Our purpose

At Vodafone, our purpose is to connect for a better future

We’re enabling smart cities and connected devices that enhance how we live and work. We’re improving access to technology to achieve inclusion for all. And we’re helping society decarbonise while ensuring our success doesn’t come at a cost to the planet.

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Empowering People
We want everyone to fully benefit from the digital society, regardless of who they are or where they live.

Closing the digital divide
We are implementing new technology to roll out our network to rural locations and increase access to smartphones in our markets.
Supporting communities
We provide relevant products and services to address societal challenges such as gender equality, financial inclusion and digital skills, increasing productivity and enabling small businesses to thrive.
Supporting vulnerable communities
We provide connectivity and services to refugees, those experiencing abuse or poverty, and after natural disasters.

Protecting our Planet
We help to protect our planet by reducing our environmental impact and helping society decarbonise.

Tackling carbon emissions
We are working to reach net zero GHG emissions across our full value chain by 2040.
Promoting circularity
We are striving to ensure that our network equipment and device e-waste is reused, resold, or sent for recycling.
Enabling the clean industrial transition
We aim to provide technology and connectivity that help to enable society to transition to a more sustainable future.

Maintaining Trust
At the heart of everything we do is maintaining trust with our customers etc..

Customers
Customers trust us with their data and maintaining this trust is critical.
Employees
We create a safe and inclusive environment for our colleagues.
Society
We are committed to ensuring that our business operates ethically, lawfully and with integrity.
Suppliers
We collaborate with our suppliers to promote sustainable and responsible business practices, along the entire value chain.

Why telecoms matters for European competitiveness

#Connnecting Europe

Vodafone provides a smart way to protect your E-Bike

#Connnecting Europe

5GSA could deliver billions in productivity savings for UK businesses, report finds

#Connnecting Europe #Connecting businesses #Enabling a digital society

Vodafone extends collaboration with Intel on research, development and commercialisation of Open RAN

#Connnecting Europe

Creating a phygital shopping experience for Italian customers

#Connnecting Europe #Connecting businesses

Vodafone and CEPSA team up to restore wetland in southern Spain

#Connnecting Europe

Vodafone is bringing 5G to everyday journeys

#Connnecting Europe

Connectivity can steer Europe back to competitiveness

#Connnecting Europe

Connectivity and Digitalisation: Europe’s €1 trillion

#Connnecting Europe

Home Wi-Fi usage increases as European households become more digital

#Connnecting Europe

Customers set to receive faster 5G upload speeds following successful test by Vodafone, Xiaomi and Qualcomm

#Connnecting Europe

History of M-Pesa

#Connecting Africa

M-Pesa Africa & the new M-Pesa app

#Connecting Africa

Vodacom Financial Services including Vodapay

#Connecting Africa

M-Pesa customers

#Connecting Africa

Bringing 5G to Ethiopia: World Bank Group to join Global Partnership for Ethiopia

#Connecting Africa #Enabling a digital society

Vodacom helps keep South Africans connected to essential services

#Connecting Africa

Safaricom, M-PESA Africa and Sumitomo Corporation search for tech startups

#Connecting Africa

Vodafone lands 2Africa subsea cable in the Canary Islands

#Connecting Africa #Connecting businesses

Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR confirm further expansion of Instant Network Schools for refugees in 2024

#Connecting Africa

Vodacom and Eskom sign historic agreement to address the energy supply gap in South Africa

#Connecting Africa

M-mama expands emergency service to Zanzibar

#Connecting Africa

Connected Education event highlights funding gap for refugee education

#Connecting Africa

Lifesaving maternal and newborn emergency transport system ‘m-mama’ expands to Malawi

#Connecting Africa

Creating a more equitable world with the help of technology

#Connecting Africa

Vodacom launches eSIM support to benefit customers and reduce carbon emissions

#Connecting Africa

Sustainable food gardens are building a brighter future in South Africa

#Connecting Africa

m-mama, the life-saving maternal and newborn emergency transport system, is expanding to Kenya

#Connecting Africa

Using an AI-based warning system to protect whales in South Africa

#Connecting Africa

Ensuring Inclusion For All through improving access to connectivity

#Connecting Africa #Fostering an inclusive society

Digital Health: How tech is supporting mothers in Africa

#Connecting Africa #Fostering an inclusive society

Delivering more accessible healthcare in South Africa

#Connecting Africa

Vodacom lands 2Africa subsea cable in South Africa’s Eastern Cape

#Connecting Africa

Productivity enhancements

#Connecting businesses

Why customers choose us

#Connecting businesses

Supporting organisations and society

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone Business boosts digital productivity for smaller businesses in partnership with vcita

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone and e& join forces to support other operators with comprehensive cross-border managed voice solutions

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone and Microsoft sign 10-year strategic partnership to bring generative AI, digital services and the cloud to more than 300 million businesses and consumers

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone, Sumitomo Corporation, Deloitte and Nexxiot join forces to support autonomous freight handling and trade compliance

#Connecting businesses

Connecting Extreme E’s medical team in remote locations

#Connecting businesses

Transforming plant operations with a 5G Mobile Private Network

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone DAB and Chainlink Labs Demonstrate the Transformation of Global Trade through Blockchain Innovation

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone creates augmented reality app for Audi customers

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone working on Open RAN automation to provide customer connectivity in just one-click

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone Business and e& Mark Strengthening of Strategic Collaboration with First Major Customer Win

#Connecting businesses

Express delivery - Get your business a slice of 5G in just 30 minutes

#Connecting businesses #Enabling technological development

Vodafone and Nokia team up on converged charging system to allow business customers and partners to take advantage of future 5G services

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone expands access to AWS Wavelength for business customers in multiple European countries

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone Digital Asset Broker partners with Aventus to bring secure Web3 services to businesses and strategic partners

#Connecting businesses

Vodafone, Verizon, Bell Canada and Matsuko Make First 5G Transatlantic Collaborative Meeting

#Connecting businesses

End-to-end IoT solutions

#Enabling a digital society

HeForShe Summit 2023: Disrupting Bias in Artificial Intelligence

#Enabling a digital society

Making Connections: Revolutionising mobile connectivity

#Enabling a digital society

UNGA: How digital technologies can accelerate progress towards the SDGs

#Enabling a digital society

Making Connections: The birth of communication

#Enabling a digital society

Listen: The connected devices changing how we live and work

#Enabling a digital society

Making Connections: Our connected world

#Enabling a digital society

The Future of Connectivity, experiencing entertainment

#Enabling a digital society

The Future of Connectivity, how it could change education

#Enabling a digital society

The Future of Connectivity, our fight against climate change

#Enabling a digital society

Digital tools in schools: preparing children for a digital age

#Enabling a digital society

The Future of Connectivity

#Enabling a digital society

The Future of Connectivity, experiencing live sports

#Enabling a digital society