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Broadband connections
Broadband connections According to Point Topic, 140m DSL lines were installed at the end of 2005, of which 33% in Europe. France is the fourth or fifth country, behind China, USA, Japan and close to the UK. DSL penetration is about 25% in France and 29%...
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GSM-WiFi
GSM-WiFi According to NetCentrex, ISPs show interest in phones, but first to roll out dual WiFi-GSM phones could be incumbents with mobile operations. Mass deployment will take another 6-12 months before dual-mode GSM-WiFi phones are deployed. With PDAs...
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Pyramid Research Predictions for 2006
Pyramid Research Predictions for 2006 Carrier margins will decline, especially for fixed operators, with sharp decline in voice revenues, competitive pressure. The world’s mobile subscriber base will reach the 2.6bn-2.7bn range; Asia and MEA will drive...
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Fixed orders - 22/1/06
Motorola will help EarthLink to launch municipal Wi-Fi networks in five cities. Motorola will provide its MOTOwi4 portfolio of products. Galileo consortium received a €950m order for the first four satellites. Tekelec signed OEM agreement with NEC Neva...
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Direct access!
Direct access! Motorola and Nokia phones will be quipped to access directly Google and/ or Yahoo! own mobile services through their respective icons and one-click access. Under the Motorola-Google deal, the first Motorola phones with Google icons will...
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European M&A status
European M&A statu s 2006 could continue on the 2005 trend. Alignment, IPOs, takeover or strategic alliances will continue to feed companies announcements. Already some speculation arose (BT/ ITV or FT/ C&W), while some former rumors continue (NTL/ Virgin...
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China telecom market overview
China telecom market overview Some statistics, over the first eleven months of 2005, on the Chinese telecom market are interesting to highlight: the communications industry registered $136,4bn in business volume (+24%); telecom operation revenues reached...
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Is 3G/WCDMA a success?
Is 3G/WCDMA a success? Operators and vendors are doubling efforts to make 3G a success. A recent GSA survey reveals that about 272 WCDMA user devices (handsets, PC datacards, etc.) are currently on the market, a significant increase of 150% over last...
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AT&T /Echostar
AT&T could be interested by acquiring Echostar (Satellite TV operator) for about $13bn. It was just an enduring rumor in the CES show in Las Vegas last week. Echostar already provides AT&T with its bunch of satellite TV channels. Echostar has about 12m...
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Mobile TV
Mobile TV Mobile phone screens have become an unquestionable media, attracting content producers and mobile operators. During the MIPCOM show, Endemol, a strong European content producer, has unveiled the launch of two mobile TV channels and the creation...
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Broadband wireless future
Broadband wireless future According to WiFi Networking, 2006 predictions for broadband wireless could be: 802.11n standard would be drafted in 2006 and ratified in 2007. But several draft-compatible chipsets could be unveiled in 3Q06. One-button or simple...
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More than 35m SMS sent in one hour
More than 35m SMS sent in one hour Between 0.00 am and 1.00 am on New Year's Day, French have sent 35m SMS to friends and relatives to wish a “Happy New Year 2006”. It is a record in Europe. Orange has sent 18.8m SMS (+20%), SFR 10.1m (+15%), and Bouygues...
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Network Ready ranking
The World Economics Forum has published its 2006-2007 GITR (Global Information Technology Report) with ranking countries according to their network readiness capacity. The first comment is the strong position of North European countries (5 in top10 and...
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Mobile phone green plan
Nokia is leading a group of mobile manufacturers, network operators, suppliers, recyclers, consumer and environmental organizations (including Motorola, Pa,asonic, Vodafone, Orange, Teliasonera, Intel, Epson, the World Wildlife Federation, the Finnish...
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TI : a hot topic
We already knew that Pirelli wants to sell its 80% stake in Olimpia, the holding controlling Telecom Italia, eventually loosing about half of its purchasing cost. But news are accelerating this week with a lot of declared or not bidders. First it was...
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Europe wants more competition
In its latest report on EU competitive environment, The EU Commission said the telecom market is developing, but that some breaks still prevent it to boom. More competition (including cross-border competition) is THE solution to create a real pan-European...
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NSN: Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is born and alive, from April 1 st . The company had revenues of €17bn (proforma) and operates in about 150 countries. Currently ranked third in the telecom market, it ambitions to become number one. The company is made of six units:...
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Equal Access (in the future)
It took some seven years to incorporate multimedia telephony into a mobile standard, but it is done. Real-time video, text and voice communications are now included in the 3G Multimedia Telephony specification approved by 3GPP. It is a great promise for...
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Mobile TV, but not cellular
A new market is emerging: Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld technology, or MPHT. It is totally unrelated to cellphone, and just targets people who no longer get their TV fix at home. It is a new opportunity for broadcasters that have to expand their current...
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Motorola' s profit warning
Bad time for Motorola. Motorola revised its 1Q07 and 2007 guidance this week. What is to blame is lower than anticipated sales and operating earnings at the company's Mobile Devices business, while the Network & Enterprise and Connected Home Solutions...
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The beginning of the end for PHS in China
It was forecast, now it is sure. Until 2005, PHS was a bright star in the Chinese telecom landscape, successfully bitting in the copper fixed line market. The number of subscribers jumped to over 90m, and constitute the bulk of fixed-line operator growth....
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China Mobile 3G strategy
China Mobile did not yet get a 3G license, but has launched a tender to build its $3bn TD-SCDMA network. About 87% of the value would be for network equipment procurement and remaining 13% for handsets. 8 vendors would be selected: 4 for the radio access...
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ALU dominance in IP access
Several studies confirm that ALU is doing well in this market. Broadbandtrends reported that ALU has remained in #1 position inQ06 with a 32% market share, while Dell'Oro gives a 42% market share, four times more than its closest competitor. ALU has already...
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Top 10 Mobile Markets
The mobile market is shifting to developing countries, with nine emerging markets in the top 10 mobile markets. In terms of net adds, India ranks first, followed by China, Pakistan, Russia, and the USA. Among emerging markets, the top 10 ranking gives...
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Nortel results
Nortel filed 4Q06 and 2006 results. 4Q06 revenues were $3.3bn, up 10%, and net loss of $80m. FY revenues were $11.4bn, up 9%, while net earnings were ^$28m. 2006 cash balance was $3.5bn. In 4Q06, sales breakdown was $1.67bn in Mobility and Converged Core...