Daily News November 30, 2012

T-Mobile May Announce US Deal for Apple's iPhone Next Week

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57597.php

Glo Mobile—22.0m subscriptionsCellular Penetration in Africa Expected to Surpass 80% in 1Q-2013 

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/cellular-penetration-in-africa-expected-to-surpass

Microsoft Surface With Windows Pro to Go on Sale in January

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-29/microsoft-surface-with-windows-pro-to-go-on-sale-in-january-1-.html

Swisscom Launches its LTE Network in Switzerland

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57584.php

Tele2 Estonia launches LTE

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/28/tele2-estonia-launches-lte/

DOCOMO to Establish Wholly Owned Subsidiary in Singapore

— Will Provide Communication Services to Local Japanese —

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2012/001621.html

Daily News November 29, 2012

Tata, Telenor may merge Indian operations
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/tata-telenor-may-merge-indian-operations

China may allocate 1.4-GHz for TD-LTE
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-may-allocate-14-ghz-td-lte

China's tablet market grows 63 percent in third quarter; Apple is king
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-china-tablet-market-idUSBRE8AR04K20121128

Spanish Mobile Operators Launch Nationwide Joyn Services

http://www.gsma.com/newsroom/spanish-mobile-operators-launch-nationwide-joyn-services/

Vivendi's SFR telecom unit to cut 856 jobs

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-vivendi-sfr-idUSBRE8AR09H20121128

Italian tax police probe Google Italy again

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/net-us-google-italy-probe-idUSBRE8AR0WA20121128

Germany Regulator to Lower Mobile Voice Termination Rates
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57546.php

Qualcomm Joins NFC Forum Board of Directors
http://www.nfc-forum.org/news/pr/view?item_key=ff3520c8faaaf476b6072ff41cd3bd17ec8ca71e

ZTE trials eSRVCC VoLTE in Hong Kong

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/27/zte-trials-esrvcc-volte-in-hong-kong/

Brazil to get NFC in 2013

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/11/28/321373/brazil-to-get-nfc-in-2013/

Worldwide Kindle Device Sales More Than Double Last Year’s Record Over Holiday Shopping Weekend
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=1762030

Daily News November 28, 2012

Ericsson takes action for fair and reasonable patent licensing

http://www.ericsson.com/news/1660699

France's SFR Expected to Cut Around 10% of its Workforce
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57522.php

Bouygues sells towers
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/26/bouygues-sells-towers/

MegaFon IPO Said to Be Oversubscribed at Low End of Range

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-27/megafon-ipo-said-to-be-oversubscribed-at-low-end-of-range.html

India's Tata Closing CDMA Network in Three Circles
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57528.php

Windows Phone 7.8 rumored to launch this week
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57554328-94/windows-phone-7.8-rumored-to-launch-this-week/

Telecom Italia picks Gemalto NFC

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/11/27/321318/telecom-italia-picks-gemalto-nfc/

Microsoft sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in month: executive

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/us-microsoft-windows-idUSBRE8AQ18W20121127

Daily News November 27, 2012

Orange launches LTE in four cities
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/23/orange-launches-lte-in-four-cities/

today, Orange announced the first 4G offer for its corporate customers, and will launch its 4G offers for the wider public in February 2013

http://orange.com/en/press/press-releases/press-releases-2012/today-Orange-announced-the-first-4G-offer-for-its-corporate-customers-and-will-launch-its-4G-offers-for-the-wider-public-in-February-2013

Lenovo Expected to Become China's Largest Smartphone Vendor in 2013
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57496.php

China Unicom to buy fixed networks from parent
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-unicom-buy-fixed-networks-parent

China Unicom and China Merchants Bank launch NFC in Shanghai

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/11/26/321301/china-unicom-and-china-merchant-bank-launch-nfc-in-shanghai/

Bharti Airtel said to plan tower IPO this year
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/bharti-airtel-said-plan-tower-ipo-year

