Daily News September 30, 2011

DOJ asks Google for more data about Motorola deal

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20113058-93/doj-asks-google-for-more-data-about-motorola-deal/

Nokia to cut 3,500 jobs, close Romania plant

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/29/us-nokia-idUSTRE78S0DX20110929

Nokia, Siemens to inject €1bn into Nokia Siemens

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=468051

Nokia says IPO is option for Nokia Siemens Networks

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=468078

T-Mobile lines up against Apple in Samsung lawsuit

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/29/us-apple-samsung-tmobile-idUSTRE78R6MS20110929

SK Telecom omits unlimited from LTE plans

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/sk-telecom-omits-unlimited-lte-plans

Orange Switzerland bids due 10 October

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=468072

Bharti Airtel Awards African Network Upgrade Contract to Nokia Siemens Networks

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51110.php

Rogers expands LTE to Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/29/rogers-expands-lte-to-toronto-montreal-vancouver/

Samsung Unveils its Next Application Processor for Smartphone and Tablet Devices

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51107.php

Softbank to launch 100Mbps PHS mobile data service

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/29/softbank-to-launch-100mbps-phs-mobile-data-service/

DOCOMO and Orange to Procure Smartphone from Sharp

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001551.html

Daily News September 29, 2011

Linux Groups to Collaborate on New Smartphone OS Tizen

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51093.php

Visa Announces Two New Mobile Payment Services

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51092.php

Microsoft and Samsung Broaden Smartphone Partnership

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2011/sep11/09-28SamsungPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases

Samsung to pay Microsoft royalties on Android device sales

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/28/samsung-to-pay-microsoft-royalties-for-android-devices/

China's Mobile Browser Users Up 4% YoY in H1 2011

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/50021/chinas_mobile_browser_users_up_4_yoy_in_h1_2011

Amazon unveils $200 Kindle Fire tablet; $99 Kindle touch eReader, $79 Kindle

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/28/amazon-unveils-200-kindle-fire-tablet-99-kindle-touch-ereader-79-kindle/

Amazon Kindle Fire hands-on! [video]

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/28/amazon-kindle-fire-hands-on/

Amazon Kindle and Kindle touch hands-on!

http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/28/amazon-kindle-and-kindle-touch-hands-on/

Daily News Septemeber 28, 2011

Telefónica and Sunrise Communications AG enter into a broad partnership agreement

http://saladeprensa.telefonica.es/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&idm=eng&id=66&pais=1&elem=17076&titulo=Telef%C3%B3nica%20and%20Sunrise%20Commun...&origen=notapres&selectNumReg=5&pagina=1

Telefonica and O2 Debt Downgraded to BBB+; Loses Their A Rating

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51079.php

Apple holding iPhone 5 event on October 4

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20112187-17/apple-holding-iphone-5-event-on-october-4/

HTC, LG, Motorola Mobility, RIM, Samsung Mobile, Sony Ericsson and DeviceFidelity to Implement Isis NFC and Technology Standards

http://news.paywithisis.com/2011/09/27/manufacturers-add-support/

Telstra launches commercial LTE services ahead of schedule
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/27/telstra-launches-commercial-lte-services-ahead-of-schedule/

Report: Sprint to launch LTE service in early 2012

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-sprint-launch-lte-service-early-2012/2011-09-27

China's MIIT Announces Jan-August IT Industry Investment Statistics

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/49973/miit_announces_jan_august_it_industry_investment_statistics

Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update begins

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/09/27/windows-phone-7-5-mango-update-begins.aspx

Hands-on with the HTC Radar 4G, Samsung Omnia W and ZTE Tania

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/09/27/hands-on-with-the-htc-radar-4g-samsung-omnia-w-amp-zte-tania.aspx

Qualcomm Announces Leadership Change in Latin America

http://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2011/09/27/qualcomm-announces-leadership-change-latin-america

Daily News September 27, 2011

Samsung Says Apple Infringes Its Third-Generation Patents ‘Structurally’

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-26/samsung-says-apple-infringes-its-third-generation-patents-structurally-.html

Verizon takes Samsung's side in spat with Apple

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/26/us-verizon-apple-idUSTRE78P13J20110926

California governor signs Amazon sales tax bill

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20111051-38/california-governor-signs-amazon-sales-tax-bill/

NTT DoCoMo says India venture won't turn profitable for 'several years'

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467929

China's MIIT Announces August 2011 Telecom Statistics

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/49968/miit_announces_august_2011_telecom_statistics

Apple Trims Orders for IPad Parts, JPMorgan Says

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-26/apple-cuts-ipad-supply-chain-orders-jpmorgan.html

Samsung intros Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy S II HD LTE in South Korea

http://sammyhub.com/2011/09/26/samsung-intros-galaxy-s-ii-lte-and-galaxy-s-ii-hd-lte-in-south-korea/

Samsung Shows Off First Windows Phone Mango Based Smartphone

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51054.php

KDDI goes WiMAX with new handsets

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nb20110927a2.html

KDDI introduces the Kyocera DIGNO a new Super-Slim Waterproof Smartphone with WiMAX

http://en.akihabaranews.com/107311/phones/kddi-introduces-the-kyocera-digno-a-new-super-slim-waterproof-smartphone-with-wimax

