Daily News September 9, 2011

UK Government Plans $7.2 Billion Smart Meter Deployment Across the Country

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50816.php

Apple taps Japan court to ban sales of Samsung phones

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/us-apple-samsung-idUSTRE7871HH20110908

Google Hands HTC Patents to Use Against Apple

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-07/htc-sues-apple-alleging-infringement-of-four-u-s-patents.html

In brief: Samsung mulls buying MeeGo

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467533

LG Electronics cuts 30 percent of overseas mobile staff: report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/us-lgelectronics-idUSTRE7871YZ20110908

RIM launches first TD-SCDMA BlackBerry

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/rim-launches-first-td-scdma-blackberry

Bharti Airtel wins 2G, 3G licence in Rwanda

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467545

Microsoft and Acer Sign Patent License Agreement

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2011/sep11/09-08AcerPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases

Microsoft to demo Windows 8 on a Samsung tablet next week

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/08/microsoft-to-demo-windows-8-on-a-samsung-tablet-next-week/

Panasonic to build smartphone component plant in Vietnam

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467552

Apple takes top spot in sixth consecutive J.D. Power customer satisfaction survey

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/08/apple-takes-top-spot-in-sixth-consecutive-j-d-power-customer-satisfaction-survey/

DOCOMO to Unveil First Tablets for LTE Service

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001542.html

DOCOMO to Offer New Flat-rate and Two-tiered Billing Plans for LTE

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001541.html

Gartner lowers 2011 PC shipment forecast to 3.8%

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467548

Daily News September 8, 2011

Orange to launch Sosh, A new, 100% digital mobile brand aimed at ultra-connected 18-35s: offering ATTRACTIVE online prices AND WITHOUT ANY commitment REQUIRED

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp110907en.jsp

Deutsche Telekom: We are entitled to a breakup fee

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20102007-94/deutsche-telekom-we-are-entitled-to-a-breakup-fee/

French court rejects call to stop wireless auction

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/07/us-frtel-auction-idUSTRE7862NL20110907

DOJ vs. AT&T hearing set for September 21st

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/07/doj-vs-att-hearing-set-for-september-21st/

India May Need ‘Tens of Billions’ in Broadband Network Spending

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-06/india-may-need-tens-of-billions-in-broadband-network-spending.html

Softbank Mobile tops tree for August net additions

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/07/softbank-mobile-tops-tree-for-august-net-additions/

Bigger isn’t always better: Nokia Ovi Store apps downloaded 160% more than iOS apps

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/07/bigger-isnt-always-better-nokia-ovi-store-apps-downloaded-160-more-than-ios-apps/

Nokia Siemens Networks Opens Operations Center in Russia

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50798.php

Regulators raid Google's South Korea office: source

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/07/us-google-raid-idUSTRE7855YT20110907

Google Says Its Internet License for China Has Been Renewed by Government

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-07/google-says-its-china-internet-license-was-renewed.html

Facebook doubles first-half revenue

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/07/us-facebook-idUSTRE7863YW20110907

Netflix rolls out Brazilian service; looking to expand in LatAm and Caribbean shortly

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/07/netflix-rolls-out-brazilian-service-looking-to-expand-in-latam-and-caribbean-shortly/

Daily News September 7, 2011

Sprint Files Suit to Block Proposed AT&T and T-Mobile Transaction

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2025

UK's largest ever spectrum auction delayed

Sell-off put back following legal threats from larger mobile phone carriers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/sep/05/uk-spectrum-auction-delayed

LTE launches imminent in Spain

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467479

Dell and Baidu team up for tablets, mobiles

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/06/us-dell-baidu-idUSTRE7850C820110906

New evidence links Cisco to jailing and torture of Chinese

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/new-evidence-links-cisco-to-jailing-and-torture-of-chinese-20110906-1jute.html

Rogers Communications files application to start bank

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467482

Samsung LTE Smartphone with QWERTY Keyboard

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50781.php

Daily News September 6, 2011

Telefónica transforms its organisational structure to reinforce its status as global leader in the new digital world

http://mediacentre.o2.co.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=813&NewsAreaID=2

Telefonica rules out move into US market

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467447

Deutsche Telekom accepting iPhone 5 reservations

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20101702-248/deutsche-telekom-accepting-iphone-5-reservations/

AT&T May Be Able to Avoid $6 Billion Penalty Fee if T-Mobile Deal is Blocked

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50762.php

Telecom Italia to invest at least 1 bln euro in 4G

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/telecom-italia-to-invest-at-least-1-bln-euro-in-4g-2011-09-02

Alipay Acquires OnCard's China Subsidiary

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/49382/alipay_acquires_oncards_china_subsidiary

Daily News September 5, 2011

Vodafone set to launch LTE in Dusseldorf

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/02/vodafone-set-to-launch-lte-in-dusseldorf/

German court bans sales of Samsung's new 7.7-inch tablet

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/05/us-samsung-apple-germany-idUSTRE78400L20110905

Baidu offers glimpse of new mobile OS

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/02/us-baidu-idUSTRE7810OX20110902

Nokia sells 2,000 patents to IP "enforcement" firm

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/nokia-sells-2-000-patents-to-ip-enforcement-firm/17072/

Ofcom outlines plans for white space use

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/02/ofcom-outlines-plans-for-white-space-use/

France Telecom closer to Congo acquisition

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/02/france-telecom-closer-to-congo-acquisition/

