Fixed operator strategies 05-14-05

Nintendo and IGN (Japan) will build a 1000-hotspot WiFi network to offer, free of charge, on-line video gaming to its Nintendo DS users.

Shanghai TV has received the an IPTV license from SARFT, amid controversy on which can issue such license (MII or SARFT). China Netcom is said to have similar license from SARFT (Tiantian Online) and is working with PCCW.

TDC (Denmark) is launching broadband TV service with 18 channels.

MGTS (Russia) will spend $360m on modernizing its telephone lines (refurbish 280k analog lines and install 130k new digital ones) over the next two years.