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NTT DoCoMo president Ryuji Yamada has said the operator is committed to its ambitious timeframe of launching its LTE network next year and insisted that compatible handsets would be ready in time.

India's MTNL has become the latest state-owned operator in the country to hint that it is looking to partner with a major international mobile firm to help with its 3G network rollout, reports Times of India.

US mobile giant Verizon Wireless has said it will make the handsets that it carries on an exclusive basis available to smaller operators after six months, reports Bloomberg.

Verizon has reported a decline in net income for second-quarter 2009 as weaknesses in the company's traditional wireline business continued to impact earnings.

Number one US operator Verizon Wireless yesterday used its 2Q09 earnings announcement to reiterate plans to launch the high-profile Palm Pre smartphone (pictured, right) and build its own application store, whilst ramping up speculation surrounding future availability of an LTE-based iPhone.

Alcatel-Lucent today posted an unexpected net profit of EUR14 million (US$19.7 million), albeit driven by after-tax gains of EUR277 million from the sale of its satellite business and its stake in French defence contractor Thales.

A Washington Post report claims that US operator Verizon Wireless has cut prices on many of its older smartphones to US$99 with a two-year contract,