Vodafone UK today announced that National Grid has awarded it a three year contract worth over £5m as its sole mobile voice and mobile data network provider in the UK.
National Grid needed a partner that could continue to provide a robust and resilient mobile voice and mobile data network. Vodafone demonstrated that its network [...]

~First Ever Offering of Traffic Information on Navigation Devices in Portugal~
TomTom, the world’s leading navigation solutions provider, and Vodafone Portugal, today announce an exclusive partnership to bring TomTom High Definition (HD) Traffic™ to Portugal. HD Traffic is TomTom’s unique, patented traffic information system that delivers the most accurate and up-to-date traffic information to drivers. [...]

· Six out of ten 14-18 year olds cite workplace socialising as the biggest factor besides money for wanting to work
· One in three 14-18 year olds say that joining the workforce will help them to avoid boredom
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Employees twice as likely to access adult material, gamble or watch online TV when away from office
Wednesday, 12th November 2008; Research from Vodafone UK has revealed that once out of the office many employees are flouting security policies designed to protect corporate applications and data, and could be creating significant ‘hidden’ costs for their employers.
Many [...]

First ‘clickable’ touch screen smartphone purpose built for Vodafone – revolutionary tactile touch display
Building on BlackBerry platform’s strong wireless heritage, the BlackBerry Storm is ideal for both consumers and business users featuring:
Large, high resolution screen coupled with Vodafone’s ultra high speed network delivering world class Internet browsing
Fast and easy access to customers’ [...]

25% of all businesses have experienced security issues as a result of employees using their laptops or mobile devices outside of work in contravention of company policy
50% of workers do not know that there are different policies when using IT inside or outside of work
One in three have never read their employer’s IT policy or [...]

Campbell, Calif., September 30, 2008—Following extensive lab testing and a successful live trial in the Lisbon area, Brilliant Telecommunications, Inc. today announced the signing of a contract with Vodafone Portugal for the supply of the industry’s first end-to-end, IEEE 1588v2-based synchronization solution for its live IP-based mobile backhaul network.
Vodafone Portugal is migrating its backhaul infrastructure [...]

Managed service de-risks mobile email roll-out
As more and more organisations are mobilising their workforces with sophisticated mobile devices, Vodafone has identified the need for a simple but effective way to manage and protect these mobile workers and their devices. Vodafone Enhanced Services for Windows Mobile Email provides IT managers with a managed service that ensures [...]

Vodafone UK’s Critical Response Time Index
* 1 in 10 businesses now expect a 30 minute turnaround on new business emails
* The lack of mobile email access is costing British business at least £7.345 billion a year *
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* Up to 10 seconds faster when downloading a 2MB file
* Up to four times faster to open a web page
Vodafone UK is the most reliable and the fastest network for mobile broadband according to LCC International, the largest independent wireless engineering company in the world.
The conclusion [...]