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	'''FreeMove''' is a mobile telecommunications alliance, designed to provide better service integration for its members' roaming customers. Formed in 2003, the alliance brings together ], ], ] and ].
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			The '''FreeMove''' alliance is a ] of mobile ] companies based in ].

			== History ==
	FreeMove members are leaders in the business market in ], ], ] and the ] and ], supporting around 2.1 million corporate mobile connections corresponding to 57% MNC market share managed within FreeMove’s footprint<ref>, FreeMove Press Release, 10 August 2011</ref>.
			The FreeMove alliance was established in 2003, combining the national network capabilities of four of Europe's largest national mobile operators: Deutsche Telecom, France Télécom (now Orange S.A.), ] and Telecom Italia (TIM) for multinational customers.

	== ~~Current operations~~ ==		=== Timeline ===
			'''January 2020:''' Swisscom joined FreeMove in January 2020.

	'''FreeMove global footprint'''

			'''November 2017:''' BT joined FreeMove in November 2017.
	The FreeMove alliance covers all major ] and ] and also extends across ], ] and ].

			'''September 2013 :''' Eir, the main Irish operator, joins FreeMove.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://businessandleadership.com/business/item/42548-eircom-joins-freemove/ \|title=Eircom joins FreeMove Alliance, extends its global mobile communicati… \|access-date=2013-09-18 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130918093958/http://businessandleadership.com/business/item/42548-eircom-joins-freemove/ \|archive-date=2013-09-18 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	]

			'''August 2011''': FreeMove expands its presence into South East Europe with mobile telecommunications services providers ] (Greece)
	== Partnerships ==

	'''Bridge Alliance'''

			'''February 2011''': FreeMove signs a partnership with leading Russian operator ].
	FreeMove has been co-operating with the Bridge Alliance since 2007<ref>, FreeMove Press Release, 27 March 2007</ref>. Bridge covers over 380 million customers across eleven markets<ref>, Bridge Alliance Press Release, June 18 2007</ref>, ensuring that frequent travellers can use a suite of value-added services to ensure a seamless roaming experience across alliance member operations.

			'''November 2010''': A key strategic partnership with ] is announced to better support multinational corporations operating on both sides of the ].
	'''Cosmote and GLOBUL'''

			'''October 2010''': FreeMove and ] announce their partnership.
	Aiming to boost its global footprint as well as its presence in the South East of Europe, FreeMove signed a strategic partnership with the Cosmote group in Greece and GLOBUL in Bulgaria in August 2011<ref>, FreeMove Press Release, 10 August 2011</ref>.

			'''March 2007''': FreeMove and Bridge Alliance announce that the two organisations have signed a ] to pave the way for establishing an tight cooperation across their combined global footprint.
	''']'''

			'''September 2006''': Spanish operator ], part of the ], joins FreeMove.
	FreeMove signed a partnership with leading Russian operator ] in February 2011 to include the Russian market.

			'''March 2006''': ], the leading Nordic and Baltic operator, joins FreeMove.
	With a subscriber base of 57 million, MegaFon is the second largest operator in Russia’s growing telecoms market, both in terms of subscriber numbers and revenue share<ref>/ http://en.wikipedia.org/Megafon]</ref>.

			'''January 2006''': ] leaves FreeMove as a condition of the acquisition of O2.
	''']'''

			'''December 2003''': FreeMove is formed with four leading European operators. ], ], ] and ],
	A key strategic partnership with ] was announced in November 10, 2010.

