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Articles tagged with: Ericsson and Iphone
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, 3g, tim, , apple, samsung, smartphone, iden, lg, blackberry, rim, touchscreen, sharp, sonyericsson, feature-phones
Recession or Not, Wireless Backhaul Expansion Continues Strongly
Worldwide revenues from backhaul leasing are expected to double over the next 30 months, according to a new study from ABI Research. The growth curve even accelerates after 2012, resulting in a fivefold revenue increase between 2009 and 2014. more
Related Tags: ethernet, , 3g, nokia, eu, itu, lte, abi-research, alcatel-lucent, ovi, verizon, microwave, verizon-communications, bt, backhaul, siemens, embarq, harris, nokia-siemens, laptop, nokia-siemens-network, wave
Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, , wi-fi, microsoft, nokia, sim, samsung, wimax, apple, isuppli, sprint-nextel, gps, tim, wind, lte, docomo, ovi, palm, blackberry, rim, sony, kyocera, mobile-internet, touch-screen, navteq, sprint, nextel, smart, windows, las-vegas, ctia, kyocera-wireless, navigation, indoor, garmin-asus, music, webos, touch-screen
iPhone: Not a top 20 handset for browsing and buying on the mobile web
According to statistics released by mobile billing and analytics firm, Bango, when it comes to the most popular phones for browsing and buying content on the mobile web worldwide, the iPhone still sits outside the top 20. The Bango Top 20 handset list, based on Bango's February statistics, puts the Nokia 3110c on top, followed by the Samsung M800 in 2nd and the Nokia 6300 in 3rd. more
Related Tags: google, sony-ericsson, nokia, bango, analytics, samsung, tim, wind, ovi, rim, mobile-internet, billing, mobile-billing, mobile-content, mobile-web, mobile-analytics, true
Smartphone sales buck the recession
A report by Infonetics Research is forecasting an 8% drop in the total number of mobile phones sold in 2009, to 1.1 billion worldwide (down from 1.2 billion in 2008), in line with predictions from Nokia, among others. Smartphones were the best-performing segment of the mobile phones market in 2008 and the only segment to show unit and revenue growth in the second half of the year as the world economy entered recession. more
Related Tags: android, nokia, smartphone, samsung, wimax, motorola, eu, w-cdma, ict, smartphones, tim, cdma, hspa, lg, infonetics-research, symbian, open-source, wimax,, gsm, operating-system, nokia,, os, apps
Are Smartphones Immune to the Financial Crisis in Western Europe?
The market for Western European converged mobile devices (commonly referred to as smartphones) experienced a good performance in the last quarter of 2008. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 9.3 million units, 25.9% higher than the 7.4 million shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 31.9 million units, 36.1% higher than the 23.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
Related Tags: android, google, t-mobile, 3g, windows-mobile, microsoft, nokia, sim, smartphone, samsung, eu, cisco, cisco, apple, itu, vodafone, smartphones, gps, ibm, wind, idc, lg, htc, blackberry, compete, rim, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, blackberry-bold, oem, omnia, operating-system, windows, storm, wave, os, feature-phones, barcelona
Western European Mobile Phone Market now in Recession
Three consecutive quarters of negative growth have led the Western European mobile phone market into recession. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 53.6 million units in 4Q08, 13.5% lower than the 62 million units shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 190.5 million units in Western Europe, 5.9% lower than the 202.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
Related Tags: android, sony-ericsson, t-mobile, 3g, windows-mobile, nokia, sim, social-networking, smartphone, samsung, motorola, eu, skype, 3-uk, cisco, cisco, apple, itu, smartphones, wind, open-handset-alliance, idc, lg, blackberry, compete, personal, touchscreen, sony, 3, oem, inq1, windows, sanjay-jha, chipset, windows-live, storm, music, global-mobile, barcelona, mobile-world-congress
Third of Brits Want Simple Phones
Despite the whizz-bang gadgetry of the iPhone and Blackberry Storm, Brits have a fondness for simpler times when it comes to mobile phones, according to UK based price comparison website, moneysupermarket. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, nokia, sim, samsung, motorola, lg, blackberry, sony, music, UK
Mobile phone manufacturers are 'losing their touch' according to customers
Mobile phone manufacturers risk losing their customers as they race to incorporate touch-screen features into their phones in a bid to copy Apple's success, according to feedback from shoppers collated by European customer review website, Reevoo.com. more
Related Tags: m1, sony-ericsson, 3g, nokia, sms, samsung, eu, apple, touchscreen, touch-screen, omnia, storm, email, music, mobile-web
Industry Big Guns with no Bullets to Fire
After a devastating end to 2008, the future is looking bleak. At the start of 2009 the mobile industry is starting to implement strategic job cuts and closing of overseas offices. This is just the beginning. The New Year started with Nortel Networks filing for Chapter 11. Many companies are not far behind. The question remains: how will some of the largest blue chip companies fare this year? Based on recent findings, Frost & Sullivan expects several firms to have a tough time fighting this year's projected internal and external challenges. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, 3g, microsoft, nokia, intel, samsung, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, eu, apple, ict, edge, wind, nortel, netbooks, ovi, compete, sony, touch-screen, wimax,, operating-system, windows, 700mhz, chipset, ces, target, razr
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