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Articles tagged with: Nokia and Sony Ericsson
Standards Based Solution for Voice and SMS Services Over LTE Announced
A gang of telecoms companies have jointly defined the preferred way to ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide. The companies involved are AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon, Vodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, nokia Siemens Networks, nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. more
Related Tags: sms, lte, at&t, orange, -telefonica, teliasonera, verizon, vodafone, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, nokia--siemens-networks, samsung, broadband, interoperability
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: motorola, samsung, lg, isuppli, smart, three
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: samsung, motorola, lg, three
Global Handset Shipments Fall 8% in Q2 2009 - Hints of Recovery
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments fell 8 percent year-over-year, to reach 273 million units in Q2 2009. The rate of decline was slower than the previous quarter, as the market showed tentative signs of stabilization. more
Related Tags: motorola, samsung, lg
Nokia is Top-Brand for Teenagers - But Support Slipping
nokia is the number one mobile phone brand according to 112,000 teenagers, across 30 markets, who took part in the Global Habbo Youth Survey Brand Update 2009 (GHYS). Despite a third consecutive year at the top of the chart, nokia has lost teen support year-on-year. more
Related Tags: habbo, motorola, seven, smart
Global Handset Shipments Fall at Fastest Rate in History during Q1 2009
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments fell a huge 13 percent year-over-year, to reach 245 million units in Q1 2009. De-stocking by cautious retailers and a worldwide economic downturn caused handset shipments to fall at their fastest rate in the industry's 27-year history. more
Related Tags: strategy-analytics, motorola, samsung, lg, touchscreen
Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments Down by 15.8% in First Quarter
The worldwide mobile phone market began 2009 with an expected sequential downturn, exacerbated by the challenges of the ongoing worldwide recession. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 244.8 million units in the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09), approximately 15.8% lower than the 290.8 million units shipped during 1Q08. The first quarter of a new year is typically characterized by seasonally lower shipment volumes following a busy holiday quarter with channels clearing out excess inventory. But the 1Q09 decline was especially sharp due to weak end-user demand, currency volatility, and lack of credit for merchants as consumers and the supply chain adapt to the recession. more
Related Tags: motorola, idc, samsung, lg, ericsson, ovi, driving, smartphones, rural, sony, sharp, oem, sanjay-jha
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, , wi-fi, microsoft, sim, iphone, samsung, wimax, apple, isuppli, sprint-nextel, gps, tim, wind, lte, docomo, ericsson, ovi, palm, blackberry, rim, sony, kyocera, mobile-internet, touch-screen, navteq, sprint, nextel, smart, windows, las-vegas, ctia, kyocera-wireless
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, iphone, bango, analytics, samsung, tim, wind, ericsson, ovi, rim, mobile-internet, billing, mobile-billing, mobile-content
Opera Reports Over 20 Million Users of its Java Mini Browser
Norwegian web browser developer, Opera says that its Mini mobile browser userbase has reached 20.5 million, representing 160% growth since February 2008. Opera Mini users viewed 7.3 billion pages, a 290% increase over February 2008. Opera Mini servers processed more than 1.2 petabytes of data in February, generating more than 124 million MB of data traffic for mobile operators worldwide. Since February 2008, data transfers have grown 338%. more
Related Tags: google, ericsson, ovi, sony, opera, opera-mini