Mobile operator strategies - 29/04/06

Argotex (Georgia) has been granted a mobile license.

Disney Mobil is expanding in the UK, as an MVNO hosted by O2

Telecom Italia will launch DVB-H based mobile TV services in June.

Smart (Philippines) will commercially offer 3G services in May 2006, at the same price as 2.5G services.

Vimpelcom (Russia) will merge seven local subsidiaries into the parent company.

Vodafone still mulling on its fixed line operations Arcor in Germany. New Vodafone strategy is converged services, so it needs fixed line operations, but it is not clear what Vodafone would do with its current fixed assets in Germany.