12 cities to get superfast gigabit broadband via Vodafone by 2021

Company signs a £500m deal to lay out fibre-optic networks connecting 1m homes as it aims at 5G servicesVodafone has struck a £500m deal to bring next-generation gigabit speed broadband to a dozen UK cities, enabling hospitals to send CT scan images in seconds and consumers to download 4k quality movies in minutes rather than hours.The company has struck a deal with CityFibre, the publicly listed company, to take fibre optic lines to 1m homes by 2021, with an option to extend to 5m h