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A sequential dip in shipments by Motorola Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications between the fourth quarter and the first quarter spelled t-r-a-c-t-i-o-n for numerous second-tier handset makers, particularly in …

Nortel Networks Corp. said today that it would charge “about” a 1% royalty rate* to handset vendors licensing Nortel’s Long Term Evolution patents.(Yes, that asterisk is intentional. See below or …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced plans to offer a new technology to bridge the Adobe Flash Lite and Java ME development platforms.Project Capuchin, as the effort is dubbed, allows developers …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage on Leap Wireless with a sector …

Pesky Wall Street.No matter how well you perform, the stock market – understandably, because it reflects investors’ view of future prospects – is all about “what’s next”?Qualcomm Inc., riding a …

The once-monolithic handset market is becoming a lot more interesting.As growth slows in developed markets, players with strong presence in emerging markets may see more dependable gains. But macro-economic uncertainty …

It’s all about context. With investors apparently expecting dark news from the infrastructure sector, L.M. Ericsson’s stock shot up more than 12% today after the company reported a 5% gain …

Motorola Inc. continued to lose traction in the handset market as first-quarter revenue was down nearly 40%, its operating losses nearly doubled and handset shipments were down drastically over the …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications said it lost a point of market share in the first quarter, following a warning it gave last month.The Japanese-Swedish JV reported a year-on-year increase of …

Sony Corp. of America said it will pay roughly $260 million for Gracenote, a music metadata and technology firm. Gracenote’s database of artists, songs and lyrics is used by online …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

The market for Long Term Evolution technology took another step forward last week as seven infrastructure heavyweights announced a framework for licensing the rights to the next-generation wireless standard.Alcatel-Lucent, L.M. …

Nokia Corp. posted strong results for the typically tepid first quarter, but its stock dipped 14% in midday trading after the company said that the handset market’s overall value, in …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. shipped 24.4 million handsets in the first quarter, above analysts’ estimates of 23 million to 24 million units.Handset sales reached $3.2 billion, up nearly 36% over …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

Redback Networks, an Ericsson company (NASDAQ:ERIC) that makes video-centric routers for 75+ percent of the world’s largest triple-play networks, today announced the results of an Ovum/RHK study, which found that …

The market for LTE technology took another step forward today as seven infrastructure heavyweights announced a framework for licensing the rights to the next-generation wireless standard. Alcatel-Lucent, L.M. Ericsson, NEC …

OK, Mark Twain’s “mysterious stranger” was actually Satan’s nephew, and we’re certainly not deriding the devilish Steve Jobs or his wonderful company – but the theme of unwanted intrusion is …

You might be surprised at how much mutual strategy a carrier and handset vendor can pack into a single device. Consider the Z750a by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications for AT&T …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Lehman Brothers lowered its price target on Verizon to $48 from …

In Apple Inc.’s secretive world, facts are scarce — and speculation is the coin of the realm. Thus, over the past week, as analysts reported that major Apple stores’ iPhones …

By most accounts — mine included — this year’s CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas bore a striking resemblance to February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (the show formerly known as …

JUDGING BY THE HANDSET NEWS out of CTIA Wireless 2008 last week, competition in the United States is a SKU vs. SKU battle -handset-to-handset combat, if you will. In the …

LAS VEGAS — As usual, the CTIA Wireless show stood as a launch pad for a variety of new devices coming onto the market in the coming months. First up …

Yes, the mobile industry would be well-served if everyone got behind a single 4G technology. No, it’s not going to happen anytime soon. Vodafone Group CEO Arun Sarin used his …