Mobile operator strategies - 10/03/06

3UK celebrates its third birthday. With some 4m 3G subscribers, a 6,500-site network covering about 99% of the country, 3UK is one of the fastest mobile network roll-out in the UK. Happy Birthday, 3UK!

TOT (Thailand) will buy CAT Telecom' s stakes in ACT Mobile and Thai Mobile, and gain full control over 1,900 and 2,000 MHz mobile-phone frequencies used for 3G services.

Verizon Wireless offers Tivo customers to turn their mobile handsets into remote control devices that can set up television recordings from anywhere.

China Netcom has started TD-SCDMA testing in Qingdao, and predicts 3G licenses would be issued after September.

T-Mobile will introduce its “dual phone” handset (both fixed and mobile) in June, following BT with its BT Fusion phone.

Digicel (Carribean operator) announced its intent to fully acquire Bouygues Telecom Caraibe,

Bouygues Telecom announced the launch of 'Neo' and 'Exprima', its new postpaid plans.