Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2025 235
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Regulation continued Unaudited information Overview of spectrum licences at 31 March 2025 700MHz
800Mhz
900Mhz
1400/1500Mhz Quantity 1 (Expiry Date) 20 (2033) 20 (2029)
1800MHz Quantity 1 (Expiry Date)
2.1GHz
2.3GHz
2.6GHz
3.5GHz
Quantity 1 (Expiry Date) 2x10 (2033) 2x10 (2037)
Quantity 1 (Expiry Date) 2x10 (2030) 2x10(2029) 2x10 (2033) 2x10 (2030) 2x10 (2027) 2x10 (2029) 2x10 (2030) 2x10 (2029) 2x10 (2034)
Quantity 1 (Expiry Date) 2x10(2033) 2x10 (2029)
Quantity 1 (Expiry Date) 2x15 2 (2040) 2x5 2,3 (2025) 2x15 (2029)
Quantity 1 (Expiry Date)
Quantity 1 (Expiry Date)
Quantity 1 (Expiry Date) 90 (2040) 80 (2037)
Germany
2x25 (2033) 2x15 (2029) 2x5 3 (2029) 2x25 (2030) 2x6 (2033) 2x14 3 (2027) 2x30 (2029) 2x5.8 2x10 (2026) 2x15 3 (2035) 2x27 (2029) 2x7.2 (2034) 2x14.4 3 (2030) 2x9 3 (2031) 2x9 3 (2024) 2x17.8 (2038) 2x30.2 13 2x20 14 (2039) 2x10 (2033) 2x10 (2029) 2x10 (2031) 2x12
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2x20+25 (2030)
Italy 16
2x15 (2029)
UK 4
n/a
2x17.4
20
2x14.8
2x20+25 (2033)
50 (2038) 40 (2041 )3,5 105 6 (2032) 90 MHz (2041) 40 (2025) 100 (2047) 3,7 140 (2036)
Ireland Portugal Romania Greece 16
2X10 (2042) 2X10 (2041)
2x10 (2030) 2x5 (2033) 2x5 3 (2027) 2x10 (2029) 2x15 (2027) 2x10 (2029) 2x8 (2031) 2x1.8 3 (2030) 2x4 3 (2024) 2x11 12 (2029) 2x6 (2038) 2x22.2 13 2x7.8 (2039) 2x12.5 (2033) 2x11 (2029) 15 2x1.4 3 (2029) 2x12.5 (2031)
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2X20 (2042) 2x20 (2033) 2x15 (2031) 2x20 (2036)
n/a 2x35 + 30 (2042) 2x20+25 (2027)
2X5 MHz (2047)
n/a
2x10 (2036) 2x10 (2036)
2x20+20 (2030) 2x20 (2029) 2x20+20 (2030) 2x20 3 (2031)
Czech Republic Albania 10
2x20 (2041) 8 2x5 (2026) 2x15+5 3 (2025) 2x5 3 (2029) 2x5 3 (2031) 2x10+15 (2032) 2x15+5 14 (2039) 2x5 3,14 (2027) 2x15 12 2x20 13 2x15 (2033) 2x15+5 (2029)
100 (2032) 9 120 (2039)
n/a
South Africa 11 Lesotho Mozambique
2x10 (2042) 2x10 (2038)
n/a
80 (2042) 30 (2038)
10 (2042) 2x15+30 (2026) 100 13 (2036) 60 14 (2024)
Democratic Republic of Congo
2x10 (2038) 2x10 (2039) 2x20 13
n/a n/a
n/a n/a
Tanzania Türkiye
2x20 (2033)
n/a
70 (2037)
25 (2037) 2x15+10 (2029)
40 (2031)
n/a n/a
2x10 (2029)
n/a n/a
Egypt
n/a
2x20 (2031)
40 (2031)
Notes: 1. All: Single (or unpaired) blocks of spectrum are used for asymmetric data (non-voice) use; block quantity has been rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Germany: The allocation of 2.1GHz will change to the following: At present we have 2x15 MHz (2040) and 2x5 (2025); in January 2026, it will have 2x20 MHz (2040). 3. Multiple: Blocks within the same spectrum band but with different licence expiry dates are separately identified. 4. UK: All UK spectrum licences are perpetual so any dates given are the ones from which licence fees become payable, and where no date is given this means that licence fees already apply. 5. UK: Currently in the transition period of the 3.4–3.8 GHz defragmentation deal with VMO2. Once the transition is completed in 2025, Vodafone will have 90 MHz with an expiry date of 2038. 6. Ireland: 105MHz in cities, 85MHz in regions. 7. Romania: 100 MHz 3.5 GHz licence to start upon expiry of the original 40 MHz licence. 8. Czech Republic: Early extension to the 2.1 GHz licence achieved in 2022, extending the term of the original licence from 2025 to 2041. 9. Czech Republic: Includes 40 MHz acquired from PODA, with same licence duration as the other 60 MHz.
10. Albania: As part of the merger remedies from the ONE-ALBtelecom merger, Vodafone acquired the following spectrum from the merged entity effective 1 May 2023: 2X4.5 MHz of 1800 MHz expiring June 2024; 2X7.2 MHz of 1800 MHz expiring March 2034; 2X5 MHz of 2.1 GHz expiring June 2026; and 2X20 MHz of 2.6 GHz expiring May 2031. 11. South Africa: Under South Africa’s licensing regime, Vodacom has been assigned a network and service operating licence. This operating licence permits Vodacom to be assigned spectrum licences which are valid for the duration of the operating licence, subject to annual renewal through the payment of annual spectrum usage regulatory fees. Vodacom’s operating licence will expire in 2029. 12. South Africa: South African Regulator has indicated that it has approved Vodacom’s 2100MHz licence amendment which effectively returns the 2100TDD spectrum. 13. Lesotho: Vodacom’s Lesotho spectrum licences are attached to a unified services licence and renewed annually. 14. Mozambique: 3.5GHz spectrum for 5G trial which was extended to 2024. 2x5 of 2.1GHz and 2x5 of 1800MHz have been acquired, expiring in 2039. A further 2x2MHz of 900MHz was also acquired, expiring in line with the overall unified licence. 15. Türkiye: Extension of 2X11 MHz licence up to April 30, 2029 was completed on 18 April 2023. Licence extension Protocol is subject to Council of State’s opinion, which is pending. 16. Multiple: We currently hold mmWave 26 GHz licences in Italy, Spain and Greece.
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