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Palm sale reported to be close

Palm's operator relationship management has let it down

Embattled US smartphone manufacturer Palm is the subject of speculation following a Bloomberg report that the firm has put itself up for sale.

TeliaSonera launches commercial LTE in Stockholm and Oslo

Nordic carrier TeliaSonera has deployed what it claims are the world’s first two commercial LTE networks, offering maximum throughput speeds of 100Mbits/s.

France Telecom gains approval for Egyptian purchase

Regulatory approval allows France Telecom to consolidate its position in Egypt

Egypt’s financial regulator has granted approval for the purchase of the stake it doesn’t already own in the country’s leading carrier Mobinil by France Telecom’s Orange. For some time the deal has been the subject of a spat between France Telecom and Mobinil’s other principal shareholder, Egyptian player Orascom Telecom.

Wireless data hogs may have to pay, suggests AT&T CEO

AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega says heavy data users may have to suffer premium charges

AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega has revealed that the US carrier may have to force its heaviest consumers of wireless data to scale back their usage through the introduction of tiered pricing.

Ericsson’s revolving door highlights strategic direction

At Ericsson staff are coming in as fast as they are being told to leave

Ericsson made two announcements on Wednesday that underscored the firm’s strategic direction, and the challenges it faces in managing costs.

Bada bing Bada boom

In Korean, Bada means 'ocean'

Korean handset vendor Samsung planted a proprietary flag in the OS wars on Tuesday as it took the wraps off its Bada platform (first announced a month previously) at a glitzy event on London’s South Bank.

Key Industry Players Line up as Sponsors for WiMAX Forum® Congress Americas 2009

Portland, OR – November 19, 2009 – Today the WiMAX Forum® announced ZTE as the latest Gold Sponsors on their forthcoming Congress Americas show which is taking place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 2 – 3rd, 2009.

WiMAX Forum® Congress Americas 2009 Program Unveiled

WiMAX Forum Congress Americas 09

Industry Visionaries and Leading Companies Set to Converge on Fort Lauderdale to Address WiMAX Ecosystem Drivers, Commercial Deployments

Nigeria sets two-month deadline on Nitel privatisation

Nitel's privatisation has been beset with difficulty

Nigeria’s government has set a 60-day deadline for the privatisation of the state-owned incumbent telco Nitel, including mobile operation M-Tel. The announcement came on Monday as the Nigerian vice-president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, appointed a new board to the company to oversee its stabilisation.

O2 and Telmap join forces in navigation deal

The new service will be available for the majority of GPS handsets on the O2 network

UK carrier O2 announced on Monday that it has struck a deal with mobile navigation specialist Telmap which will see that firm’s personal navigation and mapping service deployed on the majority of GPS-enabled handsets sold by the operator.