Vodafone to make its return to broadband 'in the coming weeks'

With BT snapping up EE and Three UK's owner buying O2, Vodafone must be feeling a little left out of the industry shake-up that's currently underway. But Vodafone's got more important things to focus on in the immediate future, namely its return to being a broadband provider. In its year-end earnings released today, Vodafone mentioned its new fibre broadband service is set to launch "in the coming weeks," a little over three years since its unsuccessful "Vodafone at Home" offerings were scrapped. The company announced last year it was preparing to give broadband another crack, penning a spring 2015 launch window its more or less on track to meet (the intrigued can register their interest for "Vodafone Connect" here). What's more, Vodafone's also confirmed today it'll follow broadband with the launch of a TV service later this year.

Vodafone's pretty chummy with Sky, and Now TV subscriptions are offered as a perk on some 4G contracts. Rumors originally suggested Sky's Now TV streaming boxes would play a role in Vodafone's TV service, but The Telegraph subsequently reported the carrier is working on its own set-top box and pay TV platform. Vodafone will no doubt be targeting its 3 million 4G subscribers (as of March) with discounted broadband and TV bundles, but is likely to be fighting an uphill battle. With the likes of TalkTalk, BT, Sky and EE all offering a multitude of connected services already, these days there are only so many customers to go around.