Mobile operator strategies - 27/10/05

KPN (NL) acquires NTT DoCoMo 2.2% stake in KPN Mobile.

TDC (Denmark) launched MVNO operation in Norway, backed by Telenor.

TPSA (Poland) has offered to buy FT' s 34% stake in PTK Centertel (Poland) for €1.2bn.

Bouygues Telecom is launching a pilot project with Axalto to purchase travelcards online from a mobile phone.

Virgin Mobile is launching MVNO operations in France with the help of Carphone Warehouse (UK).

Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications could enter the US mobile MVNO market with the back-up of Sprint Nextel.

Singapore makes registration compulsory for pre paid users.

The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt has decided to call for international bids for the third mobile network in the country.

Sweden rejects CDMA 450 for rural 3G.

MTS (Russia) has launched EDGE services, as well as Ukrainian Kyivstar, and Vimpelcom in Moscow metro.

Alfa Group (Russia) has received approval from Turkish authorities to buy a 13.2% stake in Turkey's l Turkcell for $3.3bn.

Belarus BelCel will phase out its MNT network and transfer customers to CDMA 450 network.

China Mobile could start HSDPA test in two months.

Telstra would be inspired to buy Hutchison Telecommunications Australia according to Citygroup.