Fixed operator strategies

Verizon and Movielink have announced the launch of a co-branded movie downloading service.

MCI finally decided to accept current $9.7bn deal with Qwest, crapping precedent deal with Verizon.

BT named 8 suppliers for its 21 CN NGN network initiative. Fujitsu and Huawei will provide access, Huawei and Ciena will supply optical gear, Alcatel, Cisco and Siemens will supply metro nodes, touting and signaling, Lucent/ Juniper will supply core routers and Ericsson will be supplier of I-node, the intelligence that controls the services.

China Netcom is in talks to buy four networks in the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia from its parent company.