FreeMove

FreeMove is a mobile telecommunications alliance, designed to help multinational companies reduce the complexity of managing mobile services from one country to another. Formed in 2003, the alliance brings together Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and TeliaSonera. By combining the coverage and capabilities of the member operators, FreeMove enables companies to streamline commercial arrangements and service delivery.

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.^[1]

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.^[2] Bridge covers over 430 million customers across eleven markets,^[3] ensuring that frequent travellers can use a suite of value-added services for roaming amongst member countries.

Cosmote and GLOBUL

FreeMove signed a strategic partnership with the Cosmote group in Greece and GLOBUL in Bulgaria in August 2011.^[1]

MegaFon

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.^[4]

T-Mobile US

A partnership with T-Mobile US was announced in November 10, 2010.

T-Mobile US, 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.^[5]

Turkcell

The partnership between FreeMove and Turkcell was announced in October 2010. The company has 34.1 million subscribers in Turkey as of June 30, 2011.^[6]

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.

Anne-Marie Thiollet (Orange) Director of Enterprise France.

Massimo Stazi (Telecom Italia) Director of Partner Alliances & Multinational Customers.

Elias Drakopoulos (Deutsche Telekom) Responsible for the governance of direct and indirect sales channels, for all large multinational customers, for all bidding processes and activities, and for Partnerships and Alliances.

Hélène Barnekow (TeliaSonera) Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at TeliaSonera

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.

Stephan Fauser, General Manager of Freemove FreeMove appointed Stephan Fauser as its third dedicated General Manager in February 2015. He is also heading the Presales at Deutsche Telekom for multinational corporations. He is currently leading three teams, which are International Bid Management, Solution Sales Mobility and Sales Operations.

Igor Dolfin (Orange) Igor is at the Head of Sales Operations within Orange Global Mobility Services, Igor has been responsible for sales performance since May 2011.

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 Pre-Sales Department for Bid and Project Management of Deutsche Telekom.

Karin Lundewall (TeliaSonera) Karin serves as Senior Director at Commercial Development within TeliaSonera Mobility Services, focusing on Global B2B strategic sales and Nordic deals. In her role, she is responsible for leading the transition from technology oriented solutions towards customer insight driven business.

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 US 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).

September 2013 : Eircom, the main Irish operator, joins FreeMove Alliance. ^[7]

External links

• FreeMove official website
• Deutsche Telekom Group official website
• France Telecom Orange Group official website
• TeliaSonera official website
• Telecom Italia official website

References