O2 - 3G UMTS, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Start year
2001
Project type
3G UMTS
Estimated investment
£4bn (investment for European networks)
Completion
Launched February 2005 (coverage for 20 major cities in UK but 50% population coverage promised for August 2005)
Key Players:
Sponsor
O2 (T-mobile network sharing), DoCoMo (launching i-mode service on O2 networks)
Lead contractor and designer
Nortel Networks, Nokia
Other contractors
Medlock Communications, Digital Fuel Technologies, Arieso
