Articles tagged with: T Mobile Uk and Network Sharing

Vodafone Reported to be Considering Bid for T-Mobile UK

Mor­e rumours about the future of T-Mobile UK emerged today in The Times newspaper with a report that Vodafone is considering making an offer to buy the company. T-Mobile and Vodafone declined to comment last night. However, one source close to the situation told The Times that Vodafone was examining its options.  more

Related Tags: vodafone-uk, telekom, tower, tower-sharing, lawsuit, gsm-gateway, vip, UK


Ericsson Expands 3G Netowork Management Contract in the UK

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the 50:50 joint venture formed by 3 UK and T-Mobile UK to integrate and manage their 3G radio access networks (RAN), has selected Ericsson to provide managed services to complete the consolidation of their 3G infrastructure. Under the terms of the contract, about 220 T-Mobile staff have transferred to Ericsson.  more

Related Tags: t-mobile, 3g, nokia, base-station, 3-uk, rsa, ericsson, mobile-broadband, ran, 3, backhaul, infrastructure-sharing, play, mbnl, managed-services, 3g-network, 2g, UK


The case for network sharing gets stronger

Opinion piece by Emeka Obiodu, senior analyst at Ovum

With a mature market, declining voice revenues and now the economic downturn, the argument for European mobile network operators (MNOs) to share their networks has never been stronger. Although there have been several network-sharing initiatives, what is needed is a more coherent commercial and regulatory framework across the EU to make network sharing the norm rather than the exception.  more

Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, roaming, 3-uk, vodafone, teliasonera, capex, ovum, tim, eu, ran, yoigo, 3, tele2, opex, passive-network, 3g-coverage, 2g


Ericsson to manage 3G RAN operations for T-Mobile and 3 UK

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the 50:50 joint venture formed by Hutchison 3G UK (3UK) and T-Mobile UK to manage the integration of both operators' 3G radio access networks (RAN), has awarded Ericsson a four-year managed services contract for the operation and maintenance of the consolidated network.  more

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T-Mobile UK to Shut-Down 5,000 Base Stations

UK mobile operator, T-Mobile is reported to be planning a shut-down of some 5,000 of its base stations as part of its network sharing deal with Hutchison 3G UK. The UK trade magazine, Mobile Today said that both networks are removing transmitters as they begin to share resources.  more

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