Orange

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.

Switzerland's second- and third-largest mobile operators are expected to collaborate on building-out a shared LTE network, according to the local regulator.

Vodafone is to implement a major branding and marketing overhaul in a bid to position the operator at the forefront of the consumer smartphone market.

Orange-owner France Telecom is open to partnering with mobile rival Sunrise in Switzerland to help it better compete against market-leader Swisscom, the firm's chief financial officer has told Reuters in an interview.

Cellular News reports that Orange has chosen mobile virtual network aggregator Transatel as a partner to sign-up new MNVOs on behalf of its UK business.

France Telecom-owned Orange UK is to begin selling Apple's iPhone later this year, bringing an end to rival O2 UK's exclusive hold over the iconic handset.