25th Jan 2006 08:30
Vodafone Group Plc25 January 2006 25th January 2006 VODAFONE PARTNERS WITH TELEKOM MALAYSIA - EXPANDING THE VODAFONE COMMUNITY IN ASIA Vodafone, the world's leading mobile network operator, today announces it hassigned a Partner Network Agreement with Telekom Malaysia Berhad ("TM"), aleading Asian communications group. The Partner Network agreement covers threeTM subsidiaries - Celcom (Malaysia), XL (Indonesia) and Dialog (Sri Lanka). Under the terms of the agreement, the three TM subsidiaries will be able toprovide their roaming customers with access to Vodafone's international voiceand data roaming services such as Vodafone World, Virtual Home Environment,Vodafone Passport, GPRS roaming and 3G roaming. The three subsidiaries will alsolocally introduce a number of Vodafone's business solutions, which will includethe world-leading Vodafone Mobile Connect Card proposition, BlackBerry fromVodafone, the 3G/UMTS Router and Vodafone Wireless Office. In Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, Vodafone's products and services will bemarketed under a dual brand, bringing together the nationally recognised brandsof Celcom, XL and Dialog, with the globally recognised Vodafone brand. The mutually beneficial relationship also provides Vodafone, its subsidiaries,affiliates, joint ventures and Partner Network customers' with seamless accessto Vodafone's international mobile services whilst travelling in Malaysia,Indonesia and Sri Lanka. In addition, the agreements provide scope for close co-operation onMultinational Corporate Accounts and for the three TM subsidiaries to benefitfrom Vodafone's terminal procurement when launching Vodafone's products andservices in Asia. "This strategic relationship with TM significantly enhances our Partner Networkpresence in Asia, building on our existing relationships with M1 in Singaporeand SmarTone in Hong Kong. This is helping improve our roaming footprint in theAsia Pacific region, providing our customers with a greatly enhanced service,"said Arun Sarin, Chief Executive at Vodafone. "We intend that our relationshipwith TM will lead to further benefits for our customers in the future." Speaking at the signing ceremony, Dato' Abdul Wahid Omar, Group Chief ExecutiveOfficer of TM said, "Today is a very significant day for both TM Group andVodafone. We are excited about the possibilities this affiliation brings. Ourcustomers in Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka will have access to a widerspectrum of products and services especially when they travel abroad. In doingso, we are bringing our local mobile market to another level in terms of breadthand depth of product offering and thus raising the bar in meeting customers'needs." He added: "The partnership's dual-branding will give TM a boost in terms ofglobal visibility and brand equity. With this partnership, we bring together theTM and Vodafone families, increasing roaming revenues by reaching out to moreinternational travellers." These agreements bring the total number of Vodafone Partner Networks to 31,covering the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia. - ends - For further information: Vodafone GroupMedia RelationsTel: +44 (0)1635 664444 Investor RelationsTel: +44 (0)1635 664447 About TM Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), a leading regional information and communicationsgroup, offers a comprehensive range of communication services and solutions infixed-line, mobile, data and broadband. As one of the largest listed companieson Bursa Malaysia with an operating revenue of more than RM13 billion, TM isdriven to deliver value to its stakeholders in a highly competitive environment. The Group places emphasis on continuing customer service quality enhancementsand innovations. Currently, with investments and operations in 12 countriesaround Asia and globally, TM is focused on achieving sustainable growth in boththe local and international markets. For further information on TM, visit www.tm.com.my. About Vodafone Vodafone provides a full range of mobile telecommunications services, includingvoice and data communications. Vodafone has equity interests in 27 countries andPartner Networks in a further 31 countries, with a proportionate customer baseof over 179 million. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com (c) Vodafone Group 2006. VODAFONE, Vodafone Passport, Vodafone Mobile Connectand the Vodafone logos are trade marks of the Vodafone Group. Other product andcompany names mentioned herein may be the trade marks of their respectiveowners. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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