Mobile operator strategies - 25/08/06

KDDI will invest $1.7bn in deploying EV-DO Rev A technology in its network over the next three years.

In the US airwave current auction, Verizon and T-Mobile USA emerged as the top bidders. The total amount raised by the advanced wireless services auction is nearing the $13bn today.

Etisalat has signed the contract for Egypt's third mobile network licence.

DoCoMo will launch HSDPA service at the end of the month.

The pilot mobile TV project in Germany has proven to be a success after three month trial. E-Plus, O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone partnered to test service in Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover and Munich.

Telefonica has received a cell-phone operating license in Slovakia.

Belgacom is buying Vodafone' s 25% stake in Belgian mobile operator Proximus for €2bn in cash.