Quarterly Earnings

When discussing the disappointing results for the second quarter by South Korean vendors Samsung Electronics Co. or LG Electronics Co. Ltd., one has to begin by noting the robust performances …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Shares of Motorola Inc. inched upward after the company unveiled plans to step up its stock buy-back plan. Motorola said it will spend $1.2 billion to buy back its …

REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp.’s Mobile and Embedded Devices division achieved profitability for the first time, the company announced. The division houses the company’s smart phone efforts. Microsoft’s division logged an operating …

FORT WORTH, Texas—A slight increase in wireless sales wasn’t enough to offset lagging overall sales and an expensive turnaround program for RadioShack Corp. during the second quarter. The electronics retailer …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Shares of L.M. Ericsson dipped after the infrastructure provider posted a slight decline in second-quarter net profit due to its recent acquisition of Marconi Corp. Ericsson said its profit …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Shares of VeriSign Inc. lost ground despite a rebound in the company’s mobile content business during the second quarter. The network infrastructure and wireless content company said its …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—With unexpectedly strong growth in its second-quarter earnings boosting Motorola Inc.’s fortunes, the handset vendor plans to feed the buzz by launching an undisclosed number of much-anticipated new handset …

MINNEAPOLIS—ADC Telecommunications Inc. said it expects its sales from continuing operations for 2006 to come in lower than it previously predicted. Sales are expected to be between $1.28 billion and …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. reported third-quarter results of $1.95 billion in revenue and $643 million in net income, increases of 44 percent and 15 percent, respectively, from the year-ago quarter. The …

SEOUL, South Korea— LG Electronics Co. Ltd. reported a net loss of $10.1 million on static sales of $6.1 billion in the second quarter on lackluster handset shipments and poor …

ATLANTA—Mobile television provider SmartVideo Technologies Inc. said it raised $9 million in a private placement. SmartVideo delivers video programming to users with smart phones and laptop computers, and boasts relationships …

The competitive landscape for the world’s top five mobile-phone vendors at mid-year has come into clearer focus with second-quarter earnings already reported or expected this week. The plot has thickened …

SEOUL, South Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world’s third-largest mobile handset vendor, said revenue from mobile-phone sales fell 4.5 percent to $4.2 billion from the year-ago quarter on shipments of …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Wireless mesh network equipment vendor SkyPilot Networks said it raised $21 million in its latest funding round led by August Capital. Current investors including Mobius Venture Capital, Invesco …

LONDON—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced that its earnings for the second quarter—$181 million—nearly doubled its earnings from the year-ago quarter, while revenue increased more than 40 percent and handset …

EMERYVILLE, Calif.—MobiTV Inc. said it snared a whopping $70 million in a Series C financing round led by Oak Investment Partners. The three-year-old wireless video provider said it will use …

COPPELL, Texas—Shares of CellStar Corp. jumped after the company reported a profitable quarter and unveiled a distribution agreement with LG Electronics Co. Ltd. The wireless distributor reported a net income …

HYDERABAD, India—Two wireless companies, IMImobile and Cellfire Inc., announced new venture-capital funding this week. IMImobile, which sells technology platforms and content-aggregation services, said it received a $10 million investment from …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—For the second time this year, Lucent warned of lower sales prior to releasing quarterly results. The company said it expects to post third-quarter earnings of $2.04 billion, …

OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp. released positive preliminary customer numbers for its most recent quarter as well as an 18 percent improvement in its churn rate compared with the same period …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—NMS Communications said it expects to report disappointing second-quarter revenues and earnings results when it releases its full financial report later this month. Revenues are expected to be between …

SAN DIEGO—Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced a bullish outlook for its second quarter by raising its revenue guidance above $44 million, up from a previous guidance of $40 …