North America

Nokia has announced that its new flagship device - the Nokia N97 - will go on sale this month in more than 75 countries.

T-Mobile USA will launch its second Android-based device "early this summer," the operator said in an emailed statement yesterday, reports PC Mag.

Verizon Wireless has outlined plans to open up its network to the Java community, including deploying Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) in its network to offer Java-based services and applications, reports Wireless Week.

T-Mobile Germany is to lift its ban on the use of VoIP services such as Skype over its network and will instead require customers to pay a surcharge for the service.

T-Mobile Austria has installed a trial LTE network in its Vienna Rennweg centre, to showcase the technology, reports TeleGeography.

Information Week notes that US operator Verizon Wireless will this month offer the first clamshell BlackBerry from Research In Motion.

New Canadian mobile operator Data & Audio Visual Enterprises (DAVE) Wireless has signed a roaming agreement with T-Mobile USA in a move to match the international roaming capabilities of Canada's three incumbent mobile players, reports Reuters.