Mobile giant operators Vodafone and Telefonica have announced plans to combine network infrastructures in order to deliver 4G services.

The companies expect that the plans to create one shared grid will increase the coverage of the current 4G network while speeding up the deployment of super-fast 4G services. The cooperative sharing of network resources will enable the companies to deliver 4G mobile services by 2015.

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Vodafone UK chief executive, Guy Laurence, commented: "This partnership will close the digital divide for millions of people across the country and power the next phase of the smartphone revolution."