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The Dutch mobile operator market is slimming down again — some time ago we had KPN acquiring Telfort — and now, with the acquisition of Orange by T-Mobile, people in Netherlands have only 3 networks to choose from.
Apparently, Orange NL has been on the shelf of the Orange group for some time already as the operator that entered the market under the name of Dutchtone, never made any profits.
As for the numbers, Germans will pay hefty 1.3 billion EUR to the French carrier and will also kill the brand, as well as jobs across the country. At the moment, Orange holds 12% of the market and has a total of 2 million subscribers. By adding Orange’s piece to its existing share of 15%, T-Mobile will control almost the third (27%) of the overall mobile phone market in Netherlands, and will have a total of 4.6 million subscribers…
[Via: MobileGamesBlogs]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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