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class="content"> <h2>This upgrade will enhance the connectivity of millions of homes and small businesses and will help the country move towards its net zero targets, by helping homes cut their energy usage, and allow the grid to make the most of renewable energy generation. </h2> <ul><li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Vodafone has signed a services agreement to provide 4G connectivity for Britain’s smart meter network. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":360}"> </span></li><li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Data Communications Company (DCC) manages Britain’s national smart meter network, already securely connecting smart meters in more than half of British homes to energy suppliers and operators</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":360}"> </span></li><li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">This upgrade will enhance the connectivity of millions of homes and small businesses and will help </span><span data-contrast="auto">the country move towards its net zero targets, by helping homes cut their energy usage, and allow the grid to make the most of renewable energy generation.</span></li><li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Households are a big emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for 26% of total emissions in the UK. The</span><span data-contrast="auto"> smart meter network already </span><strong><a href="https://www.smartdcc.co.uk/our-smart-network/network-data-dashboard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reduces emissions by 1 million tonnes a year</a></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, the equivalent to planting a forest the size of Coventry every year.</span></li></ul><p><span data-contrast="auto">Vodafone has signed a services agreement to provide 4G connectivity for Britain’s smart meter network. The partnership between Vodafone and DCC, the Data Communications Company, is an agreement for up to 15 years to build and operate 4G managed IoT connectivity for Britain’s smart meter network, which already securely connects more than half of homes to energy suppliers and operators and is managed and run by DCC.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The <strong><a href="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/internet-of-things/the-internet-of-things-everything-you-need-to-know/">IoT</a></strong> connectivity will use Vodafone’s 4G network. With 4G already reaching more the 99% of the UK population, the ambition of the partnership is for more homes and small businesses to be able to switch to a smart meter. They can then manage their energy usage better and reduce their bills, while playing their part in reducing the country’s overall energy consumption.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":360}"> </span></p> <section class="single-block vodafone-banner-advert mt-4 mb-4" style=background-image:url(https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/app/uploads/2021/11/Ratio-16_9-PetTrackerClip_LifestyleStill_10_Dove.jpg);> <span class="overlay"></span> <div class="content"> <div class="row d-flex justify-content-between justify-items-between"> <div class="col-sm-11 col-md-10 col-lg-8"> <h2>The Internet of Things: Everything you need to know</h2> <div class="mt-4">The Internet of Things may sound like buzzword bingo, but this low-key yet wide-ranging technology is already changing our lives in many ways.</div> </div> <div class="col-12 mt-5 mb-2"> <a class="btn" href="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/smart-living/everything-you-need-to-know-about/the-internet-of-things-everything-you-need-to-know/">Find out more</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="single-block embed-block mt-4 mb-4 w-100"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">According to the </span><strong><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/articles/climatechangeinsightsuk/august2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Office of National Statistics</a></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, households are a big emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for 26% of total emissions in the UK</span><span data-contrast="auto">. Smart meters are a key tool for helping customers to reduce their overall consumption or move it away from times of peak demand</span><sup><span data-contrast="auto">1</span></sup><span data-contrast="auto">. The smart meter network today prevents the </span><strong><a href="https://www.smartdcc.co.uk/our-smart-network/network-data-dashboard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">release of 1 million tonnes of carbon</a></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, the equivalent to planting a forest the size of Coventry every year. It would mean the UK needing one less nuclear power reactor in future.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":360}"> </span></p><p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Nick Gliddon, UK Business Director, Vodafone, </span></b><span data-contrast="auto">said: “Today’s announcement </span><span data-contrast="auto">underlines our commitment to helping the UK decarbonise. As a global leader in IoT, and with </span><span data-contrast="auto">extensive experience in delivering reliable connectivity to the utilities industry in the UK, this agreement leverages the strengths of Vodafone. </span><span data-contrast="auto">By helping DCC deliver on its strategy, we’re supporting the development, management, and optimisation of energy assets and so helping the UK work towards its net zero targets.” </span></p><p><strong><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW191954924 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">Angus </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">Flett</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">, DCC CEO,</span></span></strong><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW191954924 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0"> said</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">:</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0"> “</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">The smart meter network is</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0"> a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0"> key part </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">of the nation’s journey </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">to reach net zero </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">carbon emissions by 2050</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">Even though there is still a long life and more </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">capacity</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0"> in the technology we are using today, we need to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">continuously look towards how </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">our technology is fit for the future</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0"> 4G is a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">natural next step for our connectivity and is just one of </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW191954924 BCX0">a number of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0"> technical improvements </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">the DCC is developing.