The Icelandic mobile phone operator Nova yesterday sent the country’s post and communications agency an application for a 4G network trials licence. Read the full story

Telenor, the Norway-based telecom provider, will soon strengthen its global operation with the addition of a new mobile service under the brand name Uninor in India. Read the full story

The Swedish mobile phone giant, Ericsson, has suffered a 30 percent drop in its first quarter net profits compared to the same period in 2008. The world’s leading supplier of mobile phone network equipment is still managing to beat the gloomy predictions of market analysts, however. Read the full story

Despite the fact that it posted a surprisingly strong profit in the fourth quarter of 2008, Sweden’s telecom company Ericsson announced it was planning to terminate 5,000 jobs, 1,000 of which will be in Sweden. The rest of the 4,000 layoffs will affect Ericsson’s other business sites around the world. Read the full story

It may still be nice to receive a Christmas card through the post – but these days the real king of holiday greetings is the mobile phone text message. Proof of this can be inferred from the fact that more than 50 million text messages were sent from Swedish phones during New Year’s Eve alone. That is more than five for every man, woman and child in the country. Read the full story

The 9th annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships, which were held in Estonia this year, ended with a pet dog taking the top honour. A Finn, two Estonians, and Cara the dog won their respective categories in this popular Finnish-created event.

For the first time in the history of the prestigious competition, the event was held outside of Finland in the Estonian town of Narva. More than 50 competitors from around the world travelled to Narva to prove they could toss a mobile phone farther than anyone else Read the full story