The Sandbox

Vodafone has demonstrated the potential of automated control and network programmability of microwave backhaul in a live commercial network in Italy using Software Defined Networking (SDN). This is an important milestone in the transformation of the operator’s transport networks.

Sam Etherington is just 19 but has been in intensive care three times. Sam, a security guard, has struggled with asthma all his life. Diagnosed aged three, he has tried inhalers of, “all colours and sizes,” has missed school and had numerous hospital stays. His symptoms are worst at night.

Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and Huawei will undertake a live demonstration of a full Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) connected car system with the potential to significantly improve road safety standards in the near future.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ensuring girls get an education is a monumental challenge.

Europeans say that they are getting fewer hours of digital skills training than their counterparts in Asia, setting out a challenge to employers and governments wanting to develop Gigabit Societies.

A chance online encounter between American tech entrepreneur, Thomas Lauzon, and Malawian mathematician, Eugene Maseya, could start saving the lives of children in sub-Saharan Africa where, even today, 1 in 26 children still die before their fifth birthday.

Digitisation is driving the most significant period of change in the automotive industry since the introduction of the moving assembly line in 1913.

During the EU’s cyber security month, we take a look at some of the major online threats we’ve monitored over the course of the year.

Technology has a big gender problem. It’s been well documented that men hold the majority of jobs in the industry, especially as computer scientists and developers.

Vodafone and other major operators have successfully built a prototype of a new open source small cell which might one day enable far more everyday objects – from cars to mobile phones - to help improve mobile coverage for our customers.