Fixed operator strategies - 16/07/07

Bouygues Telecom (a French mobile operator) is starting its fixed broadband ADSL offer and could offer fixed-mobile convergence services in early 2008.

Telekom Austria spun off its fixed-line business and implements a new organization.

ATT has deployed its first citywide Wi-Fi network in Riverside, Calif.

Tele2 has sold its its Tele2 Hungary unit to HTCC for $3m. Tele2 Hungary currently has 490,000 fixed line subscribers.

France Telecom has announced the acquisition of the enterprise and managed services divisions of Indian ICT group GTL (India).

C&W will provide Freewire TV to other broadband operators in the UK.

Batelco (Bahrain) is completing its project to deliver automated broadband access to all residents.

Tunisia is mulling an international tender to offer a license for fixed-line services.

Hondutel (Honduras) will launch PHS networks in two cities with a total capacity of 50K lines.

Tiscali would acquire the broadband subscriber base of UK ISP Pipex for about €210m.

Verizon has issued a huge request for proposal (RFP) for about 26.5m units of "next-generation" set-tops and conditional access technologies that could be worth multi-billion-dollars.

Reliance (India) had tied up with London-based TeleGlobal to offer long-distance services in UK.