Fixed operator strategies - 19/10/05

More than 40 service providers have in mind bidding for regional WiMAX licenses in France. Bidders include telcos, ASPs and ISPs, Cable operators, highways operators, 15 regions and some cities. More than 10,000 counties in France are still without broadband access. Final bids and auctions will be deposit in January.

BT will extend its new 8Mbit/s ADSL service trial to 150,000 subscriber (instead of 50,000) and cover 53 exchanges (instead of 25).

Belgacom wants to continue its unsolicited offer for network operator Telindus, despite the rejection by the Telindus board.

Level 3 is expanding internet protocol (IP) service to Poland.

T-Mobile Slovakia announce the launch of world's first nationwide commercial mobile broadband service using Flarion Technologies' FLASH-OFDM network technology.

Wind (Italy) has launched Libero MEGA, the ADSL2+ flat offer which brings the speed to 12Mbit/s.

Brazilian regulator Anatel will launch WiMAX license tender.

The Colombian regulator, CRT, forces ETB (local incumbent) to interconnect its network with Telmex Colombia.

Tele2 has launched commercial mobile services in Croatia as the third cellular operator.