Daily News March 30, 2012

EU agrees to slash roaming charges, which could crimp operator revenues
http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/eu-agrees-slash-roaming-charges-which-could-crimp-operator-revenues/2012-03-28

EU takes summer bite out of mobile phone roaming charges
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/mar/28/mobile-phones-eu-roaming-charges-cap

Google proposes Android revenue for Oracle: filing
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/28/us-oracle-google-lawsuit-idUSBRE82R0XY20120328

Smartphones Account for Half of all Mobile Phones, Dominate New Phone Purchases in the US

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/smartphones-account-for-half-of-all-mobile-phones-dominate-new-phone-purchases-in-the-us/

US Cellular 4G launch proceeds as planned
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/28/fifth-us-operator-introduces-lte-us-cellular-4g-launch-proceeds-as-planned/

US Cellular Launches LTE Services Through Partner Network
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/53703.php

M-Tel launches LTE network in Bulgaria, expands partnership with Ericsson

http://www.ericsson.com/news/120329_m-tel_launches_lte_network_in_bulgaria_244159020_c

New Mexico and Texas to get superfast 4G LTE services for the first time thanks to PVT supported by Alcatel-Lucent

http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLd4w3MfQFSYGYRq6m-pEoYgbxjgiRIH1vfV-P_NxU_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UAAD_zXg!!/delta/base64xml/L0lJayEvUUd3QndJQSEvNElVRkNBISEvNl9BX0U4QS9lbl93dw!!?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2012/News_Article_002615.xml&s_cid=RSS_newsres_pr_new-mexico-and-texas-to-get-superfast-4g-lte-servic

LTE Small Cell Shipments will Surpass LTE Macro Base Station Shipments in 2014

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3865-LTE+Small+Cell+Shipments+will+Surpass+LTE+Macro+Base+Station+Shipments+in+2014

An EU Cybercrime Centre to fight online criminals and protect e-consumers
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/317&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Apple, Foxconn pledge to revamp worker conditions

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/29/us-apple-foxconn-idUSBRE82S19720120329

Russian diplomats might swing case for SSTL
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/28/russian-diplomats-might-swing-case-for-sstl/

Smartphone Shipments will Eclipse all other Handset Shipments Combined by 2016

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3864-Smartphone+Shipments+will+Eclipse+all+other+Handset+Shipments+Combined+by+2016

Deadline for consultation on Everything Everywhere’s 1800MHz 4G plans extended
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/28/deadline-for-consultation-on-everything-everywheres-1800mhz-4g-plans-extended/

Huawei Introduces Beyond LTE Technology for 30Gbps
http://www.huawei.com/ilink/en/about-huawei/newsroom/press-release/HW_126436

Report: Swedish operators may block mobile VoIP calls
http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/report-swedish-operators-may-block-mobile-voip-calls/2012-03-28?

Huawei Sales Top $32B in 2011
http://www.lightreading.com/blog.asp?blog_sectionid=752&doc_id=219244

Amazon Kindle Touch 3G Now for Sale to Customers in over 175 Countries
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1677389&highlight

How to control access to apps on your kid’s Windows Phone

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/03/29/how-to-control-access-to-apps-on-your-kid-s-windows-phone.aspx

Orange Business Services signs five-year, over $100 million telecoms outsourcing contract renewal with JTI

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp120329en.jsp

Survey pegs Apple gear in half of U.S. homes
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-57405930-248/survey-pegs-apple-gear-in-half-of-u.s-homes/