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">This</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">partnership </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">with Vodafone </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">is an important part of continuing the DCC’s mission to connect Britain so we can all lead smarter, greener lives.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW191954924 BCX0">”</span></span></p> </section> <section class="single-block vodafone-banner-advert mt-4 mb-4" style=background-image:url(https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/app/uploads/2021/07/shutterstock_1243197673-1920x960.jpg);> <span class="overlay"></span> <div class="content"> <div class="row d-flex justify-content-between justify-items-between"> <div class="col-sm-11 col-md-10 col-lg-8"> <h2>5G-enabled smart electricity substations to speed up switch to clean energy</h2> <div class="mt-4">So as you proudly watch your wind turbine spinning or the sun beating down on your solar panel array, you can enjoy a warm feeling as all that green electricity helps to save the planet. But producing renewable energy is only half the story. You also have to distribute the electricity over the network so … <a href="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/press-release/dcc-4g-upgrade-britain-smart-meter-system/">Continued</a></div> </div> <div class="col-12 mt-5 mb-2"> <a class="btn" href="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/planet/how-5g-enabled-smart-electricity-substations-will-speed-up-the-switch-to-renewable-energy/">Find out more</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="single-block embed-block mt-4 mb-4 w-100"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Vodafone’s technology will provide a new “Wide Area Network”, a network of information of a large geographic area. This will connect DCC’s servers with its Long-Term Evolution Communication Hubs that are in Britain’s homes, which in turn connect to gas and electricity smart meters. Vodafone will provide the 4G LTE network, with connectivity management delivered by its IoT platform, supported by IT and business consulting services firm CGI who will be responsible for software development.</span></p><p><b><span data-contrast="none">Mark Aston, Senior Vice President, Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, CGI</span></b><span data-contrast="none"> said: “<strong><a href="https://www.cgi.com/uk/en-gb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CGI</a></strong> is delighted to work with both Vodafone and the DCC to develop the data collection and networks required to optimise the deployment of smart meters across Great Britain. With a sustainable future at the forefront of the global agenda, empowering consumers with accurate information on usage has never been more important.”</span></p> </section> <section class="single-block vodafone-banner-advert mt-4 mb-4" style=background-image:url(https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/app/uploads/2023/04/World-Earth-DayadobeOPTIMISED.jpg);> <span class="overlay"></span> <div class="content"> <div class="row d-flex justify-content-between justify-items-between"> <div class="col-sm-11 col-md-10 col-lg-8"> <h2>Earth Day 2023: Net zero, energy efficiency, and the transition to UK renewables</h2> <div class="mt-4">To mark Earth Day, we’re joining the effort to raise awareness of the need to protect the planet for future generations.</div> </div> <div class="col-12 mt-5 mb-2"> <a class="btn" href="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/viewpoint/earth-day-2023-net-zero-energy-efficiency-uk-renewables/">Find out more</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="single-block embed-block mt-4 mb-4 w-100"> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"437081d7-a518-412d-84b6-5572d79fbae8|210","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}">Vodafone is working towards </span></span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW81337463 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><strong><a href="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/our-network/earth-day-2023-net-zero-energy-efficiency-uk-renewables/"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">net zero for its UK operations by 2027</span></a></strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">; </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">making its network as energy efficient as possible, and powering it sustainably, play</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> a key role. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="eop" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"437081d7-a518-412d-84b6-5572d79fbae8|211","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469775450,"eop",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"eop",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}">It already uses </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">100% renewable electricity, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">a si</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">gnificant proportion</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">its energy requirement will be generated in the UK by 2025</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW81337463 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">.</span></span></p><p><strong><em>Stay up-to-date with the very latest news from Vodafone by following us on <a href="https://twitter.com/vodafoneuknews" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/vodafone-uk-news-centre/">LinkedIn</a> and signing up for News Centre website <a href="https://newscentre.vodafone.co.uk/features/how-to-use-the-vodafone-uk-news-centre/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notifications.