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europe

Germany – Vodafone confirms Arcor buyout
Greece – Wind Hellas, Tellas net losses widen
Macedonia – Competition Commission to question DT
Romania – Zapp UMTS network covers 15 cities
Switzerland – Nokia and NSN to power Swisscom mobile TV
United Kingdom – KCom FY profit halves; current trading in line

middle east & central asia

UAE – Etisalat raises stake in Atlantique Telecom

africa

Algeria – Aperto wins WiMAX deal in Algeria
Ghana – GT to expand services to North West
Kenya – Celtel gears up for increased competition
Nigeria – Celtel Nigeria offers base station franchises

americas

Bolivia – NuevaTel launches WiMAX network
Brazil – NSN inks 3G network deal with TIM Brasil
Canada – BCE takeover details still being thrashed out
Honduras – Digicel selects Ericsson for GSM/EDGE
Puerto Rico – Claro offering half-price video handsets
USA – Covad planning WiMAX launch

far east & pacific

Hong Kong – City’s broadband services make up for IDD decline
Japan – DoCoMo to market fixed line compatible mobile
Japan – IIJ announces full-year results
North Korea – CHEO Technology makes successful test call
Philippines – Free 3G, the perfect CURE?
Singapore – SingTel launches mobile TV with NSN solution
Taiwan – Chunghwa confident of attaining fibre target
Taiwan – WiMAX Telecom to name vendors in June
Thailand – AIS admits only 100 people using 3G
Thailand – CAT to bolster CDMA network
Thailand – TT&T posts revenue increase