| VimpelCom and Orascom confirm merger talks | Zain to launch new mobile broadband services in Kuwait | New Android phones to release in China under exclusivity deals | MultiLink offers advanced data services across Haiti | Thai Telecom Commission allows foreign-owned companies to bid for 3G licences | Tata and NSN begin Indian 3G rollout | Smart launches Push Email service in the Philippines | US Senate moves to block Huawei–Sprint deal | Gilat Satcom Expands its Mobile Satellite Services Group in Africa | Televisa & NII win 3G-ready Mexican spectrum | North Korean network success leads to expansion | Social networking app targets emerging markets by running on 80% of handset models | Movistar launches Windows Live Messenger Java in Argentina | Conform or compromise? Indian security concerns split vendor opinions | Pakistan’s regulator prepares to auction 3G spectrum | Gongqing province selected as site of world’s first digital eco-city | China Unicom to launch WiFi iPhone | Triple-play in East Africa on the rise following Cisco & Wananchi Group deal | Telefonica reports Q2 profit ahead of Vivo acquisition | Argentina’s Telecom Personal launches push email |