operator- fixed networks

Bulgaria plans to issue more fixed wireless licenses. The licenses should be point-to-multipoint in the 26GHz frequency range in blocks of 700 Mhz. Rostelecom (Russia) has launched a new fiber-optic line between Russia and China. Telekom Austria is now...

BT Ireland has been selected as the multiplex and network service provider for the digital terrestrial television (DTT) pilot in Ireland. A British broadband consortium has launched a 5-year project to give broadband access to 2,500 London schools. KPN...

DT and German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere have agreed on a strategic partnership to provide IPTV services. Econet (pan-African operator) has acquired a controlling stake in Burundi operator ST Cellular. Xfera (Spain) is talking with Teliasonera in a last...

BSNL (India) will launch the Bharat-Lanka submarine cable project by June 2006. China will fund the National Fibre Optic Backbone project in Ghana through a soft loan to the Ghana government. African Internet users pay on average 90 times what U.S. surfers...

Qwest acquires privately held OnFiber Communications, a provider of custom-built and managed metropolitan Ethernet and WAN solutions. China Telecom and PCCW are teaming for the roll-out of the first-ever private line Ethernet service between Hong Kong...

ATT is offering its WiFi FreedomLink users to watch a package of 15 TV channels from MobiTV for $12 per month. The service will be available from the AT&T Wi-Fi portal and through the 7000 ATT WiFi hotspots. Sprint Nextel, Time Warner and other cable...

Telefonica has signed a content deal with Warner Brothers for its IPTV and video-on-demand (VOD) Imagenio offerings. BT has launched a major Ethernet equipment RFP for its 21CN NG project. Colt has also launched an an Ethernet equipment RFP. FT is said...

ITU has formed an IPTV Focus Group to coordinate and market IPTV standards development worldwide. Many documents are available on the subject at: www.itu.int/ITU-T/IPTV AOL has make a deal with Clearwire (a McCaw company) to provide WiMAX based wireless...

Level 3 has agreed to acquire TelCove, for $1.2bn. The deal provides Level 3 with more than 300 LMDS and 39 GHz licenses covering 90% of the U.S. population. France Telecom is teaming with TPS to launch the first high definition IP TV service in the world....

Vonage is partnering with UK WiFi operator The Cloud to offer Internet-based mobile-phone calls. MTNL (India) is close to launch IPTV services in team with content aggregator Time Broadband Services. China Satcom and Shin Satellite have signed an agreement...