South Korean LTE Subscriber Base Reaches 22% of Mobile Users
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57483.php

Samsung announces Galaxy Note II has moved 5 million units worldwide

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/25/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-5-million-sold/

Telefonica (Vivo) to launch LTE in Brazil in April 2013
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/22/telefonica-vivo-to-launch-lte-in-brazil-in-april-2013/

Sprint 4G LTE Lights Up in 11 New Cities and Counties in Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2468

Nokia’s Camera Guru Quits
http://allthingsd.com/20121123/nokias-camera-guru-quits/

Zain Launches LTE Services in Kuwait
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57490.php

Analysis: Half of all mobile connections running on 3G/4G networks by 2017
https://wirelessintelligence.com/analysis/2012/11/half-of-all-mobile-connections-running-on-3g-4g-networks-by-2017/359/

Daily News November 26, 2012

Orange launches smartphone app for free calls, texts

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/22/us-orange-app-idUSBRE8AL0AW20121122

Orange launches ‘Libon’ an all-in-one communication app: free HD calls, messaging and personalized visual voicemail

http://www.orange.com/en/press/press-releases/press-releases-2012/Orange-launches-Libon-an-all-in-one-communication-app-free-HD-calls-messaging-and-personalized-visual-voicemail

Black Friday Billion: Kick-Off to Brick-and-Mortar Shopping Season Surges Past $1 Billion in E-Commerce Spending for the First Time

http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2012/11/Black_Friday_Billion_Kick-Off_to_Brick-and-Mortar_Shopping_Season_Surges_Past_1_Billion_in_E-Commerce_Spending_for_the_First_Time

Orange Bets Spain Bargains Will Beat Telefonica

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-21/orange-bets-spain-bargains-will-beat-telefonica.html

Telekom Austria Weighs Eastern Europe Spinoff, WiBlatt Reports

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-25/telekom-austria-weighs-eastern-europe-spinoff-wiblatt-reports.html

NFC will Come Out of the Trial Phase in 2013 as 285 Million Enabled Devices are Expected to be Shipped

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/nfc-will-come-out-of-the-trial-phase-in-2013-as-28

Fitch downgrades Sony, Panasonic ratings to "junk"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/22/us-sony-panasonic-ratings-idUSBRE8AL07B20121122

Daily News November 22, 2012

France in talks with Google over tax audit: minister
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/net-us-france-google-idUSBRE8AJ10V20121120

Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to surpass that of notebooks in 2013
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20121119PD209.html

Smartphones Set to Overtake Feature Phones in Flash Memory Consumption Next Year
http://www.isuppli.com/Memory-and-Storage/News/Pages/Smartphones-Set-to-Overtake-Feature-Phones-in-Flash-Memory-Consumption-Next-Year.aspx

Samsung to ship more than 60M smartphones in Q4, says analyst

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57553167-94/samsung-to-ship-more-than-60m-smartphones-in-q4-says-analyst/

China Telcos Announce October 2012 Subscriber Totals
http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/61150/china_telcos_announce_october_2012_subscriber_totals

China Mobile Looking to Sell 100 Million Phones in 2013
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57433.php

China Mobile picks 16 TD-LTE device vendors
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-mobile-picks-16-td-lte-device-vendors

China Total Mobile Internet Users Reaching 400 Million
http://www.chinainternetwatch.com/1816/china-total-mobile-internet-users-reaching-400-million/

Telefonica to offload 2% PT stake within a matter of weeks
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/20/telefonica-to-offload-2-pt-stake-within-a-matter-of-weeks/

Orange and Akamai form Content Delivery Strategic Alliance
http://www.orange.com/en/press/press-releases/press-releases-2012/Orange-and-Akamai-form-Content-Delivery-Strategic-Alliance

Cosmote launches first LTE network in Greece

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/20/cosmote-launches-first-lte-network-in-greece/

