Daily News October 25, 2011

Verizon sells 1.4m LTE devices in Q3; revenues increase 5.4%

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/24/verizon-sells-1-4m-lte-devices-in-q3-revenues-increase-5-4/

Verizon to launch Samsung Galaxy Nexus with LTE

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-launch-samsung-galaxy-nexus-lte/2011-10-24

Pay for Android apps conveniently via cell phone bill

http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/en/1095526

KDDI posts second-quarter results

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/24/kddi-posts-second-quarter-results/

Android Overtakes Apple with 44% Worldwide Share of Mobile App Downloads

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3799-Android+Overtakes+Apple+with+44%25+Worldwide+Share+of+Mobile+App+Downloads

China Mobile says has 10 million iPhone users

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/24/us-telecom-chinamobile-iphone-idUSTRE79N5WJ20111024

AT&T's Wi-Fi connections nearly triple in Q3

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/atts-wi-fi-connections-nearly-triple-q3/2011-10-24

Netflix to launch streaming service in UK, Ireland

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/24/us-netflix-idUSTRE79N1G320111024

China small business owners expand fee protest to Alipay

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/24/us-china-alipay-fees-idUSTRE79N13320111024

Daily News October 24, 2011

80 Million LTE Connections Worldwide by 2013

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3797-80+Million+LTE+Connections+Worldwide+by+2013

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop to keynote Nokia World 2011, London

http://press.nokia.com/2011/10/21/nokia-ceo-stephen-elop-to-keynote-nokia-world-2011-london/

340 Smartphone Models Hit China Market in Q1-Q3 2011

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/2011-10-21/article/50535/340_smartphone_models_hit_china_market_in_q1_q3_2011

China Mobile’s 3G subscribers rise to 43.16 million

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/21/china-mobiles-3g-subscribers-rise-to-43-16-million/

Indosat, NSN carry out 1800MHz LTE trial

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/21/indosat-nsn-carry-out-1800mhz-lte-trial/

Iliad’s Niel, Goldman Sachs Said to Team on Orange Swiss Bid

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-21/iliad-s-xavier-niel-goldman-sachs-said-to-team-up-for-orange-suiss-bid.html

AT&T smashes 100m mobile subscriber barrier; revenues drop 0.3% to USD31.5bn

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/21/att-smashes-100m-mobile-subscriber-barrier-revenues-drop-0-3-to-usd31-5bn/

Three UK strikes deal to deliver ITV content to customers

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/News/MostEmailed/1099858/Three-strikes-deal-deliver-ITV-content-customers/

Sprint drops unlimited WiMAX data for mobile broadband plans

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-drops-unlimited-wimax-data-mobile-broadband-plans/2011-10-21

Saudi Telecom plans acquisitions in 2012

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/24/us-wef-telecoms-saudi-idUSTRE79N07U20111024

Grameenphone Posts Jump in Quarterly Profits

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51456.php

Daily News October 21, 2011

Telefónica and China Unicom reach an strategic agreement to develop M2M and The Internet of Things

http://saladeprensa.telefonica.es/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&idm=eng&id=66&pais=1&elem=17228&titulo=Telef%C3%B3nica%20and%20China%20Unicom%20r...&origen=notapres&selectNumReg=5&pagina=1

China's M2M Market to Reach RMB 250 Bln (USD 39 Bln) in 2011

http://quote.yahoo.co.jp/m5?a=2500&s=CNY&t=USD

France Telecom-Orange to acquire 100% of Congo Chine Télécom (CCT), a mobile operator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp111020en2.jsp

European Commission Proposes over $12 Billion for Broadband Investment

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51407.php

AT&T Activates One Million iPhone 4S

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=21798&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=33135&mapcode=consumer

Samsung takes smartphone crown in Q3 as shipments top Apple, Nokia

http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/20/samsung-takes-smartphone-crown-in-q3-as-shipments-top-apple-nokia/

Nokia swings to Q3 loss, but scores win in low-end phones

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/nokia-swings-q3-loss-scores-win-low-end-phones/2011-10-20

AT&T Sales Miss Analyst Estimates on Slowing IPhone Demand; Earnings Match

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-20/at-t-profit-matches-analysts-estimates-as-iphone-helps-lure-subscribers.html

Microsoft Beats Estimates on Business Demand

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-20/microsoft-quarterly-sales-beat-estimates-on-demand-from-business-customers.html

Bharti Enterprises and SoftBank Announce Mobile Internet Joint Venture

http://www.softbank.co.jp/en/news/press/2011/20111020_01/

TTSL to integrate all services under the Tata DoCoMo banner

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/20/ttsl-to-integrate-all-services-under-the-tata-docomo-banner/

Ericsson Third-Quarter Net Income Beats Estimates on China, Latin America

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-20/ericsson-q3-net-3-82b-kronor-beats-estimate.html

Anatel reports 3G market grew 67% in a year; could the last TDMA user please turn off network on their way out?

