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    Mobile Operator Country Subscriber base TIM Italy 32.4m Turkcell Turkey 32m T-Mobile Germany 31.5m Vodafone D2 Germany 30m Vodafone Omnitel Italy 26m Orange France 22.5m Kyivstar Ukraine 21m ...
  • Market researches - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Market corner )
    A few set of market information released this week: According to Buongiorno and M:Metrics, mobile content consumption (except SMS and MMS) tends to be similar in Europe and NA. The Economist ...
  • Global vendor strategies - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor - Strategies & organisation )
    3Com has received the green light from Chinese authorities to purchase the missing 50% stake of its JV with Huawei. Cisco to offer $57 per share for WebEx. Sonus bought Zynetics for $13m. ...
  • Fixed vendor strategies - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor - fixed networks )
    ALU unveils the world’s first CMOS silicon-based tunable optical equalizer, opening the door to new optical networking architectures. Siemens has decided to use mobile WiMAX Wave chips from ...
  • Mobile vendor strategies - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor- mobile networks )
    Sony Ericsson will outsource low-cost GSM handset development and manufacturing to Sagem (France) under an OEM agreement. Nokia is building a mobile phone factory in Romania for handsets to be ...
  • Fixed contracts - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor- contracts (fixed) )
    Redline will supply WiMAX equipment for the national WiMAX deployment of STC in Saudi Arabia. UTStarcom would get two new IPTV deals, including with Reliance in India. Microsoft has sold 20m ...
  • Mobile contracts - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- mobile networks )
    ALU has signed a $6bn, 3-year procurement deal with Verizon Wireless, to further increase the coverage and capacity of its CDMA2000 1xEV-DO RevA network. ALU will also provide IMS solution, ...
  • Vendor results - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor - results )
    Tellabs is expected to report lower gross margin in 1Q07 and 2Q07, due to the increasing portion of new optical gear (with lower margin) in its overall sales. JP Morgan has estimated that gross ...
  • Global operator strategies - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- Strategies & Organization )
    Tata Consultancy (India) plans to buy a minority stake in T-System, a DT unit in return for $1bn in services and local media news. Maxis (Malaysia) may buy a stake in Sri lanka Telecom, on a ...
  • Fixed operator strategies - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- fixed networks )
    China Telecom would slash PHS investments and continue to control costs and expenses. Belgacom is launching VOIP services (I-Talk) in Belgium. DoCoMo plans to stop its pager business next week. ...
  • Mobile operator strategies - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- mobile networks )
    Malawi' s telecoms regulator, Macra, has announced that there are five bidders for the country's third mobile operator license, including Millennium Global Telecom, Econet Wireless and three ...
  • Subscriber figures - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- subscribers )
    In Malawi, Celtel currently has 356k mobile customers and Telecom Networks Malawi 178k. Mobile penetration is just above 4%. China Telecom' s fixed-line subscriber base reached 223m (+6.2%) in ...
  • Operator results - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : Operator - results )
    China Telecom posted 2006 profit fell almost 3% to $3.5bn, on revenues of $22.6bn, up 3%. Local phone revenues decreased 3.5%, but internet service revenues grew 32%. EBITDA improved 4% to $11bn. ...
  • People - 28/03/07 (28/03/2007 publié dans : People )
    Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan) has appointed Chang Feng-Hsiung as executive senior VP. Vyyo (USA) has named Wayne Davis as its new CEO and Jim Chiddix as vice chairman of its board. Telefonica has ...
  • CeBIT 2007 (few bits) (25/03/2007 publié dans : Top stories )
    I did not cover the fair, but what I read on the big international exhibition is relatively thin. Few reports and few news, yet. Among the hottest topics were IPTV, mobile TV, digital radio, BPL ...
  • Open IPTV Forum (25/03/2007 publié dans : Top stories )
    The IPTV market is hot, so it is quite normal that players in the game try to create an open, standards-based solution. Vendors and carriers have a lot of interest to use non-proprietary ...
  • Motorola' s profit warning (25/03/2007 publié dans : Top stories )
    Bad time for Motorola. Motorola revised its 1Q07 and 2007 guidance this week. What is to blame is lower than anticipated sales and operating earnings at the company's Mobile Devices business, ...
  • Telecom strategy scenarii (25/03/2007 publié dans : Top stories )
    Research firm IDATE, commissioned by the Brussels Round Table of EU, has published a strategic report, Telecoms in Europe 2015, on the present state and possible futures for the European Telecom ...
  • Worldwide broadband subscribers (25/03/2007 publié dans : Top stories )
    Point Topic has unveiled most recent statistics on broadband penetration in 4Q06. The number of broadband subscriptions worldwide has now passed 281m, but growth was not even across continents. ...
  • The beginning of the end for PHS in China (25/03/2007 publié dans : Top stories )
    It was forecast, now it is sure. Until 2005, PHS was a bright star in the Chinese telecom landscape, successfully bitting in the copper fixed line market. The number of subscribers jumped to over ...
  • Market researches - 25/03/07 (25/03/2007 publié dans : Market corner )
    A few set of market information released this week: According to Point Topic, worldwide broadband subscriber number rose to 281m. CDG (CDMA Development Group) said that the number of CDMA 2000 ...
