Global operator strategies - 20/06/06

China has committed to lending $66m to Ghana to fund telecom projects. Undoubtedly, this is part of current China' s strategy to invest in Africa, the fastest growing (mobile) telecom market today.

SK Telecom (S. Korea) has agreed to buy a 10% stake in China Unicom.

Turk Telecom will pay $500m for Telecom Italia' s stake in the mobile phone company Avea.