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To: cfoe who wrote (3992)	12/7/1999 9:12:00 AM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13582

Vodafone picks Ericsson for 3G infrastructure High-speed data on the way for UK, Greece, Netherlands By Barbara Kollmeyer, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 5:29 AM ET Dec 7, 1999 NewsWatch LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Vodafone AirTouch PLC said Tuesday it's picked Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson AB to supply infrastructure for the next generation technology -- General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) -- in Britain, the Netherlands and Greece. GPRS is data transmission technology that will enable users to get high-speed data services and enhanced Internet capabilities, such as email and Internet via their mobile phones. Mobile phone users on the move will also be able to get train timetables, detailed directions and maps with the improved technology. Vodafone plans to trial GPRS in all three countries in early 2000 and introduce it commercially by autumn 2000. The technology will be integrated into the GSM (global standards for mobile communications) mobile networks of Vodafone U.K., and its subsidiaries Libertel NV of the Netherlands, and Panafon of Greece. "GPRS will bridge the gap between the future 3G network capabilities and current GSM mobile networks," said Peter Bamford, chief executive of Vodafone U.K. Mobile phone users can currently send and receive messages via the short message service (SMS). Email and Internet can also be accessed via mobiles, but the GSM technology delivers it at a slower speed than will be available under GPRS technology. Shares in Vodafone (VOD: news, msgs) rose 5.25 pence, or 1.7 percent, to 324 in London. Ericsson (ERICY: news, msgs) gained 6 Swedish krona, or 1.2 percent, to 509 in Stockholm trading.