Live life unlimited on our next-generation network
We’re here to keep you connected
We're constantly investing in our UK network to make sure you're connected to the people you love. We've got a history of firsts: we made the UK's first mobile call, sent the first text, and supported the nation's first holographic 5G call.
We do it so you can live your life connected - today and tomorrow.
Faster, more reliable data
Vodafone 5G gives you faster speeds, lower latency and a more reliable connection. Join us now and do what you love, without the delay.
Introducing Vodafone 5G Ultra
Thanks to our upgraded 5G network, you can enjoy greater coverage, improved phone battery life, fast 5G speeds, and better connection.
To get 5G Ultra, you’ll need a 5G Ultra-enabled device, any of our Pay monthly Airtime Plans bought from 24 February 2023 onwards, and to be in an area covered by our 5G network.
5G Ultra is available on many of the phones we offer. Find out which models have 5G Ultra
Vodafone 5G Ultra is here - ready?
Greater coverage
Over one million more customers in the UK can connect to our 5G network.
Fast 5G speeds
Experience amazingly fast 5G speeds - around 10 times faster than 4G.
Connect in busy places
Make a call or use your data even when it's busy - on station platforms, in stadiums, and at festivals.
Providing increased 4G coverage, indoors and out
We work hard to continuously increase and improve our coverage across the UK. We do it in a variety of ways: physically building new masts that provide coverage to geographical and population areas that we didn’t cover before; deploying new masts in areas we already cover, to increase the capacity of our network; adding more spectrum or new technologies such as 4G to existing masts; and reducing downtime on our network by fixing faults and outages more quickly.
4G in more places
In September 2018, our internal tools showed our 4G 1Mbps outdoor population coverage at 99%. But what does that really mean for you?
Well, not only does it show that we’re increasing coverage up and down the country, we’re also working hard to increase coverage in places of interest. Places like Gatwick Airport, where we’ve built a complete coverage solution to make it the fastest 4G airport in the UK. So now you’ll have up to 200Mbps download speeds throughout the entire airport – including the departure gates.
Doubling the amount of 4G+ available
We've been re-farming 3G to 4G across the UK. The result? We’ve doubled 4G capacity from 2 lanes to 4 lanes and increased 4G capacity by 150%, so you can enjoy download speeds of up to 300Mbps.
We’ve been doing this up and down the country, including (but by no means limited to) cities like London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff, Nottingham and Bristol.
Best in tests in several major cities
Vodafone is the UK’s Best in Test for voice in Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and Manchester, Best in Test for data in Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow and Manchester and is the most reliable network based on crowdsourcing assessed by P3.
P3’s annual testing reflects the results of network performance, assessed independently by P3 across October and December 2018, where four major operators were tested in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Coverage may vary.