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Welcome

Mobile ‘blacklisting’ blocks thieves

Vodafone network helps “P” prevention

Vodafone releases 4G

state of the nation report

Delivering the Digital Dividend

Four more Kiwis to make

a World of Difference

Welcome

This summer issue of Vodafone Now focuses

on some of the ways telecommunications

is making a difference to the lives and

livelihoods of New Zealanders.

Alongside the other major telcos, Vodafone

launched a blacklisting system this month,

giving operators the ability to block the IMEI

number (unique identification code) of a stolen mobile device across networks, which

Police say will help prevent crime – a real win

for consumers!

I’m pleased to introduce you to MethMinder

– a company helping landlords and our

communities stay drug-free, using the

Vodafone network.

And finally, we’ve announced the 2014 recipients of our World of Difference

programme, which pays the salaries of Kiwis to

work with at-risk youth for a year, with positive

ripple effects to thousands of young people

across the country.

Roger Ellis

Head of Public Affairs

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Vodafone and the New Zealand

Telecommunications Forum (TCF) have launched a blacklisting system for lost or stolen mobile

devices this month, which Police say will help

prevent crime by making mobiles less attractive

to thieves.

Alongside Telecom and 2degrees, Vodafone

has developed the blacklisting system, which

gives each operator the ability to block the IMEI

number (unique identification code) of a mobile device that has been reported as stolen across all

three networks – usually within 24 hours.

If blacklisted, a mobile device will be useless on

all three major mobile networks, even if the thief

(or whoever receives the goods from the thief) changes the SIM or switches provider.

Mobile ‘blacklisting’

blocks thieves

Chief Executive of the TCF, David Stone, says the

initiative will bring real benefits to customers and the community, but warns people to be

careful about purchasing mobile phones and

other mobile devices from sources other than

registered dealers.

Superintendent Steve Christian, National

Manager Mobility for New Zealand Police,

welcomes the blacklisting system. “This is a

great leap forward because there has, until

now, been a significant gap in this area. We are pleased the telcos are now joining together to

render stolen devices useless on the streets.”

Anyone who wishes to have their lost or stolen

phone blacklisted should contact their mobile

provider and report the theft to the police.

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Case study: Vodafone network

helps “P” prevention

How Vodafone’s mobile technology helps landlords keep properties drug-free.

Problem:

An illicit culture has taken root in New

Zealand, with criminals renting properties

to cook up batches of the highly toxic drug,

methamphetamine (commonly known as “P”). Toxic residues then permeate the building,

leading to a massive clean-up bill and potential

loss of value.

A smart Kiwi company has used Vodafone’s

mobile technology to help provide the answer.

Solution:

MethMinder is a tamper-proof box that sits on

the ceiling of a rental property and monitors the

air 24/7 for traces of chemicals associated with

methamphetamine manufacture. As soon as

meth cooking is detected, the system sends an

alert via Vodafone’s network.

Vodafone’s machine-to-machine technology

allowed MethMinder to integrate mobile

transmission with its drug detection system,

while Vodafone’s GPRS technology allows

MethMinder devices to be installed virtually

anywhere in New Zealand to send live data

continuously and reliably. Without this reliable

network, the system wouldn’t be able to

perform its key monitoring task.

MethMinder’s combination of chemical detection

and remote monitoring technology lets landlords

keep a virtual eye on their property portfolio.

The Vodafone network:

The reach and reliability of Vodafone’s mobile

network means property owners around the

country can easily protect their properties from

the risk of meth cooks moving in. MethMinder

has been successfully installed in properties from

Invercargill to Northland.

See the video here:

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Vodafone has released the first 4G Network Report – Leading the 4G Revolution – providing

a snapshot of how Kiwis are using its 4G

network, and insight into how faster mobile

internet speeds are changing our lives. The

report indicates what we can expect when 4G is

rolled out to rural New Zealand.

The research shows:

• 24% of Kiwis use their 4G device to check

social media apps at least 20 times a day

• Kiwis on 4G shop online nearly twice as much

as those on 3G

• Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are the most

popular social media apps over 4G

• People love sharing photos at major events –

with uploads exceeding downloads

Vodafone Consumer Director, Matt Williams says

the way Kiwis are using their mobile and tablets

has evolved since Vodafone brought 4G to New

Zealand ten months ago.

“A large proportion of activity on our 3G network

is web browsing. But on 4G, customers enjoy

traditionally fixed line activities – like shopping and streaming music and video. Users are

intuitively taking advantage of the increased

speeds.”

To download a copy of the report,

visit: Vodafone 4G Report

A superfast snapshot

of Vodafone 4G

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Delivering the

Digital Dividend

The New Zealand Government is currently auctioning the 700MHz “Digital Dividend” spectrum.

The spectrum – freed up from the switchover of television broadcasting from analogue to digital – will be used to carry much faster 4G mobile internet services, and is especially well-suited to pushing fast mobile broadband into rural areas. Vodafone already has a significant 4G footprint covering more than 1.3 million of the New Zealand population across 23 towns and cities, with further locations around the country coming before the end of 2013.

Russell Stanners, Vodafone NZ CEO, says:

“The technology has huge potential for rural New Zealand, delivering faster speeds and driving productivity gains for this essential part of our economy. Our trial in Lake Brunner this year has allowed us to demonstrate and test the benefits of 4G in a rural environment, providing valuable data to support our eventual rollout.”

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Four more Kiwis to

make a World of Difference

The Vodafone Foundation has announced

the 2014 recipients of its World of Difference

Programme.

Founded in 2002, the scheme has now invested

over $6million and supported 73 New Zealanders,

with flow on effects to thousands of young people across the

country. This year

the programme

specifically targets youth

who are not in

employment,

education or

training

Recipients will use their skills, expertise and

passion to deliver programmes as diverse as

expanding youth music mentoring programmes

across Auckland’s low decile schools;

developing a national programme for emerging

rangatahi leaders; growing a Boxing and Life

Skills Academy in Flaxmere; and developing an

agricultural training programme in Dunedin.

The 2014 World of Difference participants are:

Annika Korsten,

Project Manager, Malcam Charitable Trust

(Dunedin)

Craig McDougall

Project Manager and Head Coach, U-Turn Trust

(Hastings)

Marcus Powel

Chief Executive and Lead Mentor,

Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa (Auckland)

Haimona Waititi

Rangatahi Development and Wellbeing Director,

TUIA Charitable Trust (Hamilton)

The Vodafone New Zealand Foundation has

invested over $16.8 million in the not-for-

profit sector in New Zealand and around the world over the past 11 years, through

initiatives such as World of Difference.

See what 2013 recipient,

Terrance Wallace, is doing in his

World of Difference year: