North America

US cable service provider Comcast - part of the new Clearwire WiMAX consortium - has revealed its intention to pursue WiMAX femtocells as part of its new wireless strategy, according to a Cable Digital News report.

Germany's third-placed mobile operator E-Plus says it is shifting its business model in order to generate the majority of its revenues from advertisers and third-parties rather than subscribers.

MTN Group has agreed to buy Internet service provider Verizon South Africa, part of US-based Verizon Communications, reports Dow Jones Newswires. Financial terms of the agreement weren't disclosed, although Johannesburg-based MTN said it would buy 100 percent of the business.

T-Mobile USA has launched a new service targeted at fixed-line customers called 'T-Mobile At Home' that allows users to connect fixed-line handsets to a broadband connection.

Advertising-funded MVNO Blyk plans to extend its European operations with launches in Belgium, Germany and Spain next year.

The Financial Times today reports that Verizon Communications has stepped up the pressure on Vodafone to sell its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless, their joint venture, saying that the second-largest US telecoms company intends to be “the hunter” in future industry consolidation.

Verizon Wireless has agreed to partner with the digital music venture Rhapsody on expanding its mobile music service V CAST. Rhapsody, a joint venture of Real Networks and MTV, will provide the desktop software for the music service, which will be called V CAST Music with Rhapsody.