New Alliance: Ufone and Telenor to Share Infrastructure Facilities
Thanks to TM for pointing out this interesting story. As the Pakistan mobile industry enters into a new phase of competition, it is showing signs of maturity. In this case, Ufone and Telenor will share infrastructure. By crafting deals and alliances with each other mobile companies should be able to deliver better value. The focus is naturally on mutually beneficial items - such as taking more market share from the leader!
Here’s the full story:
Ufone and Telenor Pakistan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on facilitating both operators to share their infrastructure (sites/towers) for 10 years with mutual consent. The MoU is the first of its kind between the two leading mobile phone operators in Pakistan.
This is a welcome initiative for the industry, as it will help reduce costs of companies in developing separate sites for their networks. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Ufone Chief Executive Officer Mubashir Naqvi said: “It is a breaking news in the telecom sector of Pakistan since the infrastructure was the main hitch for all the operators to mark their footprints all over the country.
“It will not only benefit both the signatories, but will also add concrete value to the environmental protection ‘resource optimisation’ energy conservation as social caring entities,” he added.
He praised PTA Chairman for his continuous efforts that had added substantial value to the telecom sector and this MoU was also part of the PTA’s directions and significance. Terming the MoU signing as a milestone for both the companies, Telenor Pakistan CEO Tore Johnsen said that he hoped to continue a relationship of co-operation in all areas of communication for the benefit of both companies’ subscribers.
“Telenor Pakistan has always supported infrastructure-sharing-the internationally recommended practice of using one tower to carry antennas from multiple mobile operators instead of having separate towers for each operator. It just makes common sense. -PR
no dout its an verry verry welcome sign as far as users, specially the ufone users are consern, the only thing ufone is lacking is: the coverage in the far flung aeria’s and i hope with this mou ufone’s coverage will expand verry verry rapidlly.
Well, there is another side to this team up. How would the two operators ensure that each others’ teams would not mess up (intentionally or otherwise) with the h/w placed at such locations?
Anyway, if it works out well, nothing like it.
Naveed - yes it can dramatically increase the coverage for ufone.
FSN - the MOU should have details for protection of property, per international standards.
I think we will see more of such deals in the near future.
NICE DEAL
BOTH GOOD COMPANIES
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