Daily News November 28, 2011

AT&T Said to Plan Proposing Bigger Asset Sales to Save T-Mobile Takeover

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-25/at-t-said-to-plan-proposing-bigger-asset-sales-to-save-t-mobile-takeover.html

DT may sell UK asset if US deal fails

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/25/dt-may-sell-uk-asset-if-us-deal-fails/

French WiMAX operators failing to meet deployment obligation; now lean towards LTE

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/french-wimax-operators-failing-meet-deployment-obligation-now-lean-towards-/2011-11-25

Hutchison 3G bids $1.4B for Orange Austria

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/hutchison-3g-bids-14b-orange-austria/2011-11-25

Hong Kong's OFTA proposes refarming PHS 1900MHz frequencies for mobile data services

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/25/ofta-proposes-refarming-phs-1900mhz-frequencies-for-mobile-data-services/

Samsung sells 300,000 LTE smartphones in S. Korea

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/techscience/2011/11/25/78/0601000000AEN20111125000600320F.HTML

Nokia to sell 2 million Lumia phones in Q4, Deutsche Bank says

http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/25/nokia-to-sell-2-million-lumia-phones-in-q4-deutsche-bank-says/

Verizon Teases The Internet With $199 Galaxy Nexus

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/25/verizon-teases-the-internet-with-199-galaxy-nexus/

Daily News November 25, 2011

AT&T and Deutsche Telekom Continue to Pursue Sale of DT's U.S. Wireless Assets

Companies Withdraw FCC Applications; AT&T Expects to Recognize $4 Billion Charge; Companies Focus on Gaining DOJ Approval

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=22077&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=33396&mapcode=

AT&T to Book $4B Charge on T-Mobile Risks

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-24/at-t-to-post-4-billion-charge-against-possible-collapse-of-t-mobile-deal.html

Nokia applies for delisting from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

http://press.nokia.com/2011/11/24/nokia-applies-for-delisting-from-the-frankfurt-stock-exchange/

BNP Paribas Mobile, the first mobile banking offer in mainland France

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp111123en2.jsp

Orange Money reaches 3 million customers and plans to extend its offer in cooperation with Western Union

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp111124en.jsp

European Commission Presses 16 States to Implement New EU Telecoms Rules

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51969.php

Gartner Says Indian Mobile Handset Sales To Reach 231 Million Units in 2012

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1855114

China market: Third-party e-payment transaction generates over CNY564 billion in 3Q11

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111124VL200.html

Alibaba Third-Quarter Profit 410 Million Yuan; In Line With Estimates

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-24/alibaba-s-third-quarter-profit-rises-after-price-increase-1-.html

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Releases 35 National Standards for Public Review

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/51618/miit_releases_35_national_standards_for_public_review

Etisalat to install 1,000 BTS in 2012

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/24/etisalat-to-install-1000-bts-in-2012/

PCCW Hong Kong IPO raises USD1.2bn, below original expectations

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/24/pccw-hong-kong-ipo-raises-usd1-2bn-below-original-expectations/

Vodafone chosen as European provider for Sony PlayStation Vita 3G

http://www.telecoms.com/37089/vodafone-chosen-as-european-provider-for-sony-playstation-vita-3g/

DOCOMO Again Earns Highest Marks in Customer-Satisfaction Study

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001558.html

NTT, NTT Com implement 100Gbps and 40Gbps plug-and-play field tests

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/24/ntt-ntt-com-implement-100gbps-and-40gbps-plug-and-play-field-tests/

Daily News November 24, 2011

Telefonica and China Unicom reach a strategic agreement to use points of
presence on each other’s networks
http://saladeprensa.telefonica.es/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&idm=eng&id=66&pais=1&elem=17369&titulo=Telef%C3%B3nica%20and%20China%20Unicom%20r...&origen=notapres&selectNumReg=5&pagina=1

Telefonica Digital and RIM announce NFC payments with Blackberry smartphones
http://saladeprensa.telefonica.es/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&idm=eng&id=66&pais=1&elem=17388&titulo=Telef%C3%B3nica%20Digital%20and%20RIM%20an...&origen=notapres&selectNumReg=5&pagina=1

EU regulator "concerned" over cellphone patents war
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/22/us-apple-samsung-eu-idUSTRE7AL0ZQ20111122