Finland begins 800MHz auction process
http://www.telecoms.com/53394/finland-begins-800mhz-auction-process/

HP Hit by $8.8 Billion Write-Down - Alleges Fraud by Subsidiary

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57440.php

Unlocked Galaxy S3 Mini arrives at Amazon
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57552364-94/unlocked-galaxy-s3-mini-arrives-at-amazon/

Motorola Mobility and China Mobile Blow Your Mind With Motorola MT788: Intel Inside® and Speed Up to 2GHz
http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Motorola-Mobility-and-China-Mobile-Blow-Your-Mind-With-Motorola-MT788-Intel-Inside-and-Speed-Up-to-2GHz-3bf5.aspx

Daily News November 21, 2012

France in talks with Google over tax audit: minister

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/net-us-france-google-idUSBRE8AJ10V20121120

China Mobile Looking to Sell 100 Million Phones in 2013

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57433.php

Cosmote launches first LTE network in Greece

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/20/cosmote-launches-first-lte-network-in-greece/

Finland begins 800MHz auction process

http://www.telecoms.com/53394/finland-begins-800mhz-auction-process/

HP Hit by $8.8 Billion Write-Down - Alleges Fraud by Subsidiary

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57440.php

Unlocked Galaxy S3 Mini arrives at Amazon

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57552364-94/unlocked-galaxy-s3-mini-arrives-at-amazon/

Motorola Mobility and China Mobile Blow Your Mind With Motorola MT788: Intel Inside® and Speed Up to 2GHz

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Motorola-Mobility-and-China-Mobile-Blow-Your-Mind-With-Motorola-MT788-Intel-Inside-and-Speed-Up-to-2GHz-3bf5.aspx

Daily News November 20, 2012

MetroPCS Talked With Eight Companies on Way to T-Mobile Merger
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-16/metropcs-held-talks-with-eight-companies-on-way-to-t-mobile-deal.html

Telefonica Sees No Need for Share Sale of British Unit

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-19/telefonica-sees-no-need-for-share-sale-of-british-unit.html

Telefonica keen to retain TI stake despite Sawiris stake scheme

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/19/telefonica-keen-to-retain-ti-stake-despite-sawiris-stake-scheme/

AT&T doubled its 4G LTE coverage this year
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57550926-94/at-t-doubled-its-4g-lte-coverage-this-year/

U.S. Cellular offers unlimited 4G LTE plan...for now

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57551832-94/u.s-cellular-offers-unlimited-4g-lte-plan...for-now/

USA and Mexico to Co-Operate in Curbing Mobile Phone Theft

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57404.php

Alcatel-Lucent may sell some patents to bolster balance sheet
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/alcatel-lucent-may-sell-some-patents-bolster-balance-sheet/2012-11-16

Apple approves 1 millionth iOS app, tracker says

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57551888-37/apple-approves-1-millionth-ios-app-tracker-says/

Samsung launches Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE model

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57551812-94/samsung-launches-galaxy-note-10.1-lte-model/

O2 Ireland to start work on 4G rollout in first half of 2013

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/19/o2-ireland-to-start-work-on-4g-rollout-in-first-half-of-2013/

Cisco to buy cloud-networking start-up Meraki for $1.2 billion
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/19/us-cisco-meraki-idUSBRE8AI00P20121119

Daily News November 19, 2012

Cisco chief confirms LTE small cell ambitions
http://www.telecomasia.net/blog/content/cisco-chief-confirms-lte-small-cell-ambitions

France Telecom May Sell Stake in UK Joint Venture to Private Investors
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57373.php

Free Mobile continues strong subscriber growth
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/15/free-mobile-continues-strong-subscriber-growth/

Nokia Siemens Networks and Samsung Stand Out in Stabilizing Q3 2012 Wireless Infrastructure Market

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/nokia-siemens-networks-and-samsung-stand-out-in-st

China market: Over 49 million smartphones sold in 3Q12, says Analysys
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20121116VL202.html

