Daily News October 12, 2011

The $1.2 Trillion Revenue Opportunity for Mobile Operators by 2020

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51270.php

India unveils draft telecom policy

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/11/india-unveils-draft-telecom-policy/

CTIA: U.S. smartphone users now total 95.8 million

http://www.fiercewireless.com/ctialive/story/ctia-us-smartphone-users-now-total-958-million/2011-10-11

ComScore: Smartphones, tablets drive 7% of all U.S. digital traffic

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/comscore-smartphones-tablets-drive-7-all-us-digital-traffic/2011-10-11

Unlocked iPhone 4S coming in November in the U.S.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20117086-248/unlocked-iphone-4s-coming-in-november/

Sweden Starts 1800Mhz Radio Spectrum Auction

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51288.php

Everything Everywhere to implement 3G network sharing

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/11/everything-everywhere-to-implement-3g-network-sharing/

RIM to switch on BlackBerry NFC mobile payments in Dubai

http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/11/310617/rim-to-switch-on-blackberry-nfc-mobile-payments-in-dubai/

Verizon will have LTE available in 175 markets by Nov. 17

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-will-have-lte-available-175-markets-nov-17/2011-10-11

Indonesian Operator Issues Tender to Lease Up to 5,000 Towers

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51280.php

Everything Everywhere Announces Alliance with USA M2M Enabler

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51277.php

WBS Planning LTE Rollout in South Africa

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51289.php

Motorola Mobility Makes Powerful a Lot More Fun and Affordable with Motorola ATRIX™ 2

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14379&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

Daily News October 11, 2011

Ofcom delays 4G spectrum auction

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/10/ofcom-delays-4g-spectrum-auction/

Everything Everywhere Starts LTE Trials in Rural UK

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51236.php

Sprint to launch LTE on 1900 MHz spectrum by mid-2012

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-launch-lte-1900-mhz-spectrum-mid-2012/2011-10-07

Telefónica Germany targets LTE at business users

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/telef-nica-germany-targets-lte-business-users/2011-10-07

iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/10/10iPhone-4S-Pre-Orders-Top-One-Million-in-First-24-Hours.html

Microsoft Statement on European Commission Decision to Approve Skype
Acquisition
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2011/oct11/10-07statement.mspx

Verizon adds LTE-capable Samsung Stratosphere to lineup

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-adds-lte-capable-samsung-stratosphere-lineup/2011-10-10

Samsung and Visa to celebrate Olympics with London 2012 phone

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/42423/samsung-olympic-phone-london-2012

Sprint shares dive on cash worries

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/10/us-sprint-shares-idUSTRE79942F20111010

America Movil to launch bid for rest of Telmex

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/10/us-americamovil-idUSTRE7992YY20111010

Softbank prices iPhone 4S lower than rival KDDI
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=468258

Softbank Mobile rises to top for 18th month in a row

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/10/softbank-mobile-rises-to-top-for-18th-month-in-a-row/

NEC Starts Shipment of LTE Base Stations for KDDI
http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/1110/0702.html

Samsung Profit Beats Estimates as Galaxy Smartphones Challenge Apple, HTC

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-06/samsung-third-quarter-profit-beats-estimates-on-galaxy-smartphone-demand.html

HTC Quarterly Profits Rise by 68%

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51233.php

Daily News October 7, 2011

Regulator (FCC) unveils plan for universal broadband

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/06/us-fcc-broadband-idUSTRE7955WC20111006

Report: Sony near deal to buy Ericsson out of Sony Ericsson JV

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-sony-near-deal-buy-ericsson-out-sony-ericsson-jv/2011-10-06

Microsoft set to win EU approval for Skype deal: FT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/06/us-skype-microsoft-eu-idUSTRE79506Y20111006

LTE auction in Italy closes after 22 days; bids exceed expectations

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/06/lte-auction-closes-after-22-days-bids-exceed-expectations/

Branded iPhone 5 won't arrive until LTE, analysts say

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20115750-64/branded-iphone-5-wont-arrive-until-lte-analysts-say/

MTN Group Buys 25% Stake in Rwandan Subsidiary

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51228.php

Daily News October 6, 2011

Samsung targets iPhone 4S sales ban in France, Italy

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-samsung-apple-idUSTRE7941D020111005

RIM jumps more than 12 percent on more takeover talk with Vodafone

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-rim-idUSTRE7934E020111005

Sprint to sell iPhone with unlimited data service

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-sprint-iphone-idUSTRE7946GB20111005

France Telecom CFO expects up to €2bn from Swiss unit's sale

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=468180

UK government commits £150M to boost mobile coverage

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/uk-government-commits-150m-boost-mobile-coverage/2011-10-05

Microsoft considers bidding for Yahoo

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-yahoo-microsoft-idUSTRE79458Y20111005

As KDDI lands iPhone 4S, Japan mobile market begins new tilt

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=468207

Japan's KDDI to sell new iPhone: Apple

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-apple-japan-idUSTRE7937PU20111005

NEC to make mobile network equipment in India -Nikkei

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/neccorp-idUSL3E7L42KX20111004

