December 29, 2011

Daily News December 29, 2011



Verizon 4G LTE suffering nationwide outage for third time this month [updated]


Samsung Working on Quad-Core Galaxy Smartphone
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52406.php

Windows Phone Tango will hit in Q2 2012, Apollo in Q4, leaked roadmap claims

Huawei's CEO Starts Rumours About Succession Plans

KT Corp Gets Final Approval to Shut-Down Legacy 2G Phone Network
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52410.php

December 28, 2011

Daily News December 28, 2011


NTT Docomo to develop smartphone chips with Samsung, others

AT&T Completes Purchase of Wireless Spectrum from Qualcomm

Turkcell Signs $250 Million Loan to Fund Huawei Orders

MIIT Pushes for Faster, Cheaper Broadband in 2012

Nokia N801T with Symbian Anna and NFC announced in China

Thai Networks Signs 3G Tower Sharing Agreement
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52397.php

SK Telecom Develops Dual-Mode Wi-Fi and LTE Femtocell
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52399.php

Viva Launches First LTE Service in Kuwait
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52396.php

Kaboom! iOS and Android International Installed Base Expansion
http://blog.flurry.com/bid/79595/Kaboom-iOS-and-Android-International-Installed-Base-Expansion

December 27, 2011

Daily News December 27, 2011


Foxconn Doubling Down on Zhengzhou iPhone Plant

Samsung Wont Offer Andoid OS to Galaxy S Smartphone Users

LG to start pushing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates during Q2 2012

Samsung Shows Off Dual-SIM Android Smartphones

December 26, 2011

Daily News December 26, 2011

France Telecom-Orange reached an agreement with Apax Partners for the
disposal of Orange Switzerland
http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp111223en.jsp

Qualcomm Announces FCC Approval Of Sale Of 700 MHz Spectrum Licenses To AT&T
http://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2011/12/23/qualcomm-announces-fcc-approval-sale-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses-att

AT&T Receives Regulatory Approval for Purchase of Wireless Spectrum from
Qualcomm
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=22158&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=33575&mapcode=financial%7Cmk-att-wireless-networks

ARCEP publishes the results of the allocation procedure for 4G mobile
licences in the 800 MHz band (the digital dividend)
http://www.arcep.fr/index.php?id=8571&L=1&tx_gsactualite_pi1[uid]=1470&tx_gsactualite_pi1[backID]=1&cHash=80abfa005c

TeliaSonera Increases Its Ownership in Kcell and Prepares For IPO
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111222005224/en/TeliaSonera-Increases-Ownership-Kcell-Prepares-IPO

KPN to sell French Simyo business to Bouygues
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/12/22/kpn-to-sell-french-simyo-business-to-bouygues/

iPhone Sales: 30.3 Million This Quarter, 111.4 Million in Fiscal 2012
http://allthingsd.com/20111222/iphone-sales-30-3-million-this-quarter-111-4-million-in-fiscal-2012/

Motorola Mobility Launches the Budget-Friendly Motorola SPICE? XT
http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14690&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

Firefox 9.0 for Android launched, it’s optimized for tablets
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/12/22/firefox-9-0-for-android-launched-its-optimized-for-tablets/

ZTE Completes World-First TD-LTE CSFB Tests
http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/en/press_center/news/201112/t20111222_274872.html

China tightens rules for microblog publishers: Xinhua
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/22/us-china-microblogs-idUSTRE7BL0GR20111222

ITU APPROVES NEW WORLDWIDE SMART GRID STANDARDS - NARROWBAND POWERLINE
COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS KICK-START MARKET
http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/ITU+Approves+New+Worldwide+Smart+Grid+Standards+Narrowband+Powerline+Communications+Standards+Kickstart+Market.aspx

December 22, 2011

Daily News December 22, 2011


Motorola Mobility Loses Patent Dispute with Microsoft

DOCOMO, KDDI and SOFTBANK Establish Consortium to Promote NFC Services Compatible with Multiple International Standards

Daily Android activations top 700,000

Ice Cream Sandwich coming to 2011 Xperia™ smartphones from end March/early April 2012

Amazon, Microsoft and Nokia Mulled Takeover Bids for Research in Motion

OPTA to scrutinise KPN more closely amid anti-competition concerns

Ericsson Wins 5-Year Swiss LTE Upgrade Contract

NEC wins Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) Submarine Cable System

NSN to upgrade PT Telkom submarine connection

December 21, 2011

Daily News December 21, 2011


Statement From FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Regarding AT&T Inc.'s Abandonment of its Proposed Acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc.

