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14 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2009
Technology and resources
Vodafone’s key technologies and resources include the telecommunications licences it holds and the
related network infrastructure, which enable the Group to operate telecommunications networks in
28 controlled and jointly controlled markets around the world.
Access and transmission network
Vodafone’s access networks provide the means by which its
customers can connect to Vodafone. The Group provides mobile
access through a network of base stations and fixed access
through consumer DSL or corporate private wire. These access
networks connect back to Vodafone’s core network via its
transmission network.
Customer devices
As a total communications
company, Vodafone’s customers
can use a broad range of devices
to access its products and services.
Private wire corporate access
Vodafone delivers private branch exchange
services to its enterprise customers via
dedicated private wire connections.
Through these the Group delivers the
advanced voice and data management
needed by corporate operations.
Fixed broadband
The DSL access multiplexer provides
fixed line telephony connections
enabling customers to connect to
the internet via Vodafone.
Base station
Base stations manage the wireless radio
transmissions to and from Vodafone’s
customers’ mobile devices. They provide
coverage over an area known as a cell. The
network of cells provides the wide area
coverage demanded by customers and
aims to provide seamless mobility as they
move from one cell to another. Vodafone
uses both 2G and 3G mobile technologies.
Transmission infrastructure
The transmission infrastructure
connects Vodafone access networks
to the core network. Vodafone uses
a combination of fixed line and
wireless (microwave) transmission
infrastructure, which Vodafone both
owns and leases.
Handsets
Netbooks
and laptop
computers
Fixed line
devices
Desktop
computers