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Mexico Broadband NIBA Network tender won by Axtel

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Axtel, the Mexican based fixed line operator has won a project tender by the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) for the deployment of broadband connections across 40 metro areas in Mexico. The goal of the initiative is to increase the bandwidth for commercial internet access for the NIBA network through interconnection points in three cities; Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City to bring high speed network connections to 60 percent of the Mexican population.

Axtel’s bid of USD 2.82 million (MXN 37.6 million) for the next four and half years successfully outbid eight other operators in the tender. Axtel will offer a 30 Gbps service for the NIBA network projectto increase broadband access in higher education institution, research centers, and large hospitals.

Conflict between Mexico's phone, TV operators escalates

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The battle between Mexico’s biggest phone companies and top broadcasters escalated in a series of accusations and counter-accusations over interconnection rates and investment, Dow Jones reports.
Bestel and Cablevision, subsidiaries of Televisa, as well as telecoms operators Axtel, Nextel Mexico, and Grupo Iusacell, among others, called on the federal government to apply “pro-competitive” regulations, while offering reciprocal free interconnection with Telcel. Telcel then claimed that smaller operators seek free services because they have not invested in infrastructure of their own.
Telcel said a number of them have not passed on reductions in interconnection rates since 2005 to their customers. In February, Telcel extended to other operators the same interconnection rates agreed among Telcel, Telmex and Movistar.

Axtel makes a loss in Q4

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Axtel turns to net loss in Q4

Mexican fixed-line operator Axtel reported third quarter revenues up 1 percent year-on-year to MXN 2.7 billion from 2.6 billion in the year-earlier period. EBITDA reached MXN 794 million in Q4, down from MXN 908 million. The operator turned to net loss of MXN 93 million from a net profit of MXN 97 million in December 2009. Operating expenses totalled MXN 1.15 billion, up from MXN 1.06 billion for the same period of 2009.

At 31 December 2010, Axtel had 1.04 million voice lines in service, up by 8 percent year-on-year. Internet subscribers totalled 327,000, versus 174,000 in December 2009. The broadband subscriber base almost doubled during 2010 totalling 315,000 customers at end-December 2010.

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