Alcatel-Lucent has entered into a JV with Russian state-owned corporation Rostechnologii. Alcatel-Lucent RT will design and sell IP-based telecom equipment in Russia and the CIS.
Philippine operator Smart has conducted the nation's first LTE trial, stating that the 4G technology is the logical next step after the operator's migration to HSPA.
Australia's communications minister has committed an extra A$23.8 million towards the Australian Broadband Guarantee, which aims to provide broadband access for consumers in unserved areas.
A US court has ordered self-proclaimed “spam king” Sanford Wallace to pay $711 million in damages to Facebook for hijacking users' accounts and using them to send unsolicited marketing messages.
ZTE has deployed the industry's first commercial IMS-based HD videoconferencing system on behalf of China Mobile.
South African carrier Telkom SA has come under fire from local unions over its plan to cut around 4,000 temporary and contract workers.