Nortel gets green light on $17.6m unit sale to Radware
Nortel Networks won US bankruptcy court approval to sell a piece of its application-delivery business for $17.65m to information-technology firm Radware. The piece of Nortel's Velocity business makes switches for use with computer servers and networks. Nortel acquired the business when it purchased Alteon WebSystems for about $7.8bn in 2000. Assets being sold to Radware are Nortel's Layer 4-7 application-delivery products, intellectual property, inventory and certain service contracts.
Total Telecom

Mobile software, data fees in spotlight at CTIA
The buzz ahead of the annual CTIA wireless show is all about cheaper data plans and mobile software stores. As consumers get more cautious about expensive new smartphones, vendors are hoping applications will push sales and are turning to online stores to take on competitor Apple. Carriers hope the new applications will increase interest in data services and boost revenue.
Reuters

New Indian player plans $5bn investment and IPO
New Indian CDMA operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices says it will invest $5bn in its network over the next five years and is planning an IPO within 18 months. The company plans to increase its customer base of around 40 per cent of the country's population to 51 per cent. The operator launched CDMA-based prepaid services in the unified circle of Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Pondicherry last week.
Economic Times

O2 and Vodafone examine tethering for iPhone
Operators, O2 and Vodafone, are still undecided how they will deal with tethering, the new feature in the iPhone 3.0 software, which allows people to connect their iPhone to their computer and use it as a modem.
Mobile Choice UK

'Open cloud' plan sparks dissent
A plan by IBM to launch an industry-wide 'open' cloud computing strategy has seemingly backfired amid accusations of closed deals. Google pulled out after signing up and Amazon said it would not get involved.
BBC News

Confirmed: Skype on iPhone
Skype plans to release a version of its Internet-based phone software for Apple's iPhone. The move, set to be announced Tuesday, puts Skype more directly in competition for wireless voice services with network operators such as AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
Wall Street Journal

Twitter teams with Vodafone for UK SMS alerts
Twitter has struck a deal with Vodafone to allow the network's subscribers to receive SMS notifications to their handsets. The microblogging service last year withdrew the free functionality in the UK due to the high costs it was incurring from operators.
Mobile Entertainment

Cyber spy ring exposed
An international cyber spy operation that targeted government computers has been exposed by a Canadian security research group. The China-based operation, dubbed GhostNet, infiltrated over 1,000 computers in more than 100 countries.
Computer Weekly

NEC abandons overseas PC market
NEC has announced it will halt production and sales of PCs in the Asia-Pacific region from July, a move that withdraws it completely from the overseas PC business.
PC Pro

Nokia taps into America
The world’s number one handset maker Nokia has long-struggled for market share in the US. The Finnish handset firm, however, has inked a deal with America’s number one carrier by subscribers AT&T. The GSM service provider, which was first to market with Apple’s iconic iPhone, plans to carry Nokia's e71x, the thinnest smartphone available in the US.
Business Week