Mobile operator strategies - 21/06/2005

3 HK (HK) will launch the first bilateral International Multimedia Messaging Service (IMMS) with NTT DoCoMo. The service will enable its 3G and 2G customers to exchange multimedia messages with NTT DoCoMo's i-mode customers.

MTS (Russia) is rising its capex 47% this year to $2bn in order to upgrade and expand its network.

T-Mobile Czech Republic will launch a wireless broadband network based on UMTS TDD technology from IPWireless.