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europe

Belgium – Belgacom 1Q profit drops 26%
France – SFR launches neuf Cegetel buyout offer
Macedonia – VIP Mobile users top 163,300 at end-March
Netherlands – KPN, Samsung to unveil DVB-H plans
Netherlands – Zesko launches under new Ziggo brand name
Switzerland – Ericsson expands W-CDMA/HSPA for Sunrise

africa

Ghana – FonTV fun for Ghana
Kenya – WiMAX network for Access Kenya
South Africa – Amobia activates network in Johannesburg

americas

USA – Alltel subscriber additions up 63%
USA – Embarq drops Sprint
USA – Verizon to supply Homeland Security

far east & pacific

Bangladesh – NTT DoCoMo to fight Vodafone for AKTEL stake?
French Polynesia – Mara Telecom selects NSN for 3G network
Indonesia – Power Telecom begins fibre expansion on Java
Malaysia – Packet One selects Oracle to support WiMAX
New Zealand – Third cellco coming up on the inside
Thailand – Samart to join WiMAX race