AT&T/T-Mobile merger “not of public interest” says FCC

http://www.telecoms.com/37059/attt-mobile-merger-%E2%80%9Cnot-of-public-interest%E2%80%9D-says-fcc/

AT&T Comments on FCC Action

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111122006569/en/ATT-Comments-FCC-Action

Nokia Siemens Networks to cut 17,000 jobs
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/23/us-nokia-siemens-idUSTRE7AM13620111123

HTC cuts Q4 revenue growth forecast; shares tumble

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/24/us-htc-idUSTRE7AN00S20111124

First Mirasol-enabled device on sale in South Korea

http://www.telecoms.com/37028/first-mirasol-enabled-device-on-sale-in-south-korea/

Smartphone Health Applications Will Exceed $400 Million Annually by 2016

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3815-Smartphone+Health+Applications+Will+Exceed+%24400+Million+Annually+by+2016

Microsoft Signs Nondisclosure Agreement With Yahoo
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/microsoft-signs-a-nondisclosure-agreement-with-yahoo/

Daily News November 22, 2011

American Movil and AT&T Sign Strategic Accord to Expand Relationship, Deliver Advanced Solutions to Multinational Companies

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=22070&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=33356&mapcode=corporate%7Cinternational

Verizon has no objections to AT&T, T-Mobile merger

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/21/verizon-has-no-objections-to-att-t-mobile-merger/

China Telcos Announce October 2011 Subscriber Totals

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/51494/china_telcos_announce_october_2011_subscriber_totals

DoCoMo Plans to Boost Operating Profit While Curbing Spending, CFO Says

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-21/docomo-plans-to-boost-operating-profit-while-curbing-spending-cfo-says.html

RIM adds two more NFC BlackBerrys

http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/21/311404/rim-adds-two-more-nfc-blackberrys/

Japan gets NFC Expresspay test

http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/21/311410/japan-gets-nfc-expresspay-test/

NTT delves deeper into Europe

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/ntt-delves-deeper-europe

Denmark Planning 800Mhz Radio Spectrum Auction

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51907.php

MTS Profits Plunge on Foreign Exchange Losses

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51904.php

Telkom South Africa Revenues Drop on Regulatory Impacts

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51897.php

NFC brings banking to rural India
http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/21/311428/nfc-brings-banking-to-rural-india/

Japan mobile gaming firm Gree files lawsuit against rival DeNA

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=469407

Facebook IPO: It's coming, but when?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57328046-93/facebook-ipo-its-coming-but-when/

Daily News November 21, 2011

US House of Representatives seeks to cage Chinese telecoms ‘gorilla’

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/18/house-of-representatives-seeks-to-cage-chinese-telecoms-gorilla/

Swedish Networks Set Up Mobile Payments Joint Venture

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51887.php

VimpelCom Plans Europe Stock Listing in Second Half of 2012, Lunder Says

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-17/vimpelcom-plans-stock-listing-in-europe-next-year-lunder-says.html

China Mobile to Deploy 10-20K TD-LTE Base Stations in H1 2012

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/51460/china_mobile_to_deploy_10_20k_td_lte_base_stations_in_h1_2012

China Mobile says total subscribers rose to 638.89 million in October

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/21/us-chinamobile-idUSTRE7AK03820111121

Amazon may launch a smartphone in Q4 2012: report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/18/us-amazon-research-citigroup-idUSTRE7AH1CF20111118

Thailand may relax foreign ownership rules for the nation's telecom sector
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/thailand-may-relax-foreign-ownership-rules

Market Scale of China Mobile Internet Grows to 10.83 Billion Yuan in Q3 2011, Showing Huge Development Potential

http://www.iresearchchina.com/view.aspx?id=9254

Visa announces SMS banking service for emerging markets
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/visa-announces-sms-banking-service-for-emerging-markets/19530/

Orange to host the MVNO Ortel Mobile on its network in France

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp111118en.jsp

Express from Sprint now available for $19.99, it’s a QWERTY candybar and 

runs Android
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/11/18/express-from-sprint-now-available-for-19-99-its-a-qwerty-candybar-and-runs-android/

Mobile data to push KDDI's LTE network to the limit by 2014
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/mobile-data-to-push-kddis-lte-network-to-the-limit-by-2014/19528/

