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Nokia stuns market with strong warning The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia warned its market share would suffer because of aggressive pricing by competitors and the global economic slowdown, bringing to an end a period of almost uninterrupted growth and wiping more than 10 per cent off its share price C&W break-up talk sparks speculations The group's recent decision to remove an obstacle to a break up is raising speculation it will demerge its UK and international operations and open one or both to buyers Telefónica boosts stake in China Netcom Spanish telecoms group to invest up to ?802m in China Netcom, a move that would see it retain a significant holding in the company after its merger with China Unicom Phorm delays internet trial The digial company has admitted that preparations for the first large-scale trial of its internet advertising technology had taken "longer than originally anticipated" C&W and Prudential agree £1bn pension deal Cable & Wireless, the telecoms group, has agreed a £1bn annuity deal for its pension scheme with Prudential ahead of a planned demerger of its European, Asian and US businesses A flair for capitalism Mikhail Fridman gathered all the know-how he has collected over 18 years as one of Russia's most aggressive investors for his biggest corporate battle yet - taking on... C&W leads the way in a new growth business When actuarial consultants Lane Clark & Peacock launched its review of the pensions buy-out market in the spring, its forecast of a pipeline of deals totalling... BATM zaps doubters with profits breakthrough The return of Batman has thrilled cinema audiences this summer and the telecoms equipment company once nicknamed after the caped crusader is having the same effect on investors Alcatel-Lucent's European solution Ben Verwaayen has a taste for tough nuts. He cracked one, with BT. Can he do it again with Alcatel-Lucent? Alcatel-Lucent new chief vows to heal rifts Ben Verwaayen, the new chief executive of Alcatel-Lucent, pledged he would not "take any prisoners" in his battle to end the cultural and management rivalries that have dogged the Franco-American telecoms equipment supplier since its ill-fated merger two years ago Verwaayen has track record in enforcing change Ben Verwaayen, the new chief executive of Alcatel-Lucent, has taken on one of the toughest jobs in the telecoms industry Camus will be needed to bridge cultural gap Philippe Camus is a seasoned financier who bailed out the Lagardère group from a disastrous television venture decades ago and went on to become one of the architects of the Franco-German EADS aerospace venture Nokia plans mobile music service in the UK The world's largest mobile phone maker is planning to launch its new mobile music service in the UK next month, and will extend it to continental Europe and Asia next year Vodafone hits back at Reding UK mobile operator says EU's plans to reform mobile termination rates will alienate users Vodafone slams curb on rates About 40m Europeans could be forced to abandon their mobile phones if a controversial reform of the telecoms industry is pushed through by the European Commission, Vodafone has claimed