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

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/13/us-eu-internet-idUSTRE7BC1G920111213

NSN sheds broadband access unit

http://www.telecoms.com/37743/nsn-sheds-broadband-access-unit/

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

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/rumor-mill-verizon-att-testing-lte-enabled-nokia-lumia-800/2011-12-13

China to start phase-2 TD-LTE trial

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111213PD200.html

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

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/12/13/ndrc-requests-more-detailed-reform-plans/

Microsoft appoints new head of phone group

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/12/us-microsoft-phones-idUSTRE7BB29R20111212

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

http://allthingsd.com/20111213/6-million-kindle-fires-sold-in-2011-it-could-happen/

O2 starts an Apple Iphone 4S rental scheme

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2131699/o2-starts-apple-iphone-4s-rental-scheme

China Mobile Tops Chinese Brandnames by Valuation

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52213.php

Brazil to auction LTE spectrum in April 2012

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=469831

Bharti Airtel partners with Samsung in Africa

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=469817

French 3G Network Allowed to Secure National Roaming Agreement

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52234.php

Microsoft adds NFC to tag platform

http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/13/311911/microsoft-adds-nfc-to-tag-platform/

IBM to develop NFC payments solutions in Moscow

http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/13/311916/ibm-to-develop-nfc-payments-solutions-in-moscow/

Apple Launches iTunes Store in Brazil & Latin America

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/12/13Apple-Launches-iTunes-Store-in-Brazil-Latin-America.html

Indonesia threatens again to ban BlackBerry

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/indonesia-threatens-again-ban-blackberry