On Wednesday, Vodafone stated it has secured a seven-year technology partnership with Ryanair to handle services including online booking, in-flight transactions, and passenger boarding for the low cost Irish airline in Europe. In a statement both companies stated they had extended an existing partnership for Vodafone Business to support 300 Ryanair sites and around 153…
New rules drafted for Germany allows a level playing field for all telecom equipment vendors. On Monday, in a significant development, Germany has finalized rules to build its 5G mobile networks which does not exclude China’s Huawei Technologies. German government officials have confirmed that Germany’s security catalogue foresaw an evaluation of technical and other criteria…
Vodafone is following a dual vendor strategy for its 5G networks; given its security concerns consumer data could probably be at stake especially if it is routed through Chinese servers. On Tuesday, Vodafone stated it was launching 5G services in Germany. The development sees Vodafone offering cheaper deals than industry leader Deutsche Telekom; its services…
Both EE and Vodafone have shunned Huawei equipment in Britain. However, Vodafone launched its service with Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 handsets along with Samsung S10 5G. In a significant development, Vodafone launched its 5G network in 7 British cities with unlimited high speed data plans without any premium rates. The development comes midst Deutsche Telekom…
While software vulnerabilities are a common occurrence and Huawei was quick to patch them, what the Chinese telecom equipment maker keeps side stepping is the fact that it cannot avoid being a vehicle for Chinese intelligence since it has to comply to China’s 2017 cybersecurity law. On Tuesday, Europe’s biggest telecom group Vodafone stated, it…
Germany’s biggest network operators, including Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica Deutschland and Vodafone have sued the market regulator for placing new preconditions in the country’s 5G auctions which are to take place in early 2019. As per a report by German newspaper Die Welt, Deutsche Telekom has filed a lawsuit against Federal Network Agency for setting preconditions…
While an industry group prefers the adoption of a wifi-based technology for next-gen cars, others, including Intel, Vodafone, Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm, Samsung, Daimler, Ford, PSA Group, and Huawei are pushing for an alternative 5G standard. BMW, Vodafone and Ericsson have reportedly made a last-ditch effort to persuade the European Commission to open the doors…
The timing for deploying 5G technology is set to top the agenda at the Mobile World Congress, set to take place in Barcelona next week. The telecom industry is counting on the new technology to trigger growth in equipment sales and mobile services.
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