Monday Telecom Headlines: 17 September

• Mobile operators see costs now, gains later from new iPhone 
• Chinese vendors face skeptical US lawmakers
• BT revenues will continue to fall, but outlook positive 
• Swisscom names new CFO
• Italy's antitrust watchdog launches telco probe

** CATCH UP ON THE REST OF THE WEEK'S NEWS WITH THE FRIDAY REVIEW **

Mobile operators see costs now, gains later from new iPhone
Analyst cuts Q3 earnings estimates for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon to reflect higher subsidy costs.
http://goo.gl/1kJBF

Chinese vendors face skeptical US lawmakers
Huawei, ZTE head to Washington to dispute suggestions that U.S. expansion represents national security threat.
http://goo.gl/zbtza

BT revenues will continue to fall, but outlook positive
Ratings firm upgrades U.K. incumbent's outlook thanks to solid operating performance and strong free cash flow generation.
http://goo.gl/ASqAC

Swisscom names new CFO
Mario Rossi to replace Ueli Dietiker as telco overhauls senior management in bid to shore up domestic business.
http://goo.gl/KjqRz

Italy's antitrust watchdog launches telco probe
Regulator investigating whether Vodafone, Wind, Telecom Italia agreed to block Bip from market.
http://goo.gl/vtulj

Friday Review: Particle physics
U.K. mobile operator goes dotty with rebranding exercise as iPhone 5 grabs the world's attention.
http://goo.gl/e3RnP

#Ofcom has it covered

This weeks inaugural Total #Telecom World conference has clearly demonstrated an industry need for a conference dedicated to the future of the telecom industry.

No where is this clearer than by looking at the amount of press coverage generated by Ofcom's Ed Richards. The keynote on Day 2 left rather hastily having slipped Total Telecom World into a crammed diary but has been widely quoted in the tech press, including the esteemed publications listed below. If you've spotted more coverage of Total Telecom World, do let us know...

• ZDNet - Ofcom: Level playing field needed for rural broadband
• The Register - Ofcom boss warns of low interest in 'superfast' broadband
• eWeek europe - Ofcom Boss Queries Need For Superfast Broadband
• think broadband - Ofcom boss shares UK regulators approach with telecom industries 
• BroadbandExpert - Ofcom Chief Talks Broadband at Total Telecom World
• ISPreview - Ofcom UK Warns of Competition Concerns with Low Superfast Broadband Uptake
• HARDWARE (The register) - Ofcom boss warns of low interest in 'superfast' broadband
• ИКС (Russia) - Ofcom chief backs WDM as future of fibre competition
• ITProPortal - Ofcom: Equal Participation by Telecom Operators in Rural Broadband Needed
• uSwitch.com - teenagers driving superfast broadband take-up
• PCPro - Ofcom chief: only families with teenagers want fibre