Daily News March 12, 2012

Project Oscar hopes to bring mobile wallets to Europe
Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere have applied to the European
commissionto form a company that would create a mobile wallet platform
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/mar/07/mobile-phone-wallets-europe

China Telecom iPhone Sales Start; Subsidy May Damp Profit
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-09/china-telecom-iphone-sales-start-subsidy-may-damp-profit.html

Telefonica launches 'Virtual Hosting 2.0' for corporations and public
agencies in Latin America
http://saladeprensa.telefonica.es/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&idm=eng&id=66&pais=1&elem=17933&titulo=Telef%C3%B3nica%20launches%20''Virtual...&origen=notapres&selectNumReg=5&pagina=1

Iliad net profit falls on mobile investment
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=471945

FCC presses Verizon, cable companies for more data on deals

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/fcc-presses-verizon-cable-companies-more-data-deals/2012-03-09

Extended UK white space pilot in the pipeline
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/report-extended-uk-white-space-pilot-in-the-pipeline/22873/

P1 starts shift from Wimax to TD-LTE
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/p1-starts-shift-wimax-td-lte

LG Uplus eyes voice-over-LTE launch in October 2012
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/09/lg-uplus-eyes-voice-over-lte-launch-in-october-2012/

TeliaSonera reaches 100,000 LTE users; prepares for upsurge this year
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/09/teliasonera-reaches-100000-lte-users-prepares-for-upsurge-this-year/

TeliaSonera targets VoLTE launch in 2013

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/teliasonera-targets-volte-launch-2013/2012-03-09

C Spire to launch LTE in 20 Mississippi markets in September
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/09/c-spire-to-launch-lte-in-20-mississippi-markets-in-september/

AT&T Is Said to Hold Talks With Cerberus on Sale of Its Yellow Pages Stake
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-08/at-t-said-to-talk-with-cerberus-on-yellow-pages-sale-in-1-5-billion-deal.html

Apple, book publishers face e-book antitrust lawsuit
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57392980-93/apple-book-publishers-face-e-book-antitrust-lawsuit/

China Mobile to Launch TD-SCDMA Windows Phone
http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/54298/china_mobile_to_launch_td_scdma_windows_phone

Microsoft shutting down Windows Marketplace for Mobile on May 9

http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/microsoft-shutting-down-windows-marketplace-mobile-may-9/2012-03-09

Samsung Galaxy S2 to get ICS on March 10
http://sammyhub.com/2012/03/09/samsung-galaxy-s2-to-get-ics-on-march-10/

Zain and Microsoft strike Windows Phone deal
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/zain-and-microsoft-strike-windows-phone-deal/22867/

Nokia CEO received EUR 7.94m in compensation in 2011
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=471944

Families Stay Connected with ZTE Fury Smartphone from Sprint
Priced at less than $20, new Android phone takes the worry out of choosing
the ideal phone for kids and parents alike
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2206

Huawei beefs up design team, to launch more high-end smartphones
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=471946

Google+ Aiming to More Than Double Its User Base This Year, Gundotra Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-10/google-aiming-to-more-than-double-its-user-base-this-year-gundotra-says.html

Verizon Wireless to Shut Call Centers, Relocate Employees
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-08/verizon-wireless-to-shut-three-u-s-call-centers-affecting-3-175-workers.html

Rumor Mill: Google to ditch Motorola's set-top box division
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/rumor-mill-google-ditch-motorolas-set-top-box-division/2012-03-08