Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

3G Western Europe market predictions According to Research & Markets, in WE, 3G critical mass (20% of the of all mobile handsets) would only occur at the end of 2007, while mass market (above 50% market share) would not happen until 2010. 3G subscribers...

4G tests DoCoMo has achieved 2.5Gbit/s packet transmission in the downlink while moving at 20km/h. Using 6 MIMO antennas and 64-QAM modulation, data volume per transmission was increased from four bits to six bits, allowing a bit rate of 2.5 Gbit/s. As...

US wireless market According to TIA, U.S. wireless revenues totaled $175bn (+11%) in 2005, of which service revenues grew about 15% to $119bn. Those figures could grow respectively to $265bn, and $180bn by 2009. Handset and device revenues totaled $15bn...

Consolidation in Brazil Five Brazilian mobile operators will merge into a single company called Vivo bearing the brand name they have used together for several years. Telesp Celular, (TCP), Tele Centro Oeste Celular (TCO), Tele Sudeste Celular (TSD),...

Samsung has started production of GSM handsets in its Manesar plant in India.

Alcatel Alenia Space won a contract with Turkish satellite operator Turksat for the construction and launch of a high-powered telecommunications satellite.

Telstra could be interested in buying 30% stake in Taiwan Mobile, but declined to comment. Sri Lanka' s Dialog Telekom plans to invest $150m in 2006 to expand its overall network. Telefonica announced investments of $325m in Argentina this year, 50% in...

Lacom, a JV between Orascom and Egypt Telecom in Algeria, had received an operating license in March 2005, and launches fixed operation in competition with Algerie Telecom. Telekom Austria plans commercial IPTV launch, offering around 40 TV channels and...

Bouygues Telecom (France) will launch on 1st of March a national unlimited 8-12 pm call plan towards fixed and mobile operators. Another plan target youth with unlimited free SMS and MMS after 8pm. Russia could join the Club of countries using Calling...

China said it passed 400m mobile subscribers in early February 2006. Orange UK targets SMEs in the UK with a new service called Orange Landline for Business. The target is of course to offer bundles of mobile and fixed services. Movistar Argentina, a...