Cable & Wireless Europe, Asia and US partners with Orange for FMC

Orange and Cable&Wireless Europe, Asia & US today announced a five-year partnership deal that will see Cable&Wireless enterprise fixed mobile convergence customers using the Orange UK mobile network for national roaming.

From the press release

Keith Greenfield, Director of Wholesale at Orange said: “Orange has one of the
most robust and comprehensive networks in the UK, covering more than 99 per
cent of the population and we’re always looking to partner with companies who
will benefit from the solutions we can provide. “
Orange already provides national roaming to 3’s 4.1million customers in the UK
when they are out of reach of the 3 3G network.
Jim Marsh, CEO of Cable&Wireless Europe, Asia and USA said: “Our FMC
service will enable Cable&Wireless to address a mobile corporate market,
which is worth more an estimated £500m annually. Our customers are
demanding mobile solutions that allow them to control their costs and increase
productivity.”