Vodafone UK and laptop-manufacturer Lenovo have struck a deal to ship laptops with a built-in Vodafone 3G connection.

South Korea's SK Telecom is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in US third-placed mobile operator Sprint Nextel.

Reuters reports that France is calling on mobile companies to cut SMS prices after publishing a study that shows prices charged by the country's three main operators have not fallen much over the past three to four years.
 

The restructuring of China's telecoms industry will take about six months, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology, Xi Guohua, said today, reports Cellular News.

T-Mobile UK is reportedly facing a potential £625 million lawsuit for damages from a former GSM Gateway operator, VIP Communications. T-Mobile has discredited the claims.

Unstrung reports that Nokia Siemens Networks put its first year of integration and growing pains behind it with second-quarter revenues and margins that far exceeded financial analyst expectations.

Convergys has agreed to buy Intervoice for US$335 million in a deal that will expand the live and automative customer support services it offers to firms.