadband services but, over the decades, the company has also sought to champion various good causes by partnering with the third sector. Following its creation in 1984, Vodafone has worked with its charity partners on everything from supporting domestic abuse victims to ending food poverty. Much of this began with the establishment of the Vodafone Foundation in 1991.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
vodafone.co.uk | Alan Lu |Ally Stevens
Geographical and architectural obstacles to reliable mobile signal can be overcome with not just the latest technology, but also with understanding and cooperation between local people and Vodafone. The market town of Highworth has always had plenty of fine attributes. Located just 6.4km (or 4mi) from the River Thames, it sits right on the edge of the Cotswolds and is also Wiltshire’s highest town at 133m (436ft) above sea level.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
vodafone.co.uk | Ally Stevens |Alan Lu |Matt Wall |Padraig Belton
Ivan Donn, who sold the company’s first phone in September 1984, looks back at the company’s past and speaks about his hopes for the future. Technology, and the pace at which it evolves and changes, can be intimidating and disorienting for some people. Not so for Ivan Donn. Now an independent telecoms consultant, Ivan started his career back in 1984 as one of the earliest salespeople at what was then a small start-up – Vodafone.