			== Membership ==
	T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. market with 33.73 million customers and annual revenues of US$21.35 billion<ref>/ http://en.wikipedia.org/T-mobile_usa]</ref>.
			As of July 2020, FreeMove has four active members and one former member. Founding member Telefónica was required to end membership of FreeMove in order to acquire ], with the ] citing competition concerns.<ref name="Telefonica-O2">{{cite web\|title=Telefonica has to leave Freemove to complete O2 deal\|url=https://rethinkresearch.biz/articles/telefonica-has-to-leave-freemove-to-complete-o2-deal/\|publisher=Rethink Research\|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref> The Commission were concerned non-FreeMove members would have to pay significantly more for roaming services in the UK, as three out of the four largest mobile network operators would have been members of the FreeMove alliance.
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			\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2006\|03\|16}}<ref name="Telia Joining">{{cite web\|title=TeliaSonera joins FreeMove\|url=https://www.teliacompany.com/fi/nyhetsrum/pressmeddelanden/2006/3/teliasonera-joins-freemove/\|publisher=Telia Company\|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>
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			=== Partnerships ===
	'''Turkcell'''
			FreeMove has partnerships with several mobile telecommunication operators and alliances which provide services in territories not serviced by members. Partners have access to the FreeMove networks and FreeMove has access to the partner's network.
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			!style="width:160px;"\|Partner network<ref name="partner">{{cite web\|title=Who We Are\|date=26 September 2017\|url=https://www.freemove.com/who-we-are\|publisher=FreeMove\|accessdate=16 June 2023}}</ref>
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			\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2017\|11\|27}}<ref name="bt partnership">{{cite web\|title=FreeMove extends seamless mobile connectivity with BT\|date=27 November 2017\|url=https://www.freemove.com/bt-joins-freemove/\|publisher=FreeMove\|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>
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			\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2020\|01\|23}}<ref name="swisscom partnership">{{cite web\|title=Swisscom joins FreeMove Alliance\|url=https://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/news/2020/01/23-freemove-alliance.html\|publisher=Swisscom\|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>
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			\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2011\|02\|14}}<ref name="megafon partnership">{{cite web\|title=MWC - FreeMove Alliance Strengthens its International Footprint with MegaFon \|date=14 February 2011 \|url=https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/press-wire/8543-mwc-freemove-alliance-strengthens-its-international-footprint-with-megafon\|publisher=Mobile Europe\|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>
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			\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2010\|11\|11}}<ref name="tmobileusa partnership">{{cite web\|title=T-Mobile USA joins FreeMove\|url=https://telecoms.com/23336/t-mobile-usa-joins-freemove/\|publisher=Informa PLC\|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>
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			\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2010\|10\|19}}<ref name="turkcell partnership">{{cite web\|title=FreeMove Alliance expands footprint with Turkcell\|url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/freemove-alliance-expands-footprint-with-turkcell--763186\|publisher=Telcome.paper BV\|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>
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			\| {{flagicon\|IE}} ]
			\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2013\|09\|11}}<ref name="eir partnership">{{cite web\|title=FreeMove extends seamless mobile connectivity with BT\|url=https://eurocomms.com/industry-news/9271-eircom-joins-freemove-alliance\|publisher=SJP Business Media\|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>
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			'''BT'''

			] joined FreeMove in November 2017. BT is one of the world’s leading communications services companies. BT serves the needs of customers in the UK and in 180 countries worldwide. Their main activities are the provision of fixed-line services, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as networked IT services.
	The partnership between FreeMove and Turkcell was announced in October 2010. The company has 34.1 million subscribers in Turkey as of June 30th, 2011<ref></ref>.

			'''Bridge Alliance'''
	== Products and services ==

	Products and services promoted by FreeMove include voice and data roaming tariffs, international email solutions, Central Report and National Flat Rates in Europe and the USA.

			FreeMove has been co-operating with the ] since 2007.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231548/http://www.freemovealliance.com/latestnews/freemove-and-bridge-mobile-alliance-to-establish-alliance-to-alliance-cooperation/ \|date=2012-04-25 }}, FreeMove Press Release, 27 March 2007</ref> This partnership was extended in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.freemove.com/freemove-and-bridge-alliance-extend-partnership-to-offer-integrated-enterprise-mobility-across-106-markets/\|title = FreeMove and Bridge Alliance extend partnership to offer integrated Enterprise Mobility across 106 markets \| FreeMove\|date = 19 June 2017}}</ref> Bridge covers over 800 million customers across 38 markets,<ref>, Bridge Alliance Press Release, June 18, 2007</ref> ensuring that frequent travelers can use a suite of value-added services for roaming amongst member countries.
	Service management tools include a centralised contract plus Implementation Management, Harmonised Service Performance Indicators, as well as Business Support and Customer Support Management for fleet managers.

			'''Swisscom'''
	== Supervisory Board ==

	Responsible for setting FreeMove’s strategy, the Supervisory Board ensures that the correct resources are in place to support delivery across all four members of the alliance.

	'''Marc Blanchet (])'''
	Director of Enterprise France.

			] joined FreeMove in January 2020. Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telecoms company and one of its leading IT companies, is headquartered in Ittigen, close to the capital city Berne. To the end of the 3rd Quarter 2019 19,500 employees generated sales of CHF 8,456 million. It is 51% Confederation-owned and is one of Switzerland’s most sustainable and innovative companies.
	'''Simone Battiferri (])'''
	EVP of the Top Clients Division.

			'''MegaFon'''
	'''Michael Wilkens (])'''
	Senior Vice President International Businesses, responsible for Commercial Roaming, International Carrier Sales & Solutions, International Mobile Wholesale, Multinational Corporations and Business Development & Innovation Scouting.

			FreeMove signed a partnership with leading Russian operator ] in February 2011 to include the Russian market.
	'''Sverker Hannervall (])'''
	Senior Vice President and Head of the Business Services sales division in Sweden and Finland.

