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    Net profit was down 8% to €180m and operating profit at €263m. Sales rose 7.6% to €3.4bn while operating margin came below 8%. Growth is mainly driven by broadband Internet equipment growth, ...
  • Lucent 2Q06 results (29/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    Lucent reported $79m in net profit, down 79%, on revenues falling 12% to $2.1bn. It is in line with analysts forecasts, but a little more accentuated. The decline in sales is attributed to the ...
  • Ericsson 2Q06 results (29/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    Ericsson posted a 2% drop in 2Q06 net profit to $781m, hit by an amortization charge of $55m related to Marconi integration and fueled by a strong performance at its Sony Ericsson mobile phone ...
  • Motorola/Huawei (29/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    Motorola and Huawei are teaming up on infrastructure solutions. They plan to launch an “enhanced and extensive” suite of UMTS and HSPA infrastructure equipment to carriers. What are their ...
  • HSDPA status (29/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    According to GSMA, 45 commercial HSDPA networks have been launched worldwide, up 150% over the past quarter, and targets 80 networks opened at the end of the year. About 108 HSDPA networks are in ...
  • EU proposes regulation to protect children (29/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    The European Commission announced a study of the dangers facing children from mobile video and picture messages, and may propose continent-wide regulation to protect them. Porn, abusive or ...
  • Mobile TV user ratings (29/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    In the UK, a series of tests, carried out by Strategy Analytics, revealed that GPRS-based TV service is today as competitive as 3G service, and can outperform some big guns such as Orange 3G TV ...
  • Robust cellphone shipments in 2Q06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    According to IDC, 471m units have been shipped so far in 2006 (238m in 2Q06), with a 2% increase in 2Q (qoq) and 22.5% increase yoy. IDC, however, does not forecast that the milestone of 1 ...
  • Market researches - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Market corner )
    A few set of market information released this week: According to Informa, mobile data revenues rose 2% to $102bn in 2005. According to Canalys, smart mobile device shipments rose by 55.5 % to ...
  • Global vendor strategies - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor - Strategies & organisation )
    HP bought Mercury Interactive for $4.5bn. Mercury Interactive is focused on APM (Application performance management) and BTO (Business Technology Optimization) solutions for enterprises. Motorola ...
  • Fixed vendor strategies - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor - fixed networks )
    Motorola bought Broadbus, adding video-on-demand technology to its portfolio of “Seamless Video Anywhere” solutions. SEQUANS, a fixed and mobile WiMAX chips supplier has raised $24m in equity ...
  • Mobile vendor strategies - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor- mobile networks )
    Motorola unveils five new handsets: two are Razr-inspired (the Krzr and the Rizr) with built-in music players and 2-megapixel camera. The Rizr is a GSM/GPRS/EDGE handset while the Krzr will ...
  • Fixed orders - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor- contracts (fixed) )
    Alcatel will provide SingTel (Singapore) with a gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) trial and a residential Metro Ethernet trial in Singapore. It will provide Delta Telecom, a cellular ...
  • Mobile orders - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor- contracts (mobile) )
    Siemens has won an Hutchison 3G Austria contract for a WCDMA network buildout. Siemens will partially operate the network, providing monitoring and maintenance services for the carrier. Ericsson ...
  • Vendor results - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor - results )
    Lucent reported $79m in net profit, from $372m last year, on revenues falling to $2bn (from $2.34bn last year). STMicroelectronics announced a profit of $168m, up 546%, while its revenues grew 15% ...
  • Global operator strategies - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Operator- Strategies & Organization )
    BellSouth' s shareholders approved AT&T's plan to purchase the company. PCCW has ended talks with Macquarie and TPG Newbridge. Telefonica is re-organizing its corporate structure on three ...
  • Fixed operator strategies - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Operator- fixed networks )
      France Telecom will sell its France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) unit to Apax Partners for $76m. FT is getting out of the satellite communications business. FT is also to sell ...
  • Mobile operator strategies - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Operator- mobile networks )
      Morocco has granted three 3G licenses to Maroc Telecom (Vivendi Group), Maroc Connect and Médi Telecom (JV between Telefonica and Portugal Telecom). Orascom, mobilkom, and Telenor are ...
  • Subscriber figures - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Operator- subscribers )
      Bharti Airtel (India) added 3.7m new customers in 2Q06 to reach a subscriber base of 24.5m. Telecom Italia announced 7.9m broadband users at the end of June. 1.6m are abroad in France, Germany ...
  • Operator results - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : Operator - results )
      Bharti Airtel (India) posted a net profit up 48% to €130m on revenues of €663m. Telefonica Moviles reports a 1H06 net profit of €1.1bn (up 13%), on revenues of €8.8bn, up 13%. Revenues in Spain ...
