A coalition of European media owners, data companies, telcos, retailers, marketplaces and advertising technology partners have announced the launch of the European Media Marketplace, a new initiative designed to transform how advertisers, agencies and publishers activate campaigns and connect across Europe’s premium open web. The first founding members, including T Advertising Solutions (part of Deutsche […]
Vodafone Group has been an enthusiastic supporter of AST SpaceMobile for some years. It has demonstrated video calls via its circuits with AST and has created a joint-venture with AST in the form of a ‘SatCo’ in November 2025. SatCo has morphed into Satellite Connect Europe. Last week, Vodafone Spain (which is not owned by […]
The ARD,, the German public broadcaster, along with Vodafone and the Baden-Württemberg Dual University of Applied Sciences (DHBW) have successfully tested the transmission of a quantum-encrypted TV stream. The test via a fibre optic line, took place between the ARD site in Frankfurt am Main and the radio house of the SWR in Mainz, which […]
Satellite Connect Europe (SCE) is the name of the joint-venture between AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone Europe. Vodafone’s separate Spanish business has now joined SCE. SCE is a Luxembourg-based company which wants to provide direct-to-device’ (D2D) satellite connectivity, with the aim of enabling direct satellite connection to mobile phones and thus ensuring continuous coverage in remote […]
A textbook launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket (owned by arch-rival SpaceX) took three AST SpaceMobile satellites into transfer orbit on June 17th from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The three craft – BlueBird 8, 9 and 10 – are the largest commercial communications arrays ever deployed in low Earth orbit, measuring approximately 2,400 square […]
Vodafone Spain has reported a marked improvement in its financial and operational performance, reinforcing its position as negotiations over a potential merger with Telefónica continue. The telco, owned by investment fund Zegona since 2024, delivered its second full-year set of results under the new ownership, posting stronger earnings, lower debt and a return to revenue […]
The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has fined telecom operators Meo, Nos, and Vodafone, along with consulting firm Accenture, a combined €13.3 million for entering into an anti-competitive agreement. The penalties stem from a December 2021 accusation that the companies colluded to insert 30 seconds of advertising before users could access automatic TV recordings. This was […]
Mobile networks typically offer a poor-quality service to train passengers, according to research from media regulator Ofcom, which has called for a nationwide effort to improve the state of mobile service in the UK. Ofcom’s research measured mobile performance across 24 segments of key railway lines covering England, Scotland and Wales, making it the most […]
Vodafone has announced the successful completion of a trial using Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud infrastructure to run key Internet of Things (IoT) voice and data network applications operating on Nokia core systems. Cloud technology helps Vodafone automate network expansion and scale capacity where customers need it most. Vodafone aims to add extra capacity in […]
eSIM Go has introduced the tech stack behind its UK MVNE platform that gives UK mobile brands real-time visibility of subscriber activity and network performance, while maintaining a low barrier to market entry. Powered by Tier 1 UK connectivity and enabled by CSG Ascendon, the cloud-native SaaS platform allows brands to launch UK mobile services quickly […]