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Fixed operator strategies - 28/04/07
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is mulling launching IPTV services and broadcast quality VOD in Colombo by December 2007. Telstra has announced a fully-integrated national wireline and wireless national IP network—the Telstra Next IP network. The operator has...
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Fixed operator strategies - 25/04/07
Time Warner Cable is partnering with FON, the hotspot company, to offer its subscribers access to any of FON’s 60,000 Wi-Fi US hotspots. Etisalat (UAE) would launch its IPVPN (Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network) services, helped by Kuwaiti partner,...
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Fixed operator strategies - 19/04/07
Neuf Cegetel (France) would win Club Internet (DT France) bid for about €450m. If true, Neuf Cehetel would become second (with 2.7m ADSL subscribers) to FT, taking over Free. DT is looking for a partner for its T-Systems unit as quickly as possible. The...
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Fixed operator strategies - 15/04/07
TT&T (Thailand) will start IPTV service in May. German cable companies have tripled broadband internet customer base in 2006 to almost 400k. Reliance (India) would outsource IP operations in a $1.5bn deal. IBM, and EDS are shortlisted. Telefonica and...
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Fixed operator strategies - 25/03/06
Bellsouth introduced a WiFi- WiMAX wireless broadband back-up system for businesses’ Internet connections at $30 a month. It also announced a further integration of its optical and Ethernet service offerings, providing a carrier-class solution protecting...
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Fixed operator strategies - 19/03/06
The creation of mammoth telcos, such as ATT and Verizon, has reinvigorated cablecos counter-punch against video franchising. They are launching a particularly hard-hitting campaign against lobbying, marketing and advertising efforts of the incumbent local...
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Fixed operator strategies - 16/03/06
Telenor is offering flat rates for fixed line telephone calls to counter a consumer switch to mobile phones. China has granted the first VoIP service operation license (for a trial network) while other operators will be able to apply for the license by...
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Fixed operator strategies - 08/03/06
Cablevision, cable operator in Mexico, owned by Televista, will invest $280m in 2006, mainly in launching telephony services, the digitization of its network. BT plans to introduce higher speed wholesale broadband connections of about 8Mbit/s in the UK....
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Mobile operator strategies - 11/09/06
Etisalat target a 30% market share in Egypt within five years (from current 20%). The Phone House should become the first operational MVNO in Spain. The network will be provided by Amena (FT). Irancell (Iran) has begun mobile GSM operations in the country....
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Mobile operator strategies - 12/06/07
Safaricom (Kenya) is trialling mobile M-Pesa fund transfer with about 65,000 customers. Vodacom (S. Africa) is launching mobile pay-TV services, based on Multichoice satellite TV provider. Dialog (Sri Lanka) plans to invest additional $300m in the next...
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Mobile operator strategies - 03/09/06
Telenor (Norway) completed the acquisition of Serbia's Mobi 63, after paying €1.5bn. It said it will expand Network coverage in Pakistan to 613 destinations Millicom International Cellular won control of Colombian mobile operator Ola for $478m. SK Telecom...
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Mobile operator strategies - 31/08/06
Belgacom will pay $2.6bn for buying Vodafone's 25% stake in Proximus, its mobile arm. Orange Slovakia has launched commercial HDSPA services at the end of August. 13 companies have received MVNO licenses in Spain. But local mobile operators are being...
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Mobile operator strategies - 25/08/06
KDDI will invest $1.7bn in deploying EV-DO Rev A technology in its network over the next three years. In the US airwave current auction, Verizon and T-Mobile USA emerged as the top bidders. The total amount raised by the advanced wireless services auction...
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Fixed operator strategies - 23/02/06
Japan' s space agency said it will launch the MTSAT-2R weather and navigation satellite this week. Vietnam is considering launching its own communication satellite in 2008. It also targets making Internet access available to 35% of its population by 2010....
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Fixed operator strategies - 11/02/06
DT' s T-Com (Germany) plans to connect 90% of the households in Berlin to its high-speed fiber network VDSL before the end of this year. Global Voice (Singapore) will lease, then later buy, European 6,800-km intercity fiber networks owned by Viatel. China...
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Mobile operator strategies - 20/08/06
MediaFlo (Qualcomm) has received green light in Japan. The MediaFlo mobile TV network technology will be up and running in Japan sometime in 2008. Disney Mobile will delay the launch of its mobile virtual network operator phone service in the UK. Enforta...
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Fixed operator strategies - 4/02/06
Telewest (UK) announced that it will deploy Corning' s NexCor single mode fiber in its hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) networks. Sonera (Finland) has filed for a license to build a nationwide mobile TV network. TeliaSonera has acquired Danish Yeslhotspot's...
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Fixed operator strategies - 28/1/06
Telemar (Brazil) would invest $440m in 2006 in audiovisual content distribution on its broadband internet network. Brazil Telecom (Brazil) launched its voice over IP telephone service VoipFone. Five Dutch cable companies (CaiW, Casema, Essent, Multikabel...
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Fixed operator strategies - 25/1/06
Time Warner plans to invest $200m in its AOL UK unit. AOL UK provides unbundled DSL lines to its customers. Verizon Business is the new Verizon Communications unit, formed with the merger of MCI and ex-Verizon Enterprise unit, to sophisticated IT, data,...
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Fixed operator strategies - 19/01/06
Magyar Telekom plans to reach 600k ADSL subscribers in 2006 (+100%) and invest $230m, mainly funded by a long-term loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). India plans to develop broadband connectivity and looks for WiMAX to compensate its limited...
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Fixed operator strategies - 14/01/06
Microsoft will partner with BSkyB to offer Video-on-demand services. TOT (Thailand) plans to invest around $245m in its fixed-line network in 2006. Telecom Italia and Intel have signed a cooperation agreement to develop broadband applications and services...
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Fixed operator strategies - 12/1/06
9Telecom (France) is offering BPL technology (broadband power line) for linking set top box (TV set) to ADSL modems (PC) at home. The offer allows some flexibility for locating TV sets and PCs in different rooms. AT&T could be interested by acquiring...
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Fixed operator strategies - 5/1/06
Time Warner is starting again a network-based digital video recorder (DVR) service. Orbitel (Colombia) aims to launch a public WiMAX service in 2Q06. GlobeTel Communications (Russia) will launch WiMax networks in 30 cities throughout the Russian Federation....
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Mobile operator strategies - 06/08/06
Essar (India) has cancelled its plan of selling BPL Mobile to its joint venture partner Hutchison Essar due to the delays in obtaining required approvals. Vodafone will not sell its stake in Verizon Wireless in few next years. Verizon Wireless will sell...
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Fixed operator strategies - 11/04/07
EVN (Electricity of Vietnam) Telecom has invested $200m in a submarine cable system linking Vietnam to Guam, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and the Philippines. The system is likely to be operational in 1Q08. Club-Internet' s (DT unit in France)...