Daily News June 25, 2012

T-Mobile Signs Spectrum Agreement With Verizon Wireless

http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/articles/VerizonSpectrumAgreement

Verizon, T-Mobile U.S. agree on spectrum deal

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/us-tmobile-verizon-4g-idUSBRE85O0PJ20120625

Microsoft to buy Yammer for $1.2 billion

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/us-microsoft-acquisition-idUSBRE85O14720120625

Samsung expects Galaxy S III sales to top 10 million during July
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/us-samsung-galaxy-shipments-idUSBRE85O01220120625

Samsung sees higher Q2 handset earnings; U.S. supply crunch to ease
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/us-samsung-q2-earnings-idUSBRE85O01D20120625

EU politicians want eCall mandated in all new cars by 2015

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/eu-politicians-want-ecall-mandated-all-new-cars-2015/2012-06-22

SKT plans launch of commercial VoLTE service in September 2012
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/06/21/skt-plans-launch-of-commercial-volte-service-in-september-2012/

China Mobile signs NFC payments partnership deal

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/06/25/316438/china-mobile-signs-nfc-payments-partnership-deal/

China UnionPay collaborates with various parties to forge the Mobile Payment Industry Alliance

http://en.unionpay.com/news/newsroom/file_49363996.html

KPN to sell Belgian unit BASE, which may fetch EUR 1.8B

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/sale-kpn-base-offers-around-18bn-considered/2012-06-22

Judge blocks Apple in Google smartphone war
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/23/us-apple-google-ruling-idUSBRE85M01F20120623

Report: TD-LTE to power 25% of LTE connections by 2016

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-td-lte-power-25-lte-connections-2016/2012-06-22

MIIT Announces May 2012 Telecom Statistics
http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/57197/miit_announces_may_2012_telecom_statistics

China rolls out over 440 million handsets in January-May
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120625VL201.html

FT-Orange lights Marseille 4G network
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/06/22/ft-orange-lights-marseille-4g-network/

NFC gains foothold, with 1M handsets sold in France

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/nfc-gains-foothold-1m-handsets-sold-france/2012-06-22

Telefonica Germany (O2) set to launch urban LTE on 3 July
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/06/21/telefonica-set-to-launch-urban-lte-on-3-july/

Huawei signs device MoU with France Telecom-Orange
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/06/21/huawei-signs-device-mou-with-france-telecom-orange/

HTC to Close Down Brazilian Sales Operations
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/55063.php

Malaysian Regulator Preparing to Allocate 2.6GHz Spectrum
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/55053.php

Research in Motion to Expand Indian Retail Operations
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/55066.php

Younger U.S. Consumers Most Likely to Consider Adopting 4G
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/younger-u-s-consumers-most-likely-to-consider-adopting-4g/

SFR, Verizon Team Up to Serve French-Based Multinationals
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/55070.php

MTS selects Ericsson for LTE rollout
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/06/22/mts-selects-ericsson-for-lte-rollout/

iPhone 5 prototypes reportedly reveal NFC support

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57459639-37/iphone-5-prototypes-reportedly-reveal-nfc-support/

Droid Incredible 4G LTE could arrive July 5

http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57460123-85/droid-incredible-4g-lte-could-arrive-july-5/

Sony, Panasonic to cooperate on OLED televisions
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/us-sony-panasonic-oled-idUSBRE85O05R20120625