Vodafone Business launches UK’s first commercial 5G network slicing

5G+ Local Slicing brings guaranteed performance across a defined site or local area up to 5km2 – from stadiums and logistics hubs to university campuses and construction sites.

• 5G+ Local Slicing delivers a private high-performance network lane built around the needs of business and public sector.
• Operating on VodafoneThree’s 5G Standalone network, 5G+ Local Slicing brings guaranteed performance across a defined site or local area up to 5km² – from stadiums and logistics hubs to university campuses and construction sites.
• Vodafone Business also launches Network Boost, which prioritises business data traffic to deliver enhanced and dependable mobile connectivity for business customers in the UK’s busiest areas.

Vodafone Business, the enterprise arm of VodafoneThree, is the first in the UK to deliver commercial 5G network slicing to enterprise customers, giving businesses access to their own dedicated slice of its mobile network with guaranteed local performance. It has also launched Network Boost, for organisations requiring more dependable connectivity in busiest areas.

Vodafone Business 5G+ Local Slicing: a dedicated slice of the network, guaranteed

Enterprises can now access mobile network performance that is contractually assured. Until now, businesses running critical operations on mobile networks have had to accept shared connectivity without assurance of performance. 5G+ Local Slicing removes that constraint and guarantees a private ‘fast lane’ reserved for that customer.

The launch follows the merger of Vodafone and Three, which saw a committed £11 billion investment to build the UK’s best network, delivering 5G Standalone to 99% percent of the UK population by 2030, and 99.96% by 2034.

Nick Gliddon, Business Director, VodafoneThree said: “Vodafone Business is first in the UK to make network slicing real for enterprise, and that matters because businesses need more from their mobile connectivity. They are processing thousands of transactions, deploying AI, running real-time complex logistics, and managing staff communications on mobile networks that were built to be shared, not dedicated.”

“Local Slicing changes that, with connectivity that is engineered around the needs of a business. Enterprise customers can now own their network performance, not just hope for it.”