Telenor Mobile and Tele2 in MVNO agreement
Telenor Mobile has since 2001 been running a service provider operation in Sweden under the djuice⢠brand. The MVNO agreement enhances Telenor Mobile's abilities to deliver customised mobile services to the Swedish market. The agreementwill enable Telenor Mobile to deliver improved cross-border solutionsto the business market.
The agreement opens up for a commercial launch in the first quarter of 2003. djuice has 72.000 customers in Sweden, operatingthrough Europolitan/Vodafone's network. This customer base will continue to be servedthrough Europolitan/Vodafone's network.
- We are pleased to have signed a MVNO agreement with Tele2. With this access to both 2G and 3G networks in Sweden, we will be able to improvethe services we offer and be more competitive in the Nordic market,said Arve Johansen, CEOof Telenor Mobile.
The agreement does notinfluenceeither parties' obligationsregarding network rollout and coveragestated in their UMTS licenses.