Fixed operator strategies - 19/05/06

BSNL (India) will launch the Bharat-Lanka submarine cable project by June 2006.

China will fund the National Fibre Optic Backbone project in Ghana through a soft loan to the Ghana government.

African Internet users pay on average 90 times what U.S. surfers pay, according to a senior Kenyan official. The digital divide will not be filled tomorrow.

Kenya is building a new undersea cable system connecting Kenya to Djibouti, worth $58m.

China Netcom is in the middle of talks to sell stakes of its wholly owned subsidiary Asia Netcom.

BT announced it will install BT Openzone hotspots in 6 new cities (Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff and Westminster) in the UK.

Neuf Cegetel and TPS are teaming to jointly launch ADSL access, IPTV service and TPS channels.