EU opens antitrust probe into e-payment market

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/26/us-eu-payments-idUSTRE78P17220110926

Global mobile market update and outlook for GSM, WCDMA-HSPA/HSPA* and LTE

http://www.gsacom.com/downloads/pdf/GSA_Global_mobile_market_update_and_outlook_220911.php4

Telia reaches 153 LTE locations; 231 by end-year

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/26/telia-reaches-153-lte-locations-231-by-end-year/

PCCW Says Spin-Off of Its Telecom Assets Into Trust May Raise $1.3 Billion

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-25/pccw-says-spin-off-may-raise-about-1-3b.html

Brazil August mobile phone subscriptions up 1.67% from July

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467948

Daily News September 26, 2011

French telecom regulator ARCEP publishes the results of the awards procedure for 4G licences in the
2.6 GHz frequency band
http://www.arcep.fr/index.php?id=8571&L=1&tx_gsactualite_pi1[uid]=1431&tx_gsactualite_pi1[backID]=1&cHash=136860fe4e

Samsung Galaxy S II global sales surpasses 10m units

http://sammyhub.com/2011/09/25/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-global-sales-surpasses-10m-units/

Kindle Books Now Available at over 11,000 Local Libraries
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1608871&highlight

Amazon Kindle Tablet Landing Sept. 28 in New York
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Amazon-Kindle-Tablet-Landing-Sept-28-in-New-York-546978/

SFR and Nokia Siemens Networks test LTE in Marseille

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/23/sfr-and-nokia-siemens-networks-test-lte-in-marseille/

SFR offers customers free femtocells

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/sfr-offers-customers-free-femtocells/17406/

India Department of Telecommunication(DoT) rejects Qualcomm’s concession application

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/23/dot-rejects-qualcomms-concession-application/

BT Planning 500,000 Wi-Fi Hotpsots in London by 2012 Olympics
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51006.php

FT launches round one of Swiss sale, CVC’s involvement unknown
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/22/ft-launches-round-one-of-swiss-sale-cvcs-involvement-unknown/

OTE Staff Agree to Wage Cuts to Save Jobs

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51032.php

Etisalat Launches LTE Network in UAE

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51042.php

Rumour Mill: Google running MVNO test-bed in Spain

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/rumour-mill-google-running-mvno-test-bed-spain/2011-09-23

Gartner Says Apple Will Have a Free Run in Tablet Market Holiday Season as
Competitors Continue to Lag
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1800514

NTT DOCOMO to Increase Investment in Germany’s net mobile AG
Enhancement of net mobile’s payment platform in Europe through acquisition
of Bankverein Werther
http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001550.html

FT Orange cool to Google Wallet, calls for m-commerce openness

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/ft-orange-cool-google-wallet-calls-m-commerce-openness/2011-09-23

Softbank Falls Most in Three Years After KDDI Iphone Report
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-22/softbank-shares-fall-most-in-two-years-on-report-kddi-will-offer-iphone.html

Nokia’s CTO swap could be its turning point

http://www.slashgear.com/nokias-cto-swap-could-be-its-turning-point-22181856/

Daily News September 22, 2011

Orange aims to rollout Europe-wide NFC ecosystem by 2012
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467850

Orange and Stade Malherbe Caen introduce e-ticketing for stadiums with the M-Stadium mobile contactless project
http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp110921en2.jsp

U.S. judge sets February 13 for AT&T antitrust trial

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/21/us-att-tmobile-idUSTRE78K6DM20110921

Samsung may make Bada open source

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/samsung-may-make-bada-open-source

Twitter Launches Photo Sharing Over MMS

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50999.php

A big week for LTE

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/big-week-lte

Over 1.7 Billion Mobile Social Networking Users in 2016 Means Facebook Needs Its Own Operating System

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3776-Over+1.7+Billion+Mobile+Social+Networking+Users+in+2016+Means+Facebook+Needs+Its+Own+Operating+System

Open Mobile Alliance API Standards Expose Unique Operator Resources in an Open and Programmable Way

http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=571616

Vivo secures BRL3bn loan from BNDES to increase coverage

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/21/vivo-secures-brl3bn-loan-from-bndes-to-increase-coverage/

HP's board may oust CEO, hire eBay vet: source

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/21/us-hp-idUSTRE78K40I20110921

Daily News September 21, 2011

NTT DOCOMO and Vodafone Plan to Form Business Partnership Centered on Corporate Sales

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001548.html

Vodafone shakes up Asian operator partnerships

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/vodafone-shakes-up-asian-operator-partnerships/17333/

Samsung considers legal action over Apple's new iPhone: source

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/20/us-samsung-apple-idUSTRE78I6NL20110920

China Telcos Announce August 2011 Subscriber Totals

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/49789/china_telcos_announce_august_2011_subscriber_totals

Google Wallet Enters Crowded Market, Faces Slow Adoption

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mobiledia/2011/09/20/google-wallet-enters-crowded-market-faces-slow-adoption/

Google+ opens up, takes fight to Facebook

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/20/us-google-idUSTRE78J4M420110920

Top 20 Android Apps in the US: Women Like Facebook, Men Love Maps and Mail

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/top-20-android-apps-in-the-us-women-like-facebook-men-love-maps-and-mail/