3Man
16-06-2005, 02:00 PM
Following the success of the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G datacard, Vodafone continues to revolutionise business mobility, with the announcement today of two significant changes in the pricing of mobile data:
-- The introduction of a new great value, roaming data tariff, which provides clarity and predictability for our customers travelling
abroad, and
-- Vodafone is doubling the countries offering its flat rate, unlimited usage, domestic data tariff
"The Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G datacard has truly enabled business mobility. Now, more than 300,000 business customers are benefiting from the invaluable flexibility of being able to work wherever they are," said Peter Bamford, Chief Marketing Officer at Vodafone. "Vodafone has now made the service even better by adding great value data tariffs.
Vodafone is unique - no other mobile operator can offer business customers the same seamless 3G experience or value internationally."
New Roaming Tariff
The Monthly Travel Tariff brings great value to our business customers and underlines Vodafone's commitment to offer its customers simple and predictable pricing when using its roaming services.
Specifically tailored to suit the needs of business travellers, the new roaming tariff gives customers predictable data costs by charging a flat rate of euro 75 per month (50 pounds Sterling for Vodafone UK customers) to send or receive up to 100 MB of data when using the Vodafone Mobile Connect service on participating Vodafone networks**.
Commenting on this industry leading initiative, Martin Gutberlet, Principal EMEA Analyst at Gartner, said: "Currently, business travellers can incur data charges of up to euro 15 per MB, depending on where they are. These kinds of charges are simply not sustainable in the long term and could lead to companies putting limits on the amount of work done remotely. Reducing the price of data services addresses the real needs of business users and is exactly the direction the industry should go in order to drive up usage of 3G networks."
With 3G data rates of up to 384kbps, the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G datacard enables Vodafone's business customers to access all their usual office applications like e-mail, calendar and internet. The reliability and ease of use of the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G datacard, coupled with the Vodafone 3G national and international network coverage, means greater business productivity and enhanced responsiveness for businesses.
The Vodafone Mobile Connect Monthly Travel Tariff will be made available to Vodafone customers in Greece, Italy and Portugal in June, followed closely by Germany and the UK in July. The tariff will also be made available to Vodafone customers in Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden in due course.
This is the second roaming pricing initiative to be launched in the last
few weeks and forms part of the Vodafone Travel Promise.
Domestic Tariff
Vodafone's domestic, flat rate data tariffs offer unlimited usage* for just euro 50-euro 99 per month. Business customers will now have the flexibility to work whenever, and wherever, rather than worrying about data usage levels. Vodafone has already successfully launched the new bundles in a number of its European markets (Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden) and following positive customer feedback, is now rolling out the unlimited data pricing model across the rest of Europe. The new Vodafone Mobile Connect domestic data usage bundles is available from June in Greece, Ireland, Italy, and Spain followed by the United Kingdom in July.
To opt-in to either of the new tariffs, customers should contact their
local operator for more details.
Vodafone Germany SFR, France
Vodafone Greece Vodafone Australia
Vodafone Hungary Vodafone Germany
Vodafone Italy Vodafone Greece
Vodafone Netherlands Vodafone Hungary
Vodafone Portugal Vodafone Ireland
Vodafone Spain Vodafone Italy
Vodafone Sweden Vodafone K.K., Japan
Vodafone UK Vodafone Malta
Vodafone Netherlands
Vodafone New Zealand
Vodafone Portugal
Vodafone Spain
Vodafone Sweden
Vodafone UK
-- The introduction of a new great value, roaming data tariff, which provides clarity and predictability for our customers travelling
abroad, and
-- Vodafone is doubling the countries offering its flat rate, unlimited usage, domestic data tariff
"The Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G datacard has truly enabled business mobility. Now, more than 300,000 business customers are benefiting from the invaluable flexibility of being able to work wherever they are," said Peter Bamford, Chief Marketing Officer at Vodafone. "Vodafone has now made the service even better by adding great value data tariffs.
Vodafone is unique - no other mobile operator can offer business customers the same seamless 3G experience or value internationally."
New Roaming Tariff
The Monthly Travel Tariff brings great value to our business customers and underlines Vodafone's commitment to offer its customers simple and predictable pricing when using its roaming services.
Specifically tailored to suit the needs of business travellers, the new roaming tariff gives customers predictable data costs by charging a flat rate of euro 75 per month (50 pounds Sterling for Vodafone UK customers) to send or receive up to 100 MB of data when using the Vodafone Mobile Connect service on participating Vodafone networks**.
Commenting on this industry leading initiative, Martin Gutberlet, Principal EMEA Analyst at Gartner, said: "Currently, business travellers can incur data charges of up to euro 15 per MB, depending on where they are. These kinds of charges are simply not sustainable in the long term and could lead to companies putting limits on the amount of work done remotely. Reducing the price of data services addresses the real needs of business users and is exactly the direction the industry should go in order to drive up usage of 3G networks."
With 3G data rates of up to 384kbps, the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G datacard enables Vodafone's business customers to access all their usual office applications like e-mail, calendar and internet. The reliability and ease of use of the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G datacard, coupled with the Vodafone 3G national and international network coverage, means greater business productivity and enhanced responsiveness for businesses.
The Vodafone Mobile Connect Monthly Travel Tariff will be made available to Vodafone customers in Greece, Italy and Portugal in June, followed closely by Germany and the UK in July. The tariff will also be made available to Vodafone customers in Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden in due course.
This is the second roaming pricing initiative to be launched in the last
few weeks and forms part of the Vodafone Travel Promise.
Domestic Tariff
Vodafone's domestic, flat rate data tariffs offer unlimited usage* for just euro 50-euro 99 per month. Business customers will now have the flexibility to work whenever, and wherever, rather than worrying about data usage levels. Vodafone has already successfully launched the new bundles in a number of its European markets (Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden) and following positive customer feedback, is now rolling out the unlimited data pricing model across the rest of Europe. The new Vodafone Mobile Connect domestic data usage bundles is available from June in Greece, Ireland, Italy, and Spain followed by the United Kingdom in July.
To opt-in to either of the new tariffs, customers should contact their
local operator for more details.
Vodafone Germany SFR, France
Vodafone Greece Vodafone Australia
Vodafone Hungary Vodafone Germany
Vodafone Italy Vodafone Greece
Vodafone Netherlands Vodafone Hungary
Vodafone Portugal Vodafone Ireland
Vodafone Spain Vodafone Italy
Vodafone Sweden Vodafone K.K., Japan
Vodafone UK Vodafone Malta
Vodafone Netherlands
Vodafone New Zealand
Vodafone Portugal
Vodafone Spain
Vodafone Sweden
Vodafone UK