TeleGeography, citing a bdnews24.com report, notes that GrameenPhone's IPO could be open for subscription in the last week of September, after receiving final regulatory approval yesterday.

The US Justice Department has given its approval for business software firm Oracle to take over Sun Microsystems, reports the BBC.

Alcatel-Lucent has announced the appointment of Olivier Lauras, effective from August 1, 2009, as head of the company’s business in Vietnam, reporting to Nicolas Van Den Abeele, head of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in South and South East Asia.

Silicon.com reports that the UK’s Department of Transport has released a consultation document inviting comments on the development of its future smart ticketing strategy for public transport in England.

The world’s largest handset vendor, Nokia, has confirmed it is closely examining the netbook market, according to an Economic Times report.

Telecom New Zealand today reported a 32 percent drop in full year net profit but claimed that its toughest times are over as it hopes that new initiatives such as its nationwide HSPA network will help it return to earnings growth.

Bloomberg reports that former Palm CEO Ed Colligan rejected a proposal in 2007 from Apple's head man Steve Jobs to refrain from hiring each other's employees, declaring it wrong and "likely illegal."