Starmap Mobile Alliance

Starmap Mobile Alliance was a preferential service agreement signed in February 2004^[1] by a group of European GSM cell phone providers to provide their customers with easier and more economical roaming services and to create synergies when buying equipment.^[2]

The countries of the Starmap Mobile Alliance, as of 2007

The main advantages for Starmap customers are no-prefix dialing when abroad (CAMEL roaming), topping-up by vouchers and the availability of MMS picture messaging services and GPRS data access even when roaming.

The original members were (February 2004):

• Amena, Spain (left after acquisition by Orange)
• Telefónica Europe, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany
• Orange, Austria (formerly known as One)
• Pannon GSM, Hungary
• sunrise, Switzerland
• Telenor, Norway
• Wind, Italy

In March 2004, Sonofon of Denmark and in September 2004 O₂ of Czech Republic (formerly known as Eurotel) joined the alliance.^[3]

The Starmap Mobile Alliance was the original Idea of the strategy international advidor Mr Arie Guez, president of Fantine Group. The alliance faded after 2009.^[4]

See also

• Bridge Alliance
• FreeMove