XDA SOLUTION

RNS Number:7992N
mmO2 PLC
22 July 2003

press release



PR0331



     O2 ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC AGREEMENT WITH REUTERS FOR ITS XDA SOLUTION





Released 22 July 2003



O2 today announced a major strategic agreement with global information company
Reuters (LSE: RTR) for its combined colour PDA and mobile handset - the xda from
O2(1).   Reuters will provide an initial 1000 of its financial market customers
in the UK and Germany with the xda, enabling them to access the latest market
information whilst on the move using its Reuters 3000 Xtra Companion service.



Reuters 3000 Xtra Companion provides the latest financial information, news,
charts, and share prices over PDA devices, enabling financial market
professionals to access market information whilst away from their desks or
offices.    It also provides quote lists from Reuters flagship product, Reuters
3000 Xtra, plus related market quotes and analysis.  Reuters 3000 Xtra Companion
is exclusively available to Reuters 3000 Xtra customers.



Reuters and O2 have worked together to pre-configure the xda with Reuters 3000
Xtra Companion for complete ease of use - customers can access the service
immediately via the xda web browser.    The pages are fully optimised for the
xda.   Customers will also be able to access the service when abroad, via O2's
extensive GPRS international roaming service.  This includes Singapore, Hong
Kong, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Australia (see note to editors).



In addition to Reuters 3000 Xtra Companion, the xda from O2 offers full colour
internet access, web-based email, extensive mobile phone capabilities and
personal organiser features such as 'contacts' and 'calendar'.



Christopher Hagman, Managing Director, Global Sales, Reuters, commented: "
Financial market professionals know the importance of accessing up to the minute
market information, anytime, anywhere. Making Reuters 3000 Xtra Companion
available over the xda from O2 helps make this a reality.  We selected the xda
from O2 because of its ease of use and its extensive roaming capability."



Kent Thexton, Chief Marketing and Data Officer, mmO2 plc, commented: "We are
delighted to be working with Reuters.  This is a real example of how mobile data
is coming of age to deliver tangible business benefits, and applications like
this will contribute towards our target of 25% of service revenues from data by
end 2004."



Sales of the xda continue to show steady growth - to date more than 66,000(2)
devices have been sold in the UK, Germany, Ireland and Asia Pacific.  As well as
winning excellent reviews, xda users are using its functionality to the full and
are consistently mmO2's heaviest data users.





Note to Editors



Key features and benefits of the xda from O2

*        One integrated device rather than a separate pda and mobile phone.

*        Unrestricted, colour access to the Internet - wherever you are.

*        The ability to send, receive and manage email on the move.

*        The ability to make and receive calls whilst online.

*        'Always on' functionality.

*        Microsoft (R)Windows (R)Powered Pocket PC 2002, Phone Edition software
         including:  Microsoft (R) Outlook (R), Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, 
         and MSN (R)Messenger.

*        A colour touch-sensitive screen for complete ease of use

*        Internet browsing.

*        Dual-band with hands-free and speaker phone.

*        Synchronisation via a USB connection and docking cradle.

*        Access to unique content developed for the xda.

*        Personal Information Management (contact lists, banking information,
         etc.).





Note to editors

GPRS roaming from O2

O2 in the UK offers GPRS roaming with 32 networks in 28 countries, including
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany,
Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the USA (AT&T and T-Mobile).

O2 in Ireland offers GPRS roaming with the UK, Austria, Italy, USA, Portugal,
Spain, Czech Republic, Russia, Finland, Spain, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel,
Switzerland, Sweden, Norway.


O2 in Germany offers GPRS roaming to United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands,
Finland, Norway, Hong Kong, Switzerland, USA, Spain, Russia, Italy, San Marino,
Vatican, Singapore, France, Monaco, Philippines, Poland, Turkey, Sweden,
Denmark, Czech Republic, Greece, Spain.









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mmO2 plc

Following the recent sale of O2 Netherlands, mmO2 has 100% ownership of mobile
network operators in three countries - the UK, Germany and Ireland - as well as
a leading mobile internet portal business. All of these businesses are branded
as O2. Additionally, the company has operations on the Isle of Man (Manx
Telecom) and owns O2 Airwave - an advanced, digital emergency communications
service.

mmO2 was the first company in the world to launch and rollout a commercial GPRS
(or 2.5G) network and has secured third generation mobile telephony ("3G")
licences in the UK, Ireland and Germany.




mmO2 has approximately 18.7 million customers and some 11,750 employees and
reported revenues for the year ended 31 March 2003 of #4.874 billion. Data
represented 18.2% of total service revenues in the 12 months ending 30 June
2003.





Reuters

Reuters (www.about.reuters.com), the global information company, provides
indispensable information tailored for professionals in the financial services,
media and corporate markets. Our information is trusted and drives decision
making across the globe based on our reputation for speed, accuracy and
independence. We have 16,000 staff in 94 countries, including some 2,400
editorial staff in 197 bureaux serving approximately 130 countries, making
Reuters the world's largest international multimedia news agency.  In 2002, the
Reuters Group had revenues of #3.6 billion.



Reuters and the sphere logo are the trademarks of the Reuters group of
companies.





mmO2 contact:
David Nicholas
Head of Media Relations
mmO2 plc
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Reuters contacts:
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(1) Also includes mobile data network connection and monthly package.

(2) To end June 2003


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