Bharti Airtel considers telecom tower business sale

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/bharti-airtel-considers-telecom-tower-business-sale/17075/

China Unicom Launches BlackBerry Services Nationwide

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/49343/china_unicom_launches_blackberry_services_nationwide

Amazon tablet coming November at $250: TechCrunch

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/02/us-amazon-idUSTRE78171520110902

Daily News September 2, 2011

GSA Forecasts 93 Commercial LTE Networks by 2012

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50718.php

Verizon Communications Raises Quarterly Dividend 2.6 Percent to 50 Cents per Share

http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2011/verizon-communications-raises.html

Hulu Goes International With Japan Launch

http://mashable.com/2011/09/01/hulu-japan-launch/

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE: Deutsche Telekom brings the first LTE tablet computer onto the market

http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/en/1074694

Justice Dept. to block AT&T's T-Mobile deal

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20099776-17/justice-dept-to-block-at-ts-t-mobile-deal/

Deutsche Telekom Board Was Unprepared for T-Mobile USA Deal Falling Apart

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-31/deutsche-telekom-board-is-said-to-have-been-unprepared-for-at-t-complaint.html

Everything Everywhere Names New Board of Directors

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50713.php

Iliad posts healthy results ahead of mobile launch

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/01/iliad-posts-healthy-results-ahead-of-mobile-launch/

Telefonica to Migrate Czech Republic Mobile Network Monitoring to Germany

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50722.php

Paypal China Applies for Third-Party Payment License

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/49294/paypal_china_applies_for_third_party_payment_license

Alipay Offers Free E-Commerce Platform for Websites, SNS

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/49302/alipay_offers_free_e_commerce_platform_for_websites_sns

Foxconn expected to ship 20 million iPad 2 units in Q3

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/01/foxconn-expected-to-ship-20-million-ipad-2-units-in-q3/

Samsung Galaxy Note gets official, comes with 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED Display

http://sammyhub.com/2011/09/01/samsung-galaxy-note-gets-official-comes-with-5-3-inch-hd-super-amoled-display/

Samsung officially unveils Galaxy Tab 7.7

http://sammyhub.com/2011/09/01/samsung-officially-unveils-galaxy-tab-7-7/

40 Percent of U.S. Mobile Users Own Smartphones; 40 Percent are Android

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/40-percent-of-u-s-mobile-users-own-smartphones-40-percent-are-android/

HTC unveils their new global lineup of Windows Phones

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/09/01/htc-unveils-their-new-global-lineup-of-windows-phones.aspx

Sony details Android-powered Tablet S and Tablet P

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/01/sony-details-android-powered-tablet-s-and-tablet-p/

AT&T HTC Jetstream 4G LTE tablet launches September 4th for $700 on contract

http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/31/att-htc-jetstream-4g-lte-tablet-launches-september-4th-for-700-yes-700-on-contract/

Toshiba to Launch "FlashAir™", the World's First SDHC Memory Card with Embedded Wireless LAN Communications

http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2011_09/pr0101.htm

Facebook to launch music service on September 22nd

http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/31/facebook-to-launch-music-service-on-september-22nd/

Daily News September 1, 2011

Reaction Over DOJ Block Of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Pours In, AT&T Issues Statement

http://www.mobilemarketingwatch.com/reaction-over-doj-block-of-attt-mobile-merger-pours-in-att-issues-statement-18295/

AT&T Statement on Department of Justice Action

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=20911&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=32665&mapcode=corporate&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AttCorporateRssFeeds+%28AT%26T+Corporate+RSS+Feeds%29

FCC Chairman: ‘Serious concerns’ over impact of AT&T, T-Mobile merger

http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/31/fcc-chairman-serious-concerns-over-impact-of-attt-mobile-merger/

FCC - Statement of Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn On The U.S. Department of Justice's Complaint Against The AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/index.do?document=309378

Sprint Jumps After U.S. Sues to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Deal

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-31/sprint-rises-after-u-s-complaint-to-block-at-t-t-mobile-deal.html

AT&T to Bring 5,000 Call Center Jobs Back to U.S. Following T-Mobile Merger
Closing
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=20909&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=32663

Financial Times pulls its apps from Apple store
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/31/us-apple-ft-idUSTRE77U1O020110831

Four Companies, Hitachi, Sony, Toshiba, and INCJ, Sign Memorandum of
Understanding Regarding Integration of Small- and Medium-Sized Display
Businesses
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201108/11-0831BE/index.html

NEC Collaborating with Cisco to Build Commercial LTE Networks

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50697.php

Windows Phone Marketplace now home to more than 30,000 apps

http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/31/windows-phone-marketplace-now-home-to-more-than-30000-apps/

Nokia senior exec leaving for venture fund
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/31/us-nokia-exec-idUSTRE77U18S20110831

DOCOMO and KT Share Content for Android Smartphones
http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001540.html

Vivendi Profits Jump As Revenues Flatline

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50695.php

SFR posts first half figures

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/08/31/sfr-posts-first-half-figures/

Bouygues Telecom says sales up, profits down

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/08/31/bouygues-telecom-says-sales-up-profits-down/

Rogers expanding LTE to Toronto in September; LTE handsets lined up

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/08/31/rogers-expanding-lte-to-toronto-in-september-lte-handsets-lined-up/

Faster entertainment with the new Xperia arc S
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/08/31/faster-entertainment-with-the-new-xperia%E2%84%A2-arc-s/