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T-Mobile Austria has accidentally provided details of the new iPhone, which will include 32GB storage instead of 16GB or 8GB, according to Telecompaper, citing reports in the German and Austrian press.

Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told a conference this week that the vendor is to begin actively targeting the US market, a region where the world's largest handset vendor has been historically weak, reports CNet News.

Number two US operator AT&T yesterday announced plans to double the speed of its HSPA mobile broadband network by 2011 and begin trials of next-generation LTE technology next year

Palm has released further information about its hotly-anticipated Pre device this week amid rumours that further US mobile operators may offer the handset.

Deutsche Telekom has reportedly rejected offers for its struggling UK mobile unit (T-Mobile UK) from France Telecom (Orange) and Vodafone in recent months, suggesting that the German telecoms giant is committed to reviving the business.

A leading Mexican bank has estimated that the country's 3G spectrum auctions scheduled for later this year could raise as much as US$1.5 billion, reports Dow Jones Newswires.

Starent Networks has won a deal with US cable operator Cox Communications to provide it with core network kit for deployment of its forthcoming mobile network.