Telefonica

Telecompaper notes that Telefonica expects to increase mobile terminal sales 4 percent in its home market Spain this year, to around 10 million units.

Spain's Telefonica has renewed its controversial stake in Telco, the holding company that controls 24.5 percent of Telecom Italia, in what is being described by investors as a muted vote of confidence in the struggling Italian giant.

Telefonica O2 Czech Republic reported third-quarter revenues of CZK16.8 billion, up 5 percent from a year earlier.

Telecompaper reports that Telefonica, Motorola and Intel have rolled out WiMAX technology trials in Sao Paulo. Conducted in the Pinheiros and dos Jardins areas, the pilot project will include around 150 customers.

Mexican cable operator Megacable plans to enter the country's mobile market, reports Telecompaper, citing local publication Excelsior.

Telecompaper notes that Spanish telecommnications regulator CMT has fined Telefonica Spain €20 million for not having met its obligations with respect to local loop access.

Spain's Telefonica says it is looking to switch-off its CDMA networks in favour of GSM across its Latin American subsidiaries over the next five years.