Fixed operator strategies - 07/02/07

Any-Port.com has launched the first WiMAX service along the French Riviera, with a full coverage of all Mediterranean yachting ports within 12 months.

Comcast and Time Warner Cable plan (separately) to introduce customized VOIP offerings for SMBs over the coming months, mimicing Cox, Cablevision, Charter and Videotron.

Videotron (Canada) plans to offer 100Mbit/s downstream braodband access.

Tiscali UK has unveiled its IPTV offer (Homechoice TV).

CANTV (Venezuela) has started upgrading its fiber optic network to enhance capacity. The operator is planned to be nationalized.

FT plans to have 40k and 180k FTTH customers respectively by the end of 2007 and 2008, to invest €270m in FTTH buildout over two years.