James Rosewell writes:
The merger of T-Mobile and Orange on 1st April 2010 is one of the most significant events in the evolution of the UK mobile industry since the original creation of Orange and 1-2-1 in the 90s. From now on the UK will have 4 mobile networks, and one of those networks will have ~35% of the market. A 35% market share comes with a lot of potential. Not only can standards be influenced in a way previously unimaginable in the UK, but economies of scale can be translated into profits.
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Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have announced that their T-Mobile UK and Orange UK businesses are now a single operation.
Tom Alexander, the former CEO of Orange UK, is the Chief Executive of the new joint venture. Richard Moat, former CEO of T-Mobile UK, is Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO.
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This week's edition of The Fonecast has more Orange and Google news than usual, although there's also plenty of talk about all the other recent industry headlines. And there's an in-depth review of the Movon MB80 Bluetooth wristband as well.
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Orange and T-Mobile agree a UK joint venture, loads of new handsets are announced, Ofcom talks about child safety and 3 changes its telesales business.
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Orange says the world's first touchscreen 'watch phone' will arive in the UK next month – and it's one of several innovative multimedia devices the company will be announcing in the next 18 months. The watch phone is made by LG and will be sold as a pay as you go handset. No word yet on features, other than Bluetooth connectivity, loudspeaker and 3G video calling.
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