Operators

A Phones Review report claims that Verizon Wireless is announcing 1 million BlackBerry Storm smartphones have been sold since launch on 21 November last year.

Pakistani mobile operator Warid Telecom has been given a cash injection of some US$250 million by its two main shareholders Abu Dhabi Group and Singapore's SingTel.

New subscriber figures from Deutsche Telekom - parent of the T-Mobile brand - reveal that the operator added 7.6 million net new mobile subscribers in 2008, pushing its total mobile customer base up 6.3 percent year-on-year to 128.3 million.

Nokia - the world's largest handset vendor - today unveiled its first phone based on TD-SCDMA, China's domestic 3G standard, at an event in Beijing.

China Mobile - the world's largest operator by subscribers - remains upbeat on its growth potential and is searching for acquisition opportunities, reports Reuters.

Mobile Today reports that Vodafone UK is to reduce the number of handsets it offers customers, a strategy in line with comments made by ex-CEO Arun Sarin at last year's GSMA Mobile World Congress.

French telecoms regulator Arcep may announce its decision on the winner of the country's fourth and final 3G licence before Christmas, should no more candidates emerge for the concession, notes TeleGeography.