Fixed operator strategies - 31/8/05

Teliasonera (Sandinavia) is buying Chess/Sense, number 3 in the Norwegian market, for € 203m.

Telefonica de Argentina has announced that it will launch VoIP for residential customers in 2006.

Taiwan is eying issuing WiMAX licenses, but is planning to only open data services for the service because of direct competition with 3G services.

Telenor (Norway) plans to migrate to an all IP network in 2010.

PT Telkom (Indonesia) will acquire a 10% stake in PT Patra Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Patrakom) from PT Indosat.