Docomo moves to address mobile data surge
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/docomo-moves-to-address-mobile-data-surge/19474/

Virgin Mobile Grants License to Operate MVNO in Mexico

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51885.php

Malaysia to Host Southeast Asia’s 1st TD-LTE 4G Experience Centre and Test Lab

http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/en/press_center/news/201111/t20111118_263850.html

Q3 2011 Market Scale of China Online Payment Reaches to 615.5 Billion Yuan

http://www.iresearchchina.com/view.aspx?id=9255

iTunes App Store Begins Accepting RMB Payment

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/51461/itunes_app_store_begins_accepting_rmb_payment

Daily News November 18, 2011

Motorola Mobility Stockholders Approve Merger with Google

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14575&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

Telenor, Google to offer localized apps, direct billing

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/telenor-google-offer-localized-apps-direct-billing

Press release - Apps get legs as Telenor introduces a global Android Market initiative

http://www.telenor.com/en/news-and-media/press-releases/2011/apps-get-legs-as-telenor-introduces-a-global-android-market-initiative

Telefonica Considers Asset Disposals to Cut Debt, Protect Dividend At Risk

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-16/telefonica-considers-underperforming-asset-sales-to-cut-debt.html

AT&T in Talks to Carry Nokia Windows Phone

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-16/at-t-brings-back-tablet-subsidies-as-big-ticket-pricing-falls.html

China Mobile says iPhone deal likely after 4G launch

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=469290

NTT DOCOMO Subsidiary net mobile Partners with DeNA Subsidiary ngmoco to Expand Social Mobile Games Network Mobage

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111117006519/en/NTT-DOCOMO-Subsidiary-net-mobile-Partners-DeNA

JG Summit Sells Stake in Philippines PLDT to NTT DoCoMo

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51864.php

Daily News November 17, 2011

Google launches music service

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/17/us-google-music-idUSTRE7AF29D20111117

Google unveils enhanced Google Music service for Android, Web

http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/16/google-unveils-enhanced-google-music-service-for-android/

Mobile NFC Gains Momentum as Operators Worldwide Pledge Support for SIM-based Solution

http://gsmworld.com/newsroom/press-releases/2011/6569.htm

Global Mobile Connections To Reach Six Billion Milestone, With Asia Pacific Accounting For Half, Reports GSMA

http://gsmworld.com/newsroom/press-releases/2011/6570.htm

Google: 200 million Android devices activated worldwide; 550,000 activations daily

http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/16/google-200-million-android-devices-activated-worldwide-550000-activations-daily/

Orange launches widest range of exclusive affordable phones with dedicated Facebook® functionality in Africa and Europe

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp111116en.jsp

Nokia to launch Windows tablet mid-2012: report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/16/us-nokia-tablets-idUSTRE7AF0MI20111116

Huawei says focus has shifted fully to margin

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/16/us-huawei-idUSTRE7AF1ZQ20111116

Ericsson, Alcatel dominate LTE market: Dell'Oro

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/16/us-telecom-gear-research-idUSTRE7AF2RN20111116

NEC and Deutsche Telekom Drive M2M Solutions across Europe

http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/1111/0805.html

China Mobile to complete stage 2 4G trials by June
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-mobile-complete-stage-2-4g-trials-june

Strong demand for LTE prompts SKT to push up rollout plans

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/16/strong-demand-for-lte-prompts-skt-to-push-up-rollout-plans/

SFR 9M revenues down on VAT and MTR cuts

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/16/sfr-9m-revenues-down-on-vat-and-mtr-cuts/

GVT 9M11 revenues jump 47%, driven by broadband sales

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/16/gvt-9m11-revenues-jump-47-driven-by-broadband-sales/

Qualcomm Unveils New Snapdragon Mobile Processors Across All Tiers of Smartphones and Tablets

http://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2011/11/16/qualcomm-unveils-new-snapdragon-mobile-processors-across-all-tiers-smartpho

Japan's Softbank to hard-launch LTE in early 2012

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/softbank-hard-launch-lte-early-2012

BT inaugurates commercial FTTH offering

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/16/bt-inaugurates-commercial-ftth-offering/

NTT DoCoMo Still in Talks With Apple Over iPhone Launch

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204190504577039622409101612.html