Mobile operator strategies - 07/10/07
Nigeria planned to quadruple GSM base station to 40,000 by 2010.
Telkom Kenya has been awarded a mobile operator license.
3 and Skype will cooperate to develop a handset with both of their services.
Guamcell (GUAM) is new on the list of CDMA operators deploying a GSM/GPRS overlay network.
DoCoMo and KDDI adopt similar new marketing strategy. They will cut call charges by an average of 30% but raises handset prices.
Nigerian Starcomms has launched a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev A network in Abuja.
ATT Cellular is going all IP with Nortel.
MegaFon (Russia) launches 3G network operations in St. Petersburg.
Bharti Airtel (India) plans to enter the German mobile market.
Norway, Sweden, and the U.K. will be the first European markets to auction the 2.6 GHz spectrum for mobile broadband.
Verizon Wireless will launch a iPhone-like mobile phone from LG.
Centernet (Poland) has acquired wireless spectrum with plans to become the fifth MNO in mid-08 in the country.
Orange France is launching an almost-100% unlimited internet access mobile service (but limited to its own portal).
Sistema (Russia) plans to spend $1bn to set up a cellular network in India.