BT to take over Orange broadband fixed line infrastructure

It has been reported that Orange is set to abandon its fixed line broadband in its current form and instead will be operating it through BT, in the hope of hugely increasing its coverage and customer base.

According to recent reports the mobile network and broadband provider Orange has decided to abandon its fixed line broadband in its current form, and will instead be dealing with BT to try and increase its coverage for fixed line services and increase its customer base massively, which could create fierce competition within the broadband sector.

BT is set to take over the fixed line broadband infrastructure for Orange, and this will be integrated into its own network. This is set to provide a more reliable and effective service for the eight hundred and forty thousand customers that Orange already has, and could mean that the Orange customer database is hugely boosted. Orange also believes that by outsourcing its fixed line network to BT the company will have more time to focus on other areas such as improving customer service.

The increased competition that stems from this move will see Orange going head to head with a number of broadband providers, and this could spell good news for consumers as it could see broadband providers dropping their prices and launching more special deals in a bid to try and keep customers or win customers from rival providers.

Explaining why the company had decided to outsource its network an official from Orange said: “We are not satisfied with where we stand with broadband, as our customer base is declining and our performance is poor. But we need to remain in fixed-line broadband so decided to fundamentally change what we are doing.”

Source – Times Online