Vodafone cites Frontier Economics report showing VodafoneThree merger lifts UK average 5G download speeds 38%

• Vodafone published an independent Frontier Economics review on the VodafoneThree UK merger, citing early consumer gains one year post-completion.
• Report flagged 38% faster average 5G download speeds, improved latency, broader coverage, no upward pressure on prices.
• Network plan targets GBP 11 billion of investment over 10 years to build an advanced UK 5G network.
• Coverage expansion removed more than 16,500 km² of mobile “not spots”; integration deployed spectrum across about 15,000 sites.
• Vodafone positioned the UK outcome as evidence for more investment-weighted European merger assessments, including greater focus on network quality.

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