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| Company Snapshot | |
| FreeMove Alliance Logo | |
| Founded | December 2003 |
| Area served | Europe, USA, Asia Pacific, South America |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Alliance Members | Orange, Telecom Italia, Deutsche Telekom and TeliaSonera. |
| Key People | Fabien Gustafsson, General Manager,
Christine Riney (Orange), Mario Polosa (Telecom Italia), Axel Schaer (Deutsche Telekom) and Hans Thorsen (TeliaSonera) |
| Website | www.freemovealliance.com |
FreeMove is a mobile telecommunications alliance, designed to provide better service integration for its members' roaming customers. Formed in 2003, the alliance brings together Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and TeliaSonera.
FreeMove members are leaders in the business market in Germany, France, Italy and the Nordics and Baltic region, supporting around 2.1 million corporate mobile connections corresponding to 57% MNC market share managed within FreeMove’s footprint.
Current operations
FreeMove global footprint
The FreeMove alliance covers all major Western and Eastern European and also extends across Asia, North and South America.
Partnerships
Bridge Alliance
FreeMove has been co-operating with the Bridge Alliance since 2007. Bridge covers over 380 million customers across eleven markets, ensuring that frequent travellers can use a suite of value-added services to ensure a seamless roaming experience across alliance member operations.
Cosmote and GLOBUL
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.
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.
A key strategic partnership with T-Mobile USA was announced in November 10, 2010.
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.
Turkcell
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.
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.
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.
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 (Orange) Director of Enterprise France.
Simone Battiferri (Telecom Italia) EVP of the Top Clients Division.
Michael Wilkens (Deutsche Telekom) Senior Vice President International Businesses, responsible for Commercial Roaming, International Carrier Sales & Solutions, International Mobile Wholesale, Multinational Corporations and Business Development & Innovation Scouting.
Sverker Hannervall (Telia Sonera) Senior Vice President and Head of the Business Services sales division in Sweden and Finland.
Management Board
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.
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.
Christine Riney (Orange) Having joined France Telecom - Orange in 2000, Christine has been working closely with the FreeMove management team since 2005.
Mario Polosa (Telecom Italia) Mario heads up the Top Sales Unit within the Top Clients Customer Department of Telecom Italia, including National and Multinational customers.
Axel Schaer (Deutsche Telekom) After joining Deutsche Telekom Group as Vice President, Axel is in charge of the German Project Management for Business Solutions Department.
Hans Thorsen (TeliaSonera) Hans is Senior Sales Director and Head of Strategic Sales/Channel Management Business Services/MNC.
Timeline
December 2003: FreeMove is formed with four leading European operators. Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and Telefónica, January 2006: Telefónica leaves the FreeMove alliance as a condition of the acquisition of O2. March 2006: TeliaSonera, the leading Nordic and Baltic operator, joins the alliance. September 2006: Spanish operator Amena, part of the France Télécom group, joins the alliance. March 2007: FreeMove and Bridge Alliance announce that the two alliances have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pave the way for establishing an alliance-to-alliance cooperation across their combined global footprint. October 2010: FreeMove and Turkcell announce their partnership. November 2010: A key strategic partnership with T-Mobile USA is announced to better support multinational corporations operating on both sides of the Atlantic. February 2011: FreeMove signs a partnership with leading Russian operator MegaFon. August 2011: FreeMove expands its presence into South East Europe with mobile telecommunications services providers Cosmote (Greece) and Globul (Bulgaria).
Further reading
Reference key articles/analyst reports]
External links
- FreeMove official website
- Deutsche Telekom Group official website
- France Telecom Orange Group official website
- TeliaSonera official website
- Telecom Italia official website
References
- FreeMove Expands Into South East Europe with COSMOTE Greece and GLOBUL Bulgaria, FreeMove Press Release, 10 August 2011
- FreeMove and Bridge Mobile Alliance to Establish Alliance-to-Alliance Cooperation, FreeMove Press Release, 27 March 2007
- Bridge Mobile Alliance welcomes Advanced Info Service as its 11th operator member, Bridge Alliance Press Release, June 18 2007
- FreeMove Expands Into South East Europe with COSMOTE Greece and GLOBUL Bulgaria, FreeMove Press Release, 10 August 2011
- / http://en.wikipedia.org/Megafon]
- / http://en.wikipedia.org/T-mobile_usa]
- http://www.turkcell.com.tr/site/en/turkcellhakkinda/Sayfalar/genel-bakis/genel.aspx