Operators

T-Mobile Germany is to lift its ban on the use of VoIP services such as Skype over its network and will instead require customers to pay a surcharge for the service.

Orange Jordan, the only company to submit an offer for a 3G license in Jordan, has had its bid rejected by the country's telecom regulator, reports Telecompaper.

ROK Entertainment Group has announced the launch of 'Tiny TV' across India with state-owned operator BSNL.

Fast-growing Chinese vendor Huawei has complained that unfounded national security concerns in India are jeopardising its future success there, according to a report in the Financial Times (FT).

Fitch, the credit rating agency, has said that the proposed merger between Bharti and MTN could raise the debt at the two operators by a combined US$6.9 billion, reports India's Economic Times.

Chinese equipment vendor Huawei has struck a deal Etisalat to provide the Middle Eastern-based mobile group with vendor financing.

T-Mobile Austria has installed a trial LTE network in its Vienna Rennweg centre, to showcase the technology, reports TeleGeography.