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For Asian telecoms news, ASIA & EASTERN EUROPE TELECOM-WEEK is your weekly news and market research service in this fast-moving telecoms market! Never before has Asia offered such a remarkable business opportunity for telecom vendors, operators and suppliers. January 2009 Country Report - Montenegro. Subscribers can access the report in the Subscriber's Archive Area. Asia & Eastern Europe Telecom-Week covers the following regions: Western Asia: Bahrain, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen East Asia: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indian Ocean Islands, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Phillipines, Singapore, Thailand Central Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Headlines from the issue 04156 dated 12 February 2009: ** ANALYSIS **: Eastern Europe Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 3Q 2008 Central Asia: ARMENIA: Amdocs Customer Experience Systems for ArmenTel VivaCell-MTS offers new payment services to subscribers in Russia AZERBAIJAN: Delta Telecom to offer free hosting services to Azerbaijan’s Internet providers GEORGIA: TeliaSonera acquires Geocell KAZAKHSTAN: Kazakhtelecom, CREW collaborate to launch Wizard Summary service TURKMENISTAN: MTS expands coverage UZBEKISTAN: MTS partners Nikita Mobile to offer Festive MMS service UCell announces tariff plan for entrepreneurs West Asia: AFGHANISTAN: Milestone claimed for Roshan BAHRAIN: Zain Bahrain provides special offers under the Zain@home size S package IRAN: First research satellite launched ISRAEL: Bezeq International to offer inland telephony service Bezeq receives approval to increase stake in YES Nortel to end Alvarion JV Smart Communications selects ECI Telecom for a two-year deal LEBANON: Phone tapping guidelines to be laid MIDDLE EAST: Etisalat inks deal with Apple for iPhone 3G OMAN: Further promotional push by Oman Mobile March for MVNO launch? PALESTINE: Novel loan facility for Wataniya Paltel Board to discuss the Zain offer QATAR: ictQatar to issue three licences for VSAT service SAUDI ARABIA: Mobily subscribers to enjoy free roaming in 56 countries TURKEY: Number portability works for Turkcell UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: du posts improved results Preliminary results for Etisalat Headlines from the issue 04155 dated 05 February 2009: ** ANALYSIS **: Central Asia Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 3Q 2008 ARMENIA: VivaCell-MTS outlines 2008 milestones, plans for 2009 AZERBAIJAN: Nar Mobile subscriber base touches one million mark BELARUS: DIALLOG launches EV-DO Rev A data transmission services in Gomel Increasing mobile tariffs was inevitable: Nikolai Panteley MTS named ‘Brand of the Year’ Velcom completes test phase for ‘Mobile Mail’, announces commercial launch BULGARIA: EC asks CRC to reduce mobile termination rates GLOBUL appoints Boris Tatchev as Human Resources & Administration Director CZECH REPUBLIC: Eight out of ten Czechs lack timely Internet access Mobile Internet services activated by Vodafone 400,000 subscribers ESTONIA: Elisa launches commercial network based on UMTS900 technology GEORGIA: MagtiCom launches 3.5G mobile Internet across Georgia KAZAKHSTAN: Kazakhtelecom announces KZT 121 million dividend Report pegs GSM-K active subscribers’ base at 4.8 million KOSOVO: Vala installs antenna at Brezovica ski centre LATVIA: Triatel installs base station in Riga district LITHUANIA: Omnitel showrooms to integrate into Omnitel UAB MOLDOVA: ANRCETI to implement revised version of interconnection regulations POLAND: ECTA brands Polish telecom network worst in European region Polish telecom network worth PLN 41 billion at end-2007 - UKE ROMANIA: UPC appoints Razvan Agrosoaie as sales director RUSSIA: MegaFon appoints Kai-Uwe Mehlhorn as