Northern Rail uses mobile technology to improve customer service

Over 1,000 conductors given the latest travel information on their mobiles
A new mobile information service, enabled by Vodafone UK, is delivering real time, detailed journey information to over 1,000 conductors on Northern Rail trains, improving customer service by ensuring customers are kept better informed throughout their journey.

Northern Rail’s investment gives train conductors working across the [...]

Mobile Workers Consider Company Laptops Their Own Property

IT departments challenged by changing attitudes and behaviours towards use of company mobiles and laptops outside the office
Vodafone UK has revealed that people view their work mobiles and laptops differently when out of the office, potentially exposing a business to security threats.  Personal use of laptops and mobile devices goes unregulated once out of the [...]

Vodafone UK selects Ericsson to provide maintenance and operational support on its network, delivering cost savings

Vodafone UK and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announce a seven year agreement which will see Ericsson provide maintenance and operations for Vodafone UK’s 2G and 3G radio access networks. The contract includes the transfer of approximately 350 employees from Vodafone to Ericsson, scheduled for the beginning of May.

Jeni Mundy, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone UK, says:  “We [...]

Vodafone UK signs Ericsson for mobile network maintenance and support deal

Vodafone UK and Ericsson today announced a 7-year deal, with Ericsson providing support and maintenance for Vodafone UK’s 2G and 3G radio access networks.
Ericsson’s Managed Services aim to improve network performance and user experience while reducing costs. Under the contract, 350 Vodafone employess will be transferred to Ericsson at the beginning of May.
From the [...]

National Grid moves its voice and data network to Vodafone UK

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 meets [...]

Vodafone UK Launches Solution to Manage and Protect Windows Mobile Email Users

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 [...]

QuickPlay Media named Best Video Service Provider at ME Awards

Award recognises QuickPlay Media’s innovative OpenVideo media management platform for mobile TV and video services

London, 30th September 2008: QuickPlay Media, the premier solutions provider for mobile TV and video services, was named the winner of the Best Video Service Provider category for its OpenVideoTM media management platform at Mobile Entertainment (ME) magazine’s third annual ME [...]

Independent Trials Show Vodafone UK To Be Most Reliable And Fastest Network For Mobile Broadband

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 follows 28,000 network tests throughout March, April and May 2008 [...]

Novarra – oops I did it again

Oh dear. I took another look at Novarra recently and was actually very pleased with the results. But then I read interviews like this one and think – my God Novarra you are arrogant.

I have been speaking to a bloke called Luca Passani recently. He was introduced to me in by David Harper from [...]

“Can you hear me? I’m on the train!!”

New research reveals that indiscreet public conversations are a threat to company security
“Can you hear me?” – the refrain familiar to anyone used to traveling on a commuter route – could start to become a thing of the past as Vodafone UK announces that it has teamed up with Virgin Trains

to deliver improved mobile phone [...]

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