Mobile operator strategies - 15/11/06

Brasil Telecom plans to deploy mobile WiMAX networks in the southern cities of Porto Alegre and Curitiba, using its licenses it has in the 3.5 GHz and 10.5 GHz bands.

Vodacom (S. Africa) has received the permission from its shareholder Vodafone to expand in Africa, north of the equator, excluding Kenya and Egypt.

Ukrtelecom (Ukraine) plans to launch 3G network in March 2007.

Telecom Italia announced an agreement to launch mobile data services based on Qualcomm's BREW solution.

TDC (Denmark) is ending its MVNO in the UK, easyMobile UK.

DoCoMo is launching online auctions for PCs and mobile phone with the help of Internet shopping mall Rakuten.

Millicom International is mulling selling or closing its Pakistani business Paktel.

China Mobile has received a notification to deploy TD-SCDMA test networks in six cities hosting 2008 Olympic Games events. China Telecom, China Mobile and China Netcom have signed contracts with 15 mobile phone manufacturers to buy at least 9,000 TD-SCDMA mobile phones as part of trials.

LG Telecom (S. Korea) has deployed a CDMA2000(r) 1xEV-DO Revision A upgrade.

Sprint Nextel releases dual-mode CDMA/iDEN phone.