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Cellular-News: Friday 5th May 2006


Cellular-News (dailydigest@cellular-news-mail.com)
Fri, 5 May 2006 08:26:59 -0500

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[[ Financial ]]

SingTel 4Q Net Bolstered By Regional Mobiles
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17241.php

Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) reported better-than-expected
fourth quarter earnings and unveiled a S$2.3 billion return of capital
as growth from Asian mobile operations offset lower profits in
Australia. ...

Embarq To Close Spinoff From Sprint Nextel May 17
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17244.php

Embarq Corp. expects to complete its spinoff from Sprint Nextel on May
17. ...

ANALYSIS: Strengths and weaknesses of Ola's three suitors
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17249.php

After months of speculation, and a failed first phase which was
extended by 30 days due to a lack of interest from potential bidders,
three mobile operators have decided to take up Colombia Movil's (Ola)
offer to become its strategic partner, hav...

[[ Handsets ]]

Qualcomm CEO: Winning Battle In Low-End Phones
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17251.php

Qualcomm is winning the battle of low-end phones in key emerging
markets, Chief Executive Paul Jacobs said Thursday. ...

[[ Network Operators ]]

Golden Telecom says won't compete with major Ukrainian cell operators
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17245.php

USA registered telecommunications operator Golden Telecom does not
plan to compete against major Ukrainian mobile operators after it
receives additional GSM 1800 licenses, the company's spokespeople said
during a conference call Thursday. ...

Nextel unit invests US$50mn in southern expansion
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17247.php

Latin American digital trunking service provider NII Holdings plans to
invest US$50mn this year to expand coverage of its Nextel Per unit,
local daily Diario Correo reported. ...

Digicel sets Haiti, French West Indies milestones
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17248.php

Caribbean mobile operator Digicel has received regulatory approval to
acquire France's Bouygues Telecom Caraibe, a wireless operator in the
French West Indies, for 155mn euros (US$196mn), the company said in a
statement. ...

[[ Personnel ]]

Orange UK To Lose Up To 2,000 Staff
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17243.php

Orange said Thursday it will cut 15% of its jobs in the UK, a move
that will mean the loss of 1,800 to 2,000 jobs. ...

[[ Statistics ]]

Belarusian GSM operator BeST user base at 7,500 as of May 1
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17242.php

The subscriber base of state-controlled Belarus Telecommunications
Network, or BeST, which started commercial operations in the capital
city of Minsk on December 21, 2005, amounted to 7,500 users as of May
1, the company said late Wednesday. ...

Russia's MegaFon says subscriber base in Moscow up to 4 mln
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17246.php

The subscriber base of Russia?s third largest mobile operator MegaFon
in the Moscow License Area (MLA) rose to 4 million users as of
Thursday from 3 million users as of November 2005, Sonic Duo said in a
press release Thursday. ...

AMX: Mobile penetration to reach 65%-70% in matter of years
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17250.php

Latin American mobile group America Movil expects mobile telephony
penetration in Latin America to reach 65%-70% over the next few years,
driven by better handsets at lower prices, the company's CEO Daniel
Hajj told an investors conference...

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