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/20/anatel-reports-3g-market-grew-67-in-a-year-could-the-last-tdma-user-please-turn-off-network-on-their-way-out/

ZTE Expresses Interest in Nokia's Romanian Factory

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51410.php

San Miguel shows its bottle in USD35m telecoms deal

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/20/san-miguel-shows-its-bottle-in-usd35m-telecoms-deal/

Daily News October 20, 2011

Android Ice Cream Sandwich adds NFC P2P and biometric security

http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/19/310778/android-ice-cream-sandwich-adds-nfc-p2p-and-biometric-security/

RIM Unveils BlackBerry BBX - Combines the Best of BlackBerry and QNX to Provide a Next Generation Platform for BlackBerry Smartphones and Tablets

http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=5230

Amazon.com to enter Japanese e-book market: report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/19/us-amazon-japanese-idUSTRE79I68Y20111019

Report: European mobile ad traffic up nearly 50% in 3 months

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/report-european-mobile-ad-traffic-nearly-50-3-months/2011-10-19

Barclays: UK m-payments to reach £19.3B by 2021

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/barclays-uk-m-payments-reach-192b-2021/2011-10-19

Daily News October 19, 2011

Telstra's $11.2B sale to NBN Co. gets shareholder approval

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/telstras-112b-sale-nbn-co-gets-shareholder-approval/2011-10-18

Telia, Tele2, Telenor win 1800MHz spectrum, Hi3G misses out

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/14/telia-tele2-telenor-win-1800mhz-spectrum-hi3g-misses-out/

KT close to buying into Telkom

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/kt-close-buying-telkom

Apple Profit Misses Estimates on IPhone Sales

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-18/apple-s-results-miss-estimates-as-iphone-sales-fall-short-shares-decline.html

RIM Unveils New BlackBerry Operating System to Challenge Apple, Google

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-18/rim-unveils-new-blackberry-operating-system-to-challenge-apple-google.html

EBay CEO lifts PayPal mobile payment forecast

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/us-ebay-paypal-idUSTRE79G7DL20111017

Apple relies on Samsung chips despite patent war

http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2011/10/133_96792.html

Verizon Wireless and Motorola Announce DROID RAZR™ by Motorola: DROID Strong. RAZR Sharp.

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14445&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

DOCOMO to Introduce Multiple Billing Plans for LTE Devices

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001555.html

NTT DOCOMO Unveils 24 New Mobile Devices — New generation of smartphones, including Xi™ LTE models —

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001556.html

MTN considers Vodacom Congo acquisition

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/18/mtn-considers-vodacom-congo-acquisition/

Etisalat Q3 net profit down as expenses rise 22%

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/18/etisalat-q3-net-profit-down-as-expenses-rise-22/

NEC's iPASOLINK Selected by India's Tata Teleservices for Backhaul of Mobile Broadband Traffic

http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/1110/1801.html

Daily News October 18, 2011

Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom-Orange procurement joint venture BUYIN commences operations

http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/en/1092878

iPhone 4S First Weekend Sales Top Four Million

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/10/17iPhone-4S-First-Weekend-Sales-Top-Four-Million.html

Samsung Files to Halt IPhone 4S in Japan, Australia

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-17/samsung-to-seek-halt-of-apple-s-new-iphone-4s-sales-in-australia-japan.html

Sony Ericsson reports third quarter 2011 results

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/q3financialpressrelease2011-20111014

Microsoft Officially Welcomes Skype

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2011/oct11/10-13SkypePR.mspx

Chargemaster and Telefonica UK Join Forces for Electric Vehicle Charging

http://mediacentre.o2.co.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=829&NewsAreaID=2

Barclaycard joins NFC Forum

http://www.nfcnews.com/2011/10/12/barclaycard-joins-nfc-forum

iPhone 4S Shows Key Design and Component Changes

http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/News/Pages/iPhone-4S-Shows-Key-Design-and-Component-Changes.aspx

Philips to Cut 4,500 Jobs Globally, Seeks EU800 Million Savings

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-17/philips-plans-to-cut-4-500-jobs-globally-seeking-1-1-billion-of-savings.html

Daily News October 13, 2011

Orange and China Telecom sign strategic partnership framework agreement

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp111012en.jsp

Chinese Mobile Payments Customer Base to Pass 230 Million by Year-End

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51294.php

O2 launches trial of new mobile service that allows customers to make phone calls to mobile and landlines over wifi

http://mediacentre.o2.co.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=826&NewsAreaID=2

TDC launches LTE network

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/12/tdc-launches-lte-network/

Sistema May Sell Stake in Russia's MTS if Offer is Made

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51307.php

Everything Everywhere Said to Ask for U.K. Spectrum Sale Delay

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-12/everything-everywhere-said-to-ask-for-u-k-spectrum-sale-delay.html

French Networks Allocated 2.6Ghz Radio Spectrum

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51297.php

Hungarian m-payment association to launch NFC tests this year

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/10/12/hungarian-m-payment-association-to-launch-nfc-tests-this-year/

Deutsche Telekom $5.6 Billion Greek Debt Weighs on Nemat’s Turnaround Plan

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-11/deutsche-telekom-5-6-billion-greek-debt-weighs-on-nemat-s-turnaround-plan.html

Motorola and Verizon Collaborate to Deliver Connected Home Services

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14387&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

BlackBerry problems hit four continents

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/12/us-rim-idUSTRE79A3JU20111012