Articles tagged with: Tele2 and T Mobile

Active RAN Sharing Could Save Operators $60 Billion

A new study from ABI Research finds that the worldwide combined OPEX and CAPEX savings from active infrastructure sharing could amount to as much as $60 billion over the next five year period. The study finds that operators could enjoy at least 40% cost savings in addition to those available from passive site sharing.  more

Related Tags: 3g, base-station, eu, rural, vodafone, o2, lte, abi-research, capex, telenor, 3, backhaul, infrastructure-sharing, opex

Tele2 Switches Dutch MVNO to T-Mobile

tele2 has announced the signing of a MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) agreement with T-Mobile for both GSM and 3G mobile services in the Netherlands. Currently tele2 is the largest MVNO in the Netherlands with more than 450,000 mobile customers.  more

Related Tags: 3g, mvno, gsm, Netherlands

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

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