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Bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp. ended 2008 with $5.7 billion in losses, as the Canadian giant works on a plan to restructure in the face of increased competition and a weakened …

<![CDATA[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.Is …

With Sprint Nextel Corp. reporting a massive fourth-quarter loss, the company’s ratings have taken a fall and it has been given a negative outlook for this year, according to a …

LG Electronics Co. said today that its handset shipments grew year-on-year and sequentially on a day when market leader Nokia Corp. acknowledged declines in both metrics.The Korean vendor credited new …

Various metrics for how the handset market is faring at this juncture are swirling like the snow in a paperweight designed to be shaken for pleasant effect. But this swirl …

The swirl of events last month and their possible implications for the domestic handset industry are several-fold, analyst said last week. First, despite an outlook tempered by drastic economic headlines, …

SAN DEIGO – Adding mobility to marketing campaigns is becoming a no-brainer. Case studies from brands that use a mobile component as part of their overall marketing campaigns show that …

Marketing specialist TNS Compete launched a new service designed to examine the smartphone industry and its trends.In its inaugural report, the firm examined Apple Inc.’s iPhone. TNS Compete plans to …

The third quarter was a rough one for T-Mobile USA Inc. The carrier posted the lowest number postpaid net additions – 293,000 – since its inception in 2001, according to …

The handset market has been unseasonably chilly this fall.Where the third quarter typically reflects a ramp-up for the holiday spending orgy, it appeared from the metrics that the togas may …

Everyone loves a good horse race. But with macro-economic conditions reverberating throughout the wireless industry – handset vendors’ aggregate volume growth in the third quarter appeared to be stagnating – …

Financial analysts typically gauge companies on their future prospects, not past performance. That is acutely so for the current moment in history, a couple weeks into the critical fourth quarter. …

The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And myriad device launches are yet to …

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/EconomicDownturn.WE’VE ALL …

Advertisers looking to reach consumers through their phones should offer a little something in the process, according to new figures from ABI Research.A recent study from the market research firm …

Verizon Wireless landed on top of another J.D. Power and Associates study. The research firm released its 2008 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study – Vol. 2, measuring call quality on …

In recent weeks, almost every carrier has made some sort of announcement claiming its network is fastest, largest or best. So who’s the winner? ; 3G; cdma; verizon; sprint; gsm; …

Nokia Corp. set the bar for its competitors yesterday – growth is possible under current market conditions. But Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications could not perform a chin-up. The Japanese-Swedish joint …

Nokia Corp.’s stock shot up more than 8% today after it projected an upside to its 10% growth forecast for the handset industry this year. Nokia also claimed 40% global …

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.Why …

Google Inc. is still the player to beat in mobile search, according to new figures from Nielsen Mobile.The Internet giant accounted for a dominating 61% of all mobile Internet searches …

NEW YORK – Here’s something you probably haven’t heard before: this is not the year of mobile advertising. And next year may not be either.Executives at the Mobile Marketing Forum …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – A panel of five mobile entertainment CEOs took the stage this week at OnHollywood 2008 to make the case for their varying business models and address what …

NEW YORK – The key to moving the needle in mobile advertising? Make it easier for would-be advertisers to spend money on the stuff.That was the takeaway from the roundtable …

Consumers are increasingly using their mobile phones to access banking services and products, and about 816 million consumers are expected to do so by 2011, according to a new study …