Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

Galileo The big day is coming for Galileo, Europe's controversial €3.2bn satellite navigation system, with the first test satellite to be launched just after Xmas. Two test-bed satellites will secure the system's frequencies and trial new technology:...

ADSL According to Point Topic, the world installed base of DSL lines grew by over 9% in 3Q05 to pass 125m by 30 September, and could be 137m by the end of the year. MEA (Middle East and Africa) is now the fastest growing region with about 20% in 3Q. Latin...

FTTH in Europe According to Point Topic, there were as many as 16,4m fiber to the home/curb connections worldwide, of which about 750k in Western Europe. The majority of FTTH connections in WE is made by two operators: FastWeb (Italy) and Bredbandsbolaget...

- Alcatel reinforced its #2 position in the worldwide Multiservice Wide Area Network (MSWAN) market with 26% market share (+3 points) in 3Q05. - IDC forecasts double-digit (10,5%) PC market growth in 2006, and boosting growth to 15.8% in 2005. - According...

Mobile infra market The 3G WCDMA market is one of the busiest today in the world. First because it is a new technology and needs building a new network (radio and core), secondly because operators and vendors invested a lot in the technology and need...

IDC forecasts PC market growth in 2006 Low-cost and portable PCs will drive double-digit growth of the personal computer market in 2006. After 17% growth rate in 3Q05, and an expected 15% in 4Q05, annual growth rate this year should reach almost 16%....

Will telcos control content? Telcos are everywhere refocusing on higher-growth telecoms services such as broadband and TV to offset the decline in traditional fixed-line voice traffic. Up to now, telcos were likely making deals with broadcasters or content...

Orascom Telecom and Hutchison Whampoa Orascom Telecom and Hutchison Telecom announced a comprehensive global strategic alignment of their mobile businesses in emerging markets. The deal includes the acquisition of a 19% stake in Hutchison Telecom by Orascom...

India: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has unveiled new figures on telecom teledensity in the country. With about 120m telephone users – 48.5m fixed and 71.5m mobile – teledensity is yet very low at about 11%-12%. In urban areas, teledensity...

China' s telecom market future According to CCID Consulting, China' s telecom future would follow the ten following trends: - Mobile call business and VoIP business will overtake fixed call business; - Irregularities of SPs will become more serious; -...