About Vodafone AustraliaVodafone Group PlcDevelopments in mobile voice and data communications are changing forever the way we communicate and access and receive information. And many of the changes that will occur are beyond our imagination today. Worldwide, Vodafone is focused solely on mobile technology. Our aim is to develop and deliver new wireless services for people who want the freedom and flexibility to communicate and access information anywhere, anytime. Vodafone Group was established in the UK in 1983, and has equity interests in 26 countries and partner networks in a further 13 countries - leaving an unmatched network footprint that has access to a total customer base of almost 155 million proportionate customers. Vodafone Group Plc has played a significant role in Vodafone Australia's business since its inception as well as in the management and development of Vodafone New Zealand and Vodafone Fiji. For more information on Vodafone around the world, check our parent company web site at www.vodafone.com. Vodafone AustraliaVodafone was awarded the third Australian mobile telecommunications carrier licence in December 1992. In September 1993 the company began providing GSM mobile telecommunications services with network coverage in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. By March 1994, the mobile network was extended to the cities of Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Vodafone Australia operates a 3G GSM digital mobile network that covers 93 per cent of the Australian population. The company offers GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) on the network to its customers and continues to upgrade its network to allow the company to deliver mobile Internet services at data transmission speeds which are significantly faster than the existing GSM networks can deliver. In March 2001, the company bid $253.5 million to secure a national licence of 2 GHz spectrum for the delivery of third generation (3G) mobile telephony services. More than 3 million customers are connected to Vodafone, which is almost a 17 per cent share of the Australian mobile market. NetworkEricssonVodafone Asia PacificVodafone Asia Pacific provides wireless telecommunications and information services to more than 19.152 million customers in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. Distribution OutletsThere are currently 170 Vodafone branded stores in Australia and almost 16,000 retail points of presence. These include authorised service dealers, petrol and convenience stores, selected newsagencies and retailers including Harvey Norman, Tandy/Dick Smith Electronics, Kmart, Woolworths, Video Ezy and Priceline. Did you know?
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