Android takes 90% smartphone platform market share in China
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20121115PD215.html

Rumor: China Telecom to Shift 2G Handset Subsidies to 3G

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/61037/rumor_china_telecom_to_shift_2g_handset_subsidies_to_3g

Google Nexus 7 on AT&T network sold out

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57550123-94/google-nexus-7-on-at-t-network-sold-out/

Ruckus Wireless prices IPO at high end of range: market source
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/16/us-ruckuswireless-ipo-idUSBRE8AF05G20121116

LTE networks vulnerable to inexpensive jamming technique
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57550805-94/lte-networks-vulnerable-to-inexpensive-jamming-technique/

Researchers Find Way to Boost Wi-Fi Performance 400-700 Percent
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57362.php

Dell profit falls 47 percent
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/16/us-dell-results-idUSBRE8AE1S520121116

DOCOMO Develops World’s First Small-cell Base Station for 3G and LTE
http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2012/001620.html

Daily News November 16, 2012

KPN Raises $500 Million From Sale of 2,000 German Towers to American Tower
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57352.php

India's GSM Spectrum Auction Concludes After Just Two Days
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57347.php

Telefonica launches Microsoft video platform

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-telefonica-video-idUSBRE8AE0XY20121115

BlackBerry Messenger to Support Voice Calls over Wi-Fi
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57335.php

Qualcomm Atheros and Cisco Announce Indoor Location Technology Collaboration

http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2012/11/15/qualcomm-atheros-and-cisco-announce-indoor-location-technology-collaborati

Qi Wins Wireless Charging Battle With Nexus 4 and Windows Phone 8 Support
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2012/11/13/qi-wins-wireless-charging-battle-with-nexus-4-and-windows-phone-8-support/

Ericsson's charging and billing solutions serve 2 billion subscriptions worldwide
http://www.ericsson.com/news/1657820

Vivendi Q3 results highlight continuing woes at SFR
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/14/vivendi-q3-results-highlight-continuing-woes-at-sfr/

Russia's MTS Sees Profits Jump on Lower Costs and Currency Gains
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57339.php

AM Launches Mexico's First Commercial LTE Network with Huawei

http://www.huawei.com/ilink/en/about-huawei/newsroom/press-release/HW_197173

Vodacom Using Satellite for Backhaul Services

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57344.php

Amazon Cloud Drive Comes to Japan

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=1759238

Kindle Fire HD 8.9” Ships Today
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=1759259

Daily News November 15, 2012

Gartner Says Worldwide Sales of Mobile Phones Declined 3 Percent in Third
Quarter of 2012; Smartphone Sales Increased 47 Percent
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=2237315

Visa officially launches its digital wallet V.me
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57549032-93/visa-officially-launches-its-digital-wallet-v.me/

GSA confirms 1800 MHz as the most popular LTE band; LTE1800 used in over 37%
of networks
http://www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_367.php

Nokia Buys Earthmine for 3-D Ability in Map Fight With Apple

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-13/nokia-acquires-3-d-technology-as-it-bolsters-maps-against-apple.html

Verizon will offer free WP8 phone by end of year

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57549320-94/verizon-will-offer-free-wp8-phone-by-end-of-year/

SingTel, Resilient performance across the Group in the second quarter
http://info.singtel.com/node/12450

Texas Instruments to cut 1,700 jobs to reduce costs

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/14/net-us-texasinstruments-jobcuts-idUSBRE8AD1SC20121114

Intel, Qualcomm in talks to invest up to $300 million in Sharp: Jiji

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/13/us-sharp-intel-investment-idUSBRE8AC1A820121113

ASUS VivoTab RT Windows 8 Tablet Available on AT&T's 4G LTE Network Beginning Nov. 16
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=23521&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=35689&mapcode=consumer|mobile-devices

