Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

Siemens is providing Belgacom ICS with the Europe's first 40 Gbit/s ROADM network. Zhone Technologies announced a major project with Telecom Egypt, to deploy its MALC broadband local loop system. Alcatel is providing Indian Tata Group with optical multi-service...

Nokia has been awarded HSDPA contract by SFR (France) for Paris and south of France regions; it also has bagged a GSM order from C&W in British Virgin Islands. It will provide bas stations, softswitches and professional services. Nokia has been selected...

Qualcomm raised its 3Q06 financial forecast amid strong demand and higher prices for mobile phones. Revenues could reach $1.95bn, and earnings could be 41 or 42 cents a share, vs. respectively $1.87bn and 40 cents.

China Telecom and China Netcom are rumoured to form a JV to build and run a future 3G network Deutsche Telecom took control of Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC) in Poland, and held 97% stake in it, after an arbitration court in Vienna confirmed it has the...

Telenor is launching up to 16Mbit/s ADSL service (ADSL2+) and "ADSL Mini" at far lower speeds but further span distance. Vodafone is rumoured buying remaining 18% stake in Arcor from Deutsche Bahn as well a 8% stake from Deutsche Bank in the fixed line...

Reliance (India) plans to invest $325m to significantly expand its GSM network coverage. It plans to buy 10m GSM lines for around $330m. Smartfone-Vodafone (HK) is introducing HSDPA service at 1,8Mbit/s, and plans upgrading this to 14,4Mbit/s by 2007-2008,...

Telenor had 510k ADSL subscribers at the end of March. Vietnam: about 12m mobile subscribers (or a penetration of below 15%) Globe Telecom has increased its mobile subscriber base to 13.2m at the end of March. The UMTS Forum reports that there are now...

WiMAX Telecom has appointed Bela Virag as its COO.

National TV franchise and “net neutrality” In the US, telcos will be able to roll out TV services without negotiating for months with thousands of localities for approval. The House passed a bill that would create a telco-advocated national video-franchise...

European mobile telephony comparison There is not equal access across Europe, as reported in a study made by the Finnish Transports & Communications Minister . On a basis of an average user with 2 hours voice and 25 SMS pre-paid monthly package, cost...