Asia Pacific

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.

Indonesia and Chile are to both auction-off new 3G spectrum in the next few months, it has emerged this week.

Dow Jones Newswires notes that India's state-run operator BSNL is likely to bid for a telecom license in Tunisia, its first overseas bid, along with state-run company Telecommunication Consultants of India (TCIL).

China Mobile - the world's largest operator by subscribers - will spend CNY70 billion (US$10.2 billion) on its rural network over the next three years, reports Dow Jones Newswires.

SK Telecom, South Korea's largest mobile operator, has a war chest of over US$2 billion to invest in new areas of growth over the next five years to offset slowing growth in its domestic market, the operator's new chief executive said today

A CNET News report, citing other sources, claims that Motorola is building a TV set top box, based on the Android open-source operating system, for Japanese telephone and broadband service provider KDDI.

Computer-maker Dell's much-touted entry into the smartphone market may come via a tie-up with China Mobile, according to various news reports this week.