  • People - 29/07/06 (29/07/2006 publié dans : People )
      Lee Hsien Yang, CEO of Singapore based Singtel is stepping down. Olivier Baujard is the Alcatel-Lucent new Corporate Technical Officer; Helle Kristoffersen is the Alcatel-Lucent new Corporate ...
  • French market (24/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    According to the French regulator (ARCEP), the telecom capex has grow in 2005 by 15% to €6.5bn, the first growth since the telecom burst in 2001. In 2005, telecom services reached €40bn (+2.4%), ...
  • More CDMA Operators Turning to GSM (24/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    More CDMA Operators Turning to GSM The Global mobile Suppliers Association has reported that an increasing number of CDMA operators are facing falling market share and responding by switching to ...
  • Japan's Mobile Experience (24/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    Japan remains the country ahead of the rest of the world by three or four years in using new multimedia innovations. Over 43% of Japanese Internet users employ e-money several times a month. 74% ...
  • Market researches - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Market corner )
    A few set of market information released this week: According to Harris Interactive, Americans are not keen on sending pictures and videos with their cell phone. 58% of mobile users state they ...
  • Litterature (24/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    Litterature: you can download the 63-page white paper from the 3GAmericas on “The Global Evolution of UMTS/HSPA and Beyond” at: http://www.3gamericas.org/English/pdfs/wp_UMTS_Rel7_Beyond_FINAL.pdf
  • The end of a nightmare? (24/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    Japan's telecoms ministry has announced that it plans to force all 4G handsets, due around 2010 to use a single connector for charging the handset. Can all regulators, vendors and operators adopt ...
  • Technology (24/07/2006 publié dans : Top stories )
    Technology NTT DoCoMo, working with a company called Aquafairy, says that the two have jointly developed a water-powered micro-fuel cell for use with 3G FOMA handsets.
  • Global vendor strategies - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor - Strategies & organisation )
    Microsoft and Atos Origin have signed a strategic alliance to develop and market joint solutions based on Microsoft's Vista, Longhorn Server et Office 2007platforms. Microsoft and Nortel are ...
  • Fixed vendor strategies - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor - fixed networks )
    CoreOptics, optical networking subsystems maker, announced the closure of a $28m round of financing. Cisco Systems and Motorola are interested to move deeper into the video-on-demand (VOD) space ...
  • Mobile vendor strategies - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor- mobile networks )
    China' s production of mobile phones in the first five months period rose 66% to 174m units. Motorola has extended its current distribution agreements with value added services provider Cellstar ...
  • Fixed orders - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor- contracts (fixed) )
    Alcatel won a deal worth around €26m from Maroc Telecom to provide a submarine cable network linking Morocco with France (Atlas Offshore system). It has successfully completed the deployment of a ...
  • Mobile orders - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor- contracts (mobile) )
    Siemens will supply 3G infra to Tele2 Lithuania. Siemens is providing all of the Baltic countries with W-CDMA network technology for Tele2. LG-Nortel, a joint venture of LG Electronics and Nortel, ...
  • Vendor results - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Vendor - results )
    ZTE announced a profit warning as 1H profits would drop. Shares dropped more than 5%. Lucent has lowered its financial expectations for the 2nd quarter. Decreased revenues in China were also cited ...
  • Global operator strategies - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Operator- Strategies & Organization )
    Brazil has selected Japan's ISDB-T digital television system. AOL France is launching its IPTV offer, including DTT tuner, 40Go hard disk, and HD. eBay is offering Skype IP telephony or messaging ...
  • Fixed operator stratgies - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Operator- fixed networks )
    Telmex Peru plans to invest $50m to launch fixed wireless telephony services using WiMax technology. Seven groups are bidding for Wireless Silicon Valley Plan (plan to unwire the Silicon Valley). ...
  • Mobile operator strategies - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Operator- mobile networks )
    Bulgaria's Mobiltel has extended its 3G services coverage to Varna and the resorts along the Northern Black Sea. SFR targets to cover 70% of of the French population by the end of 2007, while ...
  • Subscriber figures - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Operator- subscribers )
    The UMTS Forum estimates there are over 38m UMTS customers in Europe and 75m worldwide. MTN Congo had 222k mobile users as of 31 March 2006. Kyivstar' subscriber base rose 15% to 16m mobile ...
  • Operator results - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : Operator - results )
    Yahoo reports 2Q06 profit of $ 164m, down 360%, on sales of $ 1.6bn, up26%. Google posted strong results with 2Q earnings of $721m, up 110%, on sals of $2.5bn, up 77%. Microsoft announced a 24% ...
  • People - 24/07/06 (24/07/2006 publié dans : People )
    Louis Gandois (ex-SNCF) replaces Noël Forgeard, and Christian Streiff replaces Gustav Humbert respectively as CEO of EADS and Airbus. Telemar (Brazil) said it has appointed Luiz Eduardo Falco ...
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