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Articles tagged with: Motorola and Three
Motorola to Manage Zain's Iraqi Network
motorola has announced the signing of a multi-million dollar contract with Zain Iraq to provide managed services to the operator. The contract commences immediately and will run for three years. Under the managed services contract, motorola has been entrusted to improve Zain Iraq's network performance, operate and maintain it as well as provide training to its technical support team. more
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Motorola Wants Israeli Mobile Network Bid by Mid-Sept
motorola is reported to have told potential buyers that they have until the middle of this month to submit their bids for Israeli mobile network operator, MIRS. All three of Isreal's incumbent operators are understood to be interested in acquiring the iDEN based mobile network operator, which has been previously valued at around US$300 million. more
Related Tags: mirs, iden, radio, Israel
Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down 6% - Smartphones Up 27% in Q2
Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 per cent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 per cent increase from the same period last year, representing the fastest-growing segment of the mobile-devices market. more
Related Tags: gartner, nokia, apple, samsung, lg, sony-ericsson,research-in-motion, htc, windows, presence
Shipments of Cell Phones Return to Growth in Q2
Global shipments of cell phones in the second quarter climbed 4.7 percent compared to the first, marking the first sequential increase for the market since the third quarter of 2008, according to iSuppli Corp. Worldwide shipments amounted to 265 million units in the second quarter, up from 253 million in the first. more
Related Tags: nokia, samsung, lg, sony-ericsson, isuppli, smart
Smartphone Growth Encouraging - Cell Phone Market Still Expected To Shrink in 2009
The worldwide mobile phone market recorded another quarter of year-over-year decline in the second quarter of 2009 (2Q09). According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, handset vendors shipped a total of 269.6 million units worldwide, down 10.8% from 302.2 million units in 2Q08. The second quarter results are an improvement from the 17.2% decrease seen during 1Q09, but ongoing challenges stemming from the economic crisis remain a factor to watch. more
Related Tags: nokia, samsung, lg, sony-ericsson
Motorola Highlights Rising CDS/ Liquidity Disconnect on Earnings
The widening disparity between deteriorating liquidity and tightening CDS spreads is becoming more evident in numerous companies on the eve of their earnings updates, according to Fitch Solutions in its latest update on Global CDS Spreads/Liquidity Scores for companies scheduled to come out with earnings announcements in the coming week. more
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