Operators

Reports this week claim that Indian mobile operator Bharti has sweetened its offer to buy a 49 percent stake in South Africa's MTN, increasing the likelihood that the two companies will reach a deal to create a global industry giant

As expected, Motorola yesterday unveiled its first smartphone powered by Google's Android operating system as the US vendor attempts to revive its struggling mobile devices unit.

A deal between MTN, of South Africa, and Bharti Airtel, of India, to allow the telecoms groups to exploit markets in Africa and the Middle East may be in trouble, according to a Financial Times (FT) report.

TeleGeography notes that Etisalat has submitted a binding offer to buy 100 percent of Millicom’s Sri Lankan operation Tigo.

T-Mobile USA's parent company has called in Deutsche Bank to advise it on the potential acquisition of rival operator Sprint, according to a Sunday Telegraph report.

India has finally confirmed a start date for the auctioning of 3G WCDMA licenses, announcing a timeframe of December 7 this year.

Caribbean mobile operator Digicel has completed the acquisition of France Telecom’s Orange Dominica, reports Telecompaper.