Smart Communications - Vodafone Deal Announced

Smart Communications has signed a marketing partnership with Vodafone. Smart and Vodafone will also enter a series of collaborations, which may include the sharing of rollout strategies for LTE and green networks.

"We are proud to be the preferred partner of Vodafone in the Philippines, as we work together to meet the growing demand among multinational businesses for sophisticated voice, data and roaming solutions within and beyond the Asia Pacific region," said Smart International and Carrier Business Division Head Alex Caeg, who is also Deputy Chairman of the Conexus Mobile Alliance Board.

According to Smart International Roaming Business and Alliances Head Mary Alice Ramos, Smart's collaboration with Vodafone will make possible initiatives in the areas of customer service, e-services, roaming offerings, among others.

"Through our participation in the Conexus alliance, Smart customers have been first in the region to enjoy a daily data rate of only US$10 when roaming on Conexus member networks," Ramos said. "With Smart's expanded collaboration with both Conexus and Vodafone, we can look forward to more customer-friendly benefits over a larger roaming footprint in the near future," she added.

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