Justice Department probing Verizon deal with cable companies

Baidu, Dell Launch Smartphone

China Added Over 12 Million New Subscribers in November

China Telcos Announce November 2011 Subscriber Totals

SingTel launches commercial LTE mobile broadband service
http://info.singtel.com/node/10166

Etisalat launches the UAE’s first commercial LTE network
http://www.telecoms.com/37987/etisalat-launches-the-uae%E2%80%99s-first-commercial-lte-network/

Research and Markets: LTE Mobile Broadband Pricing is Set to Decline by 60% over the Next 5 Years but with 250 Million Users Worldwide by the End of 2016 Says New Study

PayPal tests NFC payments in Stockholm

PANASONIC, SAMSUNG, SANDISK, SONY AND TOSHIBA JOIN FORCES TO COLLABORATE ON
NEXT GENERATION SECURE MEMORY SOLUTION
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2011_12/pr2002.htm

Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note will be updated to Android 4.0 in Q1

Nokia: Software glitch draining some Lumia batteries

December 20, 2011

Daily News December 20, 2011


AT&T Ends Bid To Add Network Capacity Through T-Mobile USA Purchase

KPN CEO calls for Apple, Google to help fund networks


India mobile connections reach 812m

British Telecom sues Google over Android, other services

Samsung expands patent row with Apple in Germany

GSM Association issues new NFC handset requirements

GSMA Wireless Intelligence reports that global rollout of LTE will
accelerate to 2015, but spectrum fragmentation must be addressed
http://gsmworld.com/newsroom/press-releases/2011/6612.htm

NEC Supports O2's Metropolitan 4G Trials

Android app surpasses iPhone on Facebook

RIM to launch UK NFC campaign

December 19, 2011

Daily News December 19, 2011


SKT LTE subscriber base passes 500,000

3 claims first FDD/TDD LTE network in the world

Samsung Takes a Dig at iPhone - YouGov

Foxconn Starts Manufacturing IPhones in Brazil

Galaxy™ Nexus™ By Samsung Now Available On The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network

Swedish Regulators Outline Radio Spectrum Auction Plans

Telekom Austria Cuts Dividend by Half as Europe Debt Crisis Trims Spending

AT&T Increases Stockholder Dividend 2.3 Percent


AT&T, Other ISIS Partners Eye Mobile Payments Overseas

35 Million Handsets in 2011 Marks Breakthrough Year for Mobile Near-Field Communications

San Francisco gets NFC parking meters

Verizon Wireless Buys Spectrum From Cox

December 16, 2011

Daily News December 16, 2011


Telstra Granted Licenses in Singapore and Japan

Brussels seeks detail on Google-Motorola deal

ARCEP has received applications from Bouygues Telecom, Free Fréquences, Orange France and SFR for 4G licences in the 800 MHz band.

Customers Purchasing Kindles at Rate of More Than 1 Million Per Week for Third Straight Week

Verizon boosts LTE coverage with addition of seven new markets

Nokia Siemens Networks Deploying LTE Overlay on CDMA Network in Japan

RIM offers dismal outlook, shares tumble

Microsoft and Orange join forces to offer orange tv on the xbox 360

Joint UK LTE trial takes new rural approach

LG Announces New Prada Branded Smartphone

New Mobile Obsession: U.S. Teens Triple Data Usage

Toshiba to Start of Smart Community Demonstration Project in Lyon, France

December 15, 2011

Daily News December 15, 2011


Japan’s Government Starts to Receive Applications for 900 MHz LTE Spectrum. (The Announcement below is in Japanese)

