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VODAFONE STARTS 3G SERVICES IN EUROPE
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VODAFONE STARTS 3G SERVICES IN EUROPE
Vodafone today announces the commercial launch of its 3G services in Europe.
The first service from Vodafone will be the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS
datacard, Europe’s first high speed lap top datacard.
With data rates of up to 384kbps, the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard
will enable Vodafone customers to access all their usual office applications
like e-mail, calendar and internet at up to ten times the speed of GPRS. This
will enable customers with a lap top to work anywhere just as if they are in
the office. The greater data speed of the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS
datacard, coupled with its reliability and ease of use, will generate greater
business productivity and enhanced responsiveness from mobile workers.
Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard will be available in Germany, Italy,
the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK over the next four weeks.
The commercial launch of the 3G datacard follows successful customer trials
conducted across Europe with thousands of business customers.
3G coverage is currently offered in most Vodafone markets in major cities and
an increasing number of transport routes. When outside of 3G network coverage,
the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard automatically switches to
Vodafone’s GPRS network, which offers full coverage, meaning Vodafone customers
will have continuous access to their normal office applications. 3G coverage
will be expanded continually by Vodafone over the next few years.
Customer trials of Vodafone’s consumer 3G service, which will enhance the
Vodafone live! offering, are currently being conducted with selected Vodafone
customers across Europe. Initial customer feedback is positive and Vodafone
will introduce a consumer service in the next few months, with an enhanced
range of 3G devices and services becoming available later in the year.
Peter Bamford, Chief Marketing Officer, said:
“The announcement of the launch of our 3G services is a major milestone in
Vodafone’s 3G journey. With significantly faster data rates and greater
capacity, customers will really start to see and experience the huge benefits
of 3G, by being able to do more, faster. Feedback received from our customers
indicates how the card can transform the way they work.
“The benefits of Vodafone’s investment in 3G and the step change in customer
experience it brings, will become increasingly evident this year as we
introduce new 3G devices and services for both business and consumer
customers. 3G will enable Vodafone to drive more mobile minutes, deliver high
quality content and entertainment, and enable greater productivity by
mobilising business. In introducing our 3G offerings, we will be taking further
advantage of our scale and scope and thereby delivering better services to our
customers and more value to our shareholders.”
For images of the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard please see:
http://www.vodafone.com/media
About Vodafone
Vodafone provides a full range of mobile telecommunications services, including
voice and data communications. Vodafone has equity interests in 26 countries
with a proportionate customer base of over 130 million. It also has Partner
Networks in a further 11 countries.
For further information contact:
Vodafone Group
Tim Brown, Group Corporate Affairs Director
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 673310
Investor Relations
Melissa Stimpson
Darren Jones
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 673310
Media Relations
Aileen Thompson
Jon Earl
Janine Young
Emma Conlon
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 673310
Tavistock Communications
Lulu Bridges
Justin Griffiths
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 3150
© Vodafone Group 2004. Vodafone and Vodafone Mobile Connect are trade marks of
the Vodafone Group. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the
trade marks of their respective owners.
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