{"id":998,"date":"2012-06-07T09:35:14","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T08:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=998"},"modified":"2012-06-07T09:36:08","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T08:36:08","slug":"mobile-operators-vodafone-and-o2-uk-to-start-network-sharing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/06\/mobile-operators-vodafone-and-o2-uk-to-start-network-sharing.html","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Operators Vodafone and O2 UK to Start 4G Network Sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile phone operators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> UK (Telefonica) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vodafoneuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Vodafone<\/a> have today officially entered into a new <strong>Network Sharing<\/strong> agreement that will help them to &#8220;<em>deliver the capability for a nationwide<\/em>&#8221; deployment of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a>&#8221; superfast Mobile Broadband services and close the <strong>Digital Divide<\/strong> between rural and urban areas by targeting 98% indoor population coverage across 2G \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/3g\">3G<\/a> by 2015.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The plan, which would involve the creation of a new 50\/50 joint venture company, envisages a single &#8220;<em>national grid<\/em>&#8221; network of <strong>18,500 sites across the UK<\/strong> with both operators continuing to run independent spectrum and competing services.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently this approach would allow both to deliver nationwide &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a>&#8221; services &#8220;<em>faster than could be achieved independently<\/em>&#8221; and up to two years before the anticipated regulatory requirement of <strong>98% population coverage<\/strong> by 2017. All shared sites will continue to carry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> UK traffic on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a>&#8217;s spectrum and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vodafoneuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Vodafone<\/a> UK traffic on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vodafoneuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Vodafone<\/a>&#8217;s spectrum.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Ronan Dunne, CEO of Telef\u00f3nica \/ O2 UK, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>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. This partnership is about working smarter as an industry, so that we can focus on what really matters to our customers \u2013 delivering a superfast network up to two years faster than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a> envisages and to as many people as possible. One physical grid, running independent networks, will mean greater efficiency, fewer site builds, broader coverage and, crucially, investment in innovation and better competition for the customer<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Guy Laurence, CEO of Vodafone UK, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>This partnership will close the digital divide for millions of people across the country and power the next phase of the smartphone revolution. It will create two stronger players who will compete with each other and with other operators to bring the benefits of mobile internet services to consumers and businesses across the country. We have learned a lot from our existing network collaboration but now it is time for it to evolve. This partnership will improve the service that customers receive today and give Britain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> networks that it will need tomorrow<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The plan is naturally still subject to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a>&#8217;s approval, although both O2 and Vodafone hope to establish the joint venture and network sharing arrangement &#8220;<em>later this year<\/em>&#8220;. Rival mobile operators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/threeuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Three UK<\/a>, Orange UK and T-Mobile also have a similar joint venture established under the <strong>MobileBroadband Network Limited<\/strong> (MBNL) name.<\/p>\n<p>In addition the move could make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a>&#8217;s life a little more complicated as it would have to reconsider its assessment of the market and any knock-on impact for the forthcoming (Q4-2012) auction of 4G spectrum (800MHz and 2.6GHz). 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