Global operator strategies - 29/11/06

Altimo (Russia) should invest $500m+ in mobile assets in Vietnam.

Etisalat should be frontrunner in the race to buy Greek mobile operator TIM Hellas, while Turkcell (Turkey) denies it has submitted a bid for the Greek company.

EU has cleared the purchase of AOL access unit in Germany by Telecom Italia. With the deal, TI is becoming the secong largest broadband provider in Germany with 3.2m subscribers.