Global operator strategies - 15/04/06

Verizon is expected to bid as much as $50bn to take control of Vodafone' s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless.

KPN shareholders have voted against a new mechanism to prevent a hostile takeover. KPN has become a target in Europe's consolidating telecoms market.

Swisscom will takeover Core Communications, a media and internet solutions provider in the hospital industries.

NEC and Philips have finalized the creation of their joint venture in enterprise communications - NEC Philips Unified Solutions.

Telmex and America Movil, both owned by Carlos Slim, have filed the documents required for the purchase of a 28.5% stake in CANTV (Venezuela).

China promises to let its phone companies pick their own standard for next-generation mobile phones, following a China-US trade meeting.

Eircom has received a €2.36bn takeover bid from Babcock & Brown Capital,