			With a subscriber base of 57 million, MegaFon is the second largest operator in Russia’s growing telecoms market, both in terms of subscriber numbers and revenue share.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ewdn.com/2011/02/15/megafon-becomes-partner-of-international-freemove-alliance/ \|title=MegaFon becomes partner of International FreeMove Alliance \| East-West Digital News \|publisher=Ewdn.com \|date=2011-02-15 \|accessdate=2016-02-16}}</ref>
	== Management Board ==

			'''T-Mobile US'''
	The day-to-day management of FreeMove is overseen by a Management Board, comprising a representative of each of the four operator pillars that make up the Alliance.

			A partnership with ] was announced in November 10, 2010. This partnership was renewed and expanded in Dec. 2017. <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.freemove.com/freemove-and-t-mobile-us-extend-partnership/\|title = Expanded US Partnership \| FreeMove\|date = 11 December 2017}}</ref>
	'''Fabien Gustafsson, General Manager of Freemove'''
	FreeMove appointed Fabien Gustafsson as its first dedicated General Manager in November 2009. He takes the post having previously been the head of MNC mobile services at Orange.

			T-Mobile US has 72 million customers as at Q1 2017, providing mobile voice and data services and serving as the host network for many mobile virtual network operators.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wirelessweek.com/news/2010/11/t-mobile-usa-joins-freemove-alliance \|title=T-Mobile USA Joins FreeMove Alliance \|publisher=Wirelessweek.com \|date= \|accessdate=2016-02-16}}</ref>
	'''Christine Riney (])'''
	Having joined France Telecom - Orange in 2000, Christine has been working closely with the FreeMove management team since 2005.

			'''Turkcell'''
	'''Mario Polosa (])'''
	Mario heads up the Top Sales Unit within the Top Clients Customer Department of Telecom Italia, including National and Multinational customers.

			The partnership between FreeMove and ] was announced in October 2010. The company has 62 million subscribers in Turkey.<ref></ref>
	'''Axel Schaer (])'''
	After joining Deutsche Telekom Group as Vice President, Axel is in charge of the German Project Management for Business Solutions Department.

			'''NOS'''
	'''Hans Thorsen (])'''
	Hans is Senior Sales Director and Head of Strategic Sales/Channel Management Business Services/MNC.

			] Comunicações, S.A., previously known as Optimus, is the biggest communication and entertainment group in Portugal. It has formed part of the FreeMove ecosystem for a long time as Optimus was previously partly owned by the Orange Group.
	== Timeline ==

			'''eir'''
	'''December 2003''': FreeMove is formed with four leading European operators. ], ], ] and ],
	'''January 2006''': ] leaves the FreeMove alliance as a condition of the acquisition of O2.
	'''March 2006''': ], the leading Nordic and Baltic operator, joins the alliance.
	'''September 2006''': Spanish operator ], part of the ], joins the alliance.
	'''March 2007''': FreeMove and Bridge Alliance announce that the two alliances have signed a ] to pave the way for establishing an alliance-to-alliance cooperation across their combined global footprint.
	'''October 2010''': FreeMove and ] announce their partnership.
	'''November 2010''': A key strategic partnership with ] is announced to better support multinational corporations operating on both sides of the ].
	'''February 2011''': FreeMove signs a partnership with leading Russian operator ].
	'''August 2011''': FreeMove expands its presence into South East Europe with mobile telecommunications services providers ] (Greece) and ] (Bulgaria).

			] is the principal provider of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services in Ireland with approximately 2 million customers. FreeMove has partnered with eircom since June 2013.
	== Further reading ==

			== See also ==
	Reference key articles/analyst reports]

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	== External links ==
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	== References ==		== References ==
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FreeMove
Company type	Private
Industry	Telecommunication
Founded	December 2003; 21 years ago (December 2003)
Headquarters	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Key people	Lazaro Fernandez (General Manager)
Members	Orange Deutsche Telekom TIM Telia Company

The FreeMove alliance is a business alliance of mobile telecommunications companies based in Europe.

History

The FreeMove alliance was established in 2003, combining the national network capabilities of four of Europe's largest national mobile operators: Deutsche Telecom, France Télécom (now Orange S.A.), Telefónica and Telecom Italia (TIM) for multinational customers.

Timeline

January 2020: Swisscom joined FreeMove in January 2020.

November 2017: BT joined FreeMove in November 2017.

September 2013 : Eir, the main Irish operator, joins FreeMove.

August 2011: FreeMove expands its presence into South East Europe with mobile telecommunications services providers Cosmote (Greece)

February 2011: FreeMove signs a partnership with leading Russian operator MegaFon.

November 2010: A key strategic partnership with T-Mobile US is announced to better support multinational corporations operating on both sides of the Atlantic.

October 2010: FreeMove and Turkcell announce their partnership.

March 2007: FreeMove and Bridge Alliance announce that the two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pave the way for establishing an tight cooperation across their combined global footprint.

