ORLANDO, Fla.-The mantra of profitability remains the guiding principle at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, even as it invests in development efforts in the United States and moves ahead in emerging …
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ORLANDO, Fla.-The competitive cauldron that is the domestic Chinese handset market has produced a few winners. And that has fueled a desire among those winners to enter the U.S. market.The …
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Low-hanging fruit: ripe or already gone?: The emerging market harvest is well underway
by jscarboby jscarboWith mobile markets in India and China generating growth in numbers that few can get their mind around-but offering revenue and market share that many are fighting to get their …
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Location-based services, like so many emerging technologies in the wireless space, for years have been on the cusp of widespread use among mobile-phone users. With more global positioning system-enabled handsets …
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Welcome to a special edition of our online column, Worst of the Week. Industry trade shows are especially nutty, so this column is a chance for us to rant and …
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Of all the industries that the soon-to-be-merged Nokia Siemens Networks will play in, the most important are radio access; services core and applications, which includes IMS; and transport and broadband …
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T-Mobile USA rocks out with Nokia’s XpressMusic: Analyst applauds product’s features
by jscarboby jscarboIn case you’ve been hiding under a rock, music phones are hot. But simple usability, clear directions and “out of the box” pleasures have varied across the industry, according to …
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Nokia claims Qualcomm patents ‘exhausted’ in Europe: Qualcomm says nonsense, it’s all about cross-licensing negotiations
by jscarboby jscarboAs the April 9 deadline draws near for renewing an existing cross-licensing agreement between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc., the Finnish handset maker has filed complaints in two European courts …
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BlackBerry gets in the game: Gameloft, RIM to target high-end crowd with games
by jscarboby jscarboTeens and young adults dominate the console gaming space, but mobile publishers are hoping their parents can help take wireless gaming into the mainstream.Gameloft this week plan to announce a …
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The battle of the titans continued last week as the industry’s No. 1 and No. 2 carriers rolled out dueling promotional efforts centered on popular handsets. AT&T Inc.’s Cingular division, …
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ONCE UPON A TIME, in the deep past-about six months ago, say-the global handset business started looking fairly predictable. Nokia Corp. had steadily amassed dominant market share while maintaining relatively …
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‘Google phone’ rumors run rampant: Convergence offers fertile ground for speculation
by jscarboby jscarboTHE HEADY MIX of mobility, computing and the Internet now sweeping the mobile industry is akin to getting gassed with nitrous oxide at the dentist. Suddenly, preposterous notions seem plausible, …
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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 …
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Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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Motorola Inc. said its ailing mobile-phone business is faring worse than the company had expected, and as a result the world’s No. 2 handset vendor will post a loss for …
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Motorola Inc. announced it will use technology from Red Bend Software in its phones in order to remotely update the software in the devices. Red Bend’s software will be available …
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Nokia Corp. sold more than half the 71 million smartphones purchased last year and Motorola Inc. followed, with less than 9 percent of the market, according to a new study …
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Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. announced it will use chips from Beceem Communications for its planned dual-mode CDMA/WiMAX mobile phones. The agreement is notable as Sanyo is a major handset supplier …
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iLoop Mobile announced the launch of its mFinity mobile platform, which enables customers to create and implement text-based and interactive mobile ad campaigns. The platform will allow advertisers to develop …
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Nokia Corp. is asking European courts to declare Qualcomm Inc.’s patents in Europe “exhausted,” freeing the Finnish mobile phone maker to sell handsets in Europe containing chips by Texas Instruments …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. …
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NBC, MobiTV to compete with Apple in on-demand TV : Move highlights how networks, carriers test wireless TV waters
by jscarboby jscarboNBC Universal will expand its partnership with MobiTV to offer on-demand hit television shows such as “The Office” and “Heroes” to U.S. wireless users. The broadcast company said it plans …
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Qualcomm Inc.’s prospects for quarterly revenue and earnings due in April have brightened, while Texas Instruments Inc.’s forecast lacked luster. Although both companies’ forecasts pertain to the current quarter only, …
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As an American who grew up in Italy, Sebastian Harrison always had two phones: one for use in Italy, and one for the United States. As an adult, he decided …
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Qualcomm Inc. remains positive about its business prospects this quarter, even as it girds for an unprecedented procession of litigation. The chip maker is scheduled to appear in court in …
