News release 15 December 2005

Vodafone K.K. releases 702NK II ( 6680)

Vodafone K.K. today announces that it will commence sales of the Vodafone 702NK II () 3G handset by Nokia, a OS smartphone model, on 17 December 2005 in the Kanto-Koshin region, and all other regions on 22 December.

The 702NK II (Nokia 6680) is a great business tool as it lets customers view Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel and other documents on their handsets, thereby enabling them to check business materials on the go without carrying notebook PCs.

The 702NK II (Nokia 6680) is also Vodafone K.K.’s first handset to support ‘Vodafone Office Mail’, a push email service that lets customers remotely access company email, address books and schedule details in real-time.

The main features of the 702NK II (Nokia 6680) are as follows:

- Compact smartphone model full of features optimal for business use, document viewer for Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel and other documents - Sleek candy bar style design with integrated front camera for easy video calling - Compatible with Vodafone Office Mail, a push email service that automatically ‘pushes’ mail directed to company PC email addresses to customers’ handsets in real-time

For more information on the 702NK II (Nokia 6680), please see the attached appendix.

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- As of 15 December 2005 voice is available on GSM networks in 130 countries and regions, with Vodafone live! internet roaming in 56 of them. In addition, 3G (W-CDMA) voice roaming is available on networks in 23 countries and regions abroad, with Vodafone live! roaming in 21 and video call roaming available in 7 of them. - Microsoft® Word and Microsoft® Excel are Microsoft Corporation product names. - Microsoft and PowerPoint® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. - word mark is owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such mark by Vodafone K.K. is under license. - Java and Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. - V-appli is a trademark of Vodafone K.K. - Vodafone, Vodafone live! and the speech mark symbol are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vodafone Group Plc.

Vodafone K.K. 2-5-1 Atago, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6205 Japan www.vodafone.jp About Vodafone K.K. Vodafone K.K. is a leading mobile operator in Japan with over 15 million customers and a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, the world’s largest mobile community. The Tokyo-based company offers a wide range of sophisticated mobile voice and data services including Vodafone live!, which provides mail and internet access to 85% of its customers, and pioneered the picture messaging service called Sha-mail first introduced in November 2000. In December 2002, Vodafone K.K. launched the world’s first commercial 3G W-CDMA service based on 3GPP international standards. Vodafone K.K.’s 3G service offers its customers rich content and roaming in 129 countries and regions on 180 networks. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.jp *Above data is current as of 30 November 2005.

Appendix Vodafone 702NK II (Nokia 6680)

1. Main Features - Compact smartphone model full of features optimal for business use, document viewer for Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel and other documents The 702NK II (Nokia 6680) is a compact smartphone made to empower business customers. Capable of viewing Word, Excel, Powerpoint and other Office documents, with the 702NK II (Nokia 6680) customers can check business materials on the go without carrying a notebook PC. The handset also supports Bluetooth® for wireless communications with PCs, PDAs and other devices. Like the previously offered 702NK (), the 702NK II (Nokia 6680) uses the Symbian operating system.

- Sleek candy bar style design with integrated front camera for easy video calling The 702NK II (Nokia 6680) has a compact and stylish candy bar design, making it a Vodafone 3G handset perfect for those who demand reserved style and sophistication. With a 1.3 megapixel mobile camera equipped with a flash on the back and an integrated camera on the front, customers can also enjoy snapping photos, capturing videos and convenient video calling.

- Compatible with Vodafone Office Mail, a push email service that automatically ‘pushes’ mail directed to company PC email addresses to customers’ handsets in real-time Vodafone K.K. continues to support business customers with the 702NK II (Nokia 6680), Vodafone K.K.’s first model compatible with Vodafone Office Mail, a push email service that lets customers remotely access company email, address books and schedule details in real-time.

2. Main Specifications Japan W-CDMA Network Abroad W-CDMA, GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) Size (Width x Height x Thickness) Approx. 55 x 108 x 21mm Weight Approx. 133g Continuous W-CDMA Approx. 190 min. / approx. 260 hrs. talktime/ standby time GSM Approx. 360 min. / approx. 260 hrs. Display 2.1-inch (176 x 208 pixel), TFT LCD (max. 260,000 colours) Pixels Main 1.30 million effective pixels/CMOS Mobile /Type Sub 300,000 effective pixels/CMOS camera Zoom Max. 6x digital zoom Max. photo size 960 x 1,280 pixels Full-screen character display (full size characters when 70 characters (10 characters x 7 lines) displaying received mails) Max. mail Received MMS: 300, SMS: 1,700 capacity Sent MMS: 300, SMS: 999 *1 Max. photo capacity (no. of photos) Approx. 8MB, shared (max. approx. 240) External memory RS-MMC*2 (64MB included) Polyphonic ring tone voices 48 V-appli (Mega Appli), PC link, E-mail client, USB connectivity, Other main functions Bluetooth®, Mail Art, Bilingual menus, Japanese/English predictive text entry Colour Light Bronze (pictured) *1: Shared memory capacity may differ from actual free space. Also saving capacity depends on file sizes. *2: RS-MMC: Abbreviation for Reduced Size MultiMedia Card. A miniature memory card with dimensions of 18mm x 24mm x 1.4mm.

3. Retail Price (standard set): open price Standard set includes mobile handset, battery pack, rapid charger, RS-MMC (64MB), RS-MMC adapter, USB Driver & PC Suite for Nokia 6680, USB cable for Nokia, stereo earphone mic for Nokia

4. Availability From 17 December 2005 in the Kanto-Koshin region and from 22 December in all other regions

Vodafone 702NK II (Nokia 6680) Light Bronze (Manufactured by Nokia)