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SingTel profit dips on Bharti costs Singapore-based operator surpasses 400m subs but its emerging-market assets are dampening profits

Sprint shows signs of recovery US operator making strong subscriber gains in prepaid and wholesale, while postpaid base is stabilising

Orange defends mobile lead in France Defensive strategy at Orange France linked to higher-value subscribers, MVNOs and service bundling

O2 records lowest churn rates in UK O2 UK success in customer retention linked to iPhone, loyalty schemes and SIM-only contracts

Smaller firms trail-blaze LTE in Poland Poland's 'big three' mobile operators playing catch-up in LTE as spectrum auctions face delay

High-cost smartphone subsidies impacting operator margins Canadian operators ramp up acquisition and retention expenditure to support smartphones

AT&T/T-Mobile merger ups the stakes in battle for US mobile broadband dominance Proposed new market leader must convince regulators to take a long-term view on landmark tie-up

European mobile ARPU falls 20% Mobile data revenue not yet compensating for declining voice prices in EU mobile markets

Regulatory moves to stimulate mobile competition produces mixed results New study finds uneven distribution of market power across global mobile industry

Regulators look to MVNOs to ramp up competition in Israeli mobile market Incumbent mobile operators face pressure from new market entrants and regulatory moves

Vodafone shakes up Qatari mobile market Vodafone Qatar builds 25% market share in 18 months as Qtel’s monopoly comes to an end

LTE to account for 4% of world’s mobile connections by 2015 300 million LTE connections forecast by 2015 led by growth in major Asia Pacific markets

Safaricom extends lead in Kenya Dominant market leader keeps rivals at bay and steals a lead in mobile data services

Asia Pacific to surpass 120 million LTE connections in 2015 Next-generation networks growth led by China and Japan

Etisalat set to become MEA superplayer following US$11.7B Zain deal UAE firm aims to take control of Kuwaiti rival; combined global footprint to stretch across 24 markets

Vietnam makes solid start in 3G Strong early migration to 3G but multiple SIM ownership continuing to distort market potential

Telkom returns to South Africa’s mobile market facing challenges ahead Fixed-line incumbent rolls out South Africa's fourth mobile network as market shows signs of slowdown

Developing world accounts for four in every five mobile connections Emerging markets to focus on site-sharing, consolidation and data services to support high growth

Fast-growing Indonesian operators prepare for LTE rollout Indonesia on track to hit 10 million LTE connections in five years if regulatory issues can be resolved

Hong Kong and Singapore lead LTE charge in Asia-Pacific Wireless Intelligence forecasts that LTE will account for 10-15% of connections by 2015

Indian price war puts start-ups at risk New GSM licensees account for less than 2% of market as government prepares bailout package

Newly-enlarged VimpelCom hits 90 million subscriber milestone New operator group set to be at the forefront of future M&A activity

Orange looks to re-enter Morocco via Meditel France Telecom targets North African market as part of new M&A strategy

Greek mobile market contracts by 12.5% in first half of 2010 Local operators struggling under regulatory, macroeconomic and debt pressures

AT&T closes gap on Verizon as US market battle intensifies Sprint also steals the headlines in Q2 2010, but faces ongoing challenges

Global HSPA+ deployments set to surpass 100 mark Fifty-eight networks upgraded to HSPA+ in the last 18 months

WIND Mobile leads the charge of new entrants in Canada Incumbents move to counter low-cost deals from new mobile players

Vodafone sees first signs of recovery in Europe Key European markets boosted by strong data growth, but weaknesses remain

EMOBILE upgrades 3G network to keep ahead of its rivals Japanese mobile data operator doubles HSPA+ speeds as rivals plan move to LTE

Rise of HSPA and mobile broadband driving uptake of 3G devices New study highlights growth in 3G-compatible devices offered by global operators