NTT Docomo expects its Indian joint venture with Tata Teleservices (TTSL) to be profitable in three years and would consider further investment in the world's fastest-growing mobile market, according to an Economic Times report.

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will next Thursday hold a meeting in Washington aimed at launching a wide-ranging review of the country's mobile industry practices, looking at issues from the state of competition in the market to the fees added on to subscribers' bills.

India's Bharti and South Africa's MTN have again extended their merger talks by another month, this time declaring a deadline of September 30 as a successful outcome appears likely.

Dow Jones Newswires reports that Bharti Airtel’s chairman Sunil Mittal and MTN chief executive Phuthuma Nhleko met today with India's federal finance minister Pranab Mukherjee as the two companies strive to come closer to a deal to combine.

Bloomberg notes that China’s Huawei has garnered a 10 percent market share in Europe and expects to gain more ground this year.

Verizon Wireless has released updated specifications for wireless devices that will run on the LTE network it is building on the Upper 700 MHz C-Block spectrum

Little-known UK handset manufacturer Onyx has launched three dual-SIM handsets - the Flip, Slider (pictured, above) and Nero - that aim to enable users to have two mobile numbers and take advantage of the best tariff deals from operators when at home and abroad. A dual-SIM Android handset with a 5MP camera is also due soon.