It was announced today that Ryanair has chosen Vodafone Business as its technology communications partner in Europe.

Vodafone says the new seven-year agreement builds on an existing relationship and focuses on the experience of Ryanair’s customers in reaching their destinations on time.

Under the agreement, Vodafone Business will work on Ryanair’s information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure using every part of Vodafone Business’ solutions - including cloud, unified communications, software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), Internet of Things (IoT) and security services.

Vodafone Business will support 300 Ryanair sites and some 200 million passengers across 40 countries, meaning that up to 95% of Ryanair’s telecoms will be managed directly by Vodafone Business. This includes the hosting of its core infrastructure that maintains Ryanair’s core business processes from online booking, passenger boarding and in-flight transactions, to training centres, offices and data centres.

This new agreement also represents Vodafone’s largest rollout of SD-WAN to date which is being managed in Ireland for delivery across 40 countries.

Speaking this week, CEO of Vodafone Ireland, Anne O’Leary said, "By working closely with Ryanair, our technical, product and account management teams in Vodafone Business will deliver against their business and technology requirements over the next seven years through the utilisation of our full portfolio of products and services."

Chief Technology Officer at Ryanair, John Hurley added, "Over the last 30 years, Ryanair has revolutionised and democratised air travel for European citizens, growing to become Europe’s largest airline with the widest route network, connecting more than 200 destinations in 40 countries on the lowest fares."

Source: www.businessworld.ie