Telecom Italia chooses Gemalto for mobile wallet

Telecom Italia has chosen Gemalto’s software solution for the deployment of its mobile wallet, although …

China’s mobile operators set for NFC launches

China Unicom, the country’s second largest mobile operator, is set to launch an NFC-based service …

Etisalat backs Mobily following prepaid SIM ban

UAE-based operator group Etisalat is backing its Saudi Arabian affiliate Mobily after authorities banned it from selling prepaid SIM cards

Apple and LG face AlcaLu patent suit

Apple and LG are this week appearing in court to defend themselves from an Alcatel-Lucent patent infringement suit which was initially filed in 2010, Bloomberg reports.

iPhone 5 momentum establishes iOS as largest US smartphone platform Kantar

Strong early sales of the new iPhone 5 have pushed Apple’s iOS to the smartphone …

Telekom Austria moves closer to YESSS deal

The proposed consolidation in Austria’s mobile sector took a small step forward this week, when …

MegaFon IPO offers hit target

Russian operator MegaFon has received orders for all of the shares in its initial public offering totalling US$2.1 billion

RIM trumpets operator billing tally

RIM said that more than 50 operators have now implemented integrated carrier billing for the …

TIM and Opera launch Brazilian app store

TIM, the second biggest operator in Brazil, partnered with Opera Software to launch the TIM …

Report: Vocalink to set up mobile payments firm

UK payments processor Vocalink, which is owned by leading UK banks and building societies, is planning to set up a new company to offer payments through mobile handsets, according to Sky News.