Vodafone has reported quarterly service revenue growth for the first time since the global recession thanks to a strong showing in its emerging markets and a surge in data revenues from its smartphone portfolio. In its fiscal first quarter (ended 30 June), total service revenues on an organic basis grew 1.1 percent to £10.6 billion. The results comfortably beat most analysts' expectations, which guided for a decline.

Ericsson – the world’s largest mobile network vendor – continues to be affected by a cautious market as it posted an 8 percent decline in second-quarter sales and net income that missed analyst expectations.

Nokia used its disappointing set of second-quarter results yesterday to proclaim that its Ovi Store is proving a success, attracting an average of more than 1.7 million downloads a day.

Amazon announced today that its revenue from mobile sales has passed US$1 billion per year – most of which came from smartphones, notably the iPhone

Various reports suggest that number one US operator Verizon Wireless could move to tiered data pricing as early as next week

VoIP firm Skype has quietly abandoned plans to charge for Skype calls over 3G networks with the latest version of its mobile client for the iPhone

Chinese Internet search giant Baidu is in talks with mobile handset makers that use rival Google's Android operating system about embedding a Baidu search box on their phones

Shares in chipmaker STMicroelectronics fell today as losses at its ST-Ericsson joint venture offset the second-quarter profit and stronger-than-expected sales forecast it published overnight

South Korea's LG Display said Thursday it will invest about KRW618 billion (US$512 million) to expand production of mobile displays used in smartphones and tablet PCs to meet robust demand

Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom's CEO Michael Joseph is set to retire from 1 November