Vodafone Italia to test LTE in football stadiums

News Wireless Italy 15 FEB 2012
Vodafone Italia to test LTE in football stadiums
Vodafone Italia announced it will launch LTE trials in Italian stadiums. The trial will start with the stadium in Turin and will cover by March 2012 the main Italian football grounds. In this first phase, the service will be tested during all major football events of the season by a selected groups of customer, to which Vodafone will offer free internet access.

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