Daily News April 25, 2013

Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile USA applaud MetroPCS Stockholder Approval of T-Mobile-MetroPCS Combination
http://www.telekom.com/media/company/184668

France Telecom to Focus on Costs as Mobile Phone Bill Shrinks http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-24/france-telecom-revenue-misses-estimates-on-wireless-price-slump.html
positive results from operational efficiency and commercial agility plans; full-year objectives confirmed
http://www.orange.com/en/press/press-releases/press-releases-2013/positive-results-from-operational-efficiency-and-commercial-agility-plans-full-year-objectives-confirmed
http://www.orange.com/en/content/download/12257/257143/version/2/file/PR_FT_Orange_Q1_2013_EN.pdf

Sprint Reports First Quarter 2013 Results
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2574

AT&T Misses Estimates as It Struggles to Keep Pace With Verizon http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-23/at-t-s-sales-miss-estimates-amid-decline-in-landline-business.html
AT&T, Solid Earnings Per Share and Cash Flows, Strong Mobile Data Growth and Record U-verse Broadband Gains Highlight AT&T’s First-Quarter Results
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=24091&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=36339&mapcode=corporate|financial

Daily News April 24, 2013

Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

37.4 Million iPhones Sold; 19.5 Million iPads Sold

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/04/23Apple-Reports-Second-Quarter-Results.html

Apple, Data samary

http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q2fy13datasum2.pdf

KPN Cancels Dividend as 3 Billion-Euro Stock Sale Planned

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-23/kpn-cancels-dividend-ahead-of-3-billion-euro-share-sale.html

UK's EE Quarterly Revenues Fall While Customer Base Shrinks

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59638.php

EE Gains 318,000 4G Subscribers in First U.K. Rollout
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-23/ee-gains-318-000-4g-subscribers-in-first-u-k-rollout.html

Low-cost Smartphones to Account for 46% of Smartphone Shipments by 2018-up from 28% in 2012
http://www.abiresearch.com/press/low-cost-smartphones-to-account-for-46-of-smartpho

Daily News April 23, 2013

Sprint forms special committee to review Dish proposal
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57580685-94/sprint-forms-special-committee-to-review-dish-proposal/

Google Play revenue surges, but still far short of Apple: data
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/22/net-us-mobile-revenues-apps-idUSBRE93L05U20130422

France Telecom Debt Rating Cut by S&P on Wireless Tariff Decline
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-22/france-telecom-debt-rating-cut-by-s-p-on-wireless-tariff-decline.html

China Mobile First-Quarter Profit Little Changed on Costs

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-22/china-mobile-first-quarter-profit-little-changed-on-costs.html

First Firefox OS phones arrive Tuesday for developers

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57580817-92/first-firefox-os-phones-arrive-tuesday-for-developers/

Google defends UK tax payments, says good for country
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/22/net-us-google-britain-tax-idUSBRE93L0J720130422

U.S. trade panel says Apple did not violate Google patent
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/22/us-apple-google-patent-idUSBRE93L17Y20130422

Smartphone, Tablet PC Demand Drive Small/Medium Flat Panel Display Revenue to $71.5 Billion in 2016, Reports NPD DisplaySearch

http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/130409_smartphone_tablet_pc_demand_drive_small_medium_flat_panel_display_revenue.asp

SK Telecom Signs Up 10 Millionth 4G Subscriber

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59622.php

Slowdown in Apple orders weighs on LG Display's first-quarter profit
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/22/us-lgdisplay-earnings-idUSBRE93L06320130422

Rogers Profit Tops Analysts’ Estimates as Monthly Bills Grow

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-22/rogers-profit-tops-analyst-estimates-after-monthly-bills-grow.html

Daily News April 22, 2013

Amazon Expands Global App Distribution to Nearly 200 Countries – Developers Should Submit Their Apps Soon to Reach Millions More Active Amazon Customers

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=1807454

Amazon expanding Appstore worldwide

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/amazon-expanding-appstore-worldwide

HTC One sells on T-Mobile for $99 down

http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57580435-85/htc-one-sells-on-t-mobile-for-$99-down/

China Mobile drops Far EasTone stake deal

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-mobile-drops-far-eastone-stake-deal