In brief: NTT DoCoMo mulls raising Tata Teleservices stake

GSMA announces details of NFC & Mobile Money Summit 2012

France Telecom receives fives offers for Swiss business

Telefonica cuts dividend target to focus on debt

Google Voice calls within U.S. and Canada free for another year

Global smartphone penetration nearing 10%

Nokia Reentering U.S. Smartphone Market With a $50 Windows Phone for T-Mobile

LG INTRODUCES WORLD'S FIRST HD LTE SMARTPHONE TO JAPAN

Clearwire rakes in USD715.5m from shareholders

Rogers shutting down WiMAX service in March

December 14, 2011

Daily News December 14, 2011


European Regulators Seeking More Information About Google/Motorola Takeover
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52215.php

EU telecom ministers aim to end bandwidth favoritism

NSN sheds broadband access unit

Rumor Mill: Verizon, AT&T testing LTE-enabled Nokia Lumia 800

China to start phase-2 TD-LTE trial

NDRC requests China Telecom and China Unicom for more detailed reform plans

Microsoft appoints new head of phone group

Six Million Kindle Fires Sold in 2011? It Could Happen.

O2 starts an Apple Iphone 4S rental scheme

China Mobile Tops Chinese Brandnames by Valuation

Brazil to auction LTE spectrum in April 2012

Bharti Airtel partners with Samsung in Africa

French 3G Network Allowed to Secure National Roaming Agreement

Microsoft adds NFC to tag platform

IBM to develop NFC payments solutions in Moscow

Apple Launches iTunes Store in Brazil & Latin America

Indonesia threatens again to ban BlackBerry

December 13, 2011

Daily News December 13, 2011


Isis picks Gemalto for NFC mobile commerce platform

Unicom unveils new mobile internet strategy

Justice Department, AT&T Agree to Halt Court Proceedings Until at Least January

American Tower Corporation Announces Acquisition of Tower Sites from Telefonica in Mexico

3 Hong Kong and DoCoMo Launch Mobile Service Platform

Xperia™ PLAY is ready to celebrate: 200 games and a new blog!

China Mobile's Mobile Video Users Reach 50 Mln

Apple iOS 5.1 beta 2 now available for developers, here’s the change log

iPad 3 said to launch in March or April

Mac App Store downloads reach 100 million

Freemium Cloud Solutions Mobilize Enterprise Social Collaboration Market toward $3.5 Billion by 2016

December 12, 2011

Daily News December 12, 2011


HP opens webOS mobile software to others

Samsung says sells over 300 million mobile handsets in 2011

Second Windows Phone smartphone from Nokia reaches stores today

Panasonic to Expand Smartphone Business to European Market

Nook Tablet shipments total 1 million units, report claims

Motorola wins German patent case ruling vs Apple

Apple Clears Final Hurdle to Start Selling the iPhone 4S in China

Intel takes a seat on the board of NFC Forum

One 3.5GHz county licence sold out of 13 offered; 2.3GHz auction next autumn

AT&T strategy annoys judge in T-Mobile case

American Tower and MTN Group to form Ugandan tower joint venture

December 9, 2011

Daily News December 9, 2011


Everything Everywhere Investing £1.5bn+ in Network Evolution Programme

DT conducts tests of LTE network in Munich

ZTE promises LTE and high-end U.S. smartphones in 2012

Orange joins forces with Evernote to boost its customers' memories

Justice Department investigating e-book pricing

BT and Orange Business Services Collaborate to Extend Telepresence Connectivity

GE, Microsoft to Launch Joint Venture Aimed at Global Healthcare System Transformation

Australia court lifts Samsung Galaxy Tab sales ban

Samsung says French court rejects bid to halt iPhone 4S sales

Thailand's 3G auction likely in late-2012

Qualcomm Brings Snapdragon S4 Processors to High Volume Smartphones and Expands Qualcomm Reference Design Development Platform and Ecosystem Program

Telefónica and NEC Start Cloud Computing Services in Argentina
- First step in promoting cloud computing services in Latin America -

Alibaba seeks $4 billion in financing for Yahoo

Google unveils Flipboard-like Currents for Android, iOS

December 8, 2011

Daily News December 8, 2011



One Billion HTML5 Phones to Be Sold Worldwide in 2013

Everything Everywhere looks to LTE, m-commerce for growth

USA/Canada No. 1 in LTE Connections with 87% Global Market Share

Nokia looks to sell its luxury subsidiary: FT

Telefónica launches "Movistar One" in Latin American to revolutionise the smartphone market in the region

