Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

BBDO Consulting unveiled the results of an FMC-market survey. The dual-mode handset is the most recognizable type of FMC service for 75% of respondents, one phone bill ranks second with 34% identification, a home zone rate plan with 27%, etc. 26% of respondents...

A few set of market information released this week: According to iSupply, the global market for digital recorded music, be it via fixed or mobile networks, would grow about six-fold to $15bn by 2010. According to Kagan, the VOD market would become a $1bn...

Former management board member at Siemens , Thomas Ganswindt, has been arrested in connection with ongoing corruption scandal, €200m mis-usage and bribery. Ganswindt, who left Siemens in Sept., was the head of the telecom unit. A dozen of ex- or current...

Cisco will stop its Call Session Control Platform (CSCP) product family. There is apparently not yet an alternative solution. The CSCP was its first real product aimed at mobile and fixed operators supporting IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem).

Ericsson has signed an agreement with STMicroelectronics on the provision of 3G digital baseband processors to Ericsson Mobile Platforms 3G mobile-phone technology' s licensees, and on the development of these digital baseband ASICs. Once again, an Indian...

Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Hawaiian Telcom for delivering triple play service delivery architecture and IP network transformation. Cisco will provide Free (Iliad Group in France) with an Ethernet fibre-to-the-home (E-FTTH) network in France to...

Ericsson has been selected by Austrian operator ONE as the sole supplier for its HSDPA upgrade. Nokia should receive a $150m order from Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan, for 3G equipment. Celtro has sold its DynaMate solution to South Africa's Vodacom to increase...

Siemens cuts 2006 net income following additional tax charges related to ongoing corruption scandal. Ciena reports FY4Q06 revenues of $160m, up 35%, net income of $13m vs loss last year. FY2006 revenues were $564m, up 32%, while net income of $0.6m, vs...

Comstar (Russia) has bought 25% of Svyazinvest for $1.3bn. EU Commissioner Viviane Reding continues fighting against high roaming prices. She plans to reduce prices by around 70% before next summer. The Swedish government will sell off stakes in TeliaSonera....

Korean operator KT plans investments in nationwide FTTH coverage. China Telecom says its strategy is to remain a domestic service provider and not purchasing overseas assets. It looks rather for new partnerships and/or joint ventures with other global...