A new study this week by networking giant Cisco predicts that global mobile data traffic will increase 66-fold between 2008 and 2013 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 131 percent over the period.

Apple is planning to launch an entry-level iPhone that will retail for just US$99 this summer, according to a report by RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky.

Telenor's new majority-owned Indian subsidiary, Unitech Wireless, has struck tower-sharing deals with Wireless-TT - Tata Teleservices' tower company - and Quippo Telecom Infrastructure, paving the way for the new operator to launch GSM services later this year.

Nokia is in talks to integrate Facebook's social networking functionality into its handsets, reports the Wall Street Journal.

EXCLUSIVE: VimpelCom's CEO Alexander Izosimov (left) has told Mobile Business Briefing that the operator is unlikely to expand its international footprint in the next year due to the global economic crisis, a strategy that mirrors recent comments from the heads of France Telecom (Orange) and Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile).

Telstra’s investment in high speed and near-ubiquitous 3G is being rewarded with increased revenues and ARPU and beneficial changes in the mix between voice and data, said Sol Trujillo, CEO of the Australian operator.

Blyk is in talks to launch its pioneering ad-funded MVNO in conjunction with mobile operators. Announcements are expected to be made later this year.