Global operator strategies - 24/02/07

AT&T won a huge $1bn managed services deal with GM worldwide.

Is Alltel (US) for sale? The company is reviewing strategic options.

Joost, the peer-to-peer video distribution platform, has signed its first shows and movies licensing deal with Viacom.

Orascom CEO is creating a Mediterranean telecom empire, with operations in Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Italy (Wind) and Greece (TIM Hellas and Q-Telecom), Pakistan, Iraq, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe. France and Spain are the next obvious targets.

The European Commission has proposed a more flexible use of radio spectrum in order to encourage the development of new communication services like 3G and digital TV. The European Commission has also adopted a set of rules that outline mandatory conditions for the use of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology in next generation wireless devices across the Europe.