Fixed operator strategies - 07/09/07

Free/ Iliad (France) launches very high speed access in two districts of Paris. Customers will be connected at 100 Mbit/s with a fiber optic FTTH triple play access for a cost of €30 a month.

MTNL (India) has begun selling VOIP services.

India has successfully launched its new communications satellite, Insat-4CR.

Cablemas (Mexico) will purchase Bestel for $325m.

DT plans to bid as part of a consortium to build a multi-billion-dollar high-speed broadband network in Australia.

'Amsterdam CityNet' project from Draka Comteg is on target and would be completed by mid-2008. The goal is to deploy fibre-to-the-home network in Amsterdam.

The Brazilian regulatory authority Anatel has made a public call to parties interested in offering wireless fixed telephony in 157 municipalities of the country.

KT (S. Korea) will launch a national IPTV service called Mega TV.