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

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.