Everything Everywhere has announced that it is to start rolling out the next phase of its plan to combine Orange and T-Mobiles 3G network. 

Dubbed The Big Switch-On, the company says customers will be able to access both networks 3G signal from next week.

The 3G switch-on will roll-out, region by region, to all Orange and T-Mobile customers, over the next few months. Customer charges remain the same when using the other networks signal, according to Everything Everywhere.

Olaf Swantee, CEO of Everything Everywhere, says: “This is a significant achievement and demonstrates the latest milestone in our network vision and customer promise – to provide more things, to more people in more places than any other company in Britain.

“Customers are always on the move and demanding instant access to information wherever they are. Not only will customers be able to talk in places they werent able to before, theyll also now be able to access the internet, social networks or download emails at improved speeds, in more places.”

The company says that additional 2G improvements will also be introduced.