TeliaSonera prepares for mobile data growth in Kazakhstan

TeliaSonera has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the WiMax operations of the Kazakh company Alem Communications. The acquisition includes a WiMax network in six major cities, and, in particular, valuable frequencies in the 2.5/2.6 GHz band, which are compatible for use with WiMax and other mobile data transmission technologies.In addition, TeliaSonera has reached an in principle agreement with Visor Group, whereby both companies would make an indirect minority investment in KazTransCom. TeliaSonera would also have the option to subsequently increase its indirect ownership in