Mobile operator strategies - 24/02/07

Digicel, a pan-Caribbean operator, has extended services to Guyana.

Orange will offer its customers a technology allowing to control TV through their mobile handsets.

Fastweb (Italy) plans to bid for a WiMAX licence and launch MVNO operations this year.

Cingular has invested $1.3bn in Los Angeles area since 2005.

MTS (Russia) plans to invest over $2bn in 2007 if it receives a 3G license.

Belgacom has sold its 3% stake in Mobistar (Orange) for €148m.

Kazakhtelecom plans to invest $200m in its mobile unit over two years.

Vodafone Netherlands has signed its first MVNO deal with Dexcom Telecom.