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Optus has signed a binding memorandum of understanding withVodafone, striking an agreement to combine the telcos' resources toimprove network coverage and cut costs. An Optus staff memo stated the agreement between Vodafone and Optuswill add 1000 new sites to the existing Optus network, pendingapproval of the partnership from the ACCC. The new agreement will also allow us to deploy 3G on our existinglow frequency 900MHz spectrum on over 3,800 sites in the extendedsite sharing joint venture, the email said. Put simply, these two changes will enable Optus to makesubstantial outdoor and, more critically, indoor 3G coverageimprovements across Australia in a much shorter timeframe thangoing it alone. The memo also stated the partnership will allow the telco to expandwithin a more sustainable cost structure. This agreement enables us to share both capital and operatingcosts more efficiently with VHA. We will also benefit from a newcommitment by VHA to move all of their domestic roaming trafficover from Telstra to Optus, delivering us a substantial financialbenefit over the next five years, the email said. The agreement will also allow the two telcos to more aggressivelypursue the rollout of 3.5G (HSPA+) and 4G services. Both are critical to enable Optus to meet our customers expectations for continuing improvements in customer experience,particularly in relation to faster data speeds and networkconsistency, the email said. As part of the agreement, Vodafone also announced today it will add400 base stations to its network from Optus base station sites andwill jointly build another 500 new base stations with Optus acrossshared sites over the next four years. In total, Vodafone will add 1800 new base stations to its networkin a bid to improve coverage across Australia and has already begunintegrating 900 base stations into its mobile 3 network. We ve listened to our customers and we re responding to theirdemands by delivering a better, faster, more reliable networkacross Australia, said Vodafone chief executive in a statement. Vodafone said the increased network capabilities will extend thetelco s coverage to 96 per cent of the Australian population. The embattled telco has been trying to claw back customers after losing 375,000 customers last year due to network issues and customer service problems. In its 2011 annual report , the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman said new complaintsabout Vodafone had tripled in 2010-11 to 32,744. Vodafone has tried several different strategies to win backconsumers, including offering free SMS messages and recently guaranteeing customers could cancel their post-paid contract within 30 days if they were unhappy withthe telco s network performance. The telco has spent a considerable amount of money trying to cleanup its network, including spending over $1 billion on a new networkand rolling out more than 1100 new 850MHz 3G sites. A further 400new 850MHz 3G sites are scheduled to be operational in the next fewmonths. Follow Stephanie McDonald on Twitter: @stephmcdonald0 Follow Computerworld Australia on Twitter: @ComputerworldAU ComputerworldAU @ComputerworldAU Twitter: @ComputerworldAU]]. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Cloud Computing Thin Client , Workstation Thin Client Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Mini PC Thin Client.
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