November 23, 2012 Ericsson downgraded by Fitch Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook on Ericsson, downgrading the Swedish vendor’s debt ratings to Negative (from Stable) and affirmed the IDR and senior unsecured rating at 'BBB+. By Matt Ablott
November 23, 2012 AlcaLu in loan talks with Goldmans – report Alcatel-Lucent is talking to Goldman Sachs about a loan, the latest tactic used by the struggling equipment vendor to attract fresh finance By Richard Handford
Regulation November 23, 2012 Ofcom outlines white space devices plan UK telecoms regulator Ofcom published details of a framework to allow the first consumer “white space” devices to be launched in the UK towards the end of 2013. By Tim Ferguson
Operators Telenor November 23, 2012 Russia drops legal case against Telenor over VimpelCom stake Russia’s anti-trust regulator has withdrawn its legal action against Telenor’s shareholding in VimpelCom, the latest sign that a long-running ownership dispute at the operator is abating. By Matt Ablott
November 22, 2012 Distimo adds Windows Store to analytics App store analytics firm Distimo has added support for Windows Store with its latest release of Distimo App Analytics. By Tim Ferguson
November 22, 2012 Foursquare investor interest waning – report Investors are reducing their valuations of location-based check-in and recommendation service Foursquare in the wake of Facebook’s IPO, reports the Wall Street Journal. By Tim Ferguson
November 22, 2012 GREE apologises for short notice on OpenFeint closure An executive from social gaming company GREE has apologised for the short notice given to developers regarding the closure of the OpenFeint social gaming platform. By Tim Ferguson