September 2006: Spanish operator Amena, part of the France Télécom group, joins FreeMove.

March 2006: TeliaSonera, the leading Nordic and Baltic operator, joins FreeMove.

January 2006: Telefónica leaves FreeMove as a condition of the acquisition of O2.

December 2003: FreeMove is formed with four leading European operators. Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and Telefónica,

Membership

As of July 2020, FreeMove has four active members and one former member. Founding member Telefónica was required to end membership of FreeMove in order to acquire O2, with the European Commission citing competition concerns. The Commission were concerned non-FreeMove members would have to pay significantly more for roaming services in the UK, as three out of the four largest mobile network operators would have been members of the FreeMove alliance.

Member network	Joined	Exited
Orange	December 2003	—
Deutsche Telekom	December 2003	—
TIM	December 2003	—
Telia Company	16 March 2006	—
Telefónica	December 2003	January 2006

Partnerships

FreeMove has partnerships with several mobile telecommunication operators and alliances which provide services in territories not serviced by members. Partners have access to the FreeMove networks and FreeMove has access to the partner's network.

Partner network	Partner since
BT	27 November 2017
Swisscom	23 January 2020
Bridge Alliance	March 2007
MegaFon	14 February 2011
T-Mobile US	11 November 2010
Turkcell	19 October 2010
eir	11 September 2013
NOS	December 2003

BT joined FreeMove in November 2017. BT is one of the world’s leading communications services companies. BT serves the needs of customers in the UK and in 180 countries worldwide. Their main activities are the provision of fixed-line services, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as networked IT services.

Bridge Alliance

FreeMove has been co-operating with the Bridge Alliance since 2007. This partnership was extended in June 2017. Bridge covers over 800 million customers across 38 markets, ensuring that frequent travelers can use a suite of value-added services for roaming amongst member countries.

Swisscom

Swisscom joined FreeMove in January 2020. Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telecoms company and one of its leading IT companies, is headquartered in Ittigen, close to the capital city Berne. To the end of the 3rd Quarter 2019 19,500 employees generated sales of CHF 8,456 million. It is 51% Confederation-owned and is one of Switzerland’s most sustainable and innovative companies.

MegaFon

FreeMove signed a partnership with leading Russian operator MegaFon in February 2011 to include the Russian market.

With a subscriber base of 57 million, MegaFon is the second largest operator in Russia’s growing telecoms market, both in terms of subscriber numbers and revenue share.

T-Mobile US

A partnership with T-Mobile US was announced in November 10, 2010. This partnership was renewed and expanded in Dec. 2017.

T-Mobile US has 72 million customers as at Q1 2017, providing mobile voice and data services and serving as the host network for many mobile virtual network operators.

Turkcell

The partnership between FreeMove and Turkcell was announced in October 2010. The company has 62 million subscribers in Turkey.

NOS

NOS Comunicações, S.A., previously known as Optimus, is the biggest communication and entertainment group in Portugal. It has formed part of the FreeMove ecosystem for a long time as Optimus was previously partly owned by the Orange Group.

eir

Eir is the principal provider of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services in Ireland with approximately 2 million customers. FreeMove has partnered with eircom since June 2013.

References

"Eircom joins FreeMove Alliance, extends its global mobile communicati…". Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
"Telefonica has to leave Freemove to complete O2 deal". Rethink Research. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Our Members". FreeMove. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"TeliaSonera joins FreeMove". Telia Company. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Who We Are". FreeMove. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
"FreeMove extends seamless mobile connectivity with BT". FreeMove. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Swisscom joins FreeMove Alliance". Swisscom. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"MWC - FreeMove Alliance Strengthens its International Footprint with MegaFon". Mobile Europe. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"T-Mobile USA joins FreeMove". Informa PLC. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"FreeMove Alliance expands footprint with Turkcell". Telcome.paper BV. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"FreeMove extends seamless mobile connectivity with BT". SJP Business Media. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
FreeMove and Bridge Mobile Alliance to Establish Alliance-to-Alliance Cooperation Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, FreeMove Press Release, 27 March 2007
"FreeMove and Bridge Alliance extend partnership to offer integrated Enterprise Mobility across 106 markets | FreeMove". 19 June 2017.
Bridge Mobile Alliance welcomes Advanced Info Service as its 11th operator member, Bridge Alliance Press Release, June 18, 2007
"MegaFon becomes partner of International FreeMove Alliance | East-West Digital News". Ewdn.com. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
"Expanded US Partnership | FreeMove". 11 December 2017.
"T-Mobile USA Joins FreeMove Alliance". Wirelessweek.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
http://www.turkcell.com.tr/site/en/turkcellhakkinda/Sayfalar/genel-bakis/genel.aspx

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Orange Deutsche Telekom Telecom Italia TeliaSonera

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