CFO Rostelecom selected as sponsor at Winter Olympic Games in 2014 TELE2 restructures Russian operations Volga completes network digitalisation in Penza Webstream subscriber-base reaches 13,500 in ’08 TURKMENISTAN: Siemens planning to expand operations in Turkmenistan UKRAINE: life:) completes four years UZBEKISTAN: Coscom to continue investment in network upgrades Uzbek telecom players to co-operate with Afghanistan Headlines from the issue 04154 dated 29 January 2009: ** ANALYSIS **: Southeastern Europe Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 3Q 2008 ALBANIA: Eagle Mobile adds public administration employees AZERBAIJAN: Nar Mobile expands network coverage BELARUS: Bobruisk gets second Velcom sales and services centre DIALLOG expands EV-DO Rev A network in Minsk Free GPRS and MMS activation for PRIVET subscribers Mogilev region gets DIALLOG base station MTS charts 2008 expansion Six years of MTS in Grodno region Velcom adds Pelephone to roaming partners WEB-accelerator technology and Program for Velcom BULGARIA: GLOBUL appoints Ivan Bassan as Chief Sales Officer Job Tiger and Golden Pages services now available to M-Tel subscribers M-Tel establishes new NOC CZECH REPUBLIC: T-Mobile to offer G1 from 30 January Telefónica O2 sells former headquarters to Pražská, Central Group Vodafone using NetMonitor project to measure web traffic EASTERN EUROPE: Nokia declares 4Q results ESTONIA: Elisa to offer TeleYks connections KAZAKHSTAN: ASTEL joins National Centre to exchange Internet traffic Cisco comes calling Kazakhtelecom to develop internal Internet KCell fills in the gaps Telecom services worth KZT 412.3 billion in 2008 LATVIA: Triatel upgrades to EV-DO Rev A standard MONTENEGRO: T-Mobile to launch Dueti service POLAND: Cyfrowy Polsat frames strategy for 2009 EU puts Poland in its place...again OEC completes 10 tasks for telecom market reformation ROMANIA: Phone tapping law now active RUSSIA: Domestic market will soften blow says Vimpelcom EUR 300 million credit facility for MTS First Sibirtelecom services centre set up in Tomskaya MOTIVE announces key developments during 2008 MTS reports 91.33 million subscribers by end-2008 Sibirtelecom upgrades to digital network Sistema Indian sister comes into line State seeks Szyazinvest stake? TELE2 Russia appoints Olga Osinov as CFO Utel to launch new anti-virus software in February SLOVENIA: Mobitel among top global brands Telekom Slovenije loses two court cases TURKMENISTAN: MTS announces roaming partners Headlines from the issue 04153 dated 22 January 2009: ** ANALYSIS **: Russian Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 3Q 2008 BELARUS: Douz says new direction was right one for Velcom New roaming partners for Velcom SMS-banking service comes to Belarus BULGARIA: Fixed line losses stemmed by Mobiltel Fund recognises M-Tel training Merger to optimise BTC businesses Points win Mercedes for Globul clients Top BTC HR job goes to lawyer CROATIA: Vipnet says subscriber penetration rising CZECH REPUBLIC: T-Mobile targets skiing subscribers T-Mobile works on 5 most used numbers for new plans EASTERN EUROPE: Mass mobile subscriber growth for Telekom Austria Telefonica scoops Deutsche Post comms contract GEORGIA: ISP benefits from FttH initiative HUNGARY: Backhaul solution for Pannon Multimedia Policy Engine for Vodafone KAZAKHSTAN: Kazakhtelecom reveals 2008 results to Agency Kyzylorda second region to go fully digital Universal service from SkyEdge MACEDONIA: Bids for Cosmofon due next month MOLDOVA: ANRCETI consults operators on draft regs POLAND: MMS viruses tackled by Orange ROMANIA: ANC wants to regulate handset unlocking RUSSIA: Enhanced data security for Sibirtelecom Loans sought by Svyazinvest Messaging innovation for Uralsviazinform More music for SkyLink subscribers Tele2 adds Beeline to MMS list Telemedicine project