FreeMove
| Company Snapshot | |
| Founded | December 2003 |
| Area served | Europe, United States, Asia-Pacific, South America |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Alliance Members | Orange, Telecom Italia, Deutsche Telekom and TeliaSonera |
| Key People | Silke Hoesch (General Manager) Igor Dolfin (Orange) Mario Polosa (Telecom Italia) Axel Schaer (Deutsche Telekom) Karin Lundewall (TeliaSonera) |
| Website | www.freemovealliance.com |
FreeMove is a mobile telecommunications alliance, designed to help multinational companies reduce the complexity of managing mobile services from one country to another. Formed in 2003, the alliance brings together Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and TeliaSonera. By combining the coverage and capabilities of the member operators, FreeMove enables companies to streamline commercial arrangements and service delivery.
FreeMove members are leaders in the business market in Germany, France, Italy and the Nordics and Baltic region, supporting around 2.1 million corporate mobile connections corresponding to 57% MNC market share managed within FreeMove’s footprint.[1]
Current operations
FreeMove global footprint
The FreeMove alliance covers all major Western and Eastern European and also extends across Asia, North and South America.
Partnerships
FreeMove has been co-operating with the Bridge Alliance since 2007.[2] Bridge covers over 430 million customers across eleven markets,[3] ensuring that frequent travellers can use a suite of value-added services for roaming amongst member countries.
FreeMove signed a strategic partnership with the Cosmote group in Greece and GLOBUL in Bulgaria in August 2011.[1]
FreeMove signed a partnership with leading Russian operator MegaFon in February 2011 to include the Russian market.
With a subscriber base of 57 million, MegaFon is the second largest operator in Russia’s growing telecoms market, both in terms of subscriber numbers and revenue share.[4]
A partnership with T-Mobile US was announced in November 10, 2010.
T-Mobile US, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. market with 33.73 million customers and annual revenues of US$21.35 billion.[5]
The partnership between FreeMove and Turkcell was announced in October 2010. The company has 34.1 million subscribers in Turkey as of June 30, 2011.[6]
Products and services
Products and services promoted by FreeMove include voice and data roaming tariffs, international email solutions, Central Report and National Flat Rates in Europe and the USA.
Service management tools include a centralised contract plus Implementation Management, Harmonised Service Performance Indicators, as well as Business Support and Customer Support Management for fleet managers.
Timeline
December 2003: FreeMove is formed with four leading European operators. Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and Telefónica,
January 2006: Telefónica leaves the FreeMove alliance as a condition of the acquisition of O2.
March 2006: TeliaSonera, the leading Nordic and Baltic operator, joins the alliance.
September 2006: Spanish operator Amena, part of the France Télécom group, joins the alliance.
March 2007: FreeMove and Bridge Alliance announce that the two alliances have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pave the way for establishing an alliance-to-alliance cooperation across their combined global footprint.
October 2010: FreeMove and Turkcell announce their partnership.
November 2010: A key strategic partnership with T-Mobile US is announced to better support multinational corporations operating on both sides of the Atlantic.
February 2011: FreeMove signs a partnership with leading Russian operator MegaFon.
August 2011: FreeMove expands its presence into South East Europe with mobile telecommunications services providers Cosmote (Greece) and Globul (Bulgaria).
September 2013 : Eircom, the main Irish operator, joins FreeMove Alliance. [7]
See also
References
- 1 2 FreeMove Expands Into South East Europe with COSMOTE Greece and GLOBUL Bulgaria, FreeMove Press Release, 10 August 2011
- ↑ FreeMove and Bridge Mobile Alliance to Establish Alliance-to-Alliance Cooperation, FreeMove Press Release, 27 March 2007
- ↑ Bridge Mobile Alliance welcomes Advanced Info Service as its 11th operator member, Bridge Alliance Press Release, June 18, 2007
- ↑ "MegaFon becomes partner of International FreeMove Alliance | East-West Digital News". Ewdn.com. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ "T-Mobile USA Joins FreeMove Alliance". Wirelessweek.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ http://www.turkcell.com.tr/site/en/turkcellhakkinda/Sayfalar/genel-bakis/genel.aspx
- ↑ http://businessandleadership.com/business/item/42548-eircom-joins-freemove/
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