Nokia North America Operators RAN Vendors T-Mobile US November 2, 2009 RIM targets consumers with ‘flip-phone’ BlackBerry Research In Motion (RIM) today unveiled the first 'flip-phone' BlackBerry, an attempt by the vendor to move further into the consumer market. By Mobile World Live
Network Tech Nokia RAN Vendors November 2, 2009 NSN set for target, swaps CFO Nokia Siemens Networks says it is set to reach its €2 billion targeted annual cost synergies by the end of the year, writes Dow Jones Newswires. In addition, CFO Eric Simonsen is to step down and will be replaced by Luca Maestri. By Mobile World Live
Devices November 2, 2009 Motorola sues RIM Pocket-lint reports that Motorola has filed a lawsuit against Research In Motion, claiming that the Canadian BlackBerry-maker is stealing its employees. By Mobile World Live
North America Operators T-Mobile US November 2, 2009 T-Mobile backs femtocells again Unstrung notes that T-Mobile Venture Fund has invested in another femtocell company, this time putting money into Israeli semiconductor start-up Percello. By Mobile World Live
November 2, 2009 Bharti eyes Sri Lankan launch Reuters reports that Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile operator, expects to launch services in Sri Lanka by the end of the year. By Mobile World Live
November 2, 2009 Wind embeds DVD disc in SIM card holder According to Cellular News, Italian operator Wind has started offering SIM cards with an embedded DVD compliant optical disc in the plastic holder which can be used to store PC software or media content. By Mobile World Live
Asia Pacific Ericsson Huawei Network Tech Nokia RAN Vendors ZTE November 2, 2009 Six vendors bid for US9B BSNL deal India's Economic Times reports that six vendors - Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, ZTE and Nortel Networks - have submitted bids to provide 93 million lines to state-owned operator BSNL, worth an estimated US$9 billion. By Mobile World Live