Nokia today announced plans to expand its 'Comes With Music' service in Asia, following news yesterday it is aiming to lay off 1,000 global employees via a 'Voluntary Resignation Package.'

The Telegraph reports that Bangladesh has shut down its mobile networks to help to contain a mutiny sparked by its border security force.

The New York Times reports that, at its annual shareholder meeting this week, Apple responded to inquiries about CEO Steve Jobs by saying that he still plans to return to the company in June.

The FT notes that Telefonica has reported a 15 percent year-on-year drop in profits for 2008, as one-off items and currency movements masked a solid underlying performance at the Spanish telecoms giant.

Turkcell has reported that its full year revenues increased by 10.1 percent to US$7 billion due to higher usage, subscriber growth, tariff increases and the positive contribution of the consolidated subsidiaries, according to Cellular News.

India's BSNL has launched a WiMAX network in the Indian state of Gujarat in association with SOMA Networks, writes Cellular News.

Cellular News reports that Microsoft and Vodafone have announced an agreement under which Vodafone will resell Microsoft's hosted communications and collaboration solution composed of fixed and mobile voice and data, customer equipment and handsets, and Microsoft Online Services.