Vodafone Czech Republic offers 3G coverage application
Vodafone Czech Republic in partnership with the server DSL.cz is offering an application with which customers can view a map with data on real speeds of mobile connection.
The application is designed for Android OS phones.
The application is available for free on the Android Market. The results of speed measurement can be shared on Facebook and Twitter. The application runs on Google Maps.
Vodafone Czech Republic to increase franchise retail outlets
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A trial programme of opening franchise retail outlets has been started by ¬Vodafone Czech Republic. Currently, Vodafone has 63 stores and its aim is to double the number of its stores in two years, taking the number to more than 130. Opening of dozens of kiosks and sales corners in larger stores is also on the cards.
According to Martin Pejša, Director for Retail Customers at Vodafone, the priority of the company is to get into every region and be as close as possible to the customer and provide the best care to people in the regions where the firm has not been previously active and enable them to casually try out the products and services and at the same time be in direct contact with its trained professionals.
The focus of the new stores will be more on the business customers as compared to the current stores. The first stores of Vodafone will be opened from April to August 2010 under the pilot program and then the number of stores will be regularly increased by 2 to 3 stores per month.
Vodafone Czech Republic launches HSPA service
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: 70% of Prague’s population will now receive the HSPA service of Vodafone Czech Republic launched by the telco in all Brno. High-speed mobile data will also be launched by Vodafone in the rest of the capital by the end of June. All regional cities and tens of other towns will receive Vodafone’s 3G service within a year.
Vodafone customers in Brno and Prague can try 3G out for one month at an absolute no cost. According to Pavel Kos, Vice-President for Technology at Vodafone Czech Republic, in the next twelve months, the company will gradually roll out high-speed mobile Internet in 30-40 towns, including all regional cities and the priority is to deliver the best customer experience for both voice and data services.
No extra amount will have to be paid by customers for the increase in the speed which will be part of the current data tariffs. Huawei upgraded the HSPA network of Vodafone allowing for mobile Internet connections up to 7.2 Mb/s for download and up to 2 Mb/s upload. Vodafone is also offering EDGE, which is now available to more than 95% of the population in the Czech Republic.
Vodafone Czech Republic ARPU at USD 30
Vodafone Czech Republic achieved 49,000 net customers additions between July – September 2009, the largest quarterly growth in 2009. Net customer growth for January-September was 92,000 users.
The operator has over 2.984 million mobile subscribers as on 30 September, up 5.5 percent year-on-year.
Postpay subscribers stood at 1.54 million approx.
Mobile ARPU reported is CZK 522 or USD 30 approx.
Aside from key Stats: Vodafone CZ is promoting a free MMS offer where it will offer 77 free MMS messages per month for the next four months for its subscribers. Customers need to apply for the bundle, which will continue after the free period with a monthly fee.
Vodafone’s start-up division to launch corporate offering next July
The Czech branch of the mobile operator Vodafone set up a special team to prepare a new offering for big businesses, slated to be launched in July 2007, Vodafone Czech Republic’s CEO, Grahame Maher told CBW.
We are bringing all technologies together now, and we are building the capability for businesses first, to satisfy all communication needs,??? Maher said, adding that the offering will also include fixed line Internet connection and VoIP.
The project, which works independently as a start-up company, is called Oskar version 2, or just V2, and is run by a team that Vodafone created this July to find ways of entering the big business market.
Vodafone will run its first trials with customers in the first quarter of next year. The Oskar Version 2 team might grow from the current 12 members to 25 members next year, but it will be incorporated back into Vodafone before the company launches its new offering next July. Vodafone hasn’t done this anywhere in the world yet,??? Maher said, adding that the company wants to tap both Oskar’s entrepreneurial background and Vodafone Group’s resources to make the project reality.
It will never be sold as a separate brand. It’s just outside of the business while it’s being started so that we don’t slow it down,??? Maher said. While he was tight-lipped about the exact cost of the project, he said that the investment is in tens of millions Euro.
So far we have dealt with smaller customers, with up to 20 phones, and this is our chance to enter into the area which T-Mobile and Telef³nica had to themselves, really,??? Maher said. He added that Vodafone will have the chance to build and handle global accounts.
The whole offering will be prepared Oskar-style??? and Vodafone wants to enter the big businesses market with different, aggressive and radical offers. The single biggest difference will be in pricing for VoIP,??? Maher said, pointing out that no one’s doing that yet. Vodafone plans to offer simple pricing with a fixed monthly payment so that clients will not be surprised by the amount of their phone bills. In addition, the company will manage all technological upgrades for the customer. We want to take the complications away so customers don’t have to worry about it,??? Maher said.
A similar offering should be available for residential customers as well, but Vodafone doesn’t have any time-schedule for such launch yet.
Source- http://www.cbw.cz
