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MADRID, Spain-Vodafone Group plc completed live international roaming calls using the UMTS 3GPP wireless standard between Vodafone’s operations in Madrid, Spain, and J-Phone in Tokyo.
The calls were made with a Qualcomm Inc. MSM5200 chipset-based handset using SIM technology from the J-Phone network, and completed over Vodafone’s commercial UMTS network in Spain supplied by Nortel Networks.
“Our announcement of the world’s first 3G roaming call marks a significant milestone in the development of Vodafone’s future multimedia services and the rollout of 3G mobile,” said John de Wit, chief executive officer of Vodafone in Spain.
