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Number two US operator AT&T Wireless yesterday unveiled specific plans to upgrade its mobile networks, a move clearly aimed at derailing rival Verizon's momentum with LTE technology

Motorola is looking to take its new Android-powered Cliq smartphone to all the major operators in the US as the company builds on its existing deal with T-Mobile USA.

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.

Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao has reignited speculation that the UK-based group may divest its 45 percent stake in US mobile operator Verizon Wireless, reports The Telegraph. Colao told a Goldman Sach's media conference in New York yesterday that his board is "re-looking" at its position in the joint-venture.

Reuters reports that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said yesterday it is fair for the US government to ask whether handset exclusivity deals should have time limits.

Unstrung reports that Samsung is promising a couple of LTE device launches in 2010 - following deals with Verizon and MetroPCS - and will start testing devices using the 802.16m or 'WiMAX 2' standard in 2011.

More details have emerged on Verizon and Google's partnership for the Android platform.