Vodafone Group Plc PARTNER MARKET AGREEMENT WITH BMOBILE (9186L)
10 July 2014 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9186L
Vodafone Group Plc
10 July 2014
10 July 2014
VODAFONE AND BMOBILE ANNOUNCE PARTNER MARKET AGREEMENT IN PAPUA
NEW GUINEA AND THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") and Bemobile Limited (trading as
"bmobile") today jointly announced the formation of a new Partner
Market agreement in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Under the non-equity partnership agreement, bmobile becomes
Vodafone's exclusive partner in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon
Islands and the two companies will jointly offer business and
consumer customers a range of products and services.
bmobile will benefit from access to Vodafone best practice and
products and services which will enable it to enhance its
proposition to customers in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon
Islands. Vodafone's multinational corporate customers will benefit
from the addition of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands to
their existing contracts for international managed services, while
continuing to be serviced via a single point of contact.
Mr Sundar Ramamurthy, Group CEO of bmobile, said: "We are
delighted to form a strategic partnership with Vodafone which will
enable us to provide a comprehensive range of products and services
for our customers locally and globally. In addition, bmobile
customers will benefit from being able to roam on to Vodafone's
global mobile network."
Stefano Gastaut, CEO, Vodafone Partner Markets, said: "This
strategic partnership with bmobile will enable us to expand our
presence in Asia Pacific and extend the reach of our products and
services across the region. It will also deliver enhanced roaming
benefits for both our consumer and multinational corporate
customers."
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Vodafone Group Media Relations
www.vodafone.com/media/contact
About Vodafone
Vodafone is one of the world's largest telecommunications
companies and provides a range of services including voice,
messaging, data and fixed communications. Vodafone has mobile
operations in 26 countries, partners with mobile networks in 52
more, and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets. As of 31 March
2014, Vodafone had 434 million mobile customers and 9 million fixed
broadband customers. For more information, please visit:
www.vodafone.com
About bmobile
bmobile was acquired by the Government of Papua New Guinea
through an 85% shareholding in October 2013 and has been operating
in Papua New Guinea since 1997. It is Papua New Guinea's first-ever
mobile carrier and also operates in the Solomon Islands (since
2009). bmobile's vision is to be the leading provider of mobile
voice and data services in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
and now offers high-speed data, reliable voice and SMS in all major
towns in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. For more
information, please visit: www.bmobile.com.pg
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