Articles tagged with: Tele2 and Vodafone

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: t-mobile, 3g, base-station, eu, rural, o2, lte, abi-research, capex, telenor, 3, backhaul, infrastructure-sharing, opex

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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Vodafone to Launch DSL High Speed Internet in Spain

MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group said Wednesday it would launch a DSL-based high speed Internet service in Spain for residential customers Oct. 8, as the Spanish unit makes a further step towards the integration of its mobile and fixed-line services.  more

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