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Articles tagged with: 3G and Sharp
Mobile Handset Market Stays Afloat with 258 Million Shipped in 1Q-2009
Despite tough corporate and unemployment news making the headlines, the mobile handset-buying public did not head to the hills during the first quarter of 2009. Handset vendors had shipped 258 million handsets by the end of the quarter. Although that represents an 11% year-over-year decline, the result significantly exceeded the previous forecast of 253.5 million. "Green shoots are sprouting," is how ABI Research vice president Jake Saunders describes the latest figures. more
Related Tags: abi-research, nokia, tim, , apple, samsung, smartphone, iphone, ericsson, iden, lg, blackberry, rim, touchscreen, sonyericsson, feature-phones
Fitch Downgrades Deutsche Telekom on Guidance Revision, Weak Operating Results
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Deutsche Telekom's (DT) Long-term Issuer Default rating (IDR) to 'BBB+' from 'A-' (A minus) and assigned a Stable Outlook. This follows DT's downward guidance revision for 2009 as operating pressures continue apace in key markets. more
Related Tags: fitch-ratings, deutsche-telekom, eu, arpu, sim, , tim, ovi, fitch, churn, pace, 3g-coverage
Deutsche Telekom Issues Profits Warning - May Write Down T-Mobile Value
Deutsche Telekom has issued a profits warning, and now expects adjusted EBITDA in 2009 to be 2 to 4 percent below last year. The company is now expecting to post EBITDA in the range of EUR18.7 billion - EUR19.1 billionn (US$24.7 billionn) after an initial forecast of EUR19.5 billion. more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, t-mobile, ptc, pops, , prepay, eu, roaming, arpu, t-mobile-usa, ict, itu, tim, lte, ovi, t-mobile-uk, ote, telekom, churn, 3g-network, Germany
Emerging Markets Cautious About Telecoms CAPEX for 2009
Debt ratings agency, Fitch Ratings said today that the challenging macro-economic outlook is driving emerging market telecoms to adopt a more cautious stance on capital spending for 2009. In a new report, Fitch compares technology development and investment trends across Emerging Asia, Latin America, Russia/CIS and Africa, and examines currency risks stemming from the recent devaluation of most emerging market currencies. more
Related Tags: , fitch-ratings, driving, tim, capex, pt-excelcomindo-pratama, xl, ovi, telefonica, excelcomindo, fitch, africa
EDGE Continues to Dominate New Base Station Deployments in 2009
EDGE will dominate new base station deployments in 2009 with over 40% of new base station deployments, reports In-Stat. The slowdown in the global economy is having an effect on EDGE base station deployments as operators push out deployments. There will be a slight decline in new EDGE base station deployments from 2008 to 2009, resulting in 2008 being the zenith of EDGE deployments. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, base-station, eu, edge, td-scdma, cdma, hsupa, in-stat, base-stations, gsm, africa
Mobile Music Revenues to Reach $14.6bn by 2013 Despite Fall in Ringtone Sales
A sharp fall in ringtone revenues will be more than offset by growth in full-track downloads, streamed music services and ringback tones, according to a new report from Juniper Research which forecasts that global revenues from mobile music services will reach nearly US$14.6 billion by 2013. more
Related Tags: iphone, juniper-research, apple, wind, ringtone, memory, music, gold
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