Verizon sold 4M iPhones in Q1

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57580208-94/verizon-sold-4m-iphones-in-q1/

iPhone sales hit 35 million last quarter, forecasts analyst

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57580242-37/iphone-sales-hit-35-million-last-quarter-forecasts-analyst/

Nokia shipped 5.6M Lumias during first quarter

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57580188-94/nokia-shipped-5.6m-lumias-during-first-quarter/

LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) CAPEX to Soar by 82.4% in 2013

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/lte-radio-access-network-ran-capex-to-soar-by-824-

Telefonica Digital expands MDM offering

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/telefonica-digital-expands-mdm-offering

Daily News April 19, 2013

US Networks Take Action to Curb Bill Shock

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59593.php

UK regulator target of 4G probe

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/uk-regulator-target-4g-probe

Nokia Posts 20% Fall in Quarterly Revenue As Handsets and Networks Suffer

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59582.php

Nokia Working on First Smartphone/Tablet Hybrid Device

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59581.php

Verizon Communications Posts 16% Rise in Q1 Profits

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59590.php

Foxconn Licenses Android Patents from Microsoft

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59572.php

Vodafone Expands Red Tariff to 14 Countries

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59584.php

Sprint Announces Availability of 4G LTE in 21 New Markets

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2563

America Movil Profit Falls as Smartphone Discounts Trim Margins

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-18/america-movil-profit-falls-as-smartphone-discounts-trim-margins.html

ZTE Ships 500 Millionth Mobile Device

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59579.php

M1 Q1 profit grows 1.8%

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/m1-q1-profit-grows-18

Daily News April 18, 2013

Orange’s communication app Libon launches on Android

http://www.orange.com/en/press/press-releases/press-releases-2013/Orange-s-communication-app-Libon-launches-on-Android

T-Mobile to Offer Samsung Galaxy S 4 at Exceptional Upfront Cost

Only U.S. wireless company to sell Galaxy S 4 with unlimited talk, text and Web with no annual service contract on a fast, nationwide 4G network

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/technology/

Sprint Brings Truly Unlimited Data to Samsung Galaxy S 4 on April 27

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2561

Brazil launches 4G wireless service with few smartphone options

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/17/us-brazil-telecom-smartphones-idUSBRE93G0NY20130417

Ericsson transforms Orange France network to 4G

http://www.ericsson.com/news/1693758

Daily News April 17, 2013

Facebook Talking to Apple on New Version of ‘Home’ Software

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-15/facebook-talking-to-apple-about-new-home-software-for-iphone.html

Facebook Home on Android? Good stuff, says Eric Schmidt

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57579821-94/facebook-home-on-android-good-stuff-says-eric-schmidt/

Samsung Galaxy S4 up for preorder in U.S. today

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57579790-94/samsung-galaxy-s4-up-for-preorder-in-u.s-today/

AT&T to ship 16GB Galaxy S4 on April 30

http://sammyhub.com/2013/04/16/att-to-ship-16gb-galaxy-s4-on-april-30/

SoftBank's Comment on SoftBank-Sprint Transaction
http://www.softbank.co.jp/en/news/press/2013/20130416_01/

Microsoft Phone Chief Says Apple IOS ‘Boring,’ Android ‘a Mess’

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-16/microsoft-phone-chief-says-apple-ios-boring-android-a-mess-.html

Alibaba spending big to push mobile OS

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/alibaba-spending-big-push-mobile-os

China MNOs close ranks against OTT threat

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-mnos-close-ranks-against-ott-threat

Daily News April 16, 2013

Dish Bids $25.5 Billion for Sprint to Challenge Softbank

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-15/dish-offers-25-5-billion-for-sprint-to-challenge-softbank-bid.html

KT Drops Bid for Vivendi’s Stake in Maroc Citing Price

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-15/kt-drops-bid-for-vivendi-s-stake-in-maroc-citing-price.html

Deutsche Telekom tweaks charges in German mobile turf war

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/us-deutschetelkom-tariffs-idUSBRE93E0OT20130415

Vodafone to cut 500 jobs in Germany
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/us-vodafone-germany-idUSBRE93E0U320130415