VimpelCom Quarterly Profits Nearly Triple to $538 Million

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57330.php

Verizon and HTC's latest twist: The $199 Droid DNA

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57548677-94/verizon-and-htcs-latest-twist-the-$199-droid-dna/

ZTE's Sprint Flash launches, has 12-megapixel camera

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57549334-94/ztes-sprint-flash-launches-has-12-megapixel-camera/

Daily News November 14, 2012

Verizon Wireless Announces $8.5 Billion in Distributions to Verizon and
Vodafone by Year-End 2012
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2012/verizon-wireless-announces.html

Verizon Wireless Pays Another Big Dividend, Avoids a Tax Hike
http://allthingsd.com/20121112/verizon-wireless-pays-another-big-dividend-avoids-a-tax-hike/

Vodafone Group reveals GBP5.9 billion write-down as Southern European woes continue
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/13/vodafone-group-reveals-gbp5-9-billion-write-down-as-southern-european-woes-continue/

Vodafone announces results for the six months ended 30 September 2012
http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/media/news/halfyear_2012.html

[PDF]Vodafone announces results for the six months ended 30 September 2012

http://www.vodafone.com/content/dam/vodafone/investors/financial_results_feeds/half_year_30september2012/dl_halfyear2012.pdf

Cisco Profit Exceeds Estimates as Price Cuts Spur Sales

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-13/cisco-profit-exceeds-estimates-as-price-cuts-spurs-sales.html

Telecom Italia Confirms Investment Offer from Egypt's Naguib Sawiris
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57296.php

Africa's Mobile Subscriber Base to Cross 750 Million Mark by Year End
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57304.php

France Sees Fastest Mobile Subscriber Growth Rate in a Decade
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57295.php

Google、Nexus 4とNexus 10を発売　Nexus 7のAndroid 4.2アップデートも

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1211/14/news030.html

Samsung Galaxy Camera Available on AT&T's 4G Network Beginning Nov. 16
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=23523&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=35691&mapcode=consumer|mobile-devices

AT&T Puts Hefty $499 Price Tag on Samsung’s Android-Based Galaxy Camera
http://allthingsd.com/20121112/att-puts-hefty-499-price-tag-on-samsungs-android-based-galaxy-camera/

NFC Forum publishes NFC Controller Interface specification
http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/11/12/321039/nfc-forum-publishes-nfc-controller-interface-specification/

Vodacom Posts Sharp Rise in First Half Profits
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57292.php

Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II blasts off to Verizon
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57548697-94/samsung-galaxy-stratosphere-ii-blasts-off-to-verizon/ 

Daily News November 13, 2012

Ofcom finalises 4G auction rules
http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2012/11/ofcom-finalises-4g-auction-rules/

Verizon plans to complete its LTE rollout by mid-2013
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57547595-94/verizon-plans-to-complete-its-lte-rollout-by-mid-2013/

China Telecom snags iPhone 5 for late 2012 launch
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57547819-37/china-telecom-snags-iphone-5-for-late-2012-launch/

Microsoft's Surface tablet has "modest" start: Ballmer

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/12/us-microsoft-ballmer-idUSBRE8AB0PY20121112

RIM to introduce new BlackBerry 10 devices on January 30

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/12/us-rim-blackberry-idUSBRE8AB0H920121112

iPad Mini LTE will ship by early next week, report says
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57547559-37/ipad-mini-lte-will-ship-by-early-next-week-report-says/

Thailand to set 3G price ceiling by Dec
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/thailand-set-3g-price-ceiling-dec

AIS reaches 3.5m 3G subscribers; blended ARPU climbs 4% y-o-y
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/08/ais-reaches-3-5m-3g-subscribers-blended-arpu-climbs-4-y-o-y/

DTAC Aiming to Offer Both 3G and 4G Services
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57284.php

OTE’s EBITDA drops 7.4% on 10.2% turnover slump
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/09/otes-ebitda-drops-7-4-on-10-2-turnover-slump/

