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10th August 2005 - Vodafone Italy has successfully made the
first data connection with three and a half generation UMTS,
(HSDPA, High Speed Downlink Packet Access).
Thanks to HSDPA a speed of 1.5 Mbps was reached. In the near
future, this will enable Vodafone to provide new services
to its customers for mobile phones and fastest internet connections.
"The positive outcome of the first HSDPA data call demonstrates
the advanced state of our UMTS technology and confirms Vodafone's
leadership and commitment to developing cutting-edge standards,"
says Didier Lebrat, Chief Technology Officer at Vodafone Italy.
The success of this operation, made with commercial Nokia
network, is the latest in a series of key goals achieved by
Vodafone, confirming its commitment to UMTS development.
UMTS handsets have reached 937,000 at the end of June 2005.
Vodafone Italy has the highest number of 3G devices registered
on its network at over 0.7 million on a proportionate basis.
About Vodafone Italy
Vodafone Italy is part of the Vodafone Group, operating in
27 countries, with Partner Networks in 14 countries. At the
end of June 2005, Vodafone Italy had over 22.7 million customers,
and more than 3.3 mln Vodafone live! customers. The GSM network
covers over 97% of Italy, representing 99.4% of the population,
as does the GPRS network completed at the end of 2000. In
February 2004 Vodafone Italy launched its UMTS network, offering
data transmission to business customers and consumers, whilst
May 2004 witnessed the rollout of UMTS services on handsets.
As of March 2005, UMTS coverage had been extended to 70% of
the population.
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