India launches "world's cheapest" tablet computer

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-india-tablet-idUSTRE7940YV20111005

Du to launch UAE’s second LTE network by year-end

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/05/du-to-launch-uaes-second-lte-network-by-year-end/

Android, iOS continue to absorb BlackBerry market share in U.S.

http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/05/android-ios-continue-to-absorb-blackberry-market-share-in-u-s/

Daily News October 5, 2011

Apple iPhone 4S unveiled

http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/04/apple-iphone-4s-unveiled/

Apple iPhone 4S fails to impress Wall Street

http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/04/apple-iphone-4s-fails-to-impress-wall-street/

Sprint to launch iPhone 4S Oct. 14, along with AT&T, Verizon

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-launch-iphone-4s-oct-12-along-att-verizon/2011-10-04

Touring the iPhone 4S, in photos

http://www.fiercewireless.com/slideshow/touring-iphone-4s-photos

Apple rejects Samsung offer to end tablet row in Australia

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/us-apple-samsung-australia-idUSTRE7927CL20111004

Kindle Fire pre-orders reach 95,000 units on day one, market research firm says

http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/03/kindle-fire-pre-orders-reach-95000-units-on-day-one-market-research-firm-says/

Walmart and T-Mobile to launch $30 prepaid unlimited plan on October 16th

http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/03/walmart-and-t-mobile-to-launch-30-prepaid-unlimited-plan-on-october-16th/

USA's Mobile Ad Spending to Top $1 Billion for First Time in 2011

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51180.php

HTC Reports Vulnerability; Working on an Over-the-Air Fix

http://blog.mylookout.com/2011/10/htc-reports-vulnerability-working-on-an-over-the-air-fix/

Bouygues Telecom to deploy 42Mbps on 3G+ network

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/04/bouygues-telecom-to-deploy-42mbps-on-3g-network/

BT unveils programme aimed at increasing LatAm business

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/04/bt-unveils-programme-aimed-at-increasing-latam-business/

Qualcomm names Altman vice chairman, Mollenkopf to COO

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/us-qualcomm-management-idUSTRE7933DE20111004

LG LAUNCHES OPTIMUS LTE, FIRST 4G HD SMARTPHONE IN KOREAN MARKET

http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=574169

Daily News October 4, 2011

Sprint to buy 30.5 million iPhones over 4 years: report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/03/us-sprint-iphone-idUSTRE7925J020111003

France Telecom Buys 49% Stake in African Mobile Network

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51152.php

Bharti awards TD-LTE deal to ZTE

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/bharti-awards-td-lte-deal-zte

China Telecom Launches Four RMB-1,000 3G Smartphones

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/50102/china_telecom_launches_four_rmb_1000_3g_smartphones

China web users top 500 million: Report

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-29/news/30218189_1_surveillance-in-recent-years-government-blocks-web-content-online-population

Asian Mobile Networks, The Bridge Alliance, Launch Fixed Rate Voice and SMS for Roamers

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51149.php

2011 Base Station Shipments Will Be Up 14% Year over Year and 2012 Prognosis Is Good

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3782-2011+Base+Station+Shipments+Will+Be+Up+14%25+Year+over+Year+and+2012+Prognosis+Is+Good

Google’s Schmidt Says Motorola Deal Won’t ‘Screw Up’ Android

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-03/google-s-schmidt-says-acquisition-of-motorola-won-t-screw-up-android.html

Nokia completes the transaction to outsource its Symbian software development and support activities to Accenture

http://press.nokia.com/2011/09/30/nokia-completes-the-transaction-to-outsource-its-symbian-software-development-and-support-activities-to-accenture/

Facebook sued over tracking users after logout

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20114163-245/facebook-sued-over-tracking-users-after-logout/

Daily News October 3, 2011

Verizon Appeals FCC Imposition of 'Net Neutrality' Rules

http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2011/verizon-appeals-fcc.html

Report: Amazon close to acquiring webOS assets from HP

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-amazon-close-acquiring-webos-assets-hp/2011-09-30

Italian operators bid €3.9B for LTE spectrum, double the reserve price

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/italian-operators-bid-39b-lte-spectrum-double-reserve-price/2011-09-30

Everything Everywhere unveils M2M platform--and ambitions

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/everything-everywhere-unveils-m2m-platform-and-ambitions/2011-09-30

Making P2P Connections Easier: NFC Forum Publishes New Standard

http://www.nfctimes.com/news/making-p2p-connection-easier-nfc-forum-publishes-new-standard

Amazon tablet costs $209.63 to make, IHS estimates

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/30/us-amazon-isuppli-idUSTRE78T41R20110930

Intel acquires Israeli mobile navigation firm Telmap

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/02/us-intel-telmap-idUSTRE7910ED20111002

Alibaba's Ma: "very interested" in buying Yahoo

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/01/us-yahoo-alibaba-idUSTRE78T5TG20111001

Skype 2.5 for Android adds more supported handsets and enhanced video experience

http://blogs.skype.com/en/2011/09/skype_25_for_android_adds_more.html