Operator results - 21/04/06

Indosat (Indonesia) posted 2005 net profit of $182m, down 0.6%.

Maroc Telecom reported $585m in 1Q06 revenues (+12%), of which $363m in mobile services (+16%) and $341m in fixed revenues (+8%).

Yahoo announced strong increase (+34%) in net revenues to $1.1bn, driven by ad revenues (88% of the total), and a net profit proforma of $231m, while its gross margin was down 22%.

Vimpelcom (Russia) reports 2005 net profit of $615m (+75%), revenues of $3.2bn (+52%) and operating income before depreciation and amortization increasing 53% to $1.6bn. ARPU fell 26% to $7.5.

Intelsat reports $325m net loss in 4Q05, down 940%.

MobileOne (Singapore) reported 1Q06 net profit of $28m on revenues of $107.4m.

KDDI' s (Japan) FY05 operating profit rose 1% to $2.6bn, while sales were up 4% to $26bn.

Cingular posts strong first quarter results with revenues growing 9% to $9bn, of which $810m (+20%) on equipment sales; net customer additions of 1.7m (+20%) for the quarter; a record low churn rate of 1.9%, and capex up 50% to $1.4bn. Its ARPU, however, continues to slide to $48.5, down 2.3%.

Telkomsel (Indonesia) expects 2006 revenues to be up 30% thanks to 7m new mobile subscribers.