Bharti Airtel to launch App store on Feb 10
The concept of App Stores (application stores), which first became popular in the USA when Apple introduced the same for its iPhone, appears to be entering India in a big way with market leader Bharti Airtel now set to launch its App Stores on February 10, reports the Economic Times.

TRAI says to seek industry views on 4G
Even as Indian mobile subscribers still continue to wait for entry of 3G services in the country, the regulator TRAI feels that the it may now be relevant to actually consider 4G services instead. The regulator is now set to float a consultation paper on 4G technology globally identified with LTE.

BSNL, MTNL gearing up to be MNP-ready
PSUs BSNL and MTNL which missed the last deadline towards making their wireless networks to be mobile number portability (MNP) compatible are now working towards being ready for the same by the new deadline of March 31, 2010, reports the PTI.

Tata DoCoMo launches ‘2gether’ on eve of Valentine’s Day
Tata DoCoMo launched a new ‘2gether’ platform created with the objective of connecting people with their loved ones this Valentine''s Day without exposing them to the fear of rejection.

Tata Elxsi launches its 3GPP release 8 compliant LTE UE protocol stack
Tata Elxsi today unveiled tis 3GPP release 8 compliant LTE UE (User Equipment) protocol stack with an aim to accelerate the time-to-market for LTE terminal devices.

BSNL says still the no.4 operator even without Delhi & Mumbai presence
Referring to TRAI’s figures for December 2009, BSNL claims that it still is positioned in the number 4 rank with the operator adding on an average 2 million subscribers every month.

Barron’s says Motorola shares can rise by 40% upon spinning off phone unit
Barron’s reports that shares of Motorola could rise as high as 40% if the company decides to spin off its mobile phone business unit.

Finland’s PM inaugurates NSN’s new R&D centre in India
The Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen inaugurated Nokia Siemens Networks’ (NSN) new research and development centre in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Karnataka.

BT willing to share access to its optical network to competitors in UK
British Telecom (BT) as committed earlier is willing to allow its competitors in UK to access its under ground tunnel network which support high-speed broadband services.