France Telecom and TDC Swiss subsidiaries to take 38 per cent mobile market share by merging, Orange Switzerland chief Thomas Sieber to take top role

Apps developed by Irish firms offer necessary boost to country’s digital sector

German operation signs T-Mobile airtime deal, as well as deals with retailers Media Markt and Amazon

Alcatel-Lucent develops LTE Connected Car concept to show how vehicles could one day be connected to LTE broadband services

Telenor Pakistan to use solar powered sites to extend services to rural customers

Indonesian network operators Axis and XL sign country’s first national roaming agreement

Vodafone partners with Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom to offer greater products and services to both customer bases

Neusoft and Nokia Siemens Networks further partnership to provide platform for development and distribution of mobile applications in China

Irish industry regulator ComReg completes initial consultation on spectrum re-allocation

Orange launches 2G and 3G network in Republic of Armenia promising 80 per cent coverage and an iPhone launch