Swiss operators Salt and Sunrise are considering a deeper collaboration on mobile infrastructure, especially to improve coverage in rural and sparsely populated areas while achieving greater financial efficiency.
The two companies already cooperate at some mobile sites and have signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the potential for closer radio access network cooperation under a multi-operator core network, or MOCN, model. In this setup, the operators would share antenna sites while continuing to run their own core networks.
The next step is to evaluate the technical, operational and regulatory requirements. Any final agreement will depend on the outcome of that study phase as well as regulatory approval.
For the telecom market, this is another example of operators trying to reduce capital and operating costs without giving up network independence. The approach is especially relevant in areas where duplicating infrastructure is less economically justified.
The two companies already cooperate at some mobile sites and have signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the potential for closer radio access network cooperation under a multi-operator core network, or MOCN, model. In this setup, the operators would share antenna sites while continuing to run their own core networks.
The next step is to evaluate the technical, operational and regulatory requirements. Any final agreement will depend on the outcome of that study phase as well as regulatory approval.
For the telecom market, this is another example of operators trying to reduce capital and operating costs without giving up network independence. The approach is especially relevant in areas where duplicating infrastructure is less economically justified.