VODAFONE : NEW TV AD SHOWS ITS BIGGER AND BETTER NETWORK GIVES CUSTOMERS THE POWER TO KEEP THEIR PROMISES

In its latest TV ad campaign, set to air tonight during Coronation Street on ITV at 2045, Vodafone is celebrating being named the UK's #1 network for voice and London's #1 network by P3 Connect. The 40 second ad highlights the strength of Vodafone's UK network whilst demonstrating that some calls are too important to drop.

The ad centres around Amy's 8 birthday present: tickets to see her favourite popstar, Nathan Sykes, in concert. As Amy celebrates the rest of the family realise the tickets are yet to be purchased as they actually go on sale the next day. From 6am the next day, her uncle (one of Vodafone's star leads) stays connected to the automated ticket hotline while he is at home, commuting on the bus and at work - all with 5 bars of coverage and a call that never drops. When his turn comes he's asleep after a long day in the queue: luckily his girlfriend comes to the rescue and is able to order the tickets for Amy.

Bilge Ciftci, Head of Brand at Vodafone UK, said: 'This ad brilliantly captures why we've been working hard every day to make our network even bigger and better. We know how important is it for our customers to get connected and more importantly stay connected when and where they need it. We're so proud to have been awarded the UK's #1 network for voice and London's #1 network by P3 Connect we wanted to shout about it.'

The advert is available to watch now on YouTube and UK TV and was created and developed by Ogilvy & Mather London and features the tracks 'I feel free' by Cream and 'Over and Over' by Nathan Sykes.

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Notes to editors:

Creative credits as follows:

Agency

Ogilvy & Mather London

Executive creative director

Mick Mahoney

Creatives

James Manning & Richard Barrett

Managing Partner

Jon Tapper

Account Executive

Amy Dooley

Planning Director

Ed Hayne

Producer

Jody Allison

Production Company

Knucklehead

Director

Tony Barry

Director of photography

Patrick Duroux

Editor

Eve Ashwell at The Assembly Rooms

Producer

Sara Cummins

Post production

Grade - Paul Harrison at Freefolk

Online - Steve at GPS

Sound - Arron & Parv at Wave

About Vodafone UK

Vodafone is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies and provides a range of services including voice, messaging, data and fixed communications. Vodafone has mobile operations in 26 countries, partners with mobile networks in 49 more, and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets. As of 30 September 2016, Vodafone had 470 million mobile customers and 14 million fixed broadband customers. For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.com.

Vodafone UK partners with businesses of all sizes - from start-ups and small businesses to the largest corporates and the public sector. The company has worked with UK businesses for over 30 years, starting out as a mobile provider and becoming one of the UK's leading total communications partners. It provides a range of voice and data services, secure communications infrastructure, fixed and call centre capability, unified communications and was the first mobile phone operator to offer a truly converged service for fixed and mobile.

Vodafone is currently spending around £1 billion on its network and services across the UK following a similar amount spent last year. This includes £200 million on its network in London, the introduction of its 4G service to more than 918 cities and towns, as well as thousands of smaller communities whilst also making network improvements across its UK 3G network. Meanwhile, The Vodafone Rural Open Sure Signal programme is also aiming to bring 3G coverage for the first time to 100 remote communities across the UK.

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