FreeMove
The FreeMove alliance is a business alliance of mobile telecommunications companies based in Europe.
History
The FreeMove alliance was established in 2003, combining the national network capabilities of four of Europe's largest national mobile operators: Deutsche Telecom, France Télécom, Telefónica and Telecom Italia for multinational customers.Timeline
July 2023: Selma Avdagic Tisljar was named General Manager, replacing Lazaro Fernandez, who served in the role since 2018.January 2020: Swisscom joined FreeMove in January 2020.
2018: Lazaro Fernandez was named General Manager, replacing Stephan Fauser.
November 2017: BT joined FreeMove in November 2017.
September 2013 : Eir, the main Irish operator, joins FreeMove.
August 2011: FreeMove expands its presence into South East Europe with mobile telecommunications services providers Cosmote
February 2011: FreeMove signs a partnership with leading Russian operator MegaFon.
November 2010: A key strategic partnership with T-Mobile US is announced to better support multinational corporations operating on both sides of the Atlantic.
October 2010: FreeMove and Turkcell announce their partnership.
March 2007: FreeMove and Bridge Alliance announce that the two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pave the way for establishing an tight cooperation across their combined global footprint.
September 2006: Spanish operator Amena, part of the France Télécom group, joins FreeMove.
March 2006: TeliaSonera, the leading Nordic and Baltic operator, joins FreeMove.
January 2006: Telefónica leaves FreeMove as a condition of the acquisition of O2.
December 2003: FreeMove is formed with four leading European operators. Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and Telefónica,
Membership
As of July 2020, FreeMove has four active members and one former member. Founding member Telefónica was required to end membership of FreeMove in order to acquire O2, with the European Commission citing competition concerns. The Commission were concerned non-FreeMove members would have to pay significantly more for roaming services in the UK, as three out of the four largest mobile network operators would have been members of the FreeMove alliance. As of 2023, FreeMove served a collective base of 400 million customers across more than 100 countries.| Member network | Joined | Exited | |
 dts|format=my|2003|12n/aPartnershipsFreeMove has partnerships with several mobile telecommunication operators and alliances which provide services in territories not serviced by members. Partners have access to the FreeMove networks and FreeMove has access to the partner's network.
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