Operators

Maxis - Malaysia's largest mobile operator - could return to the stock market as early as mid-November, reports Reuters today.

A Siberian court today adjourned a hearing in Telenor's appeal against US$1.7 billion in damages it had been ordered to pay to Russia's Vimpelcom. The hearing will resume on 24 March 2010.

T-Mobile USA is to offer Motorola's new Android-powered handset - Cliq - from October 19 for US$199.99 on a two-year contract, reports Reuters. Pre-sales will run from that date until 1 November, after which time the device will be available widely in T-Mobile USA stores.

The Italian government has raised concerns over Telefonica's 42.3 percent stake in Telco, the holding company that controls Telecom Italia, the Italian incumbent operator.

Japan's smallest operator eMobile overtook market leader NTT Docomo in net subscriber additions for the month of September, as the country's largest mobile operator slipped to fourth place in terms of growth.

Telefónica yesterday launched a battle for control of GVT, the Brazilian telecommunications group, trumping by 14 percent an earlier tender offer by Vivendi of France, notes the Financial Times.

More details have emerged on Verizon and Google's partnership for the Android platform.