Global operator strategies

Orascom, Egypt, has increased its control in Djezzy and Tunisiana, two of its subsidiaries respectively in Algeria and Tunisia.

OTE (Greece) has bought back about 5% of its mobile unit Cosmote.

IP services are necessary for operators in order to find new revenue streams. NTT Com, Teliasonera and BT have adopted similar strategies in offering IP packages for businesses. Key words are flexibility, triple play, and security.