operator- fixed networks

Renfe (Spanish railways) is planning to offer a broadband Wi-Fi internet network in its trains. Jordan Telecom has launched its commercial 'Livebox' VoIP over DSL service. France Telecom will cut tariffs for calls from fixed lines to mobile phones for...

Cablecom has launched a prepaid mobile service through an MVNO arrangement with Sunrise in Switzerland. Yahoo and Softbank (in Japan) have formed a company, called TV Bank, to broadcast television programs via the Internet. Neuf Cegetel (France) is offering...

Telekom Austria will reorganize its business by making its fixed-line operations into a separate unit. SES Global , world's largest satellite operator, announced it will buy New Skies Satellites for $1.1bn, and strengthen its position in emerging markets...

Telenor announced that its Broadband Global Area Network Service (BGAN) is commercially available to customers in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. BGAN is provided by Inmarsat. BT is to buy Fiat' wholly owned telecom unit Atlanet in Italy for...

Neuf Telecom (France) focus on IPTV, as 30% of its new ADSL customers, that can receive TV, subscribed to Neuf TV. So Neuf is launching a new portal, personal program selection, TV alerts, kiosk services, RSS TV that display RSS content on the TV set,...

New World Development ( HK) is close buying a stake in Telstra' s CSL unit in HK. Telstra would own 76.4% of equity and New World Mobile would own the remaining 23.6% of the merged operation. Etisalat (UAE) has taken a 40% stake in Sudan' s Canar Telecom...

Vonage (USA) has missed, as many other US VOIP companies) the FCC's 911 deadline to ensure that all 911(emergency number) callers would reach emergency operators who could automatically see their phone number and location. Vonage (and others) continue,...

Portugal Telecom is selling PrimeSys to Embratel for €100m. Telecom Italia will start the rollout of its new broadband-TV service Dec. 2, trying to cover 8m households by the end of 2006. Croatia' s telecom regulator has awarded 10 fixed-line WiMAX-based...

Neuf Telecom is trialling dual GSM/ WiFi phone service in France (WiFi at home and GSM outside). PCCW (HK) plans to export its successful IPTV platform to overseas markets. Besides entering the mainland China pay-TV market (through its deal with China...

German competitive operators and the European Commission have criticized the German regulator RegTP and Deutsche Telecom for preventing rivals from using DT' s new fiber-optic network, saying it is creating a new monopoly. BT signed WiFi roaming agreement...