7 | Vodafone and O2 will ‘share’ 5G networks | ----------- | |
ComputerWeekly.com | 2019-01-23 21:20 | ????0? | |
Besides continuing with their previous arrangement, the two organisations also plan to investigate options to extend network autonomy by deploying separate radio equipment on 2,500 sites to improve flexibility, and to deliver a shared fibre backhaul network – which would improve the overall quality of service they can offer over 5G, and provide both with greater economies of scale and a wider choice of network partners.Going forward, the two firms said they also planned to explore options around their future transmission operating model to explore potential synergies in network investment and operation, and to devolve new powers to their jointly-owned passive tower infrastructure venture, CTIL, to improve efficiency, and potentially to enable third-party tenants to use their towers.“More broadly, the deal reflects a continued and pragmatic shift in telecom businesses towards a more asset-light model of network ownership that balances scale with thrift. The 5G era will see more shared and even leased access models of network operation, given the heterogeneous demands from new high-capacity small cells in dense urban centres to macro sites in suburban and rural areas – the hardest to reach.” -- ???????? | |||
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