October 22, 2009 Carphone Warehouse profits surge on exceptional items UK distributor Carphone Warehouse has reported a massive jump in full-year profits to £550 million, from £73 million a year ago, due to a one-off gain of £608 million on the 50 percent disposal of its retail business, reports Cellular News. By Mobile World Live
October 22, 2009 Chinese 3G spend tipped to reach US150B Cellular News, citing a DigiTimes article that quotes Liu Liqing, chairman of the China Association of Communication Enterprises (CACE), reports that expenditure on China's 3G networks could reach close to US$150 billion over the next three years. By Mobile World Live
North America Operators T-Mobile US October 22, 2009 T-Mobile Austria tests LTE T-Mobile Austria has installed a trial LTE network in its Vienna Rennweg centre, to showcase the technology, reports TeleGeography. By Mobile World Live
Ericsson RAN Vendors October 22, 2009 Ericsson wins at 3 Italia Ericsson has won a seven-year agreement with 3 Italia to upgrade its existing WCDMA/HSPA network By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Microsoft October 22, 2009 Microsoft won’t offer Windows for smartbooks IDG notes that Microsoft does not plan to offer a version of Windows for so-called 'smartbooks,' leaving the space open to Linux, Google's Android and other operating systems. By Mobile World Live
North America Operators Verizon October 22, 2009 Verizon getting BlackBerry Pearl Flip Information Week notes that US operator Verizon Wireless will this month offer the first clamshell BlackBerry from Research In Motion. By Mobile World Live
Nokia RAN Vendors October 22, 2009 Nokia teams with MTS Nokia has signed a deal with Russia's largest mobile operator MTS to sell its phones via MTS' retail network. By Mobile World Live