Vodafone announces new 12-month 5G Broadband plans and £2 monthly discount for students, designed to offer flexibility across the academic year.
- Vodafone launches 12-month plans for 5G broadband, giving students the flexibility to stay connected throughout the academic year without being tied into a longer contract.
- The new plans were unveiled alongside Vodafone research revealing more than half (54%) of students feel unprepared for the practical realities of sharing a home. Over a quarter (26%) have called their parents for advice on setting up broadband.
- With full fibre-like speeds powered by Vodafone’s 5G network*, no engineer visits and no upfront costs, Vodafone 5G Broadband offers students a simple, hassle-free install, plus next-day delivery or same-day store collection, so students can get online quickly.
- Students can choose from a 50 Mbps plan from £20 a month, or a 150 Mbps plan from £21 a month, ideal for larger shared homes and equivalent to just £5.25 per person in a typical four-person household.
- Vodafone 5G Broadband runs on the UK’s biggest network, The Nation’s Network**, backed by VodafoneThree’s £11bn investment in building a better network for everyone. This investment is helping to improve reliability, strengthen performance, and boost coverage across the UK.
To help students get connected for the new academic year, Vodafone is offering flexible 12-month 5G Broadband plans with a £2 monthly student discount, meaning a typical four-person houseshare can get fast, reliable broadband from £5.25 per person, per month.
The new plans launched alongside research from Vodafone revealing that more than half (54%) of students feel unprepared for the practical realities of sharing a home at university. The findings show the importance of planning for essential household costs and services, including broadband, as students settle into shared accommodation and prepare for the year ahead.
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Alongside managing bills and household budgets, getting broadband set up is a key responsibility many students face for the first time with almost half (46%) splitting the cost with their housemates.
But more than a quarter (26%) have turned to their parents for help getting broadband set up, highlighting how everyday household tasks can quickly become a source of stress for those living away from home for the first time.
The latest Vodafone 5G Broadband plans are designed to fit around student life, aligning to the academic year and offering the speed, flexibility and ease needed to get connected without the hassle or committing to a longer-term contract. With no engineer visit or landlord permission required, setup is quick and simple. Students can choose next-day delivery or pick up their hub from a local Vodafone store on the same day, allowing them to get online quickly when settling into a new home or sharing a space with housemates.
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Students signing up to Vodafone 5G Broadband can get connected with speeds of up to 50 Mbps for smaller households, or 150 Mbps for larger households. They can benefit from an exclusive £2 monthly student discount, bringing the price down to £20 a month. For a house share of four, that’s from £5.25 each per month for unlimited connectivity.
For students sharing with multiple housemates, Vodafone’s 150Mbps 5G Broadband plan offers the capacity to support busy, connected households. The plan can support up to six simultaneous 4K streams, download a 1GB lecture recording in under a minute and handle video calls, coursework and entertainment across multiple devices at the same time.
Whether it’s streaming the latest show, gaming with housemates, catching up with friends, submitting an assignment at the last minute or simply scrolling until 2am, students can enjoy fast and reliable connectivity designed to keep up with busy university life.
The launch comes as Vodafone continues to expand its broadband offering, combining the UK’s largest full-fibre network* with its new 5G broadband reaching more homes with powerful, fast and reliable connectivity.
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Vodafone spokesperson quote: “Student life is all about flexibility, whether that’s where you live, who you live with or how you spend your money. That’s why Vodafone 5G Broadband for students offers a simple, flexible and affordable way to stay connected.
“With a 12-month plan that fits around the academic year, a £2 monthly student discount and no engineer visit needed, students can get fast, reliable broadband without the hassle of a long-term commitment or complicated installation. Perfect for student renting, it can be set up quickly and easily, with no landlord permission required, making it simple to get connected from day one.
“Whether you’re moving into your first student house or heading back for another year, Vodafone 5G Broadband makes it easy to get connected and get on with student life.”
Through bringing the Vodafone and Three networks together and deploying innovative ‘Multi Operator Core Network’ technology in more than 10,000 sites nationwide, Vodafone 5G Broadband customers will benefit from improved coverage with higher speeds in areas where it wasn’t previously available. This forms part of VodafoneThree’s £11 billion investment programme to build the UK’s best network, reaching 99% 5G Standalone population coverage by 2030, and 99.96% by 2034.
Find out more about Vodafone 5G Broadband.
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Notes to Editors
About the research: An online survey was conducted by independent market research agency WALR among 2,000 students. The research fieldwork took place between 11th–15th September 2026. WALR is a member organisation of the Market Research Society and abides by all codes of practice.
*Vodafone is the UK’s largest full fibre broadband provider reaching 23.2 million UK homes and premises. Vodafone data sourced by Vodafone network data. Comparative data is independently verified by thinkbroadband.com, results based on availability of CityFibre, Openreach, OFNL, Virgin Media, and Community Fibre as of 7 April 2026.
By combining full fibre and 5G Broadband, Vodafone can deliver superfast broadband speeds to more than 26 million homes and premises across the UK.
**The Nation’s Network is the combined Vodafone and Three network. The Nation’s Network means the biggest mobile network infrastructure created by VodafoneThreeHoldings Ltd through the merger of Vodafone & Hutchison 3G UK. VodafoneThree has committed to spend £11bn to build world-class nationwide, digital infrastructure by 2034. Verification.
