Mobile operator strategies - 15/10/5

The Japanese government plans to introduce mobile Voice over Internet telephony by 2007.

SFR has secured exclusive rights in France for 3G delivery of the FIFA 2006 World Cup.

Amena (Spain FT unit) could invest some $267m this year to expand its 3G network coverage from 45% to 64% of the population.

DoCoMo has the highest data ARPU (average revenue per user) in the world with $17.6, while KDDI reports data ARPU of 16.4. In Europe, O2 Ireland has the highest data ARPU with $13.7.

Vodafone K.K (Japan) introduces Vodafone 903T 3G handset, capable of network-assisted GPS navigation both in Japan and abroad.