completed by Volga WiMAX soft take-off for Comstar SERBIA: Fixed line tender on the cards SLOVAKIA: Electronic invoices by e-mail for O2 clients UZBEKISTAN: 2008 sees mobile subscribers more than double Ericsson provides exchanges for TTTS NetCom’s Norwegian network next for UCell New billing solution for UCell Headlines from the issue 04152 dated 15 January 2009: ** ANALYSIS **: 3Q08 subcriber numbers by operator in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia ALBANIA: ERT mobile license announcement expected shortly AZERBAIJAN: Nar Mobile adds 7 roaming partners New President for Azercell BELARUS: Brest improvements continue for MTS New territories for Velcom roaming BULGARIA: New PR chief for BTC Group CZECH REPUBLIC: Mobile TV offer from O2 O2 CR launch new ADSL pilot Vodafone sees video file sharing on the rise ESTONIA: Old phones to be made into garden furniture says Elisa GEORGIA: Significant economic status claimed by MagtiCom HUNGARY: Mobile Internet integrated by Vodafone NHH sees rising mobile numbers in November KAZAKHSTAN: AIC calculates value of telecom sector Eleven years sees NISH completed Service number change-over gets underway KOSOVO: PTK invests for the future KYRGYZSTAN: Quality of service pays off for MegaCom LATVIA: More EV-DO coverage for Triatel LITHUANIA: Bite notes growth in revenue market share MACEDONIA: ISO certification for Makedonski MOLDOVA: EBRD delays project closing date ROMANIA: Cosmote hoping for double in customer base Ships and planes added to Orange orbit RUSSIA: ADSL drives CenterTelecom performance in 2008 GSMA chair for VimpelCom’s Izosimov India gets a sniff of MTS branding Isaev confirmed as Sibirtelecom D-G for 3 more years MTS tax claims dismissed No more analogue for Siberitelecom Optimisation technology deployed by SMARTS SLOVAKIA: Euro heralds lower rates from O2 SLOVENIA: IPTV increases to be passed on by T-2 Telekom member increases stake TURKMENISTAN: US to supply telecoms training UZBEKISTAN: Asia calling for Ucell MTS continues 3G expansion Headlines from the issue 04151 dated 8 January 2009: ANALYSIS: 3Q08 subcriber numbers by operator in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ALBANIA: Eagle: lowest international rates and racks-up more subscribers ARMENIA: GPRS horizons expand for VivaCell AZERBAIJAN: 1,500th base station for Azercell in Gusar New BTS give Nar Mobile 80 percent coverage BELARUS: New life:) for BeST BOSNIA: Pre-paid focus for mobile operators CIS: MTS announces November data, new marketing team CZECH REPUBLIC: Euro sees realignment of O2 text rates O2 TV offering extra channels EUROPEAN UNION: European Commission publish Mobile TV guidelines HUNGARY: 450 MHz has potential for ISPs? Hungary announce tender bids NHH enforcing drop in termination rates KAZAKHSTAN: JV provides better Internet connection KOSOVO: Nearly a quarter of the mobile market for IPKO MOLDOVA: EBRD finances technical assistance for ANRCETI POLAND: Polkomtel stakes acquired Successful bidders for E-GSM Spectrum named ROMANIA: 25,000 porting requests in Romania Cautious Cosmote consolidates in 2009 Six line-up for WiMAX licenses RUSSIA: Dividend payments made by Volga EBRD leads by example with WiMAX loan ETK racks-up 2 million actives Strategic role of telcos recognised SERBIA: RATEL gears-up for a liberal 2009 SLOVENIA: More media for Mobitel Mobile TV TURKMENISTAN: MTS keeps roaming along UKRAINE: Missed call tracking by Inter-Telecom UZBEKISTAN: MTS launches 3G network in Samarkand Headlines from the issue 04150 dated 18 December 2008: ANALYSIS: 3Q08 subcriber numbers by operator in Belarus, Poland and Ukraine ALBANIA: Soaring Eagle signs 3,000 clients daily BELARUS: Free e-mail from Velcom MTS claims unique top-up scheme Velcom roams far and wide for Christmas BULGARIA: Globul launches centralised corporate care service