Daily News December 18, 2012

Orange and China Mobile to cooperate on the adoption of interoperable, SIM-based NFC standards
http://www.orange.com/en/press/press-releases/press-releases-2012/Orange-and-China-Mobile-to-cooperate-on-the-adoption-of-interoperable-SIM-based-NFC-standards

Sprint to Acquire 100 Percent Ownership of Clearwire for $2.97 per Share

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2477

iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales in China Top Two Million
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/12/16iPhone-5-First-Weekend-Sales-in-China-Top-Two-Million.html

France concerned about Alcatel loan deal: paper

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/17/us-alcatel-loan-idUSBRE8BG0T120121217

Telecom Italia Said to Hire Morgan Stanley for Network Spinoff
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-16/telecom-italia-said-to-hire-morgan-stanley-for-network-spinoff.html

Vodafone skips Aussie 4G auction
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/vodafone-skips-aussie-4g-auction

EU5 Smartphone Penetration Reaches 55 Percent in October 2012

http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2012/12/EU5_Smartphone_Penetration_Reaches_55_Percent_in_October_2012

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Declined 3 Percent in 2012

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=2279415

MasterCard buys into NFC wallet provider C-Sam

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/12/17/321591/mastercard-buys-into-nfc-wallet-provider-c-sam/

FCC moves to open up 3.5GHz band for small cells
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/13/fcc-moves-to-open-up-3-5ghz-band-for-small-cells/

Indonesia’s Axis Telekom considers USD300m towers sale
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/14/indonesias-axis-telekom-considers-usd300m-towers-sale/

Vimpelcom signs LTE MVNO contract with Yota
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/13/vimpelcom-signs-lte-mvno-contract-with-yota/

Yota Devices to launch LTE smartphone in Feb-13
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/14/yota-devices-to-launch-lte-smartphone-in-feb-13/

Angola sees second LTE launch
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/14/angola-sees-second-lte-launch/

Orange Romania launches LTE in Bucharest
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/13/orange-romania-launches-lte-in-bucharest/

Anatomy of the GALAXY Note II: A closer look
http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=20862

Bridge Loan for Sprint Acquisition

http://www.softbank.co.jp/en/news/press/2012/20121217_01/

Boingo to Provide Global Roaming and Data Offload Solutions for NTT DOCOMO

http://www.boingo.com/pr/articles/?a=2012-12-12-boingo-to-provide-global-roaming-and-data-offload-solutions-for-ntt-docomo&id=751&date=2012-12-12