Daily News February 27, 2012

Telefónica reports net profit of 5,403 million euros in 2011, with a record high in free cashflow generation, up 9.5% (PDF)

http://www.telefonica.com/en/shareholders_investors/html/financyreg/resultados2011.shtml

Samsung GALAXY S II reaches 20 Million in global sales

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=11313

Sprint Abandons Talks to Acquire MetroPCS

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-24/sprint-said-to-end-talks-to-buy-wireless-carrier-metropcs-for-8-billion.html

ITU chief calls for fast global deployment of next-generation IMT-Advanced mobile networks

http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/11.aspx

Telefónica and Mastercard's joint venture unveils brand name

http://saladeprensa.telefonica.es/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&selectNumReg=5&pagina=1&id=66&origen=notapres&idm=eng&pais=1&elem=17858

Yota targets Moscow LTE launch in April; MegaFon to piggyback as MVNO

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/22/yota-targets-moscow-lte-launch-in-april-megafon-to-piggyback-as-mvno/

Google may enter tablet market with 7-inch design

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57383979-64/google-may-enter-tablet-market-with-7-inch-design/

Android apps are too expensive

- Apple’s more mature, controlled retail environment drives app price competitiveness

http://www.canalys.com/newsroom/android-apps-are-too-expensive

Telecom Italia FY11 revenues up 8.7%; domestic interests account for 63.5% of sales

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/24/telecom-italia-fy11-revenues-up-8-7-domestic-interests-account-for-63-5-of-sales/

Telecom Italia: Board of Directors illustrates preliminary results at 31 December 2011

http://www.telecomitalia.com/tit/en/archivio/media/comunicati-stampa/telecom-italia/corporate/economico-finanziario/2012/02-24.html

Telekom Austria Group FY11 revenues drop 4.2%; ‘severe macro-economic headwinds’ blamed for slump

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/24/telekom-austria-group-fy11-revenues-drop-4-2-severe-macro-economic-headwinds-blamed-for-slump/

2100MHz 3G licensing timetable updated

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/24/2100mhz-3g-licensing-timetable-updated/

Nokia likely to unveil Lumia 610 and 900 phones next week

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57383528-75/nokia-likely-to-unveil-lumia-610-and-900-phones-next-week/

CSL launches voice for LTE handset users via Circuit Switch Fallback

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/22/csl-launches-voice-for-lte-handset-users-via-circuit-switch-fallback/

FeliCa Networks signs deal with Samsung for Japan’s move to NFC
http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313708/felica-networks-signs-deal-with-samsung-for-japans-move-to-nfc/

DOCOMO, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Fujitsu Jointly Develop LSI Intellectual Property for Multi-standard Modem

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2012/001578.html

Acer shines a light on Liquid Glow NFC smartphone

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313753/acer-shines-a-light-on-liquid-glow-nfc-smartphone/

Apple Acquires App Search Engine Chomp

http://allthingsd.com/20120223/apple-acquires-app-search-engine-chomp/