Everything Everywhere
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Everything Everywhere Limited is a mobile network operator
and internet service provider
company headquartered in London
, United Kingdom
. It is the largest mobile network operator in the UK, with around 28 million customers. It operates under both the Orange and T-Mobile brands and currently only offers its services within the UK.
Everything Everywhere is a 50-50 joint venture between Deutsche Telekom
and France Télécom
and was formed in 2010 through the merger of their respective T-Mobile (UK)
and Orange U.K. businesses.
In addition to London, Everything Everywhere has main offices in Bristol
and Hatfield
.
throughout its network by the end of summer. The technology will first be trialled on Orange's network in Bristol
, Reading
and Southampton
, before being expanded to the rest of the UK by the end of summer.
On 25 August 2010 it was announced that Vringo
(a provider of video ringtones and personalization solutions) was entering into a partnership with 'Everything Everywhere' which would bring Vringo's video ringtones service to Everything Everywhere's customers, with content initially available only to Orange UK customers through the network's web, WAP and mobile application brands. On 3 September 2010 Everything Everywhere announced that it was opening up its two mobile networks to customers of both the Orange and T-Mobile brands with effect from 5 October 2010. On 30 September 2010 Everything Everywhere announced 1,200 job cuts, representing around 7.5% of its 16,000-strong workforce. The jobs will go from back office, headquarters and management, with no cuts among customer service or store staff.
On 27 January 2011 Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard
announced that they would be jointly introducing the UK's first contactless mobile payments system for consumers by early summer 2011.
On 18 July 2011 Tom Alexander announced he would step down as CEO of Everything Everywhere. He was replaced on 1st September 2011 by Olaf Swantee
On 2 November 2011 Everything Everywhere announced plans to cut a further 550 back office staff, with its sites in Bristol, Darlington, Hatfield and Paddington affected.
operates on the Everything Everywhere network under a MVNO agreement
, which was most recently renegotiated in December 2010.
would join Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL), the 3G network sharing joint venture formed in December 2007 between T-Mobile UK and Hutchison 3G UK (H3G UK). MBNL will become a 50/50 joint venture between Three
UK and Everything Everywhere, with Orange contributing several thousand of its base stations for network sharing purposes. MBNL was created after T-Mobile and Three UK agreed to pool their respective 3G infrastructures in a 50/50 joint venture. At present MBNL’s HSPA-based infrastructure covers more than 90% of the British population, and by the end of 2010 this figure is expected to rise to more than 98%, with the joint venture having already consolidated more than 7,000 of the 12,500 cell sites that the initial two partners had said will be merged by October 2010.
Mobile network operator
A mobile network operator , also known as mobile phone operator , carrier service provider , wireless service provider, wireless carrier, or cellular company, or mobile network carrier is a telephone company that provides services for mobile phone subscribers.One essential...
and internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
company headquartered in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is the largest mobile network operator in the UK, with around 28 million customers. It operates under both the Orange and T-Mobile brands and currently only offers its services within the UK.
Everything Everywhere is a 50-50 joint venture between Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Europe....
and France Télécom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
and was formed in 2010 through the merger of their respective T-Mobile (UK)
T-Mobile (UK)
T-Mobile UK is a mobile network and mobile broadband operator in the United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by Everything Everywhere, the UK's largest mobile network.- Company history :...
and Orange U.K. businesses.
In addition to London, Everything Everywhere has main offices in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and Hatfield
Hatfield
- Places :Hatfield is the name of several places around the world. It comes from O.E. Haeth field , meaning field of heather.In Australia*Hatfield, New South Wales, located in the Electoral district of Murray-DarlingIn England:...
.
History
Everything Everywhere began operations on 11 May 2010. On 22 June 2010 Everything Everywhere announced plans to roll out HD voice callingWideband Audio
Wideband audio is an audio technology used in telephony. It extends the frequency range of audio signals transmitted over telephone lines, resulting in higher quality speech. The range of the human voice extends from 80 Hz to 14 kHz but traditional, voiceband or narrowband telephone calls limit...
throughout its network by the end of summer. The technology will first be trialled on Orange's network in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
and Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, before being expanded to the rest of the UK by the end of summer.
On 25 August 2010 it was announced that Vringo
Vringo
Vringo is a content-sharing platform that provides personalized video ringtones for mobile phones. Vringo users join the service on the Vringo website and install software onto their phone...
(a provider of video ringtones and personalization solutions) was entering into a partnership with 'Everything Everywhere' which would bring Vringo's video ringtones service to Everything Everywhere's customers, with content initially available only to Orange UK customers through the network's web, WAP and mobile application brands. On 3 September 2010 Everything Everywhere announced that it was opening up its two mobile networks to customers of both the Orange and T-Mobile brands with effect from 5 October 2010. On 30 September 2010 Everything Everywhere announced 1,200 job cuts, representing around 7.5% of its 16,000-strong workforce. The jobs will go from back office, headquarters and management, with no cuts among customer service or store staff.
On 27 January 2011 Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard
Barclaycard
Barclaycard, part of Barclays Retail and Business Banking, is a global payment business. The Barclaycard was the first credit card introduced in the UK, coming into service in 1966. It enjoyed a monopoly until the introduction of the Access card in 1972....
announced that they would be jointly introducing the UK's first contactless mobile payments system for consumers by early summer 2011.
On 18 July 2011 Tom Alexander announced he would step down as CEO of Everything Everywhere. He was replaced on 1st September 2011 by Olaf Swantee
Olaf Swantee
Olaf Swantee is the CEO of telecommunications firm, Everything Everywhere.-Early life:Swantee is a graduate of Economics and received his European MBA from Europenne des Affaires in Paris in 1989.-Career:...
On 2 November 2011 Everything Everywhere announced plans to cut a further 550 back office staff, with its sites in Bristol, Darlington, Hatfield and Paddington affected.
Virgin Mobile UK
Virgin Mobile UKVirgin Mobile UK
Virgin Mobile UK is a mobile phone service provider operating in the United Kingdom. The company was the world's first Mobile Virtual Network Operator, launched in 1999. Being a virtual operator, Virgin Mobile does not maintain its own network, and instead has contracts to use the existing network...
operates on the Everything Everywhere network under a MVNO agreement
Mobile virtual network operator
A mobile virtual network operator is a company that provides mobile phone services but does not have its own licensed frequency allocation of radio spectrum, nor does it necessarily have all of the infrastructure required to provide mobile telephone service...
, which was most recently renegotiated in December 2010.
Joint venture with Hutchison 3G UK
On 3 September 2010 Everything Everywhere announced that OrangeOrange UK
Orange is a mobile network operator and internet service provider in the United Kingdom, which launched in 1994. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was purchased by France Télécom in 2000, which then adopted the Orange brand for all its other mobile communications activities...
would join Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL), the 3G network sharing joint venture formed in December 2007 between T-Mobile UK and Hutchison 3G UK (H3G UK). MBNL will become a 50/50 joint venture between Three
Hutchison 3G
3 is a brand name under which several UMTS-based mobile phone networks and Broadband Internet Providers are operated in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom...
UK and Everything Everywhere, with Orange contributing several thousand of its base stations for network sharing purposes. MBNL was created after T-Mobile and Three UK agreed to pool their respective 3G infrastructures in a 50/50 joint venture. At present MBNL’s HSPA-based infrastructure covers more than 90% of the British population, and by the end of 2010 this figure is expected to rise to more than 98%, with the joint venture having already consolidated more than 7,000 of the 12,500 cell sites that the initial two partners had said will be merged by October 2010.