Nokia’s Ovi mail service claims one million customers have opened accounts globally

Russian network MTS buys fixed provider Comstar for $1.272 billion (£779m)

US distributor signs reverse logistics deal with MVNO Boost Mobile, owned by Sprint Nextel

PC manufacturer Dell in launch talks for Android-based smartphone with China Mobile

Ecuadorian operator Telecsa looks to US distributor Brightstar to help it keep up with America Movil and Movistar in home market

Sprint Nextel agrees $483 million (£295m) purchase of MVNO Virgin Mobile

Brightpoint debuts new connection process for US resellers

Vodafone’s expanding partner programme hits Azerbaijan with Azerfon agreement

Vodafone promises to invest one billion Turkish lira (£410m) in new Turkish 3G market, while rival Turkcell unveils new 3G offerings

Telefónica deploys new Service Delivery Platform (SDP) for Telefónica’s 13 operating markets in Latin America