CROATIA: Healthy year-end for VIPnet CZECH REPUBLIC: CSOB banking on O2’s expertise ESTONIA: 3G expansion for Tele2 Elisa claims 202 BTS erected in 2008 EMT announces Mobile TV cap Tele2 offers apology to ex-customers EUROPEAN UNION: FTTH report show smaller nations top HUNGARY: T-Mobile improves Mobile TV offering KAZAKHSTAN: Internet users to hit 2.3 million by year-end Progress of WLL CDMA project checked KOSOVO: New MVNO launched in Kosovo KYRGYZSTAN: MegaCom comes up to scratch LATVIA: EV-DO coverage improved by Triatel Fleet management targeted by BITE MACEDONIA: Interest in Cosmofon confirmed by Telekom Slovenije Macedonia and Bulgaria sign co-operation agreement Vip banking on e-commerce with UNIBanka MOLDOVA: Unite reaches out to Latvia MONTENEGRO: Mobile subscriber base falls in November POLAND: Joint solution for DVB-H RUSSIA: Better use of bandwidth brokered by SMARTS Krasnodar gets the Tele2 treatment Moscow payment terminals launched by MegaFon Rocketing ADSL users for CenterTelecom Utel launches mobile-to-fixed telephone mail Volga scoops senior management award SLOVENIA: IPTV, Broadband, VoIP on the up says APEK TAJIKISTAN: New roaming partners for Babilon UZBEKISTAN: Intel, Super iMax and TS agree co-operation Headlines from the issue 04149 dated 11 December 2008: ANALYSIS: Subscribership and penetration levels of Central Asia BELARUS: MTS Belarus expands network and offers new payment cards BOSNIA: HT Mostar to get supervisory board BULGARIA: Globul offer mobile/fixed converged service NURTS listed on Bulgarian Stock Exchange CIS: VimpelCom releases third quarter financials CROATIA: Optima Telekom launching OptiTV CZECH REPUBLIC: Telekom Austria to sell Czech subsidiary Vodafone appoints new CFO ESTONIA: EMT offering free netbook with 3.5G Internet KAZAKHSTAN: Kazakh operators buy GSM frequency KOSOVO: Vala dropping call rates MACEDONIA: Makedonski Telekom adopt new business plan MONTENEGRO: Promonte appoints new CEO POLAND: Airspan to provide Moltimedia Polska WiMAX solution Cyfrowy Polsat chooses Nokia Siemens Networks Orange Poland launching new TV service ROMANIA: Orange implement international top-up Romania introducing new mobile payment system Romania regulator predicts fall in growth Romtelecom report 14.4 million in operation loss RUSSIA: MegaFon sign roaming agreements Rostelecom profits up following GT sale Sibirtelecom connect 100,000th subscriber in Buryat SLOVAKIA: T-Mobile goes for Ericsson services SLOVENIA: Slovenian regulator releases 3Q report Telekom Slovenije tender yields no bids TURKMENISTAN: MTS expanding GRPS, launching EDGE UZBEKISTAN: Uzbekistan gets its second 3G network Headlines from the issue 04148 dated 04 December 2008: ANALYSIS: South Europe Mobile Penetration: 2Q 2008 - Part 2/2 AZERBAIJAN: Azercell reaches new roaming partners in UK and Belarus Bakcell offer new Meloton service BELARUS: MTS Belarus helps advance telemedicine MTS Belarus launch streaming mobile TV BOSNIA: BH Telecom in USD 32.4 million debt HT Mostar to be resolved BULGARIA: Globul subscriber base up 10 percent CROATIA: Croatia to get first MVNO ESTONIA: Estonia deploying improved triple-play services HUNGARY: 5 bids for Hungarian licences HTCC moving to Denmark MOLDOVA: Moldova enables video calling to Russia POLAND: Cyfrowy Polsat readying MNVO ROMANIA: Romania trialing mobile payments Romanian WiMAX awarded Zapp paying customers to receive calls RUSSIA: 3Gepard mobile phone Comstar increasing tariffs Improved service for MegaFon subscribers MTS continues to expand 3g network MTS wins in Isle of Man Sibirtelecom building NGN in Tuva Sky Link to form federal operator Tele2 acquires smaller mobile network VolgaTelecom pay off 20 percent of bonds SLOVENIA: Telekom Slovenije releases 3Q 2008 results UKRAINE: Astelit chooses Orga system UZBEKISTAN: Beeline launches 3G network