Vodafone Three Selects Ericsson and Nokia For $2.7 Billion Network Contract

By Dominic Chopping

Vodafone Three selected Ericsson and Nokia for a 2 billion pound ($2.69 billion) contract to supply network technology across the U.K.

Vodafone Three--formed through the merger earlier this year of Vodafone's U.K. business with rival operator Three U.K.--has pledged to invest 11 billion pounds to create an advanced 5G network over the next 10 years.

The deals outlined Monday form part of that commitment, with an eight-year contract to deliver network technology to over 17,000 sites.

Ericsson will modernize existing 4G and 5G infrastructure and deploy its network at over 10,000 sites in the U.K., as Vodafone Three targets a population-wide rollout of 5G connectivity by 2034. Nokia will supply its network technology to around 7,000 sites across the U.K.

The two Nordic companies make up the majority, but not the entirety, of the network build which will culminate in a greater number of sites, VodafoneThree said in a statement.

Four additional British-based site-build partners will support delivery of work to enable the buildout across the U.K. These include Beacon Communication Services, Circet Wireless, M Group and WHP Telecoms.

Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com

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September 22, 2025 02:29 ET (06:29 GMT)