MEMBER NAME

Kirste Johnston

Vodafone UK

Sector Head to Scottish Government

Vodafone is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies and provides a range of services including voice, messaging, data and fixed communications. Vodafone has mobile operations in 26 countries, partners with mobile networks in 55 more, and has fixed broadband operations in 17 markets. Globally, Vodafone has around 446 million mobile customers and 12 million fixed broadband customers. Vodafone is headquartered in Newbury, has nearly13, 000 employees in the UK and more than 18.4 million UK customers. Vodafone UK partners with businesses of all sizes - from start-ups and small businesses to the largest corporate's and the public sector. The company has worked with UK businesses for over 30 years, starting out as a mobile provider and becoming one of the UK’s leading total communications partners. We provides a range of voice and data services, secure communications infrastructure, fixed and call centre capability. We are a unified communications provider and were the first mobile phone operator to offer a truly converged service for fixed and mobile. Vodafone is currently spending around £1 billion on its network and services across the UK following a similar amount spent last year. This includes £200 million on its network in London, the introduction of its 4G service to more than 645 cities and towns, as well as thousands of smaller communities whilst also making network improvements across its UK 3G network. Meanwhile, The Vodafone Rural Open Sure Signal roll out is also aiming to bring 4G coverage for the first time to 100 remote communities across the UK.


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