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Vodafone to offer new eBay mobile service |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Wednesday, 14 February 2007 |
PRESS RELEASE From 3GSM World Congress:
Leading e-commerce marketplace to be easily accessible to Vodafone customers
New mobile application ensures best customer experience on mobile
Vodafone is to offer the new eBay mobile service to customers, enabling them to keep up with their latest purchases, wherever they
are and whenever they wish. The eBay application will be free to download (1) on Vodafone live! or embedded on key customer Vodafone
handsets. Launching in Italy initially, the new eBay mobile service will be available across Europe later this year.
The eBay mobile application, accessed directly from the
customer’s handset, will include the ability to search and
browse items, find deals, bid on items and buy fixed price
products. The application will be embedded onto key consumer
handsets from Vodafone in the future. Customers with compatible
handsets will also be able to download the application from
Vodafone live! The application will help consumers track their eBay
activity in real time on their phone and will also ensure their
mobile and web activity is synchronized.
“As we move closer to the convergence of web and mobile, it
is essential that we can offer our customers, leading Internet
based services, such as eBay, in an easily accessible way,
“said Frank H. Rövekamp, Global Chief Marketing Officer,
Vodafone. “There is a strong demand from eBay users to
benefit from a mobile application where they don’t miss the
end of auctions and bid back when they are outbid. Today’s
announcement offers just that and gives Vodafone customers a great
service and a clear advantage allowing them to make the most of
their time.”
“We are thrilled to launch a new rich mobile experience for
eBay with Vodafone,” said Henri Moissinac, Head of eBay
Mobile. “Working with Vodafone will help us build and deploy
best-in-class mobile services for our users.”
About Vodafone
Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile telecommunications group with equity interests in 25 countries
across 5 continents as at 31 December 2006, as well as 35 partner
networks. By the end of January, Vodafone announced it had over 200
million proportionate customers worldwide. For further information,
please visit www.vodafone.com
About eBay Inc.
Founded in 1995, eBay pioneers communities built on
commerce, sustained by trust, and inspired by opportunity. eBay
enables ecommerce on a local, national and international basis with
an array of websites – including the eBay Marketplace,
PayPal, Kijiji, Rent.com and Shopping.com – that bring
together millions of buyers and sellers every day.
(1) Data charges may apply
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