Mobile operator strategies - 22/04/06

China Mobile was given as a potential bidder for Millicom International Cellular, offering around $4bn, but the company denied any such move.

Sprint Nextel bought another affiliate, UbiquiTel, for $1.3bn.

Chile' s Smartcom won the auction of mobile spectrum Telefonica Moviles was forced to sell after its takeover of Bellsouth assets.