Operators

Verizon Wireless has said it is planning to more than halve the number of platforms it supports in its handset portfolio over the next few years, reports Reuters.

Twenty-five bosses of the world's top mobile companies have signed a letter delivered to leaders of the G20 nations yesterday, pledging to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in mobile broadband development globally - a move they claim could create 25 million jobs and help lift the world out of recession - in return for a more stable regulatory environment and allocation of new spectrum.

The European Court of Justice has upheld a lower court decision that found that the French government did not provide illegal state aid by reducing the price of 3G licenses for Orange and SFR, notes Telecompaper.

Telefonica yesterday claimed to have become the first operator to have successfully connected an LTE prototype network to a live 2G/3G network.

UK regulator Ofcom has published a statement setting out maximum mobile termination rates for the UK's five mobile network operators over the next two years, reports Reuters.

US service provider Clearwire will this summer launch a WiMAX network covering more than 20 square miles in Silicon Valley in an effort to encourage software developers in the region to create new applications for the technology.

Mobile operator MTN has made several appointments affecting its operations in East, West and Central Africa, notes Telecompaper.