Vodafone Group Plc Renewal of Strategic Partnership with Proximus
April 27 2017 - 2:02AM
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Vodafone Group Plc
27 April 2017
27 April 2017
VODAFONE AND PROXIMUS RENEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
FOR BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG
Vodafone and Proximus have agreed to renew their strategic
partnership for Belgium and Luxembourg for a further five years,
building on a successful long-term relationship that began in 2003.
The agreement enables both companies to offer joint products and
services across their networks to provide the optimum experience
for their consumer and enterprise customers.
Under the agreement, which commenced on 1 April 2017,
multinational companies in Belgium and Luxembourg that have global
agreements with Vodafone and Proximus will continue to benefit from
international managed mobile services and have access to a wide
range of Vodafone Global Enterprise services. These include
Vodafone Spend Analytics, which provides visibility and control of
a company's telecommunications spend, and Enterprise Managed
Mobility, which enables employees to securely use smartphones and
tablets.
Vodafone and Proximus remain preferred partners for roaming
traffic on each other's footprint. Mobile customers of Proximus
will continue to benefit from mobile voice and data roaming,
including high-speed data on Vodafone's 4G networks. Vodafone
customers visiting Belgium and Luxembourg will also enjoy voice and
data roaming, including high-speed data on the 4G network of
Proximus and its affiliate Tango in Luxembourg.
Vodafone and Proximus will continue their joint mobile device
procurement and device promotion initiatives, strengthening the
leading position of Proximus in the Belgian device market. Within
the framework of the partnership, the two companies will also
explore further specific areas such as mobile data monetisation,
connected cars and mobility solutions in cooperation with Proximus'
equity partner Be-Mobile.
Dominique Leroy, CEO of Proximus, said: "We look forward to
continuing our excellent collaboration with Vodafone. Being the
partner of a global player allows us to offer our residential and
professional customers the best of both worlds: a local quality
partner and global advantages such as the best value proposition
for smartphones and accessories. Within this partnership, Proximus
and Vodafone will also explore some specific areas like connected
cars and mobility solutions."
Vodafone Partner Markets Chief Executive Diego Massidda said:
"We have built a strong relationship with Proximus, dating back to
2003, and I am delighted to announce the next stage in our mutual
co-operation. Customers of Vodafone and Proximus will continue to
benefit from an excellent range of consumer and enterprise products
and services across our networks for many years to come."
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For further information:
Vodafone Group
Media Relations Investor Relations
www.vodafone.com/media/contact Telephone: +44 (0) 7919
990 230
Proximus Group
Media Relations
Jan Margot Haroun Fenaux
+32 475 585037 +32 476 60 03 33
About Vodafone Group
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 48
more, and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets. As of 31
December 2016, Vodafone had 470 million mobile customers and 14.3
million fixed broadband customers. For more information, please
visit: www.vodafone.com.
About Vodafone Partner Markets
Vodafone's Partner Markets team works to form strategic
alliances with operators all over the world, partnering to offer a
range of global products and services that extend Vodafone's reach
into local markets. Vodafone Partner Market agreements vary from
roaming and service resale to full partner branding. Established in
2002, Vodafone Partner Markets now partners with 30 companies in 48
countries.
About Proximus Group
Proximus Group is a telecommunications & ICT company
operating in the Belgian and international markets, servicing
residential, enterprise and public customers. Proximus' ambition is
to become a digital service provider, connecting everyone and
everything so people live better and work smarter. Through its
best-quality integrated fixed and mobile networks, Proximus
provides access anywhere and anytime to digital services and
easy-to-use solutions, as well as to a broad offering of multimedia
content. Proximus transforms technologies like the Internet of
Things (IoT), Big Data, Cloud and Security into solutions with
positive impact on people and society. With 13,633 employees, all
engaged to offer customers a superior experience, the Proximus
Group generated an underlying turnover of EUR 5,871 million
end-2016.
Proximus (Euronext Brussels: PROX) is also active in Luxembourg
through its affiliates Telindus Luxembourg and Tango and in the
Netherlands through Telindus Netherlands. Its subsidiary BICS
offers best-in-class international wholesale solutions for voice
and mobile data service providers worldwide. For more information,
visit www.proximus.com and www.proximus.be.
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