Vodafone Planning HSDPA Expansion in the UK

This summer Vodafone UK will begin a multi-million pound investment to extend its HSDPA network to a further three million people across six major conurbations; Birmingham, Bristol. Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Reading. These towns and cities join London and major British airports, which were the first locations to benefit from Vodafone’s HSDPA upgrade in 2007. Roll out is expected to be completed by Autumn 2008.

From June, Vodafone customers will see a change in the way Vodafone UK sells Mobile Broadband. Vodafone UK will do even more to help customers make the most of the service, providing more information that reflects the way customers actually use the network.

“The recent acceleration in the take up of mobile broadband has demonstrated just how hungry consumers are for internet access wherever they are. As a result we are significantly investing in our network so that more customers can experience our award winning, fast and reliable mobile broadband network,” said Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone UK.

“We are committed to keeping life simple for our customers in terms of access to information about services and speeds, keeping pricing clear, as well as ensuring our device range comprises easy to use, plug and play modems. From June we will focus on providing additional relevant information with details on everyday usage scenarios, which will ensure customers can continue to make the most of Vodafone’s high speed mobile broadband service,” continued Nick.

The news builds on an announcement made in April by Vodafone UK that it has signed a five-year agreement with BT for the landline operator's new 21st Century Network-enabled Ethernet service. This will enable Vodafone UK to manage the predicted growth in traffic and bandwidth requirements without the need for further investment.

Posted to the site on 12th May 2008

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