Dutch authorities raid KPN, T-Mobile and Vodafone in mobile cartel probe

Apple Loses iPad Trademark Lawsuit in China


AT&T Expects Record Smartphone Sales in 4Q

Indonesia Mobile Phone Shipments Surpassed 12 Million in Q3; Dual-SIM Phones Driving Growth

Motorola Mobility Delivers a Sleek, Slim, and Budget Friendly Smartphone with Incredible Capabilities to Poland - Motorola FIRE™ XT

Brazil airwaves auction raises USD132m

Qualcomm forms e-health subsidiary

Saudi Govt May Ban Smartphones During Working Hours

December 7, 2011

Daily News December 7, 2011


Android Market Passes 10 Billion App Downloads Landmark

Microsoft delays Windows Phone 7 in China until 2012

CMT unveils MTR proposals for 2012-2014

Verizon blocks Google Wallet on Galaxy Nexus: report

Clearwire to raise USD 300 mln in share offering

AIS, TOT LTE trial given go-ahead

IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Networks Tracker Shows Record Ethernet Switch Results; Router Market Reflects Continued Growth
Worldwide Ethernet Switch Market Grew 10.9% Over Previous Quarter and 6.1% Year Over Year in Third Quarter of 2011

Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility Introduce Next-Generation DROID XYBOARD Tablets on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network

December 6, 2011

Daily News December 6, 2011


Samsung up after Apple's bid to ban Galaxy rejected

Red-Hot Kindle Fire Blazes its Way to Second Place in Media Tablet Market

US Mobile Advertising Spend Will Be Worth $2 Million by 2012 – New adsmobi White Paper Released

Arcep reports strong fibre growth

Verizon: Windows Phone needs to add LTE to truly take off

Spectrum Auctions May Generate Revenues of Up to EUR20 Billion in Western Europe

comScore Reports October 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

Majority of Smartphone Owners in Japan are Males under the Age of 35

SonyEricsson to Drop the Ericsson Brand Name Next Year

Tesco rolls out Wi-Fi in stores nationwide

Telstra to shut off Wi-Fi hotspots


Samsung concept shows the possible future of transparent flexible AMOLED displays

December 5, 2011

Daily News December 5, 2011


Telefónica selects Giesecke & Devrient to deliver seamless NFC solutions across Europe
- Telefónica to introduce mobile services with NFC technology in Europe over the next few months
- Giesecke & Devrient will provide the Trusted Service Manager (TSM) technology

Verizon Wireless Allies With Cable in $3.6 Billion Deal

Polkomtel launches LTE; 22% of population covered at launch

Yota announces LTE rollout covering major regional centres of Belarus

Google’s $400 Million Admeld Purchase Approved by U.S. Justice Department

KPN to Decide on ‘Difficult’ French Business Within 6 Months

Celcom Axiata and PLDT to set up MVNO

NEC and MTS launched SaaS business application store in Belarus

December 2, 2011

Daily News December 2, 2011

EU, tech firms link up to protect children online

AT&T Response to FCC Staff Report

Mobile Hotspot Router Market to Hit $1 Billion, Changing the Mobile Data Communications Landscape

Lowell McAdam Elected Verizon Chairman; Melanie L. Healey, P&G Group President, Joins Board
McAdam Will Be Chairman and CEO Following Ivan Seidenberg's Retirement as Chairman at Year-End

Portugal Telecom, Sonaecom and Vodafone win in Portugal’s 4G auction

Vodafone Buys Unified Communications Consultancy

Airtel Passes 50 Million Customer Landmark in Africa

Samsung announces dual-core Exynos 5250 SoC clocked at 2GHz

December 1, 2011

Daily News December 1, 2011


Telefónica in talks to share German backhaul network

Samsung Defeats Apple-Sought Ban in Australia

China Unicom Awaiting Final Okay to Sell iPhone 4S

FCC says AT&T, T-Mobile merger plan fails to meet public interest

AT&T, Deutsche Telekom eyed fallback venture: report

Dutch banks and carriers to launch NFC in 2013

Vodafone Germany to use LTE for HDTV launch

AT&T, China Telecom agree to expand partnership

Japan Communications to partner Marubeni in MVNO joint venture

Facebook Settles U.S. Regulator’s Complaints Over Violations of Privacy