Accelerating Vodafone’s 5G Innovation with CI/CD/CT Automation

Accelerating 5G Innovation Demands Confidence

As communications service providers race toward cloud-native, multi-vendor 5G Standalone networks, the pace of software change has never been faster or riskier. Release cycles that once unfolded over months are now measured in days, while regulatory pressure, service resilience, and customer experience leave no margin for error. For global operators like Vodafone, the challenge is clear: how do you innovate at software speed without compromising quality, compliance, or network stability?

Vodafone answered this challenge by transforming its entire software lifecycle through automation. By partnering with Spirent, Vodafone implemented a unified CI/CD/CT assurance framework that enables continuous testing, rapid deployment, and real-time validation across its European 5G core voice infrastructure. The result: dramatically faster upgrades, reduced operational risk, and a future-ready foundation for 5G Standalone innovation.