Operators

Australia's anti-trust regulator has voiced concerns that the proposed merger between Vodafone Australia and Hutchison's 3 Australia could hurt competition in the local mobile market.

thinkbroadband reports that the UK government may have to step in to sort out a long running battle over who should be able to operate services in the 900MHz spectrum which is currently owned and used solely by Vodafone and O2 for GSM services.

Africa's largest fixed-line operator Telkom said it would take at least two years to refocus the company in South Africa after selling its mobile unit Vodacom, reports Reuters.

Amazon's Kindle might soon be getting new competitors in the market for electronic-book devices, reports AP News.

Nortel Networks has announced a new technology it claims reduces power consumption in GSM radio networks and delivers significant energy and cost-savings for mobile operators.

Vodafone and O2-parent Telefonica have both begun due diligence on HanseNet, the German ISP owned by Telecom Italia, reports UK newspaper The Telegraph without citing sources.

Nokia has dismissed the prospects of WiMAX becoming a serious player in the next-generation mobile technology era.