Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

According to ITU, there were 1bn Internet users worldwide in June, of which 38% in APAC (penetration rate of 10%), 30% in Europe (pr of 36%), almost 23% in NA (pr of 69%), 8% in CALA (pr of 15%), 2.4% in Africa (pr of 2.6%), 1.8% in Oceania (pr of 56%)...

Ericsson is to acquire Distocraft Oy's assets, a Finnish software company for mobile network performance management. It has completed the sale of its Microwave Systems division and the remaining parts of Saab Ericsson Space to Saab AB (Sweden). Nokia...

Huawei reports 35% market share of China' s digital TV market.

Nokia is launching the N80 Internet Edition which brings together Wi-Fi, a web browser, VOIP, a 3-megapixel camera, and quadband GSM WCDMA.

Huawei won Morocco's Maroc Telecom IPTV contract. NetGear and Philips are providing Skype with cordless telephone. Alcatel Alenia Space will deliver a W2A Satellite to Eutelsat.

Lucent is to deploy CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network for Sky Link in Krasnodar. Siemens will design and implement Polkomtel' s 2G and 3G networks. It will also provide network upgrades for Tele2 Sweden 2G and 3G core networks. Siemens will also provide a mobile...

Ciena reports FY3Q06 net loss of $4.3m (vs a loss of $51m a year ago) on revenues of $152m, up 38%. Ciena will make a 1-for-7 reverse stock split in order to attract wider interest from investors. Ciena continues to see positive indicators in overall...

Teliasonera should be in the sights of Cervian, a private-equity fund. Telstra has acquired a controlling stake of 51% in Chinese real-estate and home furnishing and improvement website company, SOUFUN, for $254m. Taiwan' s Chunghwa Telecom is focusing...

SFR (France) should be in exclusive talks to buy Tele2 French fixed-line telephone business. Telefonica O2 Czech Republic will offer IPTV services in Czech Republic.

Telenor (Norway) completed the acquisition of Serbia's Mobi 63, after paying €1.5bn. It said it will expand Network coverage in Pakistan to 613 destinations Millicom International Cellular won control of Colombian mobile operator Ola for $478m. SK Telecom...