Daily News October 19, 2011

Telstra's $11.2B sale to NBN Co. gets shareholder approval

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/telstras-112b-sale-nbn-co-gets-shareholder-approval/2011-10-18

Telia, Tele2, Telenor win 1800MHz spectrum, Hi3G misses out

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/14/telia-tele2-telenor-win-1800mhz-spectrum-hi3g-misses-out/

KT close to buying into Telkom

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/kt-close-buying-telkom

Apple Profit Misses Estimates on IPhone Sales

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-18/apple-s-results-miss-estimates-as-iphone-sales-fall-short-shares-decline.html

RIM Unveils New BlackBerry Operating System to Challenge Apple, Google

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-18/rim-unveils-new-blackberry-operating-system-to-challenge-apple-google.html

EBay CEO lifts PayPal mobile payment forecast

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/us-ebay-paypal-idUSTRE79G7DL20111017

Apple relies on Samsung chips despite patent war

http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2011/10/133_96792.html

Verizon Wireless and Motorola Announce DROID RAZR™ by Motorola: DROID Strong. RAZR Sharp.

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14445&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

DOCOMO to Introduce Multiple Billing Plans for LTE Devices

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001555.html

NTT DOCOMO Unveils 24 New Mobile Devices — New generation of smartphones, including Xi™ LTE models —

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001556.html

MTN considers Vodacom Congo acquisition

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/18/mtn-considers-vodacom-congo-acquisition/

Etisalat Q3 net profit down as expenses rise 22%

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/18/etisalat-q3-net-profit-down-as-expenses-rise-22/

NEC's iPASOLINK Selected by India's Tata Teleservices for Backhaul of Mobile Broadband Traffic

http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/1110/1801.html