Industry Developments

Competition in Serbia's mobile market is certainly hotting up. Just weeks after Norwegian operator Telenor won control of operator Mobi 63 in an auction, the Serbian government has... 2006-09-22

Whereas Russian telecoms investor Altimo has declared its intention to expand into South East Asia and set up a global headquarters in London amid much fanfare, filling its advisory... 2006-09-20

Russia's Altimo, the telecoms arm of prolific investor Alfa Group, has set up a global headquarters in London and hired some internationally recognised names to lead its international... 2006-09-19

Hungary's leading telecoms operator, Magyar Telekom, has acquired KFKI Group, one of Hungary's largest IT service providers, in a deal worth HUF8.17bn. The purchase is part of Magyar... 2006-09-18

As competition between Russian investors in Uzbekistan hots up, VimpelCom has announced plans to invest US$150mn in number two operator Unitel over the next two years. The news comes... 2006-09-13

Ukrainian internet operator UHT has announced plans to extend its WiMAX wireless internet network to four extra cities by the end of the year. The operator plans to begin offering... 2006-09-12

Uzbekistan's mobile industry is of particular interest to BMI given the enormous potential that the third most populous country in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) offers.... 2006-09-08

Tele2 has launched tests of its HSDPA service in Estonia's capital Tallinn. The operator said that it expects to have commercial services up and running in the capital by the end... 2006-09-05

As growth in Romania's nascent 3G market outstrips expectations, four companies have submitted bids for the country's two remaining UMTS licences. The four bidders are mobile operators... 2006-09-05

Much of Eastern Europe's telecoms sector is currently dominated by a handful of large operators, who quickly took advantage of the liberalisation of markets in the former Eastern... 2006-07-20