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Global operator strategies -04/07/07
Telecom Italia sold its 10% stake in Oger Telecom to Saudi Oger for $744m. Oger Telecom is the largest stakeholder in the Turkish incumbent, Turk Telecom. Nielsen is acquiring Telephia, a European-based telecom-tracking firm on customer satisfaction,...
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Global operator strategies - 29/06/07
EU has ruled against mobile operators seeking to reclaim part of their 3G license as a value-added tax (VAT) rebate. EU will file a lawsuit against Germany later in June over the country's controversial telecoms legislation, which allows DT to close its...
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Global operator strategies - 15/06/07
India targets to install broadband wireless networks in rural zones. The move should quintuple the number of rural internauts in 3 years to 150m. DT has no plans to sell its T-Mobile USA unit, and no plans for expansion into emerging markets such as China...
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Global operator strategies - 12/06/07
BCE (Canada) is still for sale and speculation continues to develop. Several groups are interested, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board + Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Cerberus, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and now Onex, a Canada's biggest buyout...
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Global operator strategies - 25/05/07
DT should have bidded €1.6bn fot Orange NL. Orange NL currently has 600k subscribers and 11% of the Dutch market. In return, Orange is leading the purchase of DT' s Yago.com in Spain, trumping a higher bid from rival Vodafone. Sprint Nextel is planning...
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Global operator strategies - 20/05/07
Vodafone and RealNetworks have signed a multi-year global partnership to support Vodafone' s music services across Europe. RealNetworks has bought Sony NetServices for $9m to expand mobile entertainment business. Teliasonera is eying expansion into the...
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Global operator strategies - 16/05/07
Verizon Business announced the acquisition of Cybertrust, a privately held provider of global info security services, and becomes of one the most powerhouse in this business. Telmex plans to invest $400m per year in Argentina into broadband and mobile...
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Global operator strategies - 12/05/07
Joost, the web TV service, mixing peer-to-peer and video on demand, has raised $45m from five investors including Viacom, CBS. It can now display some 150 free TV programs, including Paramount, MTV, Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, Turner Broadcasting, TV5....
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Global operator strategies - 09/05/07
DT is planning to raise €3bn from the sale of assets nover the next three years, of which €1bn this year including the sale of Club Internet in France. It plans to sell its Spanish unit Ya.com, T-Systems Media and Broadcasting unit and radio towers. Microsoft...
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Mobile operator strategies - 30/05/06
’ DoT (Department of Telecommunications) has ordered mobile operators to delay the launch of 3G services until the government makes formal policy on 3G services, and defines 3G spectrum. 's CT Mobile, an Alfa Group company, says it will not change its...
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Mobile operator strategies - 05/05/07
MDC (Belarus) plans to launch mobile TV service. T-Mobile USA plans to launch home WiFi- cellular roaming service. Mobistar (Belgium) is said pursuing a serious acquisition project. Mobistar signed a MVNO agreement with LycaMobile that targets foreigners...
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Mobile operator strategies - 27/05/06
China Mobile is given as the buyer of Millicom International, in spite of the company denying any deal. The South China Morning Post said, however, that the two companies are talking for several months. If realized, the deal will emphasize the position...
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Mobile operators strategies - 25/05/06
France Telecom Orange could host MVNO business in Spain by year-end through its local unit Amena. Yahoo Japan and East Japan Railway plan to to form a business tie-up in online wallet services to be launched in 1Q07. Etisalat (UAE) has secured a GSM license...
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Mobile operator strategies - 08/04/06
Modeo plans to launch commercial DVB-H services in the US by next year, but will build a network in New York this year. It has contracted HTC to develop a DVB-H-capable phone. Modeo competes with MediaFlo of Qualcomm. Verizon Wireless announced an alliance...
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Mobile operator strategies - 21/04/07
Vivendi (France) would like to take full control of its subsidiary SFR (France), in which Vodafone has 44%. Meditel (Morocco) and Vivatel (Bulgaria) are launching HSDPA services. NetCom has also launched HSDPA upgrade in Norway. BT Italia will becone...
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Mobile operator strategies - 19/04/07
Vodafone Germany, T-Mobile and O2 Germany will jointly market mobile TV services via DVB-H technology. Digicel (Caribbean operator) has begun offering mobile services in El Salvador. Hutchison Essar (India) plans to launch a $2bn tender for GSM equipment....
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Mobile operator strategies - 25/03/06
Cingular will close its analog and TDMA mobile networks by 2008. DoCoMo expands overseas and acquires Guam Cellular and Guam Wireless Telephone, both for $72m. Telenor has offered to sell for $5bn its stake in main Ukrainian mobile phone Kyivstar to Vimpelcom...
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Mobile operator strategies - 19/03/06
In France, competition watchdog Conseil de la Concurrence is pushing for SMS regulation that will help cut the cost of sending text messages and other data transmissions via mobile phones. Vodafone and Orange will jointly launch a new universal mechanism...
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Mobile operator strategies - 16/03/06
Vodafone agreed to purchase additional 9% of Kenyan Safaricom, and bring its stake to 49%. Vodafone launches first HSDPA offering in Germany, in Portugal, Sprint Nextel always planning to deploy a broadband mobile service using the 2.5 GHz spectrum by...
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Mobile operator strategies - 23/05/06
Telcel (Mexico) has launched mobile TV services. DoCoMo plans to make all its models compatible with GSM standards, so they can be used in more than 130 countries. Under the new system, DoCoMo mobile phone users would also be able to use its i-mode Internet...
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Mobile operator strategies - 08/03/06
DoCoMo will sell simplified 3G handsets for customers who do not need or desire highly sophisticated functions. Vodafone did the same in January with a “Simple Mode 3” 2G handset. Sprint Nextel is offering Fandango Mobile, a service enabling users to...
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Mobile operator strategies - 02/03/2006
Hutchison may be interested in partnering with Thailand' s mobile operator True Move, but first need to find an arrangement (strong disagreement over the valuation of the stake) with its concession provider, CAT Telecom. Sprint Nextel added content from...
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Mobile operator strategies - 26/02/06
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...
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Mobile operator strategies - 23/02/06
MTN (S. Africa) could open HSDPA service this year, said its general manager. Telekom Malaysia bought Thailand's Samart 49% stake in Cambodia Samart Communications (Casacom). NTL (UK) is poised to finally takeover Virgin Mobile, paving the way for it...
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Mobile operator strategies - 18/02/06
Bakrie Telecom (India) plans to offer CDMA EVDO to its customers. Telstra is replacing its existing CDMA network with a country level 3G/GSM service. America Movil Peru could invest $100m in 2006. Vodafone will provide a Google search capability to users...