Fixed operator strategies - 28/06/06

New Zealand tries to pass the Telecommunications Amendment Bill into parliament and therefore introduce local loop unbundling and increased competition.

Chunghwa Telecom is rolling out the first phase of its WiMAX and Wi-Fi access network in Taiwan.

Utility PowerGrid (India) will build a national long-distance telecom network and offer bandwidth on lease.

MTNL could be the first Indian telecom operator to deploy WiMAX technology on a large scale. Telecom regulator TRAI, however, has not yet assigned frequency spectrum for WiMAX services.

Time Warner will distribute movies and TV shows online via Guba.com.

Telecom Italia has bid for AOL France and Germany.

Tiscali (pan-European ISP) opens new network PoPs in Europe (Warsaw) and Asia (HK) for its TINet infrastructure.

Belgacom reported 50k users of digital TV service at end of April, and forecasts 100k TV users by year-end.

Vonage unveils a new plug-in device to turn any computer into a phone.