Vodafone wins £5m National Grid contract

National Grid has awarded Vodafone a £5m three-year mobile voice and data contract. Vodafone will provide telemetry SIMs for diagnosing potential issues...

Antony Savvas

Published: 06 Jan 2009 15:20

National Grid has awarded Vodafone a £5m three-year mobile voice and data contract.

Vodafone will provide telemetry SIMs for diagnosing potential issues within the UK electricity and gas network.

Vodafone will also provide embedded SIMs in laptops. Mobile broadband devices will ensure field engineers have connectivity and access to company information at all times as part of the deal.

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