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Huawei scores managed services deal with 3UK

Huawei has won a managed services contract in the UK
December 10, 2012 Written by James Middleton

Chinese equipment vendor Huawei scored a significant coup on Monday, winning a managed services contract with Hutchison-owned 3UK.

Tags; 3, MBNL, UK, Ericsson, Europe, Network sharing, News & Analysis

Merger of 3UK and T-Mobile UK networks complete

12,000 UK sites have been consolidated as part of the MBNL project
November 15, 2010 Written by Mike Hibberd

Ericsson has announced that the project to merge the UK 3G networks of T-Mobile and 3 has been completed, with more than 12,000 sites consolidated. The two carriers created a third party organisation, Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL) in 2007 to run the joint network, with Ericsson the primary service provider to MBNL.

Tags; Ericsson, Everything Everywhere, MBNL, network sharing, Orange, T-Mobile, Europe, Network sharing, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator, Vendor

10,000th shared site activated in MBNL network

The MBNL project is the most advanced network sharing integration programme undertaken
September 10, 2010 Written by Mike Hibberd

Swedish infrastructure player Ericsson has announced that the MBNL network shared by T-Mobile and 3 in the UK now has 10,000 active shared sites. MBNL (Mobile Broadband Network Ltd) was created as a joint venture between the UK arms of T-Mobile and 3 in 2007, with the aim of consolidating the two carriers’ networks into one. The completed project will see an active shared network of 12,400 cell sites.

Tags; Ericsson, MBNL, Orange, T-Mobile, Network sharing, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator, Orange, Vendor

Together at last

September 11, 2009 Written by The Informer

Way back in 1993, in a development of which a young the Informer was blissfully unaware, the world’s first GSM1800 network was launched in the UK under the moniker Mercury One2One. Half a year later, it was joined by a new company called Orange. Each was to make its mark.

Tags; France Telecom, MBNL, O2, One2One, Orange, Spotify, T-Mobile, UK, vodafone, A Week in Wireless, Africa, Americas, Android, App Stores, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Orange