Nokia seen curbing sales decline with Lumia's China push

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/us-nokia-idUSBRE93E0EU20130415

Samsung Introduces the GALAXY Mega

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=23633

Tablet Sales to Reach $64 Billion in 2013; up 28% as Tide Turns to Android

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/tablet-sales-to-reach-64-billion-in-2013-up-28-as-

Italy's Wind to invest $1.3 billion in network with Huawei
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/12/us-wind-investment-idUSBRE93B0F020130412

SingTel leads push to cashless society with mCash

http://info.singtel.com/node/12763

NEC and Portugal Telecom partner in network virtualization

http://www.nec.com/en/press/201304/global_20130415_03.html

Daily News April 12, 2013

Report: Telefónica considers Colombia IPO to reduce debt

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/report-telef-nica-considers-colombia-ipo-reduce-debt/

Deutsche Telekom submits best and final offer to MetroPCS

http://www.telekom.com/media/company/183898

Brazil says new 4G mobile band not ready for World Cup

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/11/us-worldcup-brazil-cellphones-idUSBRE93A0EW20130411

Verizon to launch $35 prepaid plan with 500 minutes, unlimited mobile web and texting

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/exclusive-verizon-launch-35-prepaid-plan-unlimited-talk-text-and-500-minute/2013-04-10

Daily News April 11, 2013

App store revenues reach $2.2b in Q1

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/app-store-revenues-reach-22b-q1

Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments in the First Quarter of 2013 Drop to Lowest Levels Since Second Quarter of 2009
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2420816

ZTE announces Intel Atom-powered ZTE Geek

http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/zte-geek/4505-6454_7-35660425.html

Huawei plans flagship phone release for summer

http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57578972-85/huawei-plans-flagship-phone-release-for-summer/

No Microsoft Office for iOS, Android until fall 2014?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57578883-75/no-microsoft-office-for-ios-android-until-fall-2014/

Apple pays $10M to license Palm, other patents

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57578833-37/apple-pays-$10m-to-license-palm-other-patents/

AT&T adds six LTE markets, unveils plan for 77 more

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57578823-94/at-t-adds-six-lte-markets-unveils-plan-for-77-more/

iPhone 5 Comes to T-Mobile Friday With New $0 Down Trade-In Offer

http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/articles/iphone-5-comes-to-t-mobile

Obama budget makes cybersecurity a growing U.S. priority

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/10/us-usa-fiscal-cybersecurity-idUSBRE93913S20130410

Daily News April 10, 2013

Bouygues Telecom CEO says LTE will go live within weeks
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/04/08/bouygues-telecom-ceo-says-lte-will-go-live-within-weeks/

Samsung might announce a 6.3in Android smartphone in June

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59442.php

Samsung prepping 5.8-inch, 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega, rumors say

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57578464-251/samsung-prepping-5.8-inch-6.3-inch-galaxy-mega-rumors-say/

iPhone 5S to offer multiple screen sizes, analyst says

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57578623-37/iphone-5s-to-offer-multiple-screen-sizes-analyst-says/

BlackBerry Q10 coming to Canada April 30

http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57578608-85/blackberry-q10-coming-to-canada-april-30/

Rogers Will Kick Off Sales of BlackBerry Q10 Phone in Canada

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-09/rogers-says-it-will-be-first-to-offer-blackberry-q10-in-canada.html

U.K. carrier to push download speeds to 80Mbps in 10 cities

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57578590-94/u.k-carrier-to-push-download-speeds-to-80mbps-in-10-cities/

UAE telco Etisalat says unblocks Skype website
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/08/us-emirates-etisalat-skype-idUSBRE9370HO20130408

Vodafone Australia to Launch LTE Services in June

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59429.php

LG to expand retail stores in emerging markets, WSJ says

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57578600-94/lg-to-expand-retail-stores-in-emerging-markets-wsj-says/

Deutsche Telekom gets conditional regulatory nod for vectoring

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/09/us-deutschetelekom-regulator-idUSBRE93808520130409

Samsung Announces the GALAXY Win

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=23540

Daily News April 9, 2013

22 applications for Myanmar mobile license

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/22-applications-myanmar-mobile-license

HTC posts record-low quarterly profit after delayed phone launch

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/08/us-htc-earnings-idUSBRE93706620130408