</a></em></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="TextRun SCXW215649712 BCX0" lang="FR-FR" xml:lang="FR-FR" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW215649712 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">–</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW215649712 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">E</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW215649712 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">nds</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW215649712 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> –</span></span></p><p><span class="ui-provider fy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">1 Cornwall Insights, <strong><a href="https://www.cornwall-insight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Smart-meters-and-energy-security_January-2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy security and smart meters</a></strong>, January 2023.</span></p><p><strong>About the DCC</strong></p><p>The Data Communications Company (DCC) has delivered and operates a highly secure wireless data network connecting energy smart meters in homes and small businesses across Britain, linking them with energy suppliers, network operators and authorised third parties. 30 million homes and small businesses are being offered smart meters by 2025.</p><p>The DCC’s secure network serves as essential national infrastructure, operating to the highest security standards, as endorsed by the National Cyber Security Centre. It is a catalyst for the most significant and innovative transformation of the energy sector in decades, digitising the system to enable a more flexible grid, reduced dependency on fossil fuels, and clean growth.</p><p>As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capita plc, the DCC operates under licence. It is funded by, and serves, the energy industry. The network is fully operational: c.25 million smart meters have already been installed onto it.</p><p>For more information about the DCC, please visit http://www.smartdcc.co.uk</p><p><strong>About CGI</strong></p><p>Founded in 1976, <strong><a href="https://www.cgi.com/uk/en-gb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CGI</a></strong> is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 90,250 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2022 reported revenue is $12.87 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB).</p> </section> </div> </article> </div> <div class="sidebar col-md-5 col-lg-4 offset-lg-1"> <div class="mt-4"> <h3 class="">Read more</h3> <div> <article class="listing single-featured"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <div class="image-box"> <a class="image-container" href="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/viewpoint/power-cuts-vodafones-plan-for-mobile-blackouts/"> <figure class="thumbnail this"> <picture><source srcset='https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/app/uploads/2022/06/NICKI-LYONS-1388-Edit-550x367.jpg 550w' /><img src="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/app/uploads/2022/06/NICKI-LYONS-1388-Edit-scaled.jpg" alt="Nicki Lyons, Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Vodafone UK" title="Nicki Lyons, Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Vodafone UK" /></picture> </figure> </a> </div> <h2 class="dotdotdot"><a 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Our services span mobile, fixed-line connections, home and office broadband, and the Internet of Things (IoT).</p><p>We have a strong track record as a tech pioneer, making the UK’s first mobile phone call, sending the first text message, and making the UK’s first live holographic call using 5G in 2018. We were the first to start carrying live 5G traffic from a site in Salford, Greater Manchester and now have 5G in locations across Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain as well as the UK. Meanwhile, our 4G network coverage currently reaches over 99% of the UK population.</p><p>Today, Vodafone serves more than 18 million mobile and fixed-line customers in the UK. Vodafone is the largest provider of full fibre in the UK – our superfast broadband services are now available to nearly 12 million homes across the UK.</p><p>Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do: as of 1 July 2021, 100% of the grid electricity we use in the UK is certified to be from renewable sources.</p><p>For more information about Vodafone UK, please visit: <strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.vodafone.co.uk</a>.</span></strong></p> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-4 offset-lg-1"> <div> <h3 class="category">Vodafone UK Media Relations</h3> <p>Telephone: +44 (0) 1635 693 693</p><p>Email: ukmediarelations@vodafone.com</p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VodafoneUKNews" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@VodafoneUKNews</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/">https://vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/</a></p><h6>Vodafone Limited</h6><p>Registered Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN</p><p>Registered in England No: 1471587</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </main> </div> <script src="//assets.vodafone.co.uk/cs/groups/public/documents/js/ws2-shared-footer.min.js.js"></script><footer class="footer"></footer> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/app/plugins/metronet-profile-picture/js/mpp-frontend.js?ver=2.6.3" id="mpp_gutenberg_tabs-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/app/themes/news/dist/scripts/main.js" id="sage/main.js-js"></script> <script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jQuery.dotdotdot/3.2.2/jquery.dotdotdot.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-5ddbea4d4cd94315"></script> <script src="https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/app/themes/news/resources/assets/scripts/meganav.js"></script> <script>!function(e,t,n,s,u,a){e.twq||(s=e.twq=function(){s.exe?s.exe.apply(s,arguments):s.queue.push(arguments);},s.version='1.1',s.queue=[],u=t.createElement(n),u.async=!0,u.src='https://static.ads-twitter.com/uwt.js', a=t.getElementsByTagName(n)[0],a.parentNode.insertBefore(u,a))}(window,document,'script');twq('config','o7s8v');</script> <script type="text/javascript">// Insert Twitter Event ID twq('event', 'tw-o7s8v-ocd63', {});</script> </body></html>