Vodafone Greece and TIM Hellas have jointly announced that they will start a national roaming trial on the islands of Cephallonia and Ithaki and in the wider area of Kalamata, including the Messinian Bay and Pylos.
Piloting of the national roaming services in these areas will only be available to post-paid subscribers of Vodafone and TIM who will be able to make use of both companies' networks so that in cases where one of the two networks does not offer coverage they can communicate via the other company's network.
The aim of this pilot basis service is to explore technical parameters and the potential of offering this service nationwide for all mobile telephony users (pre-paid and post-paid subscribers) in order to ensure uninterrupted communications, particularly in remote areas of the country and areas with rough geographical terrain.
It should be noted that Cephallonia, Ithaki and the wider area of Kalamata were chosen for this trial because they meet key criteria (coverage, population levels, terrain morphology) for complete technical evaluation of how the service operates.
Piloting of the national roaming service by TIM and Vodafone covers voice and SMS services on the 2G networks of both companies. Automatic hand-over to another network during the same call will not be supported by the national roaming service."
Posted to the site on 23rd January 2007
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