Operators

Datang Telecom has unveiled an e-book reader called AirPaper, in partnership with China Mobile, notes Telecompaper. The reader will feature TD-SCDMA and GSM connectivity

Taiwan Mobile has acquired Kbro, one of the country's leading cable TV operators in a deal that will create one of Taiwan's first converged multimedia players.

Unitech Wireless, the Indian mobile joint-venture between India's Unitech and Norway's Telenor, has secured a INR5,000 crore (US$1.03 billion) loan from the State Bank of India (SBI) in a bid to fund its network rollout, reports Economic Times.

Japan's second-largest telco KDDI says it is keen to expand its overseas reach in the Asia-Pacific region through acquisitions, the Business Times reports, notes TeleGeography.

Orange UK will offer Motorola's first Android-powered smartphone - Dext (pictured, above) - for free to customers on a £34.26 per month, 24-month contract.

Financial Times reports that the planned merger between India's Bharti and South Africa's MTN could be scuppered by the South African government, which is worried about the business falling under control of a foreign entity.

Nortel Networks' plans to sell-off major parts of its businesses appear to be on the home straight. The Canadian vendor announced yesterday that US and Canadian courts have approved its US$915 million deal to sell its enterprise business to Avaya.