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Analyst Angle: Israeli venture capital – Plenty of money, not enough exits

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Forget about chutzpah … the tech sector in Israel has two advantages – a skilled...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, American Tower and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors --R.W. Baird lowered its estimates on Alcatel-Lucent after the company reported in-line results and maintained guidance. The lowered EPS estimates reflect expected...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, Palm, Qualcomm and more

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 lowered its price target on Verizon to $37 from $43 on strong wireless results but mixed wireline. The firm raised its EPS...

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Motorola, Syniverse and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Credit Suisse First Boston reduced its estimates on AT&T, saying the risks that it predicted in its telecom sector downgrade in February are beginning to...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, AT&T, Apple and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--R.W. Baird raised its 2009 EPS estimate on Verizon to $2.97 from $2.89 on news of the company's pending acquisition of Alltel. Standard & Poor's...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, Nortel, Starent and more

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 raised its price target on Leap Wireless to $60 from $43 and improved its EPS estimates to a loss of 79 cents rather...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, TDS, Syniverse and more

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 EPS estimates on Sprint Nextel to break even from 42 cents for 2008 and to 18 cents from 37 cents for...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, Nortel Networks, SBA Communications and more

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 estimates on Virgin Mobile USA to 39 cents from 46 cents for 2008 after the company reported in-line first-quarter results.--Standard &...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, Motorola, F5 Networks and more

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 perform rating and a $55 price target.--Lehman Brothers lowered its 2008 EPS estimate on...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Adtran, Nokia, Texas Instruments and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its rating on AT&T Inc.'s commercial paper program, which has been raised to $15 billion from $12 billion. --Morgan...

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Motorola, RIM and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its A rating to AT&T's 6.125% global notes due 2015. The ratings reflect the company's strong position in the...

It’s an unlimited industry now. but what about Sprint Nextel?: Top carriers tout limitless calling, await answer from nation’s No. 3 carrier

Come one and come all. Three of the nation's top four wireless carriers now plan to offer unlimited voice calling for $100 month.Verizon Wireless gets bragging rights for the being the first carrier yesterday to stick its neck out on the much-anticipated pricing model....

Financial ratings wrap-up: Embarq, Aruba, RealNetworks and more

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 lowered its price target on Embarq to $54 from $60 on lower out-year cash flows. The firm, however, raised its 2008 revenue...

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Ericsson, Sierra Wireless and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its A rating to AT&T Inc.'s $750 million of global notes due 2013, $750 million of global notes due...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, Motorola, Texas Instruments and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its estimates on Verizon to $2.66 from $2.70 for 2008. R.W. Baird lowered its estimates on the carrier to $2.65...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, RIM, RadioShack and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Raymond James lowered its price target on Sprint to $14 after the company pre-released weak fourth-quarter earnings. Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on Sprint...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, RIM, Qualcomm and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its ratings on Leap Wireless, including its B- corporate credit rating, and removed the company from CreditWatch. The outlook...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Palm, Texas Instruments, Syniverse and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors --RBC Capital Markets lowered its price target on Palm Inc. after the company warned its second-quarter results will likely come in...

Moto to hit financial targets: Relief sends up stock price

Motorola Inc. CFO Tom Meredith told a Lehman Brothers investor conference this morning that the company would meet its guidance for the fourth quarter, sending the handset maker's stock up more than 3% to $16.15 per share by midday.Meredith acknowledged that the recent news...

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Motorola, Analog Devices and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it assigned it's A rating to AT&T Inc.'s proposed $2 billion of global notes due 2008 and $1...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Virgin, Ericsson, OmniVision and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned a B- corporate credit rating to Virgin Mobile USA Inc. The outlook is stable. Lehman Brothers upgraded the...

Financial ratings wrap-up: MetroPCS, Freescale, Starent and more

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 rating on Leap Wireless to equal weight from overweight and cut its price target on the company to $43 from...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, Nortel, Brightpoint and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed the ratings of Leap Wireless International on CreditWatch with negative implications after the company said it plans to...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, Research In Motion, Crown Castle and more

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 lowered its price target on Embarq to $60 from $67 after the company reported in-line third-quarter results.--R.W. Baird lowered its estimates on...