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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

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Ethernet microwave spending surges as operators upgrade mobile backhaul networks

In the cutthroat mobile world, in today's economic climate it is more critical than ever that mobile operators protect their revenue and hold on to their subscribers, which is why many operators are turning to newer mobile backhaul solutions, particularly Ethernet microwave, says Infonetics Research in a new report.  more

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