Fixed operator strategies - 16/12/07

Cap Town (S. Africa) will have its own fiber optic network: 171Km-long, $45m worth, connecting over 100 municipal buildings and 10,000 broadband users.

LG Dacom (S. Korea) launches IPTV services, boosting competition in the triple play service market.

Singapore opens the bidding for a new national next-generation broadband network worth €380m.

Tiscali launches IPTV services in Italy, first in selected cities, then rolled out in the rest of the country.

ATT is now targeting 30m households passed by its FTTN roll-out by 2010. In another statement, it said it will exclusively market EchoStar' s DISH bundle.

Sprint Nextel is still on track for launching WiMAX services by the end of the year in three test markets as targeted. A commercial launch is planned in 2008.

Belgacom refuses to give access to rivals to its VDSL network, defying BIPT (Belgium regulator) and the EU Commission.