Vodafone’s sponsorship of Team New Zealand, announced on Tuesday, is worth “well north” of seven figures and will see the America’s Cup team’s telecommunications supplied exclusively by Vodafone New Zealand until 2007.

For the first time, Team New Zealand boats will be able to transfer data in real time to analysts on the shore, rather than having to wait to come in from sailing to download information, as has happened in past years.

Vodafone pledges big bucks for boats

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