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Nokia and Vodafone have tested a new broadband technology that delivers a blistering 100 gigabits per second (Gbps). Conducted using the kind of network seen in the last mile between an ISP and a user, it could eventually be rolled out commercially.

Cell coverage on Earth may not be as comprehensive as it could be, but that isn't stopping Vodafone and Nokia from setting up the Moon's first 4G network. The data-streaming network will provide communications support for an unmanned lander/rover mission by PTScientists scheduled to launch in 2019.

Madrid, Buenos Aires and Los Angeles are among the cities in which Philips has rolled out its internet-connected LED street lighting. Such connected streetlights can be monitored and controlled remotely and, now, Philips has partnered with Vodafone to connect the lights wirelessly.

Mobile phone networks are a key means of communication when humanitarian efforts need to be coordinated at times of disaster. The Vodafone Foundation's Instant Network Mini is a highly portable mobile network in a backpack that can be deployed in just 10 minutes.

Vodafone has teamed up with the University of Southampton to test Power Pocket, a prototype which can charge a smartphone using heat from the human body, during this year's festival season.

The Vodafone Booster Brolly is a new umbrella designed to help keep mobile phone owners charged and connected when exploring the great outdoors.

Microsoft has released the KIN Windows phone designed for social networkers. It has a touch screen, a slide out keyboard and comes in two models.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has presented the team’s 2008 Formula 1 car at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, where drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were joined on stage by Pedro de la Rosa and fellow test driver Gary Paffett

January 16, 2007 The launch of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team was predictably huge – with Vodafone is joining as Title Sponsor and Official Mobile Partner

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