Operators: mobile networks 24-01-05 N48

Telus (Canada) is offering push-to-talk (PTT/PoC) services on its CDMA 1x network.

NRJ (a young French radio broadcaster) is considering becoming a MVNO in France. Another similar initiative is rumored to come from Cegetel, a French fixed-line operator and subsidiary of Vivendi, on SFR mobile network, another Vivendi subsidiary.

China Mobile Guangdong has put its 3G-EDGE network into operation.

Pakistan mobile operators will invest $700m in total to about double their subscriber base to 15m by year-end.

MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) has launched commercial 3G UMTS service with a Nokia solution.

Indonesia’s Telkomsel is expecting to launch 3G service before the end of the year.

T-Mobile has announced a €1bn cost saving plan across its European operations. It could lead up to some 2,200 jobs fired.

Mobilkom Austria will complement its 3G infra rollout with EDGE to expand country coverage to 95% by mid-2005.