Originally Posted by wavejockglw:
“And unlikely to be completed if today's news is accurate re T-Mobile/Orange's merger.
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“And unlikely to be completed if today's news is accurate re T-Mobile/Orange's merger.
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It seems the 2 networks are going to remain separate and only share back room operations and some facilities.
and anyway the t-mobile / 3 deal is too far in and Nokia Siemens and National Grid Wireless are already rolling it out, most of the money has been spent on the planning and the equipment already so it's unlikely to be cancelled.
Once completed 'mobile broadband uk' will be a separate company which Orange if they want can sell their 50% to whoever. It'll be worth more complete than to cancel now when it's more than 1/2 done.
As Orange are going to keep t-mobile separate then it's clear that the t-mobile and 3 deal will actually save t-mobile 1/2 the cost anyway and Orange is also planning network shares. The back room staff will be merged and there will be job losses, but they won't merge into 1 network.
This was always about the former owners of T-mobile wanting to exit the UK and sell a viable business to another operator who wanted it.



