Vodafone Group Plc PARTNER MARKET AGREEMENT IN GUAM AND CNMI
January 26 2015 - 2:00AM
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Vodafone Group Plc
26 January 2015
26 January 2015
VODAFONE AND DOCOMO PACIFIC ANNOUNCE PARTNER MARKET AGREEMENT IN
GUAM AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
(CNMI)
Vodafone and DOCOMO PACIFIC today jointly announced a new
Partner Market agreement for Guam and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), building on Vodafone's strategic
partnership with NTT DOCOMO.
Under the non-equity partnership agreement, DOCOMO PACIFIC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, becomes Vodafone's preferred
partner in Guam and the CNMI and the two companies will jointly
offer business and consumer customers a range of products and
services.
DOCOMO PACIFIC will benefit from access to Vodafone best
practice and will be able to enhance its customer proposition in
Guam and the CNMI with Vodafone's products and services. Vodafone's
multinational corporate customers will benefit from the addition of
Guam and the CNMI to their existing contracts for international
managed services, while continuing to be serviced via a single
point of contact.
Vodafone Partner Markets Chief Executive Stefano Gastaut said:
"We are pleased to expand the strategic partnership with our
Japanese partner NTT DOCOMO to include Guam and the CNMI, extending
our footprint to 54 markets worldwide. This will boost our presence
in Asia Pacific and extend the reach of Vodafone's services in the
region."
Jonathan Kriegel, CEO at DOCOMO PACIFIC said: "With the
combination of our parent company NTT DOCOMO and our new
partnership with Vodafone, we are best positioned to bring the
people of Guam a truly superior customer experience complete with a
world class network, products and services."
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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 54
more, and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets. As of 30
September 2014, Vodafone had 438 million mobile customers and 11
million fixed broadband customers. For more information, please
visit: www.vodafone.com.
About DOCOMO PACIFIC
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan telecommunications giant, NTT
DOCOMO, DOCOMO PACIFIC was originally a merger of Guamcell
Communications and HafaTel prior to acquisition in December 2006 by
NTT DOCOMO. This acquisition allowed NTT DOCOMO the opportunity to
share its world-leading technology with the region as evidenced by
significant investments and upgrades in DOCOMO PACIFIC. In October
2008, DOCOMO PACIFIC was first on Guam to introduce the fastest and
only 3.5G network. In November 2011, DOCOMO PACIFIC launched 4G
HSPA+ service on Guam followed by the launch of advanced 4G LTE
service in October 2012.
On 22 May 2013, DOCOMO PACIFIC officially merged with MCV
Broadband and is now Guam and the CNMI's leading provider of
telecommunications and entertainment services. With combined
offerings to include the latest mobile services, television,
internet and telephone services in the region, DOCOMO PACIFIC
continues to enhance the diversified range of services available to
its customers.
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile
services that enable smarter living for each customer. The company
serves over 61 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced
wireless networks, including a nationwide 3G network and one of the
world's first commercial LTE networks. Leveraging its unique
capabilities as a mobile operator, NTT DOCOMO is a leading
developer of cutting-edge technologies for NFC mobile payments,
mobile GPS, mobile TV, intuitive mobile assistance, environmental
monitoring, smart grids and much more. Overseas, the company
provides technical and operational expertise to eight mobile
operators and other partner companies. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the
Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges.
Please visit www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english for more information.
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