Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

A few set of market information released this week: According to ABI Research, DoCoMo and Vodafone are topping new ABI' s mobile operator performance matrix. ABI analyses several criteria such as: CAPEX spend per user; non-voice revenue contribution;...

Nokia Siemens Networks will begin operations on April 1st. It is rumored that Google would introduce a Gphone. But it is likely that it is more a marketing operation than a Google phone device. Motorola has invested in Amimon, a designer of HD video wireless...

Motorola will develop, with the help of Bangalore-based International Institute of Information Technology in India, wireless broadband solutions for emerging markets like India. The purchase of Tandberg TV by Ericsson is not yet closed. Ericsson got about...

ZTE (the first) and most other equipment suppliers (Datang, Potevio, Huawei, TD Tech, Nokia and Ericsson) have passed network access tests for their TD-SCDMA equipment in China. Ericsson is pushing EDGE Evolution to be a sotware upgrade of existing infrastructure,...

Nokia will supply the WiMAX network infrastructure to Sprint Nextel in four Texas markets: Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin. The service will start in 1H08. Samsung will supply the WiMAX network infrastructure to Sprint Nextel in Washington,...

Siemens has been awarded by Mali-based operator Sotelma a contract for expanding its countrywide GSM network. Pantech is supplying 3G phone to MVNO M6 Mobile in France. Huawei is providing a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network to Digicel in Caribbean. Huawei and...

Tandberg TV released its 2006 results: sales were up 21% to $350m; operating profit was flat at $55m; net income jumped 73% to $83m. Cisco pre-announced FY2Q net income of $2bn, up 40%, on revenues of $8.4bn. Nortel filed 4Q06 and 2006 results. 4Q06 revenues...

Telekom Malaysia plans to acquire firms in Laos and Vietnam, and invest over $1bn in foreign expansion in 2007. Pirelli Group plans to sell its 80% stake in Telecom Italia holding firm Olimpia. China telecom policy is still on works. With the target to...

T-Com Slovakia is launching IPTV and triple-play services. DT is looking for a strategic partner to T-System, and does not plan to sell the unit. Telecom Italia plans to spend about €6.6bn for deploying its new NGN infrastructure (called NGN2) offering...

Iliad (France) is interested in French fourth 3G licence, but will file a bid only if requested conditions (cost and planning) change. China Unicom will deply GPRS services in about 50 cities this year. Centennial Dominicana has been sold for $80m to...