Vodafone D2 to test corporate customer service

Vodafone Group PLC's German mobile unit Vodafone D2 GmbH is to launch tests for selected corporate customers of its third generation UMTS services in the coming weeks, although not with a mobile phone, but with a card that can be slotted into a laptop.

Vodafone D2 said in a statement: "In this way these (customers) will be able to gain experience of third generation mobile services before the commercial start."