Operators

TeleGeography reports that Japan’s leading mobile operator by subscribers, NTT Docomo, is reportedly considering a move to launch its brand on the US market as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO).

Motorola is expected to unveil its first smartphones this week running the Android platform, a launch considered key to the company's future success following a serious decline in its handset fortunes.

Analysts have valued T-Mobile UK at EUR4.2 billion - slightly above earlier forecasts - and said the business would be value-accretive if it were bought by a UK rival, reports Reuters.

Operator giants Telefonica and China Unicom yesterday announced plans to buy US$1 billion worth of stock in each other to deepen a strategic alliance.

Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile and France Telecom's Orange have agreed to merge their UK operations in a 50/50 joint venture that will create a new UK market leader.

Verizon Business today announced 'Managed Mobility Solutions,' a new service for large multinational businesses that provides security for mobile devices and mobile expense management, reports Computerworld

Mobile kit vendor Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) could lose out on revenue if the planned UK merger between T-Mobile and Orange goes ahead, say analysts