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Two of the leading mobile operators in Italy, Telecom Italia and 3 Italia, have signed a three-year long “co-siting” agreement to share radio mobile access sites, both existing ones and those that will be built in the future. The objects of the agreement is the so called “passive” infrastructure, which includes poles, cables, electricity supply and conditioning systems and other civil infrastructures.
As a result, each of the two operators, aside from maintaining ownership of its infrastructure, will also house the radio mobile stations of the other party. The deal does not include electronic devices which permit the supply of mobile telephony services to their customers or relative management services.
Finally, it’s worth adding that with this agreement, Telecom Italia and 3 Italia get their share in promoting a more efficient use of network infrastructure in urban and rural areas, ensuring the observance of the guidelines contained in the Code for Electronic Communications. At the same time, their costs are expected to go down up to 30%, while the time for further network development will be reduced…
[Via: CellularNews]
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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.
