AFP - Merger talks between India's biggest mobile phone services firm, Bharti Airtel, and South Africa's flagship MTN Group have been called off, the Indian company said in a statement on Saturday.

Reuters - China will issue three licenses for high-speed third-generation mobile phone services and called for a merger of China Unicom (0762.HK) and Netcom (0906.HK), two of its four big telecoms providers, in a long-awaited industry revamp.

Reuters - Advertising on mobile phones has enormous potential to become a significant platform for marketers, but any breakthrough is years away and major operators must work together to succeed, executives said.

Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) plans to add navigation to half of the phones it sells within a few years to find new revenue streams amid decreasing handset prices, a senior official at the world's top cellphone maker said.

Reuters - The world's top handset maker Nokia Oyj expects the role of the Linux operating system in its product portfolio to increase as the role of its Internet-focused devices grows, company officials said.