Apple filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Arbitration Court against the Federal Antimonopoly Service

Apple is trying to appeal a fine of 906.3 million rubles (~ $ 12 million), which the FAS issued after considering a complaint from Kaspersky Lab.

The FAS is confident that Apple is abusing its dominant position in the market. The American company forced Kaspersky Lab to cut some functions of the Kaspersky Safe Kids application, ostensibly to make it less competitive compared to Apple's own product - Screen Time.

In addition, the FAS demands that Apple remove from its regulations a provision that gives it the right to ban applications from the App Store for any reason.

Apple, as expected, disagrees with the fine.

I am not to expect positive decision for Apple, the company was supposed to comply with the FAS orders by November 30, 2020, but did not so. So if victory is possible, then perhaps for some formal legal reason. Most likely, an attempt to challenge the fine will be unsuccessful; in the best case for Apple, the amount of the fine will be somewhat reduced.

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Nokia will provide Movistar Chile with 5G network equipment

Nokia will provide its 5G AirScale solutions to Movistar Chile to launch the operator's 5G network in the country. In addition, Nokia will upgrade Movistar’s 4G and 4G+ networks. Earlier Movistar Chile (Telefonica) won 50 MHz spectrum in Chile’s 5G auction in the 3.5GHz band. Source: Nokia. 

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Ericsson finishes LTE sites for PLDT

Swedish telecommunications firm Ericsson has completed the installation of new high-speed Internet LTE sites for Smart Communications, a unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., a statement on Friday showed.

Ericsson said the 250 sites were meant to improve mobile services, in particular for users of smartphones. Smart’s LTE network spans 46 cities and 69 municipalities across the country.

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Rugget tablet Xplore iX104C5 DMSR

Xplore's iX104C5 Dual-Mode Sunlight-Readable Tablet with Verizon 4G LTE (DMSR LTE) is an ultra-rugged, fully featured tablet PC with exceptional connection capabilities. The tablet comes with all the same rugged and performance specs as our flagship DMSR model, but with an integrated 4G LTE module to enhance communications for mobile workers, no matter the location. http://www.xploretech.com/products/ix104c5_DMSR-LTE/

MegaFon Weighs Buying Scartel to Expand Data Business

OAO MegaFon (MFON), Russia’s second-largest wireless carrier, is considering buying smaller operator Scartel to expand its network as mobile Internet use increases, Chief Executive Officer Ivan Tavrin said.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-17/megafon-weighs-buying-scartel-to-expand-data-business.html

Sprint Files Lawsuit Against DISH Network Corporation and Clearwire Corporation...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), June 17, 2013 - Sprint (NYSE:S) announced today that it has filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery against DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) and Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) asking the Court to prevent the consummation of the DISH tender offer for Clearwire. Sprint believes the transaction violates Delaware law and the rights of both Sprint and Clearwire’s other strategic investors under Clearwire’s charter and under the Equity Holders Agreement (“EHA”). In addition to seeking to enjoin the tender offer, Sprint’s lawsuit seeks to rescind certain parts of the tender offer agreement and seeks declaratory, injunctive, compensatory and other relief. 

Read more: http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-files-lawsuit-against-dish-network-corporation-and-clearwire-corporation-citing-the-illegality-of-the-dish-tender-offer-for-clearwire.htm

Stay Connected This Summer: Sprint 4G LTE Expands Into 22 New Cities

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced the availability of its all-new 4G LTE network in 22 new cities, just in time for the official start of summer. Customers in “hotspots” such as Miami, New Orleans, Raleigh, N.C., and Tampa, Fla., are now able to download videos, access the Internet and send photos with greater speed and reliability thanks to the power of Sprint 4G LTE.

http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2013/06/17/stay-connected-this-summer-sprint-4g-lte-expands-into-22-new-cities/