Italian mobile operators TIM and 3 have become the latest European firms to enter into a mobile site-sharing agreement. The three-year deal will cover the sharing of radio mobile equipment at both existing and future sites, and will cover a minimum of 2,000 sites. The operators are targeting cost savings of 30 percent.
Network-sharing is becoming widespread across Europe as operators look to cut costs. In France, for example, the sharing of passive facilities such as sites, buildings, towers and masts accounts for 20 percent to 40 percent of current sites, and the regulator (Arcep) has recently called for passive sharing to be actively pursued for further 3G rollout.
Source: GMBB
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