Vodafone Group Plc PARTNER MARKET AGREEMENT IN BOTSWANA WITH BTCL
March 27 2015 - 2:01AM
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Vodafone Group Plc
27 March 2015
27 March 2015
VODAFONE AND BOTSWANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION LIMITED
ANNOUNCE PARTNER MARKET AGREEMENT IN BOTSWANA
Vodafone and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited
(BTCL) today jointly announced a new Partner Market agreement for
Botswana.
Under the non-equity partnership agreement, BTCL becomes
Vodafone's preferred partner in Botswana and the two companies will
jointly offer business and consumer customers a range of products
and services.
BTCL will benefit from access to Vodafone best practice and will
be able to enhance its customer proposition in Botswana with
Vodafone's products and services. Vodafone's multinational
corporate customers will benefit from the addition of Botswana to
their existing contracts for international managed services, while
continuing to be serviced via a single point of contact.
As a preferred partner, BTCL will benefit from Vodafone's scale
as the largest international voice carrier, with access to its
global data reach and a competitive cost base for its customers'
international calls.
Vodafone Partner Markets Chief Executive Stefano Gastaut said:
"This strategic partnership with BTCL for Botswana will enable us
to expand the reach of our products and services within Africa and
extends our footprint to 55 markets worldwide. It will also deliver
enhanced roaming benefits for BTCL's consumer and multinational
corporate customers."
Paul Taylor, Managing Director at BTCL said: "We are delighted
to have entered into the non-equity strategic partnership with a
global player of Vodafone's standing. The partnership will allow us
to better differentiate against competition, delivering innovative
communications solutions for the benefit of our customers and
visitors to Botswana. Vodafone, on the other hand, will draw on
BTCL's extensive network coverage."
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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 55
more, and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets. As of 31
December 2014, Vodafone had 444 million mobile customers and 11.8
million fixed broadband customers. For more information, please
visit: www.vodafone.com.
About BTCL
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) is a
leading ICT services provider in Botswana. It has a
telecommunications infrastructure that is one of the most modern in
Africa, with a network composed of an all-digital microwave, fibre
optic systems and digital exchanges. beMOBILE, the mobile arm of
BTCL, was established in 2008. It has the widest network coverage
in Botswana reaching almost 90% of the population. For more
information please visit: www.btc.bw
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