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Samsung strikes deal with Vodafone for Open RAN in Romania

Samsung ran a pilot project with Vodafone in Romania last year and completed the first 4G calls over shared commercial Open RAN in rural areas. Now, the Korean tech giant announced it has partnered with Vodafone to deploy fully virtualized RAN and radios across Romania. Samsung is supporting Vodafone's Open RAN initiative to transition to […]

By Mihai Matei
6 months ago

AT&T, Google, Vodafone invest in Starlink competitor for satellite-to-smartphone connectivity

AT&T, Google, and Vodafone are investing USD 206.5 million in AST SpaceMobile, a company that is working on offering a cellular network to smartphones on Earth using cellphone towers in space (more specifically, using satellites in low Earth orbit), which is also known as satellite-to-smartphone connectivity, making it a competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. As a […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

Samsung backs Vodafone 5G network in the UK with large-scale open RAN

Vodafone is kicking off its large-scale open RAN deployment in Wales and South-West of England with support from Samsung Networks. Notably, Vodafone will deploy the open RAN (Radio Access Network) across 2,500 sites in the UK region. The program started with the open RAN setup in Devon using Samsung's virtualized RAN (vRAN) software and open […]

By Sagar Naresh
12 months ago

As Vodafone shuts down RCS in the UK, Samsung Messages to get RCS support soon

Vodafone has announced that it is pulling the plug on its own RCS messaging support in the UK. An alert is already going out to the customers that the RCS messaging support will shut down between March 15 and March 31, 2023. According to some users, a message delivered by Vodafone tells the customers that the […]

By Sagar Naresh
1 year ago

Samsung helps improve Vodafone’s 5G networks in Germany and Spain

Samsung Networks, Samsung Electronics' arm that develops networking solutions, announced today that it is helping Vodafone accelerate its 5G network expansion in Germany and Spain while enhancing its 5G networks in the UK. The mobile network carrier will use Samsung's 5G Open RAN infrastructure for improved performance and efficiency. Their collaboration on 5G networks first […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Samsung Electronics UK joins Vodafone’s business.connected initiative

We are just a few hours away from the Unpacked 2022 event. Samsung will unveil one of the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S22 series here. While we wait for the launch, there is some good news that will enhance the business capabilities of SME businesses in the UK. According to the official blog of Vodafone, […]

By Sagar Naresh
3 years ago

Samsung and Vodafone open UK’s first 5G Open RAN site

Last year, Vodafone had chosen Samsung as its leading vendor for 5G deployment in the UK. Now, the companies have announced that they've opened the UK's first 5G Open RAN site, carrying live customer traffic. Over 2,500 more such sites will be opened in the country in the future. The UK's first 5G Open RAN […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 years ago

Galaxy S9 Red Bull Ring Edition announced by Samsung and Vodafone for the Netherlands

Samsung has teamed up with Vodafone in the Netherlands to launch the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ Red Bull Ring Edition devices for Formula One fans. The Red Bull Ring edition comes with an NFC-equipped cover that, when put on the phone, applies a unique theme that changes the wallpaper, app icons, and even the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Vodafone Galaxy S7 August update brings Blueborne fix

The Vodafone Galaxy S7 August update is now being rolled out. It's been a while since the carrier updated the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge in the Netherlands. Prior to this update, both devices were running on the May security patch. It seems that the need for the Blueborne fix has forced the […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Vodafone UK could update the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge to Nougat on January 23rd

Those using an unlocked Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge in the UK have probably received the official Android 7.0 update by now, but what about those who got their device from one of the carriers in the country? Well, according to a Reddit user, Vodafone could start sending out the update to its users on […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Vodafone starts pushing out the July SMR for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in Germany

Vodafone is the first carrier in Europe to start pushing out this month's Security Maintenance Release (SMR) to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. It's kicking off the rollout in Germany where Samsung is expected to follow suit and start distributing an identical firmware for the handsets sometime over the course of the next couple […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

UK prices revealed for the Galaxy S6, S6 edge

We reported two days ago that UK pre-orders for Samsung’s latest and greatest would appear eventually. The day has come for UK residents to pre-order the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, and along with it, some insight into pricing for UK residents. UK carrier O2 has published its pricing for customers who order either […]

By Deidre R.
9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launch in the UK confirmed for November 28

We recently released a list of countries that would be getting the Galaxy Note Edge, Samsung's curved screen wonder, and the UK was one of the names among them. Well, Samsung has now confirmed that the Note Edge will indeed be coming to the UK, with Vodafone, Carphone Warehouse and select other retailers set to […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Vodafone Australia bundling free Gear Fit with Galaxy S5

Vodafone Australia is currently doing something that we wish Samsung and every carrier and retailer would do – it is offering consumers the Gear Fit completely free with the purchase of each Galaxy S5, allowing them to save on the $199 price tag associated with Samsung's first smart fitness tracker. The phone is available in […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Vodafone will exclusively sell gold Galaxy S5 in the UK

The Galaxy S5 will be launched with black, white, blue and gold color options, but for those in the UK, getting their hands on the gold S5 will only be possible through carrier Vodafone, which has received exclusive rights on the most shiny color variant. Vodafone doesn't mention how long this exclusivity will last, though […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

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