Mobile operator strategies - 29/07/06

 

Morocco has granted three 3G licenses to Maroc Telecom (Vivendi Group), Maroc Connect and Médi Telecom (JV between Telefonica and Portugal Telecom).

Orascom, mobilkom, and Telenor are shortlisted in Serbian Mobi63 auction.

3 Italia has reached the 100,000 client mark for its DVB-H mobile TV service in one month after launch.

Ukraine's UMC plans to launch CDMA-450 network in Dec.

French telecom regulator ARCEP said it would propose further wholesale tariff cuts in 2007, following cuts of 24% in 2006 amd 16% in 2005.The goal is to reach 50% tariff cuts in three years.

Areeba is the third GSM operator that launches mobile services in Afghanistan.

Atlantique Telecom has launched its GSM operations in Cote d'Ivoire.