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Fixed operator strategies - 13/09/06
Xanadoo has open a broadband wireless service in Wichita Falls (Texas) over WiMAX 802.16e equipments. Vodafone will be providing ADSL broadband Internet connections to its customers in the UK under a deal with BT. It is in line with its new strategy,...
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Fixed operator strategies - 11/09/06
Club Internet (DT in France) is launching IPTV service on ADSL access through a Club Box. Vonage has passed the 2-million subscriber mark. Qwest has acquired privately held OnFiber Communications for $107m in cash. Ukrainian High Technologies plans to...
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Fixed operator strategies - 06/08/06
Neuf Cegetel (France) is given as winner to take over AOL France for about €250m. AOL France currently has 500k broadband subscribers in France, and will bring Neuf' subscriber base to 1.7-1.8m. It will not, however, take over Tele2 France, bidding only...
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Fixed operator strategies - 29/07/06
France Telecom will sell its France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) unit to Apax Partners for $76m. FT is getting out of the satellite communications business. FT is also to sell its 54% stake in Pages Jaunes (phone directory) to Goldman...
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Fixed operator stratgies - 24/07/06
Telmex Peru plans to invest $50m to launch fixed wireless telephony services using WiMax technology. Seven groups are bidding for Wireless Silicon Valley Plan (plan to unwire the Silicon Valley). They are: the consortium of Azulstar, Cisco, IBM, and Seakay;...
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Fixed operator strategies - 02/07/06
Telstra said it will not invest in new FTTN network (broadband fiber-based network to the Node) unless it gets required regulatory regime and can earn a competitive return. Easynet (UK) launched a local network Ethernet service for business users in the...
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Fixed operator strategies - 28/06/06
New Zealand tries to pass the Telecommunications Amendment Bill into parliament and therefore introduce local loop unbundling and increased competition. Chunghwa Telecom is rolling out the first phase of its WiMAX and Wi-Fi access network in Taiwan. Utility...
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Fixed operator strategies - 24/06/06
Telefonica/O2 in the UK has spent $92m to buy Be, a British broadband service provider. This will help O2 to offer combined fixed/mobile service. ATT will build a a fiber-to-the- premises (FTTP) network in a 20,000-home master-planned community near Houston....
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Fixd operator strategies - 20/06/06
Batelco and Telecom Italia sign a deal to improve services, offer a range of data services to the customers and extend the geographical reach of the companies. California has passed the bill (Assembly Bill 2987) allowing telecom companies to offer cable...
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Operator results - N51
Level3 ( USA ) reported 4Q04 revenues of $1bn, up 25% qoq, of which $482m in communications and $ 547m in information services. Net loss was $77m vs. $171m in 3Q04. FastWeb ( Italy ) posted 2004 revenues of 720m, up 58% proforma, EBITDA of $ 219m (up...
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Operator results N50
DoCoMo (Japan) posted FY 9mo revenues of $ 35.1bn (-5%) and net profit of $ 7.3bn (+53%). Operating profit fell 11% to $ 7.3bn. Embratel (Brazil) posted $2.8bn in 2004 revenues (up 4%), and a net loss of $ 130m. EBITDA was $ 525m, down 23%. Maroc Telecom...
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Fixed operator strategies - 14/06/06
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...
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Fixed operator strategies - 09/06/06
Level3 is to acquire Looking Glass Networks, a metro service provider, for $96m. Sibirtelecom () plans to launch pilot WiMAX projects in cities of Tomsk, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk . Triple T Broadband ( ) has received a license to operate nationwide broadband...
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Fixed operator strategies - 07/06/06
Start Telecom (Russia) will build WiMAX networks in five cities by the end of 2006. PeterStar (Russia) plans to launch a WiMAX network in the city of Kaliningrad in late 2006. Time Warner should have appointed Citigroup to carry out a strategic review...
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Fixed operator strategies - 02/06/06
DT voluntarily offered lowered DSL resale fees (–10%) in . DT is using a discount model that was banned in May by the German regulator. currently has 10.5m broadband users (up 43%), of which 9.9m are ADSL (+46%), 0.6m are cable (+20%). Start Telecom (...
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Fixed operator strategies - 02/06/06
EarthLink will franchise its metro WiFi model and offer such a package to ISPs and operators. There is no revenue share included in the package. plans to Chunghwa Telecom’ s near monopoly on last-mile lines. In spite deregulation was introduced in fixed...
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Fixed operator strategies - 30/05/06
Brasil Telecom () will deploy DECT fixed wireless telephony using Sagem D85c handsets and Intelbras ( ) infrastructure. ’ s utility Edenor should enter the telecom business, and compete with Telecom and Telefonica. 's Telecom has bought 75% of Kosovo's...
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Mobile operator strategies - 06/08/07
Iliad/ Free (France) is candidate to buy the fourth 3G license in France. Tiscali will become MVNO in Italy, using TI network. M2 Telecom (Australia) has signed a MVNO deal with Vodafone NZ to offer mobile services in NZ. Vivo (Brazil) is believed to...
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Mobile operator strategies - 28/08/07
Porta (Ecuador) will migrate its remaining TDMA subscribers to GSM by end of September. Movistar Ecuador will also migrate its TDMA subscribers to GSM and shut the network on December 31, 2008. Vodafone targets to get a 51% stake in the new GSM operator...
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Fixed operator strategies - 27/05/06
Bulgaria plans to issue more fixed wireless licenses. The licenses should be point-to-multipoint in the 26GHz frequency range in blocks of 700 Mhz. Rostelecom (Russia) has launched a new fiber-optic line between Russia and China. Telekom Austria is now...
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Fixed operator strategies - 25/05/06
BT Ireland has been selected as the multiplex and network service provider for the digital terrestrial television (DTT) pilot in Ireland. A British broadband consortium has launched a 5-year project to give broadband access to 2,500 London schools. KPN...
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Mobile operator strategies - 16/07/07
France: the Consumer Union “UFC Que Choisir?” has released a report giving details on the poor competitive environment in the French mobile market, with high prices, high wholesale prices, mini 2-year subscriptions, etc. Reliance (India), with the help...
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Fixed operator strategies - 23/05/06
DT and German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere have agreed on a strategic partnership to provide IPTV services. Econet (pan-African operator) has acquired a controlling stake in Burundi operator ST Cellular. Xfera (Spain) is talking with Teliasonera in a last...
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Fixed operator strategies - 19/05/06
BSNL (India) will launch the Bharat-Lanka submarine cable project by June 2006. China will fund the National Fibre Optic Backbone project in Ghana through a soft loan to the Ghana government. African Internet users pay on average 90 times what U.S. surfers...
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Fixed operator strategies - 12/05/06
ATT is offering its WiFi FreedomLink users to watch a package of 15 TV channels from MobiTV for $12 per month. The service will be available from the AT&T Wi-Fi portal and through the 7000 ATT WiFi hotspots. Sprint Nextel, Time Warner and other cable...