Daily News December 14, 2012

Dell Quits Smartphone Business Globally, Drops Android
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2012/12/12/dell-quits-smartphone-business-globally-android/

KT Corp mulls Morocco move
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/12/kt-corp-mulls-morocco-move/

Sprint offers $2.1 billion to buy rest of Clearwire

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/13/us-clearwire-offer-sprint-idUSBRE8BC0IG20121213

BT joins UK LTE spectrum auction as doubts surface over £3.5B target

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/bt-joins-uk-lte-spectrum-auction-doubts-surface-over-35b-target/2012-12-12

Bouygues Telecom sues Free Mobile over smears and 'unfair competition'

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/bouygues-telecom-sues-free-mobile-over-smears-and-unfair-competition/2012-12-12

FCC approves DISH plans to repurpose satellite spectrum for mobile use
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/12/fcc-approves-dish-plans-to-repurpose-satellite-spectrum-for-mobile-use/

Worldwide Smart Connected Device Market, Led by Samsung and Apple, Grew 27.1% in the Third Quarter, According to IDC
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23849612

FCC wants texting apps like iMessage in text-to-911 plan
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57558891-94/fcc-wants-texting-apps-like-imessage-in-text-to-911-plan/

Galaxy Note III rumored to feature a 6.3-inch AMOLED Display

http://sammyhub.com/2012/12/13/galaxy-note-iii-rumored-to-feature-a-6-3-inch-amoled-display/

Google Maps makes its way back to the iPhone
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/13/us-goole-maps-idUSBRE8BC06L20121213

Press Release: Mobile VoIP Users to Reach 1 Billion by 2017, or One in Seven Mobile Subscribers

http://www.juniperresearch.com/viewpressrelease.php?pr=355

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Sales to Reach $311 Billion in 2013, a 4.5 Percent Increase from 2012

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=2275915

Worldwide Smart Meter Shipments Surpass 15.4 Million Units in 3Q 2012, According to IDC Energy Insights
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23849912

Alca-Lu to boost Bharti’s African networks
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/11/alca-lu-to-boost-bhartis-african-networks/