14 DAY TRIAL // Wireless carrier Vodafone and Chunghwa Telecom, the telecoms operator in Taiwan, announced today the signing of a non-equity Partner Market agreement aimed at offering high-quality communications services to their customers. In addition, the duo also unveiled enhanced roaming arrangements.
The agreement between the two companies says that Chunghwa will benefit from exclusive access to a variety of products, services and devices from Vodafone. The carrier will also have the opportunity to benefit from Vodafone’s experience in areas like supply chain management, technology development, the acquisition of enterprise customers, not to mention the enhanced inter-working between networks.
“Our agreement with Chunghwa, the leading operator in Taiwan, is a great opportunity for Vodafone to build its presence in this economically important Asian market. This partnership will deliver enhanced roaming capabilities for our respective customers, as well as realise significant benefits for enterprises in the region through the superior connectivity achievable through Vodafone’s business products,” Richard Daly, CEO, Vodafone Partner Markets, commented.
Through the new agreement, Vodafone will have the chance to offer new services to its users, including “home” network capabilities and extended coverage in Taiwan. Both companies are to offer support to Vodafone Global Enterprise customers, which will benefit from added Vodafone business solutions like Vodafone Mobile Broadband and BlackBerry from Vodafone.
The partnership with Chunghwa further strengthens Vodafone's presence on the Asian market, as the carrier already enjoys agreements with local operators like China Mobile, SmarTone-Vodafone in Hong Kong, M1 in Singapore, Celcom in Malaysia, Dialog in Sri Lanka, dtac in Thailand, SoftBank in Japan, and Vodafone Fiji, to which Vodafone’s operations in India, Australia and New Zealand can be added.
Shyue-Ching Lu, Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom, stated, “Chunghwa’s cooperation with Vodafone today is good news for both Chunghwa and Vodafone customers as both brands can broaden their international market presence. We are very pleased to be able to provide our customers membership of the world’s largest mobile community. With this cooperation, we will be able to leverage the Vodafone network to extend our superior service quality and provide added support to the overseas operations of Taiwanese businesses. International roaming is only just the beginning of our cooperation with Vodafone.”