Greece’s OTE encourages employees to retire early
http://www.telecoms.com/52610/greeces-ote-encourages-employees-to-retire-early/

Swisscom profits slide 9.2%
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/09/swisscom-profits-slide-9-2/

Telus Reports Stable Rise in Revenues and Profits
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57275.php

Daily News November 12, 2012

MegaFon Is Said to Resume Marketing for $2 Billion IPO This Week

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-11/megafon-is-said-to-resume-marketing-for-3-billion-ipo-this-week.html

MegaFon Posts Strong Increases in Revenues and Profits

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57263.php

HTC and Apple Settle Patent Dispute

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/11/11HTC-and-Apple-Settle-Patent-Dispute.html

China Unicom expects to start selling iPhone 5 by year-end

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/us-china-congress-unicom-idUSBRE8A80EF20121109

T-Mobile USA loses 492,000 contract customers in Q3

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57546817-94/t-mobile-usa-loses-492000-contract-customers-in-q3/

Verizon Wireless to start taking Windows Phone 8 preorders on Friday
http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/11/08/verizon-wireless-to-start-taking-windows-phone-8-preorders-on-friday.aspx

Gartner Says PC Market in Western Europe Declined 15 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2012

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=2230815

Daily News November 9, 2012

Deutsche Telekom reports stable development in operations in the third quarter of 2012 at the same time as a considerable book loss
http://www.telekom.com/media/company/156992

Telekom Posts $8.8 Billion Loss as Sales Beat Estimates
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-08/deutsche-telekom-posts-eu6-9-billion-loss-as-sales-top-estimates.html

Ericsson demos LTE Advanced for TDD using Carrier Aggregation
http://www.ericsson.com/news/121107-ericsson-demos-lte-advanced-for-tdd-using-carrier-aggregation_244159017_c

Qualcomm Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Results Fiscal 2012 Revenues $19.1 Billion
http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2012/11/07/qualcomm-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-2012-results-fiscal-2012-reve

Qualcomm Rises on Sales, Profit Forecasts That Exceed Estimates
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-07/qualcomm-forecasts-sales-profit-that-exceed-analysts-estimates.html

Samsung Galaxy S3 Becomes World's Best-Selling Smartphone Model in Q3 2012

http://www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=pressreleaseviewer&a0=5301

Sprint to Acquire Spectrum and Customers in the Midwest from U.S. Cellular for $480 Million
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2452

Telcel partners with Ericsson for 4G/LTE launch in Mexico
http://www.ericsson.com/news/121107-telcel-partners-with-ericsson-for-4g-lte-launch-in-mexico_244159017_c

AT&T to Invest $14 Billion to Significantly Expand Wireless and Wireline Broadband Networks, Support Future IP Data Growth and New Services
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=23506&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=35661&mapcode=corporate|consumer

China Mobile Hong Kong’s LTE goes dual-mode FDD/TDD in December
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/07/china-mobile-hong-kongs-lte-goes-dual-mode-fddtdd-in-december/

Ericsson demos LTE Advanced for TDD using Carrier Aggregation
http://www.ericsson.com/news/121107-ericsson-demos-lte-advanced-for-tdd-using-carrier-aggregation_244159017_c

Telefonica Brasil’s Q3 net profit slumps 29.8%
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/07/telefonica-brasils-q3-net-profit-slumps-29-8/

Now in the Store: Angry Birds Space
http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/11/07/now-in-the-store-angry-birds-space.aspx

Lenovo Profit Rises 13% as Share Overtakes Hewlett-Packard
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-08/lenovo-s-net-gains-13-as-market-share-overtakes-hewlett-packard.html

Daily News November 8, 2012

Telefónica’s net profit to September up by 26.4% at 3,455 million euros

http://pressoffice.telefonica.com/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&id=0&idm=eng&pais=1&elem=19015

Telefonica Debt Shrinks as Alierta Sells Assets for Cash
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-07/telefonica-misses-profit-estimates-on-slowing-demand.html

