Cable Forum - View Single Post - Orange 3G-peasy dream seems shattered

m419 · 13-03-2009, 20:34

I thought the UK and European goverments made it compulsary for them to get 3G licences as I thought thats why Hutchison sold off Orange and then used that money to buy 3G licences and build an actual network.

I think 3G activity such as Video calling ect... is much more popular on the 3 network than any of the others, 3's network coverage is better than the others (3G wise).

I think thats why Cable and Wireless and United Artists(US West) sold off One2One back in 1999. One2One was a national and not an international network, the network coverage needed a lot of investment and a 3G licence needed to be purchased plus roll out of 3G masts. And both companies were under financial pressure with rolling out digital Cable TV and paying the debt off which they accumalated in building Cable TV networks.

13-03-2009, 20:34	#5
m419 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Services: BT Broadband,BT Anytime calls,Sky entertainment extra HD,Vodafone pay monthly Posts: 1,512	Re: Orange 3G-peasy dream seems shattered I thought the UK and European goverments made it compulsary for them to get 3G licences as I thought thats why Hutchison sold off Orange and then used that money to buy 3G licences and build an actual network. I think 3G activity such as Video calling ect... is much more popular on the 3 network than any of the others, 3's network coverage is better than the others (3G wise). I think thats why Cable and Wireless and United Artists(US West) sold off One2One back in 1999. One2One was a national and not an international network, the network coverage needed a lot of investment and a 3G licence needed to be purchased plus roll out of 3G masts. And both companies were under financial pressure with rolling out digital Cable TV and paying the debt off which they accumalated in building Cable TV networks.