Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

Siemens has delivered its iPoint-media Vitrage media platform at Seat Pagine Gialle. LG-Nortel will provide $20m switching equipment to the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VPTN). Alcatel has completed the upgrade of the network of hanarotelecom...

Nokia is powering Vodafone Australia' s HSDPA upgrade. It has signed 3-year frame agreement with Ukrainian operator Ukrtelecom to supply & 3G core and radio network. Alcatel won three contracts worth €53m from China Mobile in Shaanxi and Jiangsu, for...

Avaya posted 3Q06 revenues of $1.4bn, up 5%, and net income of $ 48m. Worldwide product sales rose 9%, of which IP line shipments increased over 20%. For its 2006 fiscal year, Avaya reported revenues of $5.1bn, up 5%, and a net income of $201m, down 78%....

Vivendi has filed a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) complaint in the US, charging that DT has illegally appropriated its own $2.5 billion investment in PTC (Poland). Telmex (Mexico) plans to buy Spanish-language phone directories...

Thai telecommunications regulator NTC has allocated spectrum for WiMAX services. Russia has issued WiMAX license to Vimpelcom, while Megafon has submitted a bid for WiMAX frequencies. FT Orange reinforces its position in the French ADSL market, adding...

T-Mobile USA is testing a dual WiFi and mobile service. Sprint Nextel launches EV-DO Revision A upgrade in the San Diego market. China Unicom and Hutchison Telecom Int. were granted 3G licenses in Macau. Neuf Cegetel is now proposing a 10mn per month...

Colombia mobile subscriber base rose to over 29m in Sept., of which almost 19m from Comcel. SK Telecom (Sth Korea) had 20m mobile subscribers at the end of Sept. Millicom had 15m mobile subscribers in Sept., of which 2.2m in Ola (Colombia), 4.25m in Central...

America Movil (Mexico and pan-Latam operator) reports 3Q06 revenues of 76 ou SK Telecom (Sth Korea) posts 3Q06 net profit is down 22% to $1.77bn, on sales of $10.5bn, up 4%. Operating profit rose 13% to $2.9bn. For 9-mo period, SKT reported revenues of...

Nomazizi Mtshotshisa , chairwomam of South Africa Telkom , has resigned. Shirley Lue Arnold has been named chairwoman and non-executive director of the Company.

Ericsson posted 17% rise in 3Q06 net profit to $839m on revenues of $5.6bn, up 12%. Revenues in the mobile division rose 5% to $3.8bn, while sales at professional services jumped 31% to $1.1bn. Gross margin decreased 3.5 points sequentially and 7.6 points...