07/06/2012
Mobile Companies Join Forces For 4G Grid
Plans to create a single shared 4G grid in the Uk have been announced by mobile phone giants Vodafone and 02-owner Telefonica.
The two companies have joined forces to create the grid designed to improve existing coverage and to speed up the roll-out of superfast 4G services.
The firms say it will mean 4G mobile services, which allow users to download music and videos to their phones at high speed, can be delivered by 2015.
That is two years ahead of regulator Ofcom's requirement of 98% coverage by 2017.
The two firms will continue to compete but will pool their network infrastructure.
"Exceptional customer demand for the mobile internet has challenged the mobile industry to consider innovative solutions to building a nationwide network that will be fit for our customers in the future and support the products and services that will truly make Britain digital," said Ronan Dunne, chief executive of Telefonica UK.
Guy Laurence, Vodafone UK chief executive, said: "This partnership will close the digital divide for millions of people across the country and power the next phase of the smartphone revolution."
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The two companies have joined forces to create the grid designed to improve existing coverage and to speed up the roll-out of superfast 4G services.
The firms say it will mean 4G mobile services, which allow users to download music and videos to their phones at high speed, can be delivered by 2015.
That is two years ahead of regulator Ofcom's requirement of 98% coverage by 2017.
The two firms will continue to compete but will pool their network infrastructure.
"Exceptional customer demand for the mobile internet has challenged the mobile industry to consider innovative solutions to building a nationwide network that will be fit for our customers in the future and support the products and services that will truly make Britain digital," said Ronan Dunne, chief executive of Telefonica UK.
Guy Laurence, Vodafone UK chief executive, said: "This partnership will close the digital divide for millions of people across the country and power the next phase of the smartphone revolution."
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