Orange and T-Mobile plan massive merger

Orange and T-Mobile are set to cosy up together is a massive UK merger that would see them create the largest mobile network in the UK.

The deal between France Telecom (Orange) and Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) UK wouldcreate a supercompany with around 37% of the UK mobile market, overtaking competitor O2.

The deal, set to be approved in November is promised to “bring substantial benefits to UK customers” including expanded network coverage andf improved customer services. Whether or not EU Competitions commission will have anything to say about this is another matter.

Given that both Orange and T-Mobile are in the running to carry the iPhone 3G when its O2 exclusivity runs out next month, the merger news will certainly give O2 some sleepless nights – maybe it should sign a deal with Vodafone?

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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