Telecompaper reports that Nokia has shipped the millionth 5800 XpressMusic device. The milestone coincides with the launch of the device in the UK last week. Nokia introduced the device - its first touchscreen phone - in October last year.

The chairman of Emirates Telecommunications Corp – better known as Etisalat – said the company will invest as much as US$5 billion over the next five years building out its new network in Iran, reports Reuters.

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) announced today it has won a managed services deal to support the launch of Nokia's luxury Vertu brand in Japan as an MVNO.

The Financial Times (FT) reports that Vodafone's tax battle with the Indian government has suffered a further setback, with news that the country's Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by the operator and sent it back to the tax department for deliberation.

Qualcomm has said it stands to lose "tens of millions of dollars" if the new US administration is successful in pushing back the deadline for the country's switch to digital TV (DTV). US broadcasters are currently scheduled to vacate analogue spectrum on 17 February, freeing up space for the companies that bought 700MHz spectrum last year to launch mobile services.

UK fixed-line incumbent BT may return to the mobile sector as part of a joint venture with UK operators T-Mobile and 3, The Observer newspaper reported yesterday.

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