Daily News June 14, 2012

Neelie Kroes claims M&As “could help improve European broadband coverage”
http://www.telecoms.com/45464/neelie-kroes-claims-mas-could-help-improve-european-broadband-coverage/

Deutsche Telekom Sees Obstacles To French Network Merger
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-12/deutsche-telekom-sees-obstacles-in-france-telecom-network-merger.html

Claro, Vivo, TIM, Oi take main 4G lots for US$1.2bn
http://member.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/claro-vivo-tim-oi-take-main-4g-lots-for-us12bn

NTT DOCOMO Xi LTE Service Subscribers Top 3 Million
http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2012/001594.html

Qualcomm chief sees advanced-chip supply rising
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/us-qualcomm-chips-idUSBRE85C04W20120613

Nokia Maps to replace Bing Maps in Windows Phone 8, report says
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57451496-75/nokia-maps-to-replace-bing-maps-in-windows-phone-8-report-says/

AT&T interested in Verizon's 700 MHz spectrum
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/att-interested-verizons-700-mhz-lower-and-b-block-spectrum/2012-06-12

Small cell installed base to hit 14m by 2016
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/small-cell-installed-base-hit-14m-2016

Apple to License TomTom’s Content
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120611006133/en/Apple-License-TomTom%E2%80%99s-Content

Samsung Mobile Puts All the Pieces in Place to Bring NFC to the Masses
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120612006952/en/Samsung-Mobile-Puts-Pieces-Place-Bring-NFC
Samsung unveils TecTiles: programmable NFC tags for Galaxy S III, others
http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/13/samsung-tectiles-nfc-tags-galaxy-s-iii/

Amazon Cloud Player App Now Available for iPhone & iPod touch
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1704537&highlight

Thai 3G floor price likely to be $127m
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/thai-3g-floor-price-likely-be-127m

Vietnum 3G subscribers grow to 16m
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/06/12/3g-subscribers-grow-to-16m/

Say hello to Xperia miro and Xperia tipo, our latest social and colourful smartphones

http://blogs.sonymobile.com/products/2012/06/13/say-hello-to-xperia-miro-and-xperia-tipo-our-latest-social-and-colourful-smartphones/

Nokia Said To Near Sale Of Vertu Luxury-Phone Unit To EQT
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-12/nokia-said-to-near-sale-of-vertu-luxury-phone-unit-to-eqt.html

Several African countries ahead of Europe in the race to LTE
http://www.telecoms.com/45422/several-african-countries-ahead-of-europe-in-the-race-to-lte/

HTC to move forward with S3 Graphics acquisition
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57451915-94/htc-to-move-forward-with-s3-graphics-acquisition/