Mark Davison

With 1,000 of the 5,000 Vodafone SIMs donated to British Gas Energy Trust available at their outreach events, Vodafone UK News dropped by to see how the free connectivity is making an impact. When Vodafone Business and Centrica – the parent company of British Gas and Hive – signed a four-year strategic deal in January 2026, the union promised to ‘create a new blueprint for enterprise partnerships’.

With a record-breaking 1,133,813 people applying for entry to this year’s London Marathon, Vodafone is predicting a 15% rise in mobile data usage compared to the 2025 edition. Here’s how – and where – that data is likely to be used. To keep people connected during one of London’s most iconic annual events, Vodafone is boosting network capacity at the 2026 TCS London Marathon.

Vodafone’s clubs.connected initiative, which launched in January 2026, aims to strengthen the communities around grassroots rugby clubs through its award-winning network. Old Penarthians RFC is set to be the first Welsh rugby club to benefit from Vodafone’s clubs.connected initiative, as the programme is extended to Wales following an initial launch in Scotland. Through clubs.connected, Old Penarthians RFC will receive: Enterprise-grade connectivity.