MADRID, Spain -- The Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Spain, Francisco Román and the President of Huawei Application and Software Product Line, Che Haiping, today signed an agreement to set up an Application Innovation Centre in Madrid for Vodafone Group to innovate new products and services.The centre is being opened in an endeavour to boost innovation in mobile solutions communications, based on test laboratories located in Spain.

This collaboration will bring Asia's innovations to Europe. Thanks to the experience and knowledge of both Huawei and Vodafone on the mobile networks and applications, this will offer a unique opportunity for the information and communication industry.By leveraging the synergy between them, the two companies seek to devise and adapt new technologies and business models.

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