  • Global vendor strategies - 25/03/07 (25/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor - Strategies & organisation )
    ALU would have been granted a call option on the GSM network assets of Nortel Networks. ALU would have got the right of first refusal (RoFR) in case Nortel offers to sell its GSM assets. Nortel ...
  • Mobile vendor strategies - 25/03/07 (25/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor- mobile networks )
    UDcast (France) has introduced statistical multiplexing to optimize DVB-H Mobile-TV transmission. Stat mux allows to gain between 30% and 40% efficiency on a given transmission channel, and allows ...
  • Fixed contracts - 25/03/07 (25/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor- contracts (fixed) )
    ZTE has secured a deal with Hubei Telecom to provide IPTV quipment. Telcordia has been granted an order from Pakistan MNP Database (PMD), to manage number portability.
  • Vendor results - 25/03/07 (25/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor - results )
    Terayon reports preliminary financial 4Q06 results. 4Q06 revenues were $18m, down 42%, and 2006 revenues were $76m, down 16%. 4Q06 net loss was $5m, deeper than $3 in 4Q05, while 2006 loss was ...
  • Global operator strategies - 25/03/07 (25/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- Strategies & Organization )
    China GDP growth is expected to slightly slow to 7-8% between 2011 and 2015, from 9-10% in the 07-10 period. Versatel Germany plans for an IPO durinf 1H07. Orascom always hope a deal with Telecom ...
  • Fixed operator strategies - 25/03/07 (25/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- fixed networks )
    CGV Telecom (Venezuela) should shortly launch fixed-wireless telephony services using CDMA-450. Virgin Media, Carphone Warehouse, Tiscali, Orange and Sky (all in the UK) are considering bidding ...
  • Mobile operator strategies - 25/03/07 (25/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- mobile networks )
    BT is planning to launch MVNO operation in Spain, using Vodafone Sapin network. Vimpelcom (Russia) has bought 10% stake in telecom operator ArmenTel fro €38m. Anacom (Portugal) has proposed to ...
  • People - 25/03/07 (25/03/2007 publié dans : People )
    Motorola names Greg Brown as president and COO; names Thomas J. Meredith to acting CFO, effective April 1. Motorola will lay off 3500 people. NEC reshuffles its management:Five promotion to ...
  • China Mobile 3G strategy (23/03/2007 publié dans : Top stories )
    China Mobile did not yet get a 3G license, but has launched a tender to build its $3bn TD-SCDMA network. About 87% of the value would be for network equipment procurement and remaining 13% for ...
  • Market Researches - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Market corner )
    A few set of market information released this week: According to a telecom expense management specialist (Aurora Kendrick James), UK companies are wasting some €1.5bn (or 20%) simply not ...
  • Global vendor strategies - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor - Strategies & organisation )
    Apple confirms the availability of its set-top box. The product supports Ethernet, WiFi 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11a and 802.11b; as well as MP3, AAC, AIFF and WAV. It incorporates a 40Gbo hard ...
  • Fixed vendor strategies - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor - fixed networks )
    Tekelec has finally sold its switching business to Genband. Tekelec will hold a 20% equity stake in Genband after the deal. NEC will integrate Kineto' s UMA network controller into its Home ...
  • Mobile vendor strategies - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor- mobile networks )
    Sagem Orga and Abaxia have jointly introduced a solution called “Zona Casa,” which is able to modify the user interface automatically depending on the user’s location (for example whether you are ...
  • Fixed orders - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor- contracts (fixed) )
    UTStarcom will deploy 1.3m DSL lines of its iAN8K B1000 IP DSLAM for BSNL (India). Nortel will equip Hospital de Madrid Norte (Spain) with a NG clinical-grade IP network. Comverse will provide a ...
  • Mobile orders - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor- contracts (mobile) )
    Huawei has been awarded a CDMA 1xEV-DO network contract by Digicel in Caribbean. Nortel will provide an IMS-ready Mobile attendant service to Telefonica in Spain. Nokia will build the core network ...
  • Vendor results - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Vendor - results )
    Profit warning from Motorola. Motorola has issued a profit warning for 1Q07, with a forecast of loss in the quarter due to handset pricing pressure and limited 3G portfolio.
  • Fixed operator strategies - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- fixed networks )
    Brazil Telecom has started rolling out quadruple play services in Brazil. Telkom (S. Africa) will buy 75% of Multilinks, Nigeria's pioneer private telecoms operator (PTO) for $200m. Noos/ ...
  • Mobile operator strategies - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- mobile networks )
    Russian mobile operators would invest about $15bn within next five years, according to MTS CEO. Tata Teleservices (India) plans to expand its CDMA 2000 network capacity. Idea Cellular (India) has ...
  • Subscriber figures - 23/03/07 (23/03/2007 publié dans : Operator- subscribers )
    Telecom Italia had 32.4m mobile subscribers in Italy by the end of 2006, of which 4.2m are 3G. China Telecom reports it had 224m fixed telephony users at the end of February, of which 30m are ...
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