Global operator strategies - 21/04/06

Globacom (Nigeria) plans to invest $700m in big Indian telecom companies. Globacom has already invested $2.5bn in Nigeria.

Irish Eircom has confirmed it is the target of a takeover bid worth €2.4bn.

France Telecom is testing grid computing with Fujitsu.

Cisco plans to invest $265m in Saudi Arabia over the next five years.

Telefonica plans to invest $670m in Colombia Telecom in the next three years.

Ukraine' s telecom services revenues grew 19% in 1Q06 to $1.38bn, of which $747m in mobile services (up 39%) and $300m in LD fixed line services.