Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

A few set of market information released this week: According to Gfk, the French mobile market leader is still Samsung with almost 30% market share in volume and 36.5% in value. In addition Samsung grew by 32% in 2007, more than double of Nokia' growth...

Nokia acquires Trolltech for $154m. Trolltech is an open-source-based software developer for mobile and PCs. Nokia wants to be Green: it has joined the WWF Climate Savers program intending improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide emissions...

Cisco introduced a new data center-oriented switching platform, called Nexus 7000, able to reach 15 Tbit/s in switching density and and 512 10-Gbit/s Ethernet ports per system. 3Com shareholders will vote on a $2.2bn buyout by a consortium including Huawei....

Sony Ericsson has signed deals with with 10 music labels to add content to its mobile music download service. It will outsource the production of the four new lower cost handset announced last week to 3rd party suppliers. Motorola and Cambridge Silicon...

Motorola has signed a large WiMAX order with Wateen Telecom in Pakistan. ALU will provide its DSL technology to Vodafone Spain. Packet One Networks or P1 (Malaysia) has selected ALU to deploy its WiMAX network in the country. It has received an $125m...

ALU has been awarded a deal by mCel (Mozambique) to deploy a 3G UMTS network. Nortel wins two new GSM-R contracts. China's Ministry of Railways has ordered a new GSM-R contract along the Zhengzhou – Xi'an railways line, and Lithuanian Railways has ordered...

Ceragon Networks reports 4Q07 revenues of $46m, up 40% and net income of $4.4m (vs a loss last year). Juniper Networks reported 4Q07 revenues of $809m, up 36%, and net income of $128m, up 80%. Infinera announced 4Q07 narrower loss of $3.9m (vs $25m a...

Microsoft as made an unsolicited $44.6bn bid for Yahoo. The goal is to challenge rival Google. In another move, Microsoft invest $250m in FaceBook, the social networking portal. Rumor: Sprint Nextel and Clearwire back again around the table! They would...

Algeria is likely to launch a nationwide Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) network in 2008. VSNL (India) has bought a stake in the Eassy submarine project. Hong Kong: the auction for radio frequencies for broadband wireless access would take place in Q4 2008....

Cosmofon (Macedonia) has been granted a 3G license in Macedonia. SKT (S.Korea) has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) to provide movies to its mobile users. Telkom Malaysia is considering an initial public offering for its...