Daily News December 19, 2011

SKT LTE subscriber base passes 500,000

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/12/16/skt-lte-subscriber-base-passes-500000/

3 claims first FDD/TDD LTE network in the world

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/12/16/3-claims-first-fddtdd-lte-network-in-the-world/

Samsung Takes a Dig at iPhone - YouGov

http://www.brandindex.com/article/samsung-beats-iphone

Foxconn Starts Manufacturing IPhones in Brazil

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52296.php

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

http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2011/12/pr2011-12-14m.html

Swedish Regulators Outline Radio Spectrum Auction Plans

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52297.php

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

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-16/telekom-austria-cuts-dividend-by-half-as-europe-debt-crisis-trims-spending.html

AT&T Increases Stockholder Dividend 2.3 Percent

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=22138&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=33536&mapcode=corporate%7Cfinancial

comScore Releases November 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/12/comScore_Releases_November_2011_U.S._Search_Engine_Rankings

AT&T, Other ISIS Partners Eye Mobile Payments Overseas

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2011/12/att_other_isis_partners_eye_mobile_payments_overseas.html

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

http://imsresearch.com/press-release/35_Million_Handsets_in_2011_Marks_Breakthrough_Year_for_Mobile_NearField_Communications

San Francisco gets NFC parking meters

http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/18/311965/san-francisco-gets-nfc-parking-meters/

Verizon Wireless Buys Spectrum From Cox

http://allthingsd.com/20111216/verizon-wireless-buys-spectrum-from-cox/

Report: The Rise of Smartphones, Apps and the Mobile Web
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/report-the-rise-of-smartphones-apps-and-the-mobile-web/