[Presentation]Telefonica, Results January-September 2012

http://www.telefonica.com/en/shareholders_investors/pdf/rdos12t3-pres.pdf

Five left in India's 1800-MHz auction
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/five-left-indias-1800-mhz-auction

Gartner Says 821 Million Smart Devices Will Be Purchased Worldwide in 2012;
Sales to Rise to 1.2 Billion in 2013
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=2227215

Gartner: Smartphone, tablet sales to top 1.2B in 2013
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/gartner-smartphone-tablet-sales-top-12b-2013/2012-11-06

Smartphones Overtake Laptops for Wi-Fi Hotspot Usage
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57208.php

Apple adds Android 4.1, Galaxy Note 10.1 to Samsung lawsuit
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57546013-37/apple-adds-android-4.1-galaxy-note-10.1-to-samsung-lawsuit/

Philippine Companies Given 5 Years to Comply With Foreign Shareholding Rules
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57215.php

Telefonica O2 Germany Posts First Financial Results Since Listing
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57202.php

Belgacom introduces commercial 4G services
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/06/belgacom-introduces-commercial-4g-services/

PLDT reports flat Q3 on rising costs
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/06/pldt-reports-flat-q3-on-rising-costs/

Daily News November 7, 2012

Europe to Approve Use of 2Ghz Spectrum for LTE Services

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57193.php

Android Tablets Gain Momentum in the Third Quarter, Expectations Remain High for the Holiday Quarter, According to IDC

http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-8ZRMAN

Wireless Broadband Alliacne(WBA)とSmall Cell Forumは、Wi-Fiとスモールセル基地局の統合で協力へ

Wireless Broadband Alliance & Small Cell Forum Cooperate to Integrate Wi-Fi Hotspots & Small Cells

http://www.smallcellforum.org/smallcellforum/newsstory-wireless-broadband-alliance-and-small-cell-forum-cooperate-to-integrate-wi-fi-hotspots-and-small-cells

Low-End iPad mini Carries $188 Bill of Materials, Teardown Analysis Reveals

http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/Low-End-iPad-mini-Carries-188-Bill-of-Materials-Teardown-Analysis-Reveals.aspx

Microsoft Surface RT More Profitable than iPad, Teardown Analysis Reveals

http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/Microsoft-Surface-RT-More-Profitable-than-iPad-Teardown-Analysis-Reveals.aspx

Windows Phone 8 Smartphones Arrive at AT&T Nov. 9; Pre-orders Begin Nov. 7

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=23500&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=35656&mapcode=consumer%7Cmobile-devices

LTE spend hits SK Telecom Q3 net

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/lte-spend-hits-sk-telecom-q3-net

SK Telecom's Business and finacial results by month and by quarter

http://www.sktelecom.com/eng/jsp/n_financial/QuarterlyEarningsReleases.jsp

kt, 3Q 12 Earnings Release (PDF)

http://file.kt.com//DreamTeam/att_file/DT2004_DN/208/kthp1352074036722.pdf

TeliaSonera Looking to Sell 25% Stake in Kazakhstan Based KCell

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57194.php

PCCW to Start NFC Mobile Payments in Hong Kong Next Year

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57186.php

StarHub’s 3Q net income up 27% on higher pay-TV, fixed and broadband revenues

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/05/starhubs-3q-net-income-up-27-on-higher-pay-tv-fixed-and-broadband-revenues/

Daily News November 6, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S III Sales Reach 30 Million Units
http://sammyhub.com/2012/11/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-sales-reach-30-million-units/

Apple sells 3 million iPads over first weekend

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-apple-ipad-idUSBRE8A40P620121105

Samsung: 3M Galaxy Note 2 units sold in 30 days
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57544215-94/samsung-3m-galaxy-note-2-units-sold-in-30-days/

Apple's taxes on overseas profits last year: Less than 2 percent
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57544873-37/apples-taxes-on-overseas-profits-last-year-less-than-2-percent/

