"Vodafone and Microsoft's 10-Year Partnership to Expand AI, Digital Services, and Cloud to 300 Million Users"

Vodafone and Microsoft have entered into a 10-year strategic partnership to bring generative AI, digital services, and cloud capabilities to over 300 million businesses and consumers across Europe and Africa. The collaboration aims to transform Vodafone's customer experience using Microsoft's generative AI, scale Vodafone's IoT business, expand M-Pesa for financial inclusion in Africa, grow enterprise business with new Microsoft services for SMEs, and accelerate digital transformation through virtual data center migration to Microsoft Azure. The partnership will also involve significant investments from both companies and focus on leveraging the latest AI technology to provide personalized customer experiences while maintaining ethical privacy and security policies.