PARIS (dpa-AFX) - OMEA Telecom-Virgin Mobile and France Telecom's (FTE) Orange announced the signing of a Full mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, contract on the Orange mobile network in France. The contract is scheduled to become operational in a few months.
French mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile is part of the Omea Telecom group.
With this contract, Virgin Mobile is able to offer their own core network components and interconnection equipment, while using the Orange radio network. Till today Virgin Mobile offered its mobile services to its customers under its own brand as a light MVNO with the Orange equipment and core network.
Pierre Louette, Senior Executive Vice President, Group General Secretary, in charge of France Carriers Division said, ' We are delighted about this contract signing, which is going to give a new impetus to the partnership started with OMEA TELECOM in 2004 and which enabled Orange to host 2 million customers on its network.'
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