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Mobile operator strategies 1 - 10/07/05
China Unicom will abandon its handset subsidies policy for CDMA phones, in a move to cut costs, but could create a new subsidiary to sell mobile phones. Russia 's Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) says that it has reached an agreement with the Communications Ministry...
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Mobile operator strategies - 10/12/05
Orascom could be interested bidding for TIM Hellas (Greece). PT Mobile-8 Telecom (Indonesia) is in talks to be bought by PT Wireless Indonesia, a Sinar Mas Group subsidiary. Telekom Austria' s mobile arm mobilkom bought another 17% stake in Slovenian...
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Mobile operator strategies - 7/12/05
Bouygues Telecom and some other European mobile operators have brought Freemove roaming alliance (FT, DT, TI and Telefonica) to the European Commission for anti competitive behavior. America Movil could launch 3G service in 2007 in LATAM. It said it is...
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Mobile operator strategies - 4/12/05
Telefonica Moviles would deploy RIM Blackberry platform in 13 Latin American countries in 2006. Slovakia plans to offer a third mobile operator license next year. Alfa Group (Russia) could consolidate its stakes in four of the five Ukrainian GSM operators....
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Mobile operator strategies - 30/11/05
Bulgaria's M-Tel has started offering EDGE services in ten new cities, expanding coverage to another 20% of the Bulgarian population. Pannon GSM (Hungary) has launched trials of a HSDPA network in Budapest. China Netcom and China Telecom will launch SCDMA...
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Mobile operator strategies - 26/11/05
MTS (Russia) may get control over Kyrgyzstan's Bitel mobile operator by the end of this year. Finland may allow subsidized handset contracts only for 3G, but not for 2G. The ban on subsidized handsets could be lifted if a new bill is passed with effect...
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Mobile operator strategies - 24/11/05
Lithuania's Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) will grant three 3G licenses using the "beauty contest" method. StarHub (Singapore) launches its i-mode mobile Internet service. It is the 15th country market for i-mode worldwide. Sprint Nextel will...
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Mobile operator strategies - 2/7/05
CanalSat (a pay-TV network in France) is providing mobile TV programs to SFR s 3G phones. The service includes 17 channels. 8 i-mode carriers announced joint procurement for i-mode handsets (Germany's E-Plus, KPN Mobile in the Netherlands, Taiwan's Far...
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Mobile operator strategies - 07/09/07
Telefonica reiterates interest in remaining 50% Vivo stake. Hong Kong plans fifth 3G (cdma 2000) 3G license in 4Q07. Shenzhen Airlines (China) has announced plans to allow mobile phone calls during flights using OnAir technology. Teliasonera (Finland)...
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Mobile operator strategies - 01/09/07
Telefonica Ecuador said it has invested a total of $1.1bn in Ecuador to date, has made sales of $445m in 2006 and a 2006 profit of $18m. Its operating concession expires in Nov. 08. Iusacell (Mexico) plans to invest $160m on network infrastructure upgrade...
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Mobile operator strategies - 18/08/07
TelstraClear will operate as MVNO on New Zealand incumbent' s network. Vimpelcom (Russia) bought Tele2 local unit CSK for $232m. Zimbabwe cancels Orascom Telecom' s mobile license because of infringement of foreign ownership limit regulations. Jordan...
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Mobile operator strategies - 19/11/05
Vodafone and America Movil have inked an international roaming agreement that covers 13 countries in Latin America. KT (Korea) targets launching mobile WiMAX (WiBRO) in Korea in June 2006. A demonstration will be provided to delegates of the WiMAX Forum,...
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Mobile operator strategies - 15/11/05
Telenor (Norway) continues its struggle against Alfa Group (Russia) on Vimpelcom' s strategy. It has decided to go into arbitration over alleged breaches by several Alfa group affiliates( Eco and CTF) of a shareholder agreement related to the nomination...
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Mobile operator strategies - 9/11/05
Telecom giant Shin Corp (Thailand) will invest $1bn in 3G mobile phone infrastructure next year, Sprint Nextel is launching its Nextel Direct Send Picture service that allows iDEN walkie-talkie customers to send and receive pictures. Sprint Nextel has...
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Mobile operator strategies - 5/11/05
Vodafone bought 15% Venfin's stake in South African mobile operator Vodacom and increases its stake to 50%. Vodafone' s move is in line with its strategy to fully control its affiliates and to increase its exposure to developing markets. Orange (FT) unveiled...
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Mobile operator strategies - 03/11/05
Vodafone is using vending machines to sell mobile phones in the UK, EMT has launched their commercial 3G network in Estonia, A 3G TDD network has been launched in Lithuania, under the brand name, "Neltes tinklas". Vimpelcom (Russia) may buy Ukraine' s...
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Mobile operator strategies - 30/10/05
Vodafone has acquired a 10% stake for $1.5bn in Bharti Televentures (India). The move is a comeback for Vodafone in India and highlights the Vodafone strategy to capitalize on emerging markets and growth opportunities. FT will sell its 34% stake in CenterTel...
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Mobile operator strategies - 27/10/05
KPN (NL) acquires NTT DoCoMo 2.2% stake in KPN Mobile. TDC (Denmark) launched MVNO operation in Norway, backed by Telenor. TPSA (Poland) has offered to buy FT' s 34% stake in PTK Centertel (Poland) for €1.2bn. Bouygues Telecom is launching a pilot project...
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Mobile operator strategies - 23/10/05
France Telecom bought the holdings of minority shareholders in its subsidiary Orange Slovakia for $628m. Telstra is considering replacement of its rural CDMA network by a 3G network. But any decision has already been made. The Australian government, however,...
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Mobile operators strategies - 19/10/05
DoCoMo plans to develop I-mode Internet by making strategic investment in a China based cellular operator. BskyB , a satellite broadcaster, is planning to acquire Easynet to enter the highly competitive telecom market in the UK, for abouy $272m. T-Mobile...
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Mobile operator strategies - 15/10/5
The Japanese government plans to introduce mobile Voice over Internet telephony by 2007. SFR has secured exclusive rights in France for 3G delivery of the FIFA 2006 World Cup. Amena (Spain FT unit) could invest some $267m this year to expand its 3G network...
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Mobile operator strategies - 13/10/05
Vodafone has entered into an agreement with Electronic Arts (EA), a leading supplier of gaming software. Newly-licensed Asia Telecommunications will become become Malaysia's first MVNO. TIM (Telecom Italia) will launch DVB-H mobile TV technology in 2006....
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Mobile operator strategies - 9/10/05
IranCell (Iran) announced that MTN (South Africa) has deposited most of the fee required to secure a 49% stake in IranCell. MTN was in the race with Turkcell, but was reluctant to deposit these funds in full. If true, this could mean that Turkcell' s...
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Operator results N56
UGC (UnitedGlobalCom) reported 2004 revenues of $2.5bn (+34%) and a net loss of $382m (vs. profit of $2bn). UGC added 553k new users in 2004 to reach about 11.6m users. Free cash flow increased 272% to $ 219m. Iliad (France) delivered strong profitable...
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Mobile operator strategies - 1/10/05
SFR (Fance) and Nokia are testing DVB-H-based mobile TV. Cingular will offer new mobile TV services using the Helix OnlineTV platform from RealNetworks. Alfa Group (Russia) is interested in participating in the auction of the government's 75% share in...