Alcatel-Lucent announces third quarter 2012 results and details progress of
restructuring plan
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLd4w3MfQFSYGYRq6m-pEoYgbxjgiRIH1vfV-P_NxU_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UAAD_zXg!!/delta/base64xml/L0lJayEvUUd3QndJQSEvNElVRkNBISEvNl9BX0U4QS9lbl93dw!!?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2012/News_Article_002738.xml

KPN Sells Part of its Dutch Towers Portfolio
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57126.php

LTE marketing expenses push LG Uplus to net loss in 2Q12
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/02/lte-marketing-expenses-push-lg-uplus-to-net-loss-in-2q12/

Ericsson Signs M2M Deal with Russia's MegaFon
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57138.php

Virgin Eyes Russia Based MVNO Launch
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57161.php

MetroPCS goes live with RCS
http://www.telecoms.com/52113/metropcs-goes-live-with-rcs/

TIM Brazil reports ‘tough’ 3Q but net profit, revenue stable
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/01/tim-brazil-reports-tough-3q-but-net-profit-revenue-stable/

Android 4.0 now on a quarter of all Android devices
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57544368-94/android-4.0-now-on-a-quarter-of-all-android-devices/

Daily News November 5, 2012

GSA, Evolution to LTE Report

http://www.gsacom.com/downloads/pdf/GSA_Evolution_to_LTE_report_011112.php4

Apple Releases iOS 6.0.1, Fixes iPhone 5 Software Update Issues, Other Bugs
http://allthingsd.com/20121101/apple-releases-ios-6-0-1-fixes-iphone-5-software-update-issues-other-bugs/

Rogers and CIBC switch on NFC payments in Canada

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/11/04/320915/rogers-and-cibc-switch-on-nfc-payments-in-canada/

U.S. Cellular to Expand LTE Coverage Next Week
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57150.php

comScore Reports September 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2012/11/comScore_Reports_September_2012_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share

Daily News November 2, 2012

AT&T, T-Mobile USA to use each other's networks in NY, NJ
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/us-storm-sandy-att-t-mobileusa-idUSBRE89U1H120121031

AT&T and T-Mobile Open Networks to Customers of Both Carriers in New York and New Jersey
http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/articles/att-and-t-mobile-open-networks

MIIT Allocates FDD-LTE Spectrum

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/60580/miit_allocates_fdd_lte_spectrum

Android Marks Fourth Anniversary Since Launch with 75.0% Market Share in Third Quarter, According to IDC

http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23771812

Googleの「Nexus 7」は1カ月当たり100万台販売──Wall Street Journal報道

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1211/01/news027.html

First 4G LTE Tablet from Sprint, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Available Beginning Nov. 11 for $549.99

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2447

Daily News November 1, 2012

Vodafone NZ buys TelstraClear for $690m
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/vodafone-nz-buys-telstraclear-690m

Vodafone launches LTE in Rome, Milan today
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/10/30/vodafone-launches-lte-in-rome-milan-today/

Altimo inks deal to acquire 6% stake from Bertofan to seize control of Vimpelcom
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/10/30/altimo-inks-deal-to-acquire-6-stake-from-bertofan-to-seize-control-of-vimpelcom/

China Mobile details NFC launch plans

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/10/31/320861/china-mobile-details-nfc-launch-plans/

iPhone 5 shipments to top 40 million units in 4Q12, say sources
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20121030PD233.html

Chinese telcos to pour $59b into networks
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/chinese-telcos-pour-59b-networks

Oi promises LTE in Rio by year-end; plans to extend coverage beyond licence commitment
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/10/30/oi-promises-lte-in-rio-by-year-end-plans-to-extend-coverage-beyond-licence-commitment/

Telefonica Signs First MVNO Contract in Czech Republic
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/57108.php

Foxconn 3Q12 profit surges almost 140%

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20121031PD200.html