Daily News April 18, 2012

EC queries French MTRs
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/04/16/ec-queries-french-mtrs/

European Commission Expresses Serious Concerns About High Mobile Rates in Estonia

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/53973.php

France Telecom could net EUR2B from Free roaming deal

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/france-telecom-could-net-eur2b-from-free-roaming-deal/23477/

Verizon's 4G LTE blankets two-thirds of U.S. population

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57415191-94/verizons-4g-lte-blankets-two-thirds-of-u.s-population/

RIM eyes hiring investment bankers: First step to a sale?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57414824-94/rim-eyes-hiring-investment-bankers-first-step-to-a-sale/

Deutsche Telekom weighs up UK, Dutch options

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/deutsche-telekom-weighs-up-uk-dutch-options/23473/

Apple Falls for Fifth Day on Concern of Carrier Subsidy Cut

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-16/apple-drops-most-in-almost-six-months-in-intraday-trading-1-.html

Telefónica announces major mobile content play with EA
http://saladeprensa.telefonica.es/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&idm=eng&id=66&pais=1&elem=18047&titulo=Telef%C3%B3nica%20announces%20major%20mo...&origen=notapres&selectNumReg=5&pagina=1

Samsung Galaxy SIII ‘official Olympics phone’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/samsung/9208754/Samsung-Galaxy-SIII-official-Olympics-phone.html

AT&T Fastest 4G Service, T-Mobile Fastest in 3G, PCWorld Mobile Speed Tests Reveal

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120417006830/en/ATT-Fastest-4G-Service-T-Mobile-Fastest-3G

India's RCom Signs Deal with Google to Promote Android Phones

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/53964.php

Intel revenue forecast beats, but stock falls

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/us-intel-idUSBRE83G1DC20120417

Smartphones Will Drive Device Semiconductor Market to $170 Billion Cumulative Revenues in Next Five Years

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3877-Smartphones+Will+Drive+Device+Semiconductor+Market+to+%24170+Billion+Cumulative+Revenues+in+Next+Five+Years

Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Reached $307 Billion in 2011, According to Final Results by Gartner
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1986016

Nokia to announce its first manufacturing plant in Vietnam on April 23rd

http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/16/nokia-to-announce-its-first-manufacturing-plant-in-vietnam-on-april-23rd/

Taiwanese consumer watchdog claims mobile calling rates are still too high
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/04/16/taiwanese-consumer-watchdog-claims-mobile-calling-rates-are-still-too-high/

Symbian Still Top Smartphone OS in the Middle East

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/53966.php

Sprint and LG Launch Third Device in 2012 with Eco-Friendly Features, LG Optimus Elite

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2243