Ericsson to acquire Microsoft Mediaroom

http://www.ericsson.com/news/1691160

Huawei's Annual Profits Rise by a Third to $2.5 Billion

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59404.php

ZTE Doubled its Smartphone Sales in 2012

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/59411.php

AIS selects Nokia Siemens for 3G rollout

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/ais-selects-nokia-siemens-3g-rollout

DOCOMO Develops New Technology that Improves Cloud Service Performance

- Enables Up to 50% Reduction in Service Response Time -
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/info/media_center/pr/2013/0408_00.html

Daily News April 8, 2013

China Mobile, Vodafone team for Myanmar push

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-mobile-vodafone-team-myanmar-push

Telecom Italia Considers Combination With Hutchison Unit

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-05/telecom-italia-considers-merger-with-hutchison-unit.html

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2013.

http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/news/newsIrRead.do?news_ctgry=irnewsrelease&news_seq=20527

China's Tencent says fees for mobile chatting app unlikely: radio

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/07/us-china-tencent-weixin-idUSBRE93605120130407

Ericsson Chairman Says Equipment Demand Looks Positive This Year

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-06/ericsson-chairman-says-equipment-demand-looks-positive-this-year.html

Gartner Says Worldwide PC, Tablet and Mobile Phone Combined Shipments to Reach 2.4 Billion Units in 2013

http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2408515

GSA Evolution to LTE report: 163 commercial networks launched; 415 operators investing in LTE

http://www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_375.php

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Ubiquisys

http://newsroom.cisco.com/release/1166509/Cisco-Announces-Intent-to-Acquire-Ubiquisys?utm_medium=rss

Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Declined 2.6 Percent in 2012, According to Final Results by Gartner

http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2405215

Kindle Fire HD 8.9'' 4G LTE Available at AT&T Stores Beginning April 5
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=23992&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=36237

Daily News April 5, 2013

France Tel, Deutsche Tel line up banks for EE market listing

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/04/us-ee-ipo-idUSBRE9330H120130404

iPhone 5のクリスマス商戦での販売が好調だったためか

comScore Reports February 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share

http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2013/4/comScore_Reports_February_2013_U.S._Smartphone_Subscriber_Market_Share

AT&T's 4G LTE hits 175 markets

http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57577737-85/at-ts-4g-lte-hits-175-markets/

AIS to soft-launch 3G on April 8

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/ais-soft-launch-3g-april-8

Nokia shutters its flagship China store

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57577897-94/nokia-shutters-its-flagship-china-store/

Samsung presents GALAXY Star and GALAXY Pocket Neo

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=23479

Daily News April 1, 2013

Japan's NEC in talks to sell mobile phone unit to Lenovo: source
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/29/net-us-nec-mobile-lenovo-idUSBRE92S02V20130329

Samsung GALAXY S 4、米AT&Tが4月16日に249.99ドルで予約受付開始
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1303/29/news043.html

China's Tencent messaging app may no longer be free: government official

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/31/us-tencent-weixin-idUSBRE92U00X20130331

Billionaire Fridman Offers to Buy All of Orascom Telecom

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-31/billionaire-fridman-offers-to-buy-all-of-egypt-s-orascom-telecom.html

Alibaba Group and MasterCard Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance e-Commerce Environment
http://newsroom.mastercard.com/press-releases/alibaba-group-and-mastercard-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-to-enhance-e-commerce-environment/

France Telecom's Richard expects steeper ARPU fall in 2013
http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/france-telecoms-richard-expects-steeper-arpu-fall-2013/2013-03-27

Verizon to offer unlimited LTE on Google's new Chromebook for $9.99 per day
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-offer-unlimited-lte-googles-new-chromebook-999-day/2013-03-26

Analyst: T-Mobile to sell around 3.4M iPhones in 2013
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/analyst-t-mobile-sell-around-34m-iphones-2013/2013-03-28

TeliaSonera unveils Europe's first shared data plan
http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/teliasonera-unveils-europes-first-shared-data-plan/2013-03-27

Galaxy S4 mini seemingly confirmed
http://sammyhub.com/2013/03/28/galaxy-s4-mini-seemingly-confirmed/