Mobile operator strategies - 24/11/05
Lithuania's Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) will grant three 3G licenses using the "beauty contest" method.
StarHub (Singapore) launches its i-mode mobile Internet service. It is the 15th country market for i-mode worldwide.
Sprint Nextel will purchase Alamosa, another affiliate (unhappy about the Sprint-Nextel merger), and it will cost it an additional $4,3bn.
AllTel (US) teamed with UTStarcom to launch an hybrid 1X EV-DO and Wi-Fi phone.
Telefonica Moviles is launching its new 3G video telephony services in Spain. TME will use Acme Packet's session border controllers.
Globe Telecom (Philippines) may start 3G services in 2006.
Virgin Mobile USA ( a MVNO using Sprint network) has increased its distribution channel for handsets to 5300 locations nationwide.
Malaysia's Celcom will offer full coverage of its 3G services nationwide by 03/06.
Telecom Italia will test Wibro (mobile WiMAX) services with Samsung.
China Unicom plans to purchase some 3m CDMA handsets next year in an effort to boost its stockpile and its CDMA business.