Telecom infonews. Ce blog est centré sur les informations du marché telecom des operateurs,des fabricants, des distributeurs et des Agences de régulation. This blog is focused on telecom market info for operators, carriers, vendors, distributors and Regu
It was feared by competitors such as DoCoMo and KDDI when Softbank bought Vodafone KK in Japan and got mobile licenses. Softbank is a specialist in aggressive pricing and market shaking (remember the broadband DSL market in Japan). In the mobile market,...
It is a new alliance of seven leading electronics makers (LG Electronics, Matsushita Electric/ Panasonic, NEC, Samsung Electronics, Sony, Toshiba, andSiBEAM, targeting to unwire HD TV sets from cable or satellite boxes, gaming consoles, DVD players, camcoders,...
Verizon Communications posted 3Q06 revenues of $23.2bn, up 26%, and 9-mo revenues of $68bn, up 25%. The operating income was respectively $3.9bn (+12%) and $ 11.1bn (+3%). Net income was $1.9bn in the quarter (+ 3%) and $ 5bn (-10%). Revenues were made...
Verizon Wireless reported $9.9bn in 3Q06 revenues, up 18%, of which service revenues reached $8.5m (+16.5%). The operating income margin reached its highest level ever at 26.2% ($2.6bn), and EBITDA margin was 40.5%. ARPU grew almost 1% to $50.6. Customer...
A few set of market information released this week: According to Merrill Lynch, handset sales forecasts should be upgraded for 2006 and 2007. In 2006, ML increased its forecast to 970m, up 6%, that could constitute the peak year for the global market....
Alcatel is to invest €10m in I-Source 3, a French venture capital focused on the telecom market.
Avaya and Juniper announced plans to extend their strategic alliance
Nokia has launched its first personal navigation device, the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation, providing navigation across European countries. It is a GPS device using the ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 application and NAVTEQ map data. Alcatel and Samsung are teaming on...
Huawei has inked a NGN network contract with CANTV in Venezuela worth $50m. Huawei will provide softswitches, media gateways, and multi-service access nodes. Proxim Wireless will supply WiMAX gear (both mesh and backhaul products) to China Netcom Gentsu....
Nokia won a $43m contract to expand the GSM network of China Mobile ZheJiang in China. It will provide radio and core network including softswitches, HLR, NetAct network and service management system. Nokia also won a $400m order from Bharti Airtel (India)...
