Unconfirmed reports suggest that Motorola's handset division is preparing to layoff as much as half of its entire workforce.

A raft of international mobile operators have been named winners in mobile license auctions in several key Middle Eastern markets this week.

According to an AP report, Caribbean operator Digicel is reducing its workforce after years of blistering growth.

The Korea Herald reports that KT Corp.'s new chief executive Lee Suk-chae will take office today, facing challenges in overhauling the giant telecoms company and erasing the legacy of disgraced former CEO Nam Joong-soo.

Yahoo has appointed Carol Bartz as its new CEO, effective immediately. Bartz replaces Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang.

TeleGeography reports that Vodafone has appealed to India's Supreme Court in a bid to halt the Indian government's plans to impose a US$2 billion capital gains tax bill on it following its acquisition of Hutchison Essar in May 2007.

Unstrung notes that US operator AT&T will test femtocells in at least one market in the second quarter and now has mini-base stations on trial in some of its employees' homes.