Press release
Three, the UK's biggest 3G Network Operator, has added to its list of partners after signing a full MVNO deal with Unify Mobile.
Unify operates the fourth mobile network in Switzerland, the USA and Liechtenstein as well as full MVNOs in the Netherlands and Germany. The agreement with Three will see them extend their fast growing international footprint and customer base to the UK with a complete service launch, planned in early Q2.
Unify Mobile focuses on building a customer base targeted at the business and international communities, alongside traditional models.
"We are delighted to be partnering with Three UK", commented Unify's CEO Bart Verkruijssen. "Operating Unify services on the UK's biggest 3G Network gives us the opportunity to really differentiate and offer our customers the very latest in mobile voice and data services."
"Unify's experience in the global mobile market, combined with our leading 3G Network, will result in new and innovative propositions for the end customer. The Unify Mobile deal is a strong start to 2011, with Three having tripled wholesale growth in 2010 amongst its MVNO partners." said Lynda Burton, Director of Wholesale at Three.
The announcement comes as UK customers rate Three as the number one network for smartphones when it comes to speed, overall quality, ease of use and customer satisfaction in the latest YouGov Smartphone Mobile Internet Experience Report (SMIX) results. The operator has now also been named three times in a row as the country's best when it comes to mobile broadband in the YouGov Dongletracker survey while Three also comes top in the YouGov iPhone survey.
