Strategic Ptnership with RIM

Vodafone Group Plc
11 February 2008


11 February 2008

                VODAFONE DEEPENS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH RIM                 
         Vodafone Selects BlackBerry as a Mass Market Consumer Platform         

Vodafone has today agreed to collaborate with Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:
RIMM; TSX: RIM) on the development of Vodafone consumer services for the
BlackBerry(R) platform. This move sees Vodafone add the BlackBerry platform to
the set of preferred consumer operating platforms that it strategically
supports.

This deepening of the strategic relationship between the two companies will see
Vodafone and RIM concentrating on driving continued growth in business segments,
and specifically, focusing on growing broader adoption in the consumer segment.
Vodafone applications and services will also be tightly integrated with the
BlackBerry platform providing Vodafone customers with an enhanced mobile
experience.

'This strategic agreement aims to deliver an optimised experience - aimed
squarely at the needs of the customer, delivering simple-to-use services and
lower costs. We are excited to be working so closely with RIM to develop this
area,' said Jens Schulte-Bockum, Vodafone Global Director of Terminals. 'In
addition to growing the established Enterprise market, we fully expect the
appeal of the BlackBerry platform to be strongly adopted by consumers; attracted
by best in class messaging and email, internet experience, a range of multimedia
capabilities including music and imaging functionality.'

'The BlackBerry platform continues to resonate strongly with consumers,
especially with the introduction of the BlackBerry Pearl and the BlackBerry
Curve, and we are pleased that Vodafone has selected BlackBerry as a preferred
consumer platform. We look forward to working with Vodafone and the ecosystem of
BlackBerry application partners to bring new experiences to BlackBerry
smartphones,' said David Yach, CTO for Software at Research In Motion.

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