Bharti Airtel will become the fifth largest operator in the world by subscribers after the ink dries on its $10.7b Zain purchase, says Wireless Intelligence.
Israel has banned the iPad, saying its Wi-Fi signal is too powerful and will disrupt other wireless communications.
Vee Time has commercially launched Wimax services in Taichung City, and Kinmen in Taiwan, allowing it to become a quadruple play service provider.
Chip maker AMDreturned to the black in the second quarter with a net profit of $257m. Revenues of $1.57b were better-than-expected thanks to the PC and server market recovery.
Foxconn International, the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer, reported a worse-than-expected net profit of $57.3 million in the six months to December, as Nokia reduced outsourcing.
French cellco SFR has launched a live trial of HSPA+ technology, offering a download speed of up to 28Mbps in Marseilles.