Approaching a single global network. They want the Google and Apple.

Break free from the grip of roaming charges just wants the European Commission, with a similar idea plays an American Google. But his ambitions are global. Allegedly because negotiations are underway that could lead to a deal with Hutchison Whampoa.

The aim of Google is that Americans could abroad use their phones at no additional cost. Thus, just as the high bills do not have to worry about traveling to USA customers British operator Three, owned by Hutchison Whampoa right.

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An agreement with the Hong Kong company Google would lead to significant progress in building its own operator. Electronic giant is on the US domestic market this year will become a virtual operator, namely the network operator Sprint.

While Google indicates it operates mobile operator for small-scale projects, analysts expect that their network will use to pressure on prices of services the largest local operators AT & T and Verizon.

However, the ongoing negotiations with Hutchison Whampoa suggest a much more global dimension. Google is the likely target is a global network in which users would while abroad do not have the use of mobile services in any way limit. In the event the agreement would Google gained access to wholesale offers not only in the UK but also for example in Ireland, Austria, Italy and many other countries in which the company owns Hong Kong mobile network.

His ambition could thus force the competition to begin to invest in new technology leading to better coverage through wi-fi. A similar strategy has been Google experience from the past when Google Fiber project forced the fixed line operator to invest in Internet infrastructure. Something similar is observed for smartphones Nexus, Google affects those hardware manufacturer.

Google and Three to information on the ongoing negotiations declined to comment. Although Google does not consider itself its entry into the mobile market for something profound, mobile operators such efforts is perceived differently.

While the intention of the company's Mountain View can now only guess is that Apple makes no secret of her. Natural SIM would, in all its mobile devices like replacing the software that allows the user to choose any available mobile network . Apple Built-in SIM is still supplied only to the tablet in the US market and in the UK.

In addition, Apple has patented technology that has completely eliminate user intervention. Switching between operators in order to achieve the rates of the service would be automatic.

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