Devices October 2, 2009 Israel’s big guns withdraw bids for Motorola’s Mirs Cellcom and Partner (Orange) - Israel's two largest mobile operators - have both pulled out of bidding for their smaller rival Mirs communications, Motorola's Israeli subsidiary that is up for sale. By Mobile World Live
October 2, 2009 Fujitsu to offer LTE data terminal for Docomo Fujitsu today announced it has been selected by Japanese operator NTT Docomo for supply of a LTE data terminal. Docomo is expected to commercially launch the next-generation technology in 2010. Fujitsu's product will be backward compatible with the GSM family of technologies. By Mobile World Live
North America Operators Verizon October 2, 2009 Verizon discontinues Internet Hub phone Reuters reports that US operator Verizon Wireless quietly stopped selling the Verizon Hub on Tuesday, just eight months after it launched the experimental device which combined a home telephone and Web applications. By Mobile World Live
Asia Pacific Operators October 2, 2009 KDDI to launch dual 3G/WiMAX service in December Japanese mobile operator KDDI plans to launch a dual 3G/WiMAX service before the end of the year, reports Telecompaper, citing an article in the Nikkei. By Mobile World Live
October 2, 2009 VinaPhone to launch 3G services Vietnamese mobile operator VinaPhone will launch 3G services on 12 October, reports Telecompaper. The company will be the first of the 3G licensees to offer 3G services, one month after being granted the licence. By Mobile World Live
October 2, 2009 Telecom NZ hits 200,000 XT subs Telecom New Zealand claims to have signed up over 200,000 subscribers to its new XT network based on HSPA technology, notes Dow Jones Newswires. By Mobile World Live
Asia Pacific Operators October 2, 2009 M1 sets HSPA speed precedent Cellular News reports that Singapore's MobileOne (M1) has announced a further upgrade of its HSPA+ network to support theoretical peak download speeds of up to 28Mb/s in selected areas. By Mobile World Live