Vodafone and Orange Network Sharing

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just wondering if anyone had any time scale for when end-users will
> actually benefit from improved coverage?
>
> Does it just cover 3G or 2G as well? I would have assumed just 3G but
> some news stories that I've read from a quick search on Google seem to
> suggest 2G is included too?
>
> Thanks


I heard a rumour that the deal had collapsed.

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[email protected] wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone had any time scale for when end-users will
> actually benefit from improved coverage?
>
> Does it just cover 3G or 2G as well? I would have assumed just 3G but
> some news stories that I've read from a quick search on Google seem to
> suggest 2G is included too?
>
> Thanks
It was abandoned I believe. There was some agreement with site sharing
but that was it.

> I've read from a quick search on Google seem to
> suggest 2G is included too?


Well around here, *many* Orange users would benifit from shared 2G, but I
personly hope it doesn't happen, and France Telecom have nothing to do with
sharing Vodafone's network!

Just let Orange do their own thing, in their own (very bad, very French)
way, and let them slip even further down all the ratings / customer
satisfaction surveys that they were once top of a few years ago!

"Matthew Long" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> I've read from a quick search on Google seem to
>> suggest 2G is included too?
>
>
> Well around here, *many* Orange users would benifit from shared 2G, but I
> personly hope it doesn't happen, and France Telecom have nothing to do
> with sharing Vodafone's network!
>

France Telecom won't, Orange UK will.

> Just let Orange do their own thing, in their own (very bad, very French)
> way, and let them slip even further down all the ratings / customer
> satisfaction surveys that they were once top of a few years ago!
>

I think you underestimate the impact of the new CEO, the first "British" one
in quite a few years. Give Tom Alexander time - if anyone can return Orange
UK to past success, he can.

Regards

Jon.

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:578bf50b-dbaf-403d-a48b-b216f6b1f20c@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> Just wondering if anyone had any time scale for when end-users will
> actually benefit from improved coverage?
>
> Does it just cover 3G or 2G as well? I would have assumed just 3G but
> some news stories that I've read from a quick search on Google seem to
> suggest 2G is included too?
>
> Thanks

The original plan was for 3G RAN to be shared, with the possibility of this
extending to 2G RAN/BSS as things worked through. In the event, network
sharing didn't work out but Voda & Orange do now have formal site sharing.

These things take time to "exhibit" themselves on the ground where new sites
are concerned, and I assume at some stage there'll be site consolidation
too - dependent on lease renewals, planning approvals etc.

Regards

Jon.

"Jon Pitts" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Matthew Long" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
<snip>
> I think you underestimate the impact of the new CEO, the first "British"
> one in quite a few years. Give Tom Alexander time - if anyone can return
> Orange UK to past success, he can.
> Regards
> Jon.
>
British? I thought Alexander's an Ozzy?

I hope he can turn things around, but i'm not holding my breath

Steve Terry