Daily News December 13, 2012

European Commission Approves Acquisition of Orange Austria by Hutchison 3G

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57784.php

Sprint Nextel in Talks to Take Full Ownership of Clearwire

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57779.php

Half of Smartphones Sold in 2017 Will Be Priced Below US$150

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57760.php

UK makes next move toward 4G

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/uk-makes-next-move-toward-4g

Ofcom welcomes applications for 4G auction

http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2012/12/ofcom-welcomes-applications-for-4g-auction/

Moody's: Vodafone Has Stronger Credit Profile Than Telefonica and Telecom Italia

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57782.php

1800 MHz is the most widely used band for 4G/LTE systems deployments worldwide

http://www.gsacom.com/downloads/pdf/Spectrum_used_in_commercially_launched_LTE_FDD_networks.php4

Apple could make bid for map firm TomTom, analyst says

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57558758-37/apple-could-make-bid-for-map-firm-tomtom-analyst-says/

TeliaSonera to Receive $525 Million from Kazakhstan Listing
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57768.php

Verizon sells Samsung Galaxy Camera on December 13 for $550

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57558518-251/verizon-sells-samsung-galaxy-camera-on-december-13-for-$550/

Vodacom Deploys 500th LTE Enabled Base Station

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57777.php

First Ericsson LTE network built in Africa

http://www.ericsson.com/news/1664267

Maxis allocates $164m for LTE rollout

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/maxis-allocates-164m-lte-rollout