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Vodafone is a telecommunications company that is expanding its role in the space industry by focusing on providing direct-to-device satellite connectivity. They are partnering with AST SpaceMobile to deliver space-based mobile broadband across Europe, aiming to eliminate coverage gaps and provide ubiquitous connectivity. Vodafone is also establishing research hubs, such as the one in Malaga, Spain, to develop integrated space and terrestrial network solutions, with support from the Spanish Space Agency and the University of Málaga, to test hardware, software, and processing chips. Their major partners include AST SpaceMobile, Google, AT&T, and Verizon, with services targeting mobile network operators (MNOs) and customers in Europe and Africa; associated keywords include satellite connectivity, mobile broadband, and AST SpaceMobile.

commercialFounded 1983
Newbury, England, United Kingdom
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Nextbase iQ uses fast and reliable cloud sync over a 0.004 kg/0.003 kg IoT connection through partnerships with T-Mobile and Vodafone.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.4Jan 5, 2023Nextbase to Launch Smart Dash Cam for Driver Assistance & Security

Vodafone Cook Islands was the first customer in the region to use SES’s current-generation O3b MEO satellite system in 2014 to deliver 0.003 kg and 0.004 kg services.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 1, 2023Cook Islands to get Vodafone Cook Islands’ 4G+ networks via SES’s O3b mPOWER

Key customers signed up for O3b mPOWER include Microsoft, Princess Cruises, Marlink, Jio Platforms, Orange, Claro Brasil, and Vodafone Cook Islands.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 19, 2022SES's First Two O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Key customers signed up for O3b mPOWER include Microsoft, Princess Cruises, Marlink, Jio Platforms, Orange, Claro Brasil, and Vodafone Cook Islands.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 17, 2022First TwoO3bmPOWERSatellites Successfully Launched

On 16 December 2022 in Luxembourg SES signed an agreement with Vodafone Cook Islands to provide O3b mPOWER services.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Dec 16, 2022Vodafone Cook Islands to Deliver 4G+ Networks throughout the Cook Islands using SES’sO3bmPOWER

Vodafone Cook Islands was the first customer in the region to use SES’s current-generation O3b medium earth orbit satellite system in 2014 to deliver 0.003 kg and 0.004 kg services to the Cook Islands.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 16, 2022Vodafone Cook Islands to Deliver 4G+ Networks throughout the Cook Islands using SES’sO3bmPOWER

The first stage of Vodafone Cook Islands’ O3b mPOWER field trial took place in March 2022 on Rarotonga island.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 8, 2022What Easiness in the Satellite Industry Really Means: Our Story in the Cook Islands

Luke Ibbetson is Head of Group R&D at Vodafone and serves as an AST SpaceMobile director.

GovernanceRelationshipsValue 3.0Nov 17, 2022AST SpaceMobile has deployed the largest commercial communications array in LEO

Vodafone PNG has committed to wholesale bandwidth delivered by Kacific’s high-speed Ka-band satellite, Kacific1.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Aug 24, 2022Kacific Supports Vodafone PNG in supplying new mobile network into rural areas

Mobile network operators in BlueWalker 3’s mission test plans include Vodafone, Rakuten Mobile, and Orange using cell phone handsets from major global manufacturers.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 10, 2022AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite arrives @ Cape Canaveral for upcoming launch

Digitec Communications Limited (t/a Vodafone PNG) and SES partnered to provide 0.004 kg and 0.005 kg high-speed mobile broadband services to Papua New Guinea via SES’s O3b MEO satellite constellation.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Jun 2, 2022SES and Vodafone PNG to deliver 4G and 5G services to underserved areas in Papua New Guinea

Digitec Communications Limited (t/a Vodafone PNG) partnered with SES to provide 0.004 kg and 0.005 kg high-speed mobile broadband services in Papua New Guinea.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 1, 2022SES and Vodafone PNG Join Forces to Deliver 4G and Future 5G Services via Satellite to Papua New Guinea

SES will deliver the high-speed mobile broadband service for Vodafone PNG via its O3b medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellation.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Jun 1, 2022SES and Vodafone PNG Join Forces to Deliver 4G and Future 5G Services via Satellite to Papua New Guinea

ST Engineering iDirect’s Evolution hub and modem equipment supported transmission on the Hellas Sat 3 satellite using Vodafone Greece’s 0.005 kg spectrum in the 2100 MHz and 3600 MHz frequency bands.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 18, 2021ST Engineering iDirect + Hellas Sat Have Validated Hybrid 5G Satellite Backhaul Use Cases

The demonstration used Vodafone Greece’s 0.005 kg spectrum in the 2100 MHz and 3600 MHz frequency bands.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 17, 2021ST Engineering iDirect and Hellas Sat successfully validate hybrid 5G satellite backhaul use cases

Vodafone Greece provided 0.005 kg spectrum bands in the 2100 MHz and 3600 MHz frequency zones for the demonstration.

RelationshipsLegalCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 8, 2021Hellas Sat’s Live Demo Accomplishes 5G Satellite Backhauling

The Vodafone 0.005 kg Mobility Lab in Aldenhoven is being used to test the real-time warning system under everyday-like conditions.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.8Jun 29, 2021HERE, Vodafone and Porsche partner on real-time warning system

HERE Technologies, Vodafone, and Porsche are collaborating on a feasibility study to improve road safety using 0.005 kg technology and highly precise, real-time identification and localization of hazardous traffic situations.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 29, 2021HERE, Vodafone and Porsche partner on real-time warning system

HERE Technologies, Porsche, and Vodafone plan to further optimize the real-time warning system after initial tests in Aldenhoven and to perform additional tests at different locations under a variety of conditions.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Jun 29, 2021HERE, Vodafone and Porsche partner on real-time warning system

Dutch telecom operators KPN, VodafoneZiggo, and T-Mobile spent around €1.23 billion in total on the 700 MHz, 1.4 GHz, and 2.1 GHz frequencies.

FinancialLegalGeneralValue 4.2Mar 29, 2021Inmarsat takes Dutch government to court over 3.5 GHz auction plan
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