Re Joint Venture

Vodafone Group PLC
30 November 2000

                                                              
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Vodafone join forces to offer B2B
                       mobile solutions
                               
                               
Cap  Gemini  Ernst & Young and Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone')
announce  that they have agreed to form a 50/50 joint  venture
to  offer  mobile  enabled solutions  to  corporate  customers
across    Europe.   Combining   the   management   consulting,
information  technology and integration skills of  Cap  Gemini
Ernst & Young and the mobile technology and services expertise
of  Vodafone,  the joint venture will offer innovative  mobile
solutions to address the business opportunities of the rapidly
expanding m-commerce markets. The joint venture will be one of
the  first companies to bring together systems integration and
mobile technology.

The  joint venture will offer businesses unique solutions that
can vary in scope, from simply developing mobile access for  a
company's  intranet  to  fully supported  complex  marketplace
solutions.   The  initial focus will be  on  various  business
sectors including freight and logistics, automotive, financial
services  and construction, in which mobile access is  already
key   and  will  become  increasingly  significant  with   the
introduction of third generation mobile services.

The joint venture will be non-exclusive with an European scope
and  will initially target markets in Germany and the UK, from
its offices in Dusseldorf and London.


For further information contact:

Terry Barwick, Director of Corporate Affairs
Tim Brown, Investor Relations Director
Melissa Stimpson, Senior Investor Relations Manager
Vodafone Group Plc
Telephone: [phone]

Lulu Bridges
Tavistock Communications
Telephone:  [phone]

About Vodafone

Vodafone   Group   Plc   is   the   world's   largest   mobile
telecommunications company.  Vodafone has a  global  portfolio
with  operations in 25 countries around the world, across five
continents.  At the end of September 2000, Vodafone reported a
proportionate  worldwide  customer base  of  approximately  66
million.

About Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

Cap  Gemini Ernst & Young is one of the largest management and
IT   consulting  firms  in  the  world.  The  company   offers
management  and  IT consulting services, systems  integration,
and    technology   development,   design   and    outsourcing
capabilities on a global scale to help traditional  businesses
and  'dot  companies' continue to implement growth  strategies
and  leverage technology in the new economy.  The organisation
employs  more than 58,000 people worldwide and reports  global
revenues of about 7.7 billion euros (1999 pro forma).

More  information about individual service lines, offices  and
research is available at www.cgey.com

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