Siemens AG expects mobile phone sales in financial year 2004 to rise by over 5 million units, due to growing demand in China, India and Russia, the chairman of the mobile communication division has said.

Vodafone Group PLC's German mobile unit Vodafone D2 GmbH is to launch tests for selected corporate customers of its third generation UMTS services in the coming weeks, although not with a mobile phone, but with a card that can be slotted into a laptop.

Communications giant Deutsche Telekom has promised shareholders meaningful dividends.

Deutsche Telekom AG has said it has decided not to sell its telephone directory business DeTeMedien. The business had been on its list of possible asset sales to help it reduce debt.

German daily paper Tagesspiegel, has reported that Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile unit no longer expects to be able to launch commercial third-generation UMTS mobile phone services this year.

Charges levelled at Deutsche Telekom AG for allegedly overstating the value of its real estate assets on its balance sheets and in the company's prospectuses for its IPO and subsequent listings remain under investigation by the Bonn public prosecutor, the prosecutor has said.

Deutsche Telekom AG said the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Post has approved its plans to increase its monthly fee for analogue connections by €1.94 to €15.66 from September 1.

Deutsche Telekom AG has confirmed that it is to raise its monthly fee for analogue connections by €1.94 to €15.66, confirming an earlier press report.

Deutsche Telekom AG said it has sold its remaining 40% stake in the cable television business in the south western German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.

THE bull market which has pushed stocks up 25% this year is set to continue, with analysts forecasting further growth of up to 10% in the near term.

British mobile phone operator mmO2 is in early talks with three rivals bidding for its loss-making Dutch unit, according to Reuters.

Datalex, a provider of technology solutions for the global travel and transportation industry, has today announced a new agreement with T-Systems, a division of Deutsche Telekom.

Liberty Media Corp is still interested in bidding for Deutsche Telekom AG's six regional cable businesses, said the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, citing the US company's chief executive Robert Bennett.