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SIEMENS: Siemens and O2 announce plan to deliver complete mobile



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Jan 15, 2003 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Siemens and O2 today announce the
formation of a dynamic new agreement which will deliver end to end mobility
solutions to UK enterprises.

The Siemens and O2 business-to-employee mobile offerings are focused around
improving the efficiency of organisations and their employees whilst cutting
costs, driving revenues and improving their competitive edge. The new
partnership will deliver end to end mobility solutions and will jointly support
organisations through their entire mobile project from technology choice,
business consultancy, application development, systems integration and airtime
solutions.

Jonathan Richards Evans, Market Strategist at Siemens Communications said:
"Before taking this new partnership offering out to the marketplace we worked
together to successfully implement a mobile field service application to several
hundred field engineers in our own organisation. The implementation is now
delivering GBP1 million cost savings through efficiency gains and a reduction in
the duplication of administrative tasks and phone calls."

He continued "In this trial project Siemens designed and developed the mobile
application and O2 delivered the GPRS airtime and network management. This is a
formula which will be easily applied to deliver similar, real business benefits
to our customers."

Nick Whiteway, Manager Business Partners O2 UK Ltd said: "Siemens Communications
is an obvious business partner for us. Its expertise in the consultancy, design
and management of enterprise mobile solutions complements our own wireless
network and airtime provision. We believe Siemens and O2 can provide innovative,
business critical mobile solutions to the corporate sector which will meet and
exceed return on investment goals."

Through its Advanced Customer Solutions (ACS) Siemens Communications offers one
of the most comprehensive portfolios of Contact Centre, CRM and Mobile Business
services available in the UK. Its solutions comprise state-of-the-art and
award-winning technologies in combination with a comprehensive suite of
professional services. Solutions are tailored to meet the needs of both public
and private sector organisations and are delivered in conjunction with technical
design, implementation, training and lifelong support.

Notes to editors

About O2

* The business operations of mmO2 plc are branded O2.

* O2 (UK) Ltd has nearly 11.5 million customers (end Oct 2002), of which 33% are
contract and the remainder pre-pay. The proportion of service revenues generated
by data usage in the last quarter is 15.3%. The number of SMS messages handled
by O2 UK over the year was 4.4 billion.

* O2 UK's GSM network, including GPRS capability, covers over 99% of the
population and approximately 90% of the UK by land area, and comprises over
9,000 base stations.

* O2 UK was the first mobile network in the world to have launched and
rolled-out commercial GPRS services. Work is underway to develop its future 3G
network capability, including a special agreement with T-Mobile for constructive
infrastructure sharing for the roll-out of 3G coverage.

* The company has nearly 220 O2 retail stores located across the UK, plus a 40%
shareholding in The Link Stores Limited.

* International roaming agreements with 325 networks allow our customers to
receive and make calls in 140 countries. Additionally, O2 customers are now able
to roam with GPRS in 21 countries.

* O2 UK became the first UK mobile operator to achieve registration to BSEN: ISO
14001, the international environmental standard. The main theme of the standard
is continual environmental improvement and endorses our commitment to the
positive protection of the environment.

Siemens Communications - a division of Siemens plc, is one of the UK's leading
communications suppliers, offering a full choice of technology and service
solutions from simple telephony through to full network outsourcing,
incorporating the Customer Relationship Management and e-business environments.

The company operates centres of competence for research, development and support
throughout the UK and in a number of international markets. It has a turnover in
excess of GBP300 million and is part of Siemens Information and Communication
Networks, the global leader in business communications. It is also the winner of
the 2002 UK Business Excellence Award.

Visit the company's website at www.siemenscomms.co.uk

CONTACT: Claudia Hitner, Siemens Communications Tel: [phone] e-mail:
[e-mail] Brian Dolby/Kat Ager, GBCS PR Tel: +44 (0)115
950 8399 e-mail: [e-mail] e-mail: [e-mail]

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