Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

Jordan Telecom posted 2006 revenues of €384m, up 3%, of which €259m in fixed line revenues, down 4%, and €148m in mobile, up 21%. Unefon (Mexico) reports 2006 profits of $22m, down 700%, on revenues of $329m, down 13%. Iusacell (Mexico) announced 2006...

Alcatel-Lucent will set up an exceptional European group Committee on March, 16 under the leadership of Patricia Russo, to deepen the dialogue with its social partners and present and discuss the strategies of the different market segments. It will also...

A few set of market information released this week: According to Adams Media Research, VOD revenues would reach $4bn in 2011, vs 111m in 2006. IEEE targets to boost 802.16e mobile WiMAX speeds to 1Gbit/s (802.16m) by 2009, using MIMO antennas. According...

European consumers' group BEUC claims that mobile roaming fees are too high and that recent much-publicized price reductions were a ''smokescreen'' to avoid EU regulatory price cap. It also said that current offers are very complex and difficult to use....

Accenture and EIU unveiled the results of an industry survey on risks and rewards of IPTV deployments. On the rosy side, more than 60% of respondents believe that IPTV will generate significant revenues within three years. On the black side, more than...

Microsoft lost the first of six patent lawsuits brought by Alcatel-Lucent on conversion of audio into digital MP3 format. Alcatel-Lucent got the jackpot of $1.5bn, to be paid by Microsoft as ordered by the court. Microsoft is said to infringe Lucent patents...

For months it was expected (by Germany) or a threat (from EU Commission): may an EU rule, already applied in most countries, be escaped by a government and a country? The answer is now YES. Germany has published a controversial new law that allow DT not...

According to CDG (the CDMA Development Group), there were 325m CDMA 2000 subscribers, of which 100m were added in 2006. In total (including cdmaone) there were 370m CDMA subscribers worldwide. CDMA 2000 1xEV-DO subscriber figure rose to 55m (+125%) in...

FON, the Spain-based “social router” company, is providing La Fonera Wi-Fi routers for $30 to anyone who accepts to share its wireless access. In a attempt to enter the US market, it now offers free the La Fonera Wi-Fi router to anyone living within 1500...

The hostile take over bid by Sonaecom on Portugal Telecom is not finished. Even if Sonaecom has increased its offer to €10.5 a share (+10%), it does not include any significant premium. So, major PT shareholders have already rejected the offer. In addition,...