Daily News July 4, 2011

Samsung GALAXY S II reaches 3 Million global sales

http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=555677

Polkomtel sale finalised

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/07/01/polkomtel-sale-finalised/

20th Anniversary of First Ever GSM Phone Call on a Commercial Network

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/49825.php

Vodafone Looking Forward to Bumper Dividend Payments from Verizon Wireless

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/49831.php

Vodafone buys out partner Essar in its Indian unit
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=466003&mail=545&C=0

Major telcos sign up to government’s broadband plan

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/07/01/major-telcos-sign-up-to-governments-broadband-plan/

In US, Smartphones Now Majority of New Cellphone Purchases - Nielsen

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/in-us-smartphones-now-majority-of-new-cellphone-purchases/

Yankee Group Sees Global Mobile Transactions Exceeding $1 Trillion by 2015

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/49839.php

Taiwan's NCC imposes ban on Huawei core network parts, security threat cited

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/07/01/ncc-imposes-ban-on-huawei-core-network-parts-security-threat-cited/

Hutchison’s FTTB reaches 8,000 buildings

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/07/01/hutchisons-fttb-reaches-8000-buildings/

Nortel Sells Patent Portfolio for $4.5 Billion

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/49824.php

HTC UNVEILS TWO NEW SOCIAL SMARTPHONES WITH ONE-TOUCH FACEBOOK SHARING

http://www.htc.com/www/press.aspx?id=172030&lang=1033

Softbank Annouce Refinancing of Acquisition Finance of Vodafone K.K.

http://www.softbank.co.jp/en/news/press/2011/20110701_01/

KDDI to roll out 100,000 hotspots to handle cellular traffic

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/07/01/kddi-to-roll-out-100000-hotspots-to-handle-cellular-traffic/