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/