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== Developments == | == Developments == | ||
November 22, 2023: 1&1 said it will launch smartphone tariffs in its own network from December 8, making the network fully functional. Before its customers start using Vodafone 5G under a national roaming agreement in areas that don’t have 1&1 coverage from summer 2024, they will have access to Telefonica Deutscheland’s 2G/4G/5G network under an expanded agreement to include 5G network.<ref>https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/11-launches-smartphone-tariffs-in-its-own-mobile-network-on-8-december/1943969</ref> | November 22, 2023: 1&1 said it will launch smartphone tariffs in its own network from December 8, making the network fully functional. Before its customers start using Vodafone 5G under a national roaming agreement in areas that don’t have 1&1 coverage from summer 2024, they will have access to Telefonica Deutscheland’s 2G/4G/5G network under an expanded agreement to include 5G network.<ref>https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/11-launches-smartphone-tariffs-in-its-own-mobile-network-on-8-december/1943969</ref> | ||
November 15, 2023: In an interview with Handelsblatt, CEO Ralph Dommermuth said they now have 60 active antenna sites but that they plan to start 2024 with 200 active antenna sites. Dommermuth said that its 2019 committment of setting up antennas in 400 “white spot” areas by 2022 won’t be completed this year either. As at July 2023, 1&1 had 40 active antenna sites<ref>https://www.golem.de/news/ralph-dommermuth-1-1-raeumt-ein-nur-60-aktive-antennen-zu-haben-2311-179448.html</ref>. | |||
September 18, 2023: 1&1 concluded a comprehensive national roaming agreement with Vodafone in August. 1&1 will be able to provide 5G MVNO wholesale services using Vodafone Network from December 2023 (pushed forward from September) and 4G services on a transitional basis using Telefonica network until summer 2024, but this will need an extension of parallel sales from the Federal Network Agency. Federal Network Agency is expected to make a decision on the extension of parallel sales in November 2023. 1&1 reiterated that it expects to have 500 antenna sites at the end of this month as well as 300 leased antenna sites<ref>https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/11-ag-11-mobile-network-launch-of-smartphone-tariffs-from-december-2023/1900377</ref>. | September 18, 2023: 1&1 concluded a comprehensive national roaming agreement with Vodafone in August. 1&1 will be able to provide 5G MVNO wholesale services using Vodafone Network from December 2023 (pushed forward from September) and 4G services on a transitional basis using Telefonica network until summer 2024, but this will need an extension of parallel sales from the Federal Network Agency. Federal Network Agency is expected to make a decision on the extension of parallel sales in November 2023. 1&1 reiterated that it expects to have 500 antenna sites at the end of this month as well as 300 leased antenna sites<ref>https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/11-ag-11-mobile-network-launch-of-smartphone-tariffs-from-december-2023/1900377</ref>. | ||