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1&1 has migrated almost 50% of its customers to own network, expects to grow the number of base stations to 1,000 at the end of March from 508 in September
- Michael Martin, CEO of 1 & 1 Mobilfunk GmbH said that at the end of March, it will have 1,000 base stations (versus 508 in September) and that 5,000 base stations are under construction.
- He said that six million of its twelve million mobile customers have now been migrated to the 1&1 network and that 250,000 customers are added every week.
- Martin said it is definitely not an option to abandon the mobile network and return to the pure service.
- He pointed out that their antenna supplier is still not providing the number contractually agreed upon.
Assessment
It’s good to see the customer migration having picked up nicely again. At this rate, 1&1 should be able to complete its migrations by summer as dictated by the regulator. Although the main antenna supply is still not delivering as expected, the growth in the number of base stations is not that bad.