Introduction
A mobile operator rumored to associate with
Google is planning to offer free international roaming facility to its
customers. The search engine behemoth has stuck a deal with Hutchison Whampoa in the United
Kingdom for this purpose. It
provides an opportunity for the Google users to call and text the near and dear
ones at home when they are abroad. The company claims that it offers this
service at the local call costs. This facility would also allow the users to
avail the data connectivity of the local service provider while traveling
abroad without paying the roaming charges.
International Roaming Facility
In order to give pan world international roaming
facility, Google has entered into a deal with the owners of three reputed UK
brands to offer largest coverage of mobile network. The agreeing parties are in
for a wholesale access agreement that allows them to give free roaming facility
to Google’s customers. This facility will allow the customers to send texts and
user data, and make calls to their friends without incurring any other cost. In
connection with this, the search engine behemoth has said that it is looking
for a partner to set up its own mobile carrier. Google further added that its
foray has limited ambitions to cater to a small section of customers. Apart
from Hutchison, the company has leased the network capacity of Sprint and
T-Mobile to set up the new service.
Different Enablers
The analysts in
the field believe that Google would be able to offer its US mobile customers
some of the benefits of the Three UK brands as a result of this new tie-up. The
Hutchison tie-up would give the customers an ability to call and text home from
overseas at local call cost. This facility would also allow the users to avail
their monthly data allowance when they are traveling abroad. The company
claims that this service would be supported in the countries like Australia,
Ireland, the US, France, the Nordics, Italy, Hong Kong, etc. In the later stage, this
service benefit would be extended to more countries for the benefit of its users. This is a good offer as
often people cannot come out of the contract they had entered into with a local
provider at home when they are in a foreign country. Currently, they have to substitute the
existing SIM card with local SIM of the foreign country they are visiting to
avail the local service facilities there.
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