Vodafone Group Signs Pact With Telekom Malaysia

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group PLC said Wednesday that it has signed a partner network agreement with Telekom Malaysia Berhad.

The Partner Network agreement covers three TM subsidiaries - Celcom (Malaysia), XL (Indonesia) and Dialog (Sri Lanka).

Under the terms of the agreement, the three TM subsidiaries will be able to provide their roaming customers with access to Vodafone's international voice and data roaming services such as Vodafone World, Virtual Home Environment, Vodafone Passport, GPRS roaming and 3G roaming.

The three subsidiaries will also locally introduce a number of Vodafone's business solutions, which will include the Vodafone Mobile Connect Card proposition, BlackBerry from Vodafone, the 3G/UMTS Router and Vodafone Wireless Office.

In Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, Vodafone's products and services will be marketed under a dual brand, bringing together the nationally recognised brands of 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 access to Vodafone's international mobile services whilst travelling in Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

In addition, the agreements provide scope for close co-operation on Multinational Corporate Accounts and for the three TM subsidiaries to benefit from Vodafone's terminal procurement when launching Vodafone's products and services in Asia.

These agreements bring the total number of Vodafone Partner Networks to 